First trip to The Melting Pot – Portland Oregon Fondue

Last Saturday my hubby Adam and I went to the Melting Pot in Portland with his cousin Brian and his wife Erika to celebrate our fifth year of marriage and as a late Valentines day treat.

 It was neat that we had to go down a set of stairs under the city sidewalks to enter the restaurant. We had reservations luckily enough Erika had gotten them the week before or we would have been turned away at the door. We were quickly seated at a table for four near the bar at a table with a burner in the middle. The staff was very friendly and helpful throughout our stay. We all knew that we would be spending at least two hours eating and a pretty penny that evening so it wasn’t such a shock when we opened our menus to find that what we all wanted would be around $98 per couple. That price tag didn’t include our drinks at $10 and $5 each or the tip. What it did include was a four coarse meal that was very, very filling.

 We were started off with salads of our choice and then our waiter/cook came to our table and made the cheddar cheese fondue right at our table in the middle. Mmmmm it was very tasty but I prefer Swiss cheese fondue over the cheddar any day. (One con to going with others is that you have to agree on the fondue choice and the broth to cook your meat and veggies in along with the chocolate at the end.) We all did compromise but I am very picky and would have loved to have it all my way. lol. After we ate all of the bread, apples, veggies and fondue the waiter came back to find out what type of cooking style we wanted. We had no clue so he suggested the fondue Court Bouillon which is a homemade, seasoned vegetable broth. He then brought the bouillon out along with our meat trays and more vegetables. You get a pot of this bouillon on the burner in the middle of the table and you put your food on skewers and cook it in the pot. I ate steak, fillet Mignon, chicken and raviolis while my hubby ate the lobster tail, shrimp and a bratwurst. Just when you think you can’t eat anymore then comes the desert! We all agreed on the Original milk chocolate with a swirl of crunchy peanut butter. Our trays had strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, rice crispy treats, brownies, cheesecake and pound cake to dip and we were all in heaven. I think the chocolate was the messiest part…so does the white skirt I was wearing, and my arm too!

After two and a half hours we were finally through all four of the coarses. We were all stuffed and couldn’t imagine eating again until the next night.

So I give the Melting Pot two thumbs up! The quality was amazing and I wish I could afford to eat there each and every night of the week. If you have a special someone you should definitely go check out your local Melting Pot. You could go alone…but there is more fun in numbers. It has a romantic feel to it and I wouldn’t suggest taking young children. Go enjoy a night out and splurge! Take your camera too.If you go let me know what you thought of it.

So here is a little slideshow of our trip. It’s only an hour drive but it’s to the Big city you know. Enjoy!

Comments are always welcomed below.