The Melting Pot - Tacoma

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   Victor

   Las Vegas

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 9, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a party of 9. Hostess placed us in a back room that we had all to ourselves. Our waitress was very attentive and explained how things work in this unique way of dining. Food choice is excellent, and sauces are very good.
   

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   Molly

   Hawaii

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Expensive for the amount of food. Taste good, fun to cook at table
   

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   Caitlin

   Seattle

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 23, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   I purchased multiple add on packages for my daughters birthday , none of which were ready at the table when we arrived. For $90 dollars everything should be ready to go upon arrival. I mentioned this to our server Mandi (who was wonderful) this was then corrected. But for $90 dollars i should not have had to ask or remind anyone. The table should have been decorated and ready to go.
   

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   Ilan

   Seattle

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I think for parties of 4 there should always be two burners. Not sure why we were sat in a table that only had one. Basically one couple had to eat at a time, and agree on selections despite wanting different things.
   

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   JoeB

   Seattle

   30 reviews

   5.0

   30 reviews

   Dined on October 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delightful evening for my birthday. Server was excellent and attentive and foor was superb Could not ask for a better evening out
   

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   Steve

   Seattle

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on September 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall the experience was excellent. The ambience was much better than in previous visits. It was very quiet. The cost is right at my upper limit but for a couple dinners per year on special occasions it’s our go to.
   

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   Ben

   Seattle

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on September 1, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food didn’t settle with me or with my wife. The cooking times for the various meats is somewhat confusing. Sadly, the dessert part was the only thing we really enjoyed. Seems fairly expensive for what you get, which is some chopped up bread and various things dip and cheese and chocolate. Our server was excellent.
   

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   Kent

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 1, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I can’t exactly pinpoint when the Tacoma Melt Pot started to go downhill. It’s been a gradual decline over the past few years. This used to be our favorite date night. A few years ago we probably dined at MP twice a month. The food was good, nice service and fun atmosphere. This place used to be hopping. It’s a ghost town now. Our date night at MP was so bad that we weren’t mad. My wife and I started laughing at comedy. The salad was wilted, our waitress had zero idea how to make the cheese. She dumped in enough liquid base for a table of 6 but only added cheese for two. It was cheese milk. It was so bad we just laughed. Service was awful. She could not get anything right. I felt bad for her until I saw her flirting it up in kitchen. She did care about us. She just wanted some attention and chat all night. It’s just a bizarre, empty place now.
   

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   Eric

   San Francisco

   14 reviews

   2.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on September 1, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   My family has dined here before and the service on this visit was so disappointing we may not return. Our server didn’t seem to have a good understanding of the menu and wasn’t able to answer a question we had. We ordered soft drinks and a cocktail. The soft drinks came promptly but the cocktail didn’t arrive until after the cheese course and only after I asked about it again. It had clearly been sitting on the bar for some time as the ice had melted and watered the drink down. She did replace it but too little too late at that point. The cheese course was “thin” - almost watered down or not enough cheese. Another table had the same complaint. We enjoy this place and style of restaurant, but will likely look elsewhere next time because of the poor service experience.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Do it again in a heartbeat good guidance and good food
    

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