That Fondue Place
“The staff is very nice and there is always deals available to make your meal cheaper and the best part is, it is also a BYOB!”
“I went to Magic Pot for the first time this weekend with my boyfriend after deciding to finally use our Groupon.”
“Of course no indulgent meal is complete without dessert and hands down campfire wins!!”
That Fondue Place
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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It's hard to rate this place very high after you've traveled around the world and tasted some of the best "fondue-like" dishes there is. Yet, there is NOTHING to brag about this fondue place.
The Formaggio cheese fondue was shredded cheese with a dash of white wine… that's it. Items to dip in the cheese? Raw broccoli (that we had to drench in the hot cheese hoping it would cook), Granny Smith apples, and some hard-as-hell bread that was NOT baked in-house and you could see the pattern of the break on the bottom that it was store bought (factory made). Additionally, the bowls these all came in were plastic, very cheap looking. Oh and the pesto that came with the dish (which was the best tasting item of the night), was NOT made in-house either. Store bought pesto. $18.00
Tom Yum, Thai style, entree with shrimp, chicken, pork, and beef. What a mistake. The beef was tough, a cheaper cut of meat. Barely enough vegetables, so much left over broth, no soup bowls or spoons… I felt like a noob tourist trying to eat nabe (Google it, it's a Japanese soup dish) with a skewer. Our server placed the dipping sauces NEXT TO all the raw meat, so as you pick up a piece of your raw chicken just watch the salmonella drip over your beloved sauces. Speaking of which, 3 out of the 4 sauces were store bought… AKA from a bottle. $ 75.00
Chocolate cheesecake fondue. I mean, you could throw cake batter into that center hot plate and give us brownies to dip and it would be amazing. It did indeed taste good, but nothing breathtaking here folks. It's melted chocolate. Nothing special, delectable, no culinary twist (except for Oreos, graham crackers, and butterfingers of course), no unique only-can-get-at-that-fondue-place technique…
So why come here? I don't know. The place was deserted. So I thought the food was be better since it was slow. This place screams marketing ploy to me: a bunch of store bought canned food thrown into a hot bowl and the cook in the back sits to watch the tourists pretend they're in France singing "Oooo-lala! OMG. We're so French right now. Let's take a selfie."
Ethically, I can never allow myself or my loved ones to do this again. And dear Yelp community, I love YOU. However, if you're a culinary noob and you sense excitement from dipping a pretzel into some basic overpriced cheese, by all means do you boo boo… do you.
A great experience. The portions are small but that is expected of a fondue place. The waitress was extra friendly and really made my boyfriends first time and our night at fondue memorable. The desert portions are large! The meats/sea food are super fresh! The decor is a bit lacking but it's cozy for a night out. It's byob and we went on a groupon, truly a wonderful experience. We will be back.
I took a French friend for a round of Fondue. We called to reserve on a Sunday night and were told the place was booked. They were still nice to us and found a way to squeeze us in.
We ordered a classic French fondue which came with bread, broccoli and apples. The fondue choices were pretty limited and the quantity of servings we got was small. The cheese was clumpy and not well mixed with wine and broth. We both had better fondue before.
The service was slow. It even took a while for us to get the check. The place was close to full with a few empty tables and staff was overwhelmed.
It was nice that the place is BYOB and we got to bring some good wine. Overall, we were pretty disappointed with the quality of the food and didn't stay for dessert. We went for some coffee and dessert across the street instead.
I went here for dinner, with a good friend, after purchasing a $40 Groupon deal for two. Overall, the food was just okay. We both agreed that $40 was alright price for the amount/quality of food we ate, but we would not pay anything higher. The rice they served us tasted sour, we asked the server if she could bring out new rice, but she never brought it out to us.
The description in the Groupon is a bit deceiving, as I assumed "free drink" meant one free alcoholic beverage. To clarify, their "free drink" means free soda (one soda). Tips: they have odd hours and feel free to BYOB.
Ate here one night with a couple of colleagues and was pleased with the meal overall. We ordered a cheese fondue that came with bread, apples, and broccoli. It was a solidly delicious fondue. We also ordered beef (all the way around) fondue with a broth for our main meal. It came with some vegetables and a few dipping sauces. The dipping sauces were okay, but there was less variety than I am used to and the sauces were just good, not amazing. We passed on dessert. I will most likely come back when I'm in the neighborhood, but may opt to double up on my cheese fondue (oh my poor arteries) and skip the entrée. The beef wasn't bad…it just wasn't the best…and the cheese was really all that good. Service is decent. Ambiance is decent. But if you like cheese fondue…it's a YES!
Came here for a groupon because honestly I don't know who would pay $100 for fondue. For the groupon deal it was awesome!! We did order a cheese app for $20 extra because you really can't say you went to fondue without having cheese fondue. My bf wanted to try to the beer cheddar one because what man doesn't love beer? We both loved it. I could have eaten mine own for dinner and would have been happy (but sad about my cholesterol).
The main course was interesting…good but interesting. We ordered the French style broth that was very tasty. You could choose from about 6 different types of meat/fish to dip so we chose shrimp, scallops and steak. I was pleasantly surprised that they served sea scallops and not bay scallops (sea are the big ones and bay are the small ones). It was interesting to cook the raw meat- not really sure if I loved it but it was fun to say the least!
Dessert was Devine. Had half dark chocolate and half milk chocolate with Oreo. Gotta keep it simple and fair (I like the dark stuff and hunny likes the milk stuff). I loved the assortment of goodies to dip in ranging from fruit to brownies to pretzels.
Love that this place is BYOB! Parking is a challenge..not sure what people do. I love in walking distance so I didn't need to worry.
I had a Living Social deal and since I love fondue it seem like a great idea to come here. I called the day before to make a reservation and the girl who picked up was super friendly. This restaurant is BYOB which I love since you save a lot of money.
I arrived about 10 minutes after my reservation time but this wasn't a problem.
I wish I could remember our waitress name since she was very nice, friendly and on top of everything.
We started with the bruschetta cheese and it was delicious. Since I had movie tickets and was press for time I didn't get a chance to try any of their meat entrees but I did have time for dessert and enjoyed the Bailey's chocolate.
Came here with a groupon the included 4 meats with choice broth and a chocolate fondue. The service was super clean (all plates were rolled on a cart), pleasant, and organized but expect to patiently wait since it's a man/woman duo.
The food isn't anything spectacular, quality or quantity, but that's all fondue places. I liked the nuts in my dark chocolate fondue. Again, everything felt really clean and run well, but maybe it's just not my speed. If you want fondue skip melting pot chain and support this small business.
Park in the municipal parking lot across the street — free parking after 6 or 7 pm..