The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot of Charlottesville

Fondue

Voted one of the best restaurants in Charlottesville by OpenTable, The Melting Pot is located on historic 5th and Water Streets in the Downtown Mall area. We're the perfect stop after a day of shopping along beautiful tree-lined streets or after seeing a show at the nearby Paramount Theater, Pavilion, or John Paul Jones Arena. Your meal starts with a flavorful cheese fondue prepared tableside and served with seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as artisan breads. If you choose to indulge in the full 4-Course Experience, a fresh salad with signature dressings follows while your entree pot heats up. Then, you'll simmer a variety of tantalizing meats, seafood, and vegetables, each of which is hot, fresh, delicious, and accompanied by an array of dipping sauces. Chocolate fondue is the finale, and is served with an array of decadent dippers.

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Location and hours

Location

Location

501 E Water St , Charlottesville, VA

(434) 244-3463

Hours

Hours

Monday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

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4.5

(39 reviews)

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Reviewed on January 10, 2020 Verified Purchase

Our server, Travis, was outstanding. Very polite. The Restaurant Manager, Greg has outstanding customer service skills. He stands far and above average manager.

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Diana L.
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Reviewed on October 22, 2019 Verified Purchase

You are paying for the experience along with the food. Everything was excellent and the server, Miguel, was very good. Drinks are creative as well. Expensive-not a regular dinner venue but would recommend for special nights out.

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Joanna Z.
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Reviewed on April 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Fun staff, casual enough to laugh and visit while dining

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Diane P.
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Reviewed on April 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Fun staff, casual enough to laugh and visit while dining

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Diane P.
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Reviewed on April 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Fun staff, casual enough to laugh and visit while dining

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Diane P.
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Reviewed on April 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

Fun staff, casual enough to laugh and visit while dining

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Diane P.
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Reviewed on November 9, 2018 Verified Purchase

Food is always good. Service was nice and the manager always checks on patrons tables.

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Julie R.
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Reviewed on April 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

Clay was responsive and courteous. He did a great job for my daughters early birthday dinner! Thanks!

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Reviewed on October 8, 2017 Verified Purchase

Tasty food, nice jazz music, superb service.

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Stephen B.
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Reviewed on September 8, 2017 Verified Purchase

The manager greeted us at the door and our server, Heather, was friendly.

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Taylor F.
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Reviewed on June 16, 2017 Verified Purchase

Awesome meal and service

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Reviewed on December 2, 2013 Verified Purchase

The service was great,very knowledgable & friendly server.The meal was super & can't wait to return for another enjoyable evening!!

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Reviewed on April 22, 2013 Verified Purchase

It was very good!!

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Jeffrey L.
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Reviewed on January 8, 2013 Verified Purchase

Our server Colleen M. was fantastic! Love Derek the owner too!

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Reviewed on January 8, 2013 Verified Purchase

Great food...great serviceFun place

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Reviewed on January 7, 2013 Verified Purchase

The appetiser was OK-bordered on bland but OK. Salad was excellent. Entree had some good items and some bland items. Deserts were delicious. Foods were fresh and good quality. We left full-stuffed and didn't eat it all. Seemed high priced for what you got. Service was excellent. Atmosphere was nice for a quiet night out as we had a nice small secluded booth.

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Reviewed on October 31, 2012 Verified Purchase

Food was great and so was the service. Seems like a lot of work/training for the wait staff, but our waitress did a great job. very informative and explained the process well, which was much appreciated for first timers...

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Reviewed on September 2, 2012 Verified Purchase

Disproportionate serving sizes for each course and for the price.

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Reviewed on July 9, 2012 Verified Purchase

The quality of the food is not worth the amount charged.

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Reviewed on April 23, 2012 Verified Purchase

Because we used this "coupon" they wouldn't let me get my box of chocolate strawberries for my bday. I thought that was a little "cheap" I mean, we spent $150. even after the "coupon".

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Reviewed on March 28, 2012 Verified Purchase

So much food and our server really guided us through the feast!

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Reviewed on March 25, 2012 Verified Purchase

Had a VERY rushed experience. Our server was training a new server who wasn't very good. We also had one very yucky piece of chicken on our entree- very unappetizing.

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Reviewed on February 12, 2012 Verified Purchase

Wonderful experiance, great first impression. We will definately dine at this estalishment again.

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Reviewed on January 17, 2012 Verified Purchase

Visited The Melting Pot for our 1 year anniversary. Lauren was our server and she did an amazing job - one of the reasons the visit was so enjoyable. The food was delectable and the atmosphere (one of the main reasons why we chose the place) didn't disappoint. Will absolutely visit again (only after not eating all day to make room for wonderful food!)

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Reviewed on January 16, 2012 Verified Purchase

I went with my family to celebrate my birthday. We all loved the food and the overall experience. My children (ages 13-17) really loved the fondue choices. I was very glad that as a larger party (more than 4) we got two fondue pots as that allowed us to have more options. Getting all 5 of us to decide on one cheese and one chocolate would have been impossible. Our waitress, Becky, was great - very friendly and very helpful with choices. We will definitely do this again!

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Reviewed on January 16, 2012 Verified Purchase

Very pricey for the quality and amount of food.

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Reviewed on January 5, 2012 Verified Purchase

Not a particularly good value.

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Reviewed on December 19, 2011 Verified Purchase

Everything was exceptional, but I do not live in the area, and it is too far to travel unless we are just passing through. I wish we were closer.

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Reviewed on October 30, 2011 Verified Purchase

Too overpriced and I was underwhelmed. The waitress was condescending, the person filling our waterglasses should have gotten the tip.I can't believe I paid a 100.00 to play with a deepfryer. Will not be back and will not recomend to anybody.

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Reviewed on October 26, 2011 Verified Purchase

The cheese and desserts were really good. The salad course was solid also. It was odd cooking the main course 2 bites ata time and I am not used to looking at raw food on a plate in front of me while I eat. The people were very nice and the atmosphere was fun though. I know of some better places for less money in town so I probably wont go back.

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Reviewed on October 17, 2011 Verified Purchase

It is a great atmosphere for visiting while eating. The server timed each course perfectly so we felt neither rushed nor neglected. It was a very nice meal and experience.

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Reviewed on October 3, 2011 Verified Purchase

I took my niece for her 1st time; this was my 2nd. Our waitress and entire staff were SO nice and friendly. They always smiled and it just made the visit even more special. We look forward to another visit before another year passes :)

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Reviewed on September 23, 2011 Verified Purchase

the food was very good! the only thing I did not particularly like was one of the managers kept coming by our table and would stay too long. I didn't like that.

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Reviewed on September 16, 2011 Verified Purchase

great meal, great service. wish i lived nearby and could go more often

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Reviewed on September 3, 2011 Verified Purchase

This place is awesome and our server Nick was pretty awesome too. I like how the manager always stops by to see how everything is going and to say hi.

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Reviewed on September 1, 2011 Verified Purchase

Great service and food!

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Reviewed on August 18, 2011 Verified Purchase

My husband and I had a fantastic dining experience at The Melting Pot. Our server, Eric, was especially kind, helpful, and humorous. We really enjoyed the atmosphere, and we can't possibly say enough good things about this place. We will definitely return to dine at The Melting Pot in Charlottesville soon. :-) Thank you!

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Reviewed on August 15, 2011 Verified Purchase

We love The Melting Pot for a special treat. It is one of very few restaurants we would drive 45 minutes from home to visit.

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Reviewed on August 8, 2011 Verified Purchase

it was a little too expensive

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