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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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Moving forward now as one
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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I loooove the Melting Pot! I have not eaten at the one in Orlando, but I've eaten at two different locations in NC and it's one of my faves. It's definitely a special-occassion place for me (it can be a little pricey!) but worth it. My favorite courses are the first and last - cheese and dessert. Have fun and enjoy!
I haven't been to the one in Orlando either, but we have one about a stone's throw from where I work. Very much a special occasion location since it is a bit pricey and can take a very long time. Thom and I went there for our anniversary a couple of years ago. The food is delicious, but a person who likes to sit down, eat and leave probably would not enjoy it.
Not been to the one in Orlando. There's one in Indy that we've been to twice. Once to celebrate Samantha's B-day, once to make sure it was that we really did not like it.
The food is okay - nothing I'd rave about though - I've had better at home. It arrives at the table raw. That's right - you get the pleasure of cooking your own meal - and paying outrageously for the pleasure. You get your choice of 3 (it might be four, but I'm fairly certain it's 3) types of fondue to cook the "main course" in. Then, all of the meat, veggies, etc. goes into the one pot. some cooks faster than the rest.
It wasn't bad - it just wasn't good.
The wait service was wonderful, but it wasn't enough to offset just how much I really despised cooking my own food.
I have better things to do with my money than to buy raw food and a bowl of boiling stuff to cook it in.
We have one here in town and I have to say that I am NOT a fan. We've been once and won't be back. It was extremely expensive and we went before going to the theater. That was our first mistake -- only go if you can dedicate the entire evening. Service was slow and when we complained, they told us that they want to allow their customers a leisurely experience. (We'd told the waiter when we came that we needed to make an 8 pm curtain, and it still took forever. I believe we had a 5:00 pm reservation. We were late to the theater and had to walk in to our theater seats during the first break.)
DH was very put out that the food arrived raw and that you had to cook it yourself. It took us a bit to figure out the right time for everything, so the quality of food kind of depends on your ability to judge that, I suppose.
We had our DD who was 2 at the time with us (my sister was eating with us and was taking DD to her house during the show)...definitely not something to do with kids. Not because of the food, but because of the safety factor....very hot oil, the food comes out of the oil extremely hot and our poor starving DD (it took a very long time for everything to arrive and she had a hard time waiting) burned her tongue more than once.
The food was just so-so, in my opinion. However, I have to admit that dessert was to DIE for!! Probably the only way I'd go back was if we had a dessert only reservation.
We have a local Swiss restaurant that does a wonderful Gruyere cheese fondue. When we're in the mood, we head over there instead. Melting Pot just doesn't do it for us. But I have to say that we are definitely in the minority. Most people I talk to absolutely love it.
I thought it was extremely overpriced as well. It certainly is a place you want to dedicate the entire evening to; it simply takes forever...and personally, I just think it was way too expensive considering you do most of the "work". I dunno, it was ok food wise, but it was not worth the $100 it cost for two of us.
I haven't eaten at the one in Orlando, but have to been to one in Chicago, Indy, and Louisville. It is a special occasion type of place because it is pricey but Chuck and I love fondue. Like Scarlett, the cheese and chocolate are my faves.
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Been to the one in Chicago and loved it!! Yes, it is a special day place but it is sooo much fun....we loved doing the fondue would not want to do it everytime I went out to eat but it is fun every so often....it is great 'specially the older kids who had not done it before. I say go for it....everyone should do it at least once.......realize that it is a fondue place, it takes awhile to get through the meal, it is not cheap and just have fun with it........
We love it been to both locations in STL and we really enjoyit. Like everyone said it is a special place and I love fondue so it is yummy to me. Yes you cook your own food but it is really good and I love the chocolate turtle fondue..oh now I am starving
We love it been to both locations in STL and we really enjoyit. Like everyone said it is a special place and I love fondue so it is yummy to me. Yes you cook your own food but it is really good and I love the chocolate turtle fondue..oh now I am starving
Ditto (Side note: We did not like out service at the Lamp & Lantern Village location though and don't plan to return to that one.)
It can take a couple hours sometimes longer just according to how much fun you are having.....and how many people are in your party.....you should be ok to meet your friend at 9pm. Have a blast!!
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