I tried to make a reservation for Valentines Day and they were booked. Me and DH really wanted to try it out
Browneyesncute
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
Kimbalina
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I have yet to go to either place!!!
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
are you looking for a place in queens? or doesnt matter
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what stinks is that it really has nothing to do with them being 'fully booked up' -- many times it because they don't have enough wait staff there to tend to the tables since they have to do so much with the ingredients and such.
i've been there twice and each time we had to be squeezed in for our reservation--and when we got there - the restaurant had MANY open tables and the waiter told us about the water availabililty ratio to tables.
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
are you looking for a place in queens? or doesnt matter
doesnt matter, just going out to do the b-day thing, i made reservations at simply fondue in great neck that you, have you ever eaten there?
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what stinks is that it really has nothing to do with them being 'fully booked up' -- many times it because they don't have enough wait staff there to tend to the tables since they have to do so much with the ingredients and such.
i've been there twice and each time we had to be squeezed in for our reservation--and when we got there - the restaurant had MANY open tables and the waiter told us about the water availabililty ratio to tables.
The Melting Pot is my favorite restaurant for many years...my friends and I used to take road trips to NJ and PA just to eat there lol. DH and I went for V-day but he made the res over a month ago. When I got the email (sign up for emails and they send you a free choc fondue certificate!!) I sent it to him and told him I wanted to be surprised I was told the same thing about the ratio of waitstaff to tables...
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
are you looking for a place in queens? or doesnt matter
doesnt matter, just going out to do the b-day thing, i made reservations at simply fondue in great neck that you, have you ever eaten there?
ive been to simply fondue a couple of times, but the one in queens. I am sure the one in LI is the same thing. I LOVE IT
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
are you looking for a place in queens? or doesnt matter
doesnt matter, just going out to do the b-day thing, i made reservations at simply fondue in great neck that you, have you ever eaten there?
ive been to simply fondue a couple of times, but the one in queens. I am sure the one in LI is the same thing. I LOVE IT
silly question but how are they price wise? lol i dont want to give DH a heart attack
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than i called parkside and they had no reservations till 10
are you looking for a place in queens? or doesnt matter
doesnt matter, just going out to do the b-day thing, i made reservations at simply fondue in great neck that you, have you ever eaten there?
ive been to simply fondue a couple of times, but the one in queens. I am sure the one in LI is the same thing. I LOVE IT
silly question but how are they price wise? lol i dont want to give DH a heart attack
its about the same as melting pot
but the way they do it is you can do the big night out dinner for the both of you, which includes cheese fondue of your choice, salad of your choice, then the dinner which is a broth of your choice and 9 entree's of your choice plus your choice of chocolate fondue. It is $48 per person and then of course extra if you get drinks
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cool, thanks for your help! :)
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cool, thanks for your help! :)
no problem, and if you love peanut butter then you'll LOVE their reeses peanut butter chocolate fondue, its AMAZING!!!!
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I WENT TO THE melting pot a week ago, all the food (entrees) are UNCOOKED, u have to cook them your self (boil them) in some broth. the desserts are good, and so was the appetizer. The food main course, pretty much suU*cked i thought. JMO...it is an experience, but i doubt i would ever go back for food
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I WENT TO THE melting pot a week ago, all the food (entrees) are UNCOOKED, u have to cook them your self (boil them) in some broth. the desserts are good, and so was the appetizer. The food main course, pretty much suU*cked i thought. JMO...it is an experience, but i doubt i would ever go back for food
Yea i agree, they put raw meat on your table And they charge you a fortune and they do not even have a kitchen. I know this because someone i know went there and basically flipped out when they brought raw meat on his table, and he told them to take it back and cook it and they told him he couldnt cause there is no kitchen.
I liked it for dessert and appetizer but honestly its so overpriced for cheese and bread and a few veggies Its really pathetic, the novelty wore off pretty fast for me.
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yeah the meat does come to your table uncooked, well thats bc its fondue and how its supposed to be. With fondue you cook the stuff so its raw when it comes to your table and you use the fondue sticks to put it in the broth and let it cook. Honestly wouldnt be fondue if t came to your table cooked. If this is something you dont want to do then yeah i wouldnt go to a fondue place. DH and i like it so we dont mind. But any place whether its fondue resaurant or not, if you order a fondue dish its done the same way. We went to Ninja, which is not a fondue place but japanese restaurant but there is one fondue dish on there. They brought out the burner for my friend who ordered it along with the beef which came out raw and she had to cook it in the broth.
I do have to say that i never cared for the entree's at melting pot that much. I do prefer simply fondue's entree's. I like cheese better at melting pot bc they have a spinach fondue which i like. Dessert hmmm i think i'll have to give that to simply fondue also.
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Simply Fondue is Delicious!
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Simply Fondue is Delicious!
which one do you go to?
i have to say that when i had only went to melting pot, i never really liked the entree's, i went just for the cheese and chocolate basically. But simply fondue has real good entree's. I LOVE the stuffed mushrooms they do mmmm, where you put the sourcream mix in the mushroom and then dip it in the batter and then in the broth, its so good and the coconut shrimp is awesome.
