The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot of Durham

Fondue, American

Restaurant critics, neighborhood regulars and first time visitors agree, The Melting Pot's atmosphere is great, the food is superb and the service is outstanding. We offer a casual atmosphere that is perfect for dining with friends, co-workers and family members. The creative menu features a wide array of great selections, always made from the highest quality ingredients. Fondue truly becomes a memorable four-course dining experience where patrons can dip into something different every time. Be sure to ask your server about daily specials and other notable menu selections. The Melting Pot is your place for your next event, group outing or private dinner for two. Visit us today and try one of our signature fondues or delicious specialty drinks and see what it means to dip into something different. Our friendly and professional staff will ensure that your dining experience is a pleasant one. Please stop in soon!

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Location and hours

Location

Location

202 W North Carolina 54 , Durham, NC

(984) 244-7272

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 - 10:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

Overall rating

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4.4

(47 reviews)

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Reviewed on January 11, 2019 Verified Purchase

Friendly staff and owner. Very clean. Food was excellent and the experience was enjoyable.

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Steven N.
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Reviewed on December 1, 2018 Verified Purchase

Was great. Only negative was it was hard to get an initial waitstaff to take our order. Was a lot of confusion with waitstaff. Additionally the kitchen was the loudest I’ve ever encountered. It was not a quiet dinner due to the loudness of staff.

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Reviewed on August 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

The best service ever! Took great care of our family!

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Treva J.
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Reviewed on July 23, 2018 Verified Purchase

Nice greeting from Jamie, the manager. We had a private room for our birthday celebration, with the balloon bouquet I had ordered. We enjoyed creating our own 4 course meals. Perfect service from Branden. When we got home, there was a phone message from Jamie letting us know they had found a bag we left behind.

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Reviewed on July 23, 2018 Verified Purchase

Nice greeting from Jamie, the manager. We had a private room for our birthday celebration, with the balloon bouquet I had ordered. We enjoyed creating our own 4 course meals. Perfect service from Branden. When we got home, there was a phone message from Jamie letting us know they had found a bag we left behind.

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Reviewed on March 16, 2018 Verified Purchase

The service was excellent. And the food is always delicious and served in a timely manor.

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Esther D.
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Reviewed on March 4, 2018 Verified Purchase

We sat in the bar service & food were excellent . We will be going back again soon!!!

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Reviewed on February 19, 2018 Verified Purchase

Our waiter was very attentive without being annoying. The food was good. The kids were very happy with their meals, as was I.

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Reviewed on December 23, 2017 Verified Purchase

Food and service were excellent

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Reviewed on December 3, 2017 Verified Purchase

Server was awesome. The host was very rude. She was sitting down was never look up from the computer with short replies of “yeah” and “sit down” otherwise everyone else was nice.

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Reviewed on September 30, 2017 Verified Purchase

The servers sre always very friendly and good about making substitutes.

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Reviewed on September 18, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service was excellent

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Wesley S.
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Reviewed on September 5, 2017 Verified Purchase

The waiter was so good.

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Reba C.
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Reviewed on August 20, 2017 Verified Purchase

Food is always great. Staff work hard and are pleasant. I ask for Kevin he's really good. I love the salad bar and potatoe soup is soo good. I tried my sons shrimp tequila noodle dish and that's next on my list for sure.

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Reviewed on August 17, 2017 Verified Purchase

okay-good- nice servers!! the staff

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Reviewed on August 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

great food at great prices

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Antoinette C.
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Reviewed on August 2, 2017 Verified Purchase

The service was slow and the chicken was overcooked (very dry).

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Patricia D.
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Reviewed on July 28, 2017 Verified Purchase

We had a sample of chicken & apples. I had Tri tip & backed potato. Both meals were excellent.

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Reviewed on July 25, 2017 Verified Purchase

Excellently prepared salmon, fresh salad buffet, very friendly waiter !

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Margaret F.
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Reviewed on July 24, 2017 Verified Purchase

GOOD FOOD AT GOOD PRICES AND GOOD SERVICE.

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Antoinette C.
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Reviewed on July 3, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food was very good and there was plenty of it. I would have liked a timer on the table to help determine when the food (especially the chicken) was done.

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Reviewed on June 19, 2017 Verified Purchase

take out order,,,no salad, veggies, etc just meat and potatoes so much garlic in potatoes we threw them out complete waste of money

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Reviewed on June 8, 2017 Verified Purchase

The service was excellent and level of interaction the perfect balance of being interested in our evening and allowing us to enjoy our time out. On top of that, our server went above and beyond and brought us a small extra for celebrating several special events.

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Kristin H.
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Reviewed on December 18, 2016 Verified Purchase

This place is expensive! The food is good, but for the price, you shouldn't have to cook your own food!

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Carolyn D.
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Reviewed on March 11, 2013 Verified Purchase

IT was Terrible- could not order what we wanted - we like different cheese and we I like Dark chocolate he likes White, even though we ordered two different meals we had to have the same dipping sauces- I contacted the manager they have not returned any emails- uggh-

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Reviewed on February 15, 2013 Verified Purchase

Food and service were excellent. New menu with new pricing is going to make it very difficult for us to go more than one per year. Used to walking out spending $80. Spent $100 with restaurant.com certificate for $25.

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Reviewed on January 16, 2013 Verified Purchase

There was a fan blowing on us 1/2 the time so we were either too cold or too hot. Service was OK, server did a good job preparing things as needed, food wasn't $110 for 2 good.

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Reviewed on January 7, 2013 Verified Purchase

Service was quick and friendly and the food was delicious.

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Reviewed on October 8, 2012 Verified Purchase

The food was amazing and our server was awesome. He was friendly, funny, and on top of drinks and the food came out in perfect time.

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Reviewed on July 12, 2012 Verified Purchase

Our server, Ali, was excellent. I found the prices to be very high.

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Reviewed on June 20, 2012 Verified Purchase

Fun "date night" with our granddaughter.

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Reviewed on May 20, 2012 Verified Purchase

My favorite restaurant in the world!,

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Reviewed on May 4, 2012 Verified Purchase

The food was good but it is expensive for what you get.

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Reviewed on February 18, 2012 Verified Purchase

Juan was excellent, I tipped him extra.

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Reviewed on December 23, 2011 Verified Purchase

We first visited one 15 years ago in Wilmington,Delaware.

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Reviewed on December 11, 2011 Verified Purchase

We probably never would have tried this w/out the certificate. Not at all what we expected. It was very good, but a bit expensive, even w/the discount certificate. We will go back, but it will be a special occassion place, not something we could afford on a frequent basis.

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Reviewed on December 1, 2011 Verified Purchase

Although the food was very good (except for the bbq pork) it is too pricey of a restaurant to go to often. The meal was not worth the $100+ we would have had to pay if we didn't have the coupon and I still feel like we paid too much. Also don't like it when gratuity is automatically included, because we have had awful service in the past at other places when they figure out they get an automatic % tip no matter how they treat you.

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Reviewed on November 21, 2011 Verified Purchase

really enjoyed the experience but cannot go very often because of the high prices.

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Reviewed on November 21, 2011 Verified Purchase

There was a party of 15 high school girs next to our table which was very loud. This totally took away from our experience.

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Reviewed on November 2, 2011 Verified Purchase

Though our server was pleasant, she would say she would be right back, we would not see her for 15+ minutes. We did have a nice dinner. The hostess at the front desk was very helpful and nice. We will return.

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Reviewed on November 2, 2011 Verified Purchase

It was a really nice experience.

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Reviewed on October 27, 2011 Verified Purchase

Did not like them adding the gratuity to our bill.

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Reviewed on September 23, 2011 Verified Purchase

Overprice and service not so good. But only fondue rest in the area.

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Reviewed on September 13, 2011 Verified Purchase

It was a very enjoyable night out. The food and service were very good.

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Reviewed on September 12, 2011 Verified Purchase

GREAT EXPERIENCE! But a little out of my price range for dinner for 2. That's the only reason I won't be returning soon. But again, great food, great experience.

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Reviewed on August 8, 2011 Verified Purchase

It was a family celebration and we enjoyed the fact that we were the only group in our room.

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Reviewed on July 22, 2011 Verified Purchase

The food was very good, the service was quick, nice and very friendly. I will recommend this restaurant to our friends.

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