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Melting Pot Closes in Dupont
1220 19th Street, NW
Sad news for fondue fans from the folks at eater dc – The Melting Pot closed on Sunday at 1220 19th Street, NW.
Any other spots in town to get fondue?
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This is where my wife and I had our first date. We never went back, but still sort of sad it’s gone.
We used to celebrate special events with our kids here. It was pricey but fun. I remember going to the original Melting Pot in Tallahassee while attending FSU in the 80s!
Thank god. I’ve never been to this one, but Melting Pot was definitely in the top 3 of the most disgusting inedible restaurant experiences I’ve had.
I love fondue but Melting Pot never did it for me…way, way overpriced, and mediocre fare at best. I am rather surprised that it’s made it this long.
If you feel a sudden urge to dip just about anything into molten cheese, it looks like there are seven other locations still open within 50 miles of here.
Anything?
I never even knew this was there. Maybe something else can do better there. Seems like it is a good location.
Surprised it lasted this long. The one time I was there was, by far, the absolute worst dining experience of my life. Overpriced, terrible food and insanely bad service. It was so bad that I had to walk back into the kitchen (after waiting for 30-friggin-minutes) just to refill my water glass.
I agree. worst food ever.
I’ve always thought fondue should be much cheaper than The Melting Pot charges. I mean, they don’t even do any cooking!
You mean boiled meats dont get a good turn out? The cheese and dessert portion was cool, but the entree was always kinda lame.
Way overpriced too….
the secret to this place is don’t get the meat… just do cheese then chocolate dessert. so good. sad it closed.
There is a location within walking distance from the ballston metro station
Thanks!
I’ve never understood how this place stayed in business. Twice I’ve tried to eat (at another location, technically), only to be told that I had to have a reservation. Even though the place was empty. I always figured it was a front.
Making fondue at home has got to be tastier and cheaper, based on the comments.
I went a couple months with my girlfriend and her mom at about 6 pm on a Sunday. We were seated, a server finally came over after we waited 15-20 minutes, we told her we were only having dessert, and we were generally treated like lepers. All while you could fire a cannonball through the dining room and not hit anyone.
Not particularly surprising to me – from the fondue menu to the greenhouse ceiling to the fact that it was in a basement, the whole thing was really outdated.
Cafe Mozart in Metro Center-ish has great fondue
Poste’s winter cocktail lounge has fondue
This place was definitely fon-don’t!