The Melting Pot - Menu

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: 3-Course Fondue Night In

I absolutely loved it. The server was awesome and overall we had a great time. We definitely will be back. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Excellent food, tho maybe too much. Much too high noise level due to close quarters. Very poor ventilation some in my party had stinging eyes due to cooking fumes. A tad too pricy given the make-shift ambience and lack of liquor license. CW Grinnell View menu

The chef is skilled and the meal was a fun experience. But it cost roughly $200 a head, including tip, which was more than I’d expected based on the reservation process. I’m mentioning this here as it looks another customer had a similar experience. Once is a mistake… twice is a… it couldn’t hurt to provide customers with an unambiguous invoice beforehand

Went for a Galentines dinner with 5 girlfriends- my first experience, food was pretty good, although small portions, but waitstaff were awful, manager was very condescending when an order was wrong the pricing was RIDICULOUS!!! We paid $800 for 6 of us!!!! There’s no wonder they’re closing down in 2 weeks!!!! Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+

I hadn't been here in a long time and everything was just as I remembered except that they don't heat up the cheese or chocolate at the table anymore. Bummer. I used to love that part. Dietary restrictions: One of our party is allergic to shellfish and the waiter made sure the kitchen staff were aware so there was no cross-contamination. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Cheese Fondue Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot View menu

Excellently prepared dishes, definitely meat focused which is to be expected given its a butcher shop. One of the most delicious meals I’ve had in all of Fairfield County. I feel much better the next day when I drink Biodynamic wine so I was actually pleased that it was BYOB. It’s an intimate setting and the chef is informative, very friendly, personable and available to speak to. It’s slightly cramped and you really are almost in the kitchen but that is part of the experience. Could use slightly better ventilation only bc cooking smells got into my clothes a bit.

A unique dining experience with very good, creative food and quirky ambiance. Add a table and tablecloth to the butcher shop and at night it becomes “The Charles”. Needs some fine tuning on the ambiance to pull it off for the price (e.g. fresh flatware after each course). With just 4 of us dining it was cozy. It would have been nice if the chef had greeted us after the meal. Our favorites were beef tartare and halibut with seafood. It changes daily and you don’t know what it will be until the day of your reservation. The panna cotta was a good choice after a robust meal. I could not it the last course and took it home. Could not add my photos.

Honestly couldn’t leave a lower review. The service and people were nice, nothing on them. But just all and all a weird dining experience. Could be on us for not knowing what we’re walking in to. But I’m highly concerned we’re going to get food poising. You cook your own food. It has hibachi vibes but you are the cook. I guess we’ve never laughed more on a date night, but for all the wrong reasons. It was just such a strange experience, I felt like I was on a bad mushroom trip. 10/10 would not recommend. 10/10 paid wayyyyyy too much to cook our own food. Dietary restrictions: Food poisoning Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ View menu