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The Melting Pot - Newport News

4.7
4.7
789 Reviews
$31 to $50
Fondue
Our popular fondue restaurant is perfect for everyday occasions as well as birthdays, holidays, and special group events. From a romantic dinner with your one-and-only to a fun, after-movie dessert with friends, The Melting Pot Peninsula offers a dining experience like no other in Newport News. Customize your dining experience according to your tastes with a variety of cooking styles and freshly prepared salads with signature dressings, artisan cheese blends, and delicious individual entrée options, ranging from lobster to steak. And don’t forget dessert! We have several decadent chocolates to choose from, or you can ask about creating your own recipe.

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2 people

9:30 p.m.


Booked 17 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Fondue, American, French / American
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (757) 655-9300
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We offer chocolate parties at offices and businesses.
  • Private party facilities
    We have 2 private rooms and a patio area that can be utilized for private events. The sun room holds parties of 12, the patio seats up to 20 and the VIP room seats up to 32. There is a large party menu available and we can customize it to fit your needs and budget.
  • Private party contact
    Jason or Tommy: (757) 655-9300
  • Neighbourhood
    Newport News
  • Cross Street
    757.655.9300
  • Parking Details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Standard Reservation

    Multiple dates available
    We look forward to serving you!
    Standard Reservation photo
  • NEW! Ultimate 5-Course Experience

    US$89.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    $89 per person This is the over-the-top 5-course VIP fondue celebration that will dazzle and delight all 5 senses: • First Bite: Green Goddess Bacon Tomato • Chef-Crafted Cheese Fondue served with six savory “Double Dippers” • Choice of Fresh Salad • Premium Celebration Entrée (additional charge for Ultimate Celebration Entrée featuring lobster) • Chocolate Explosion Fondue: arrives in a spectacle of smoke, fire, and sparkles, make sure you take a picture! • Choice of Celebration Flowers (choose one add-on bouquet option) Make any special occasion Ultimate – from a birthday, anniversary, new job, graduation, and more, this menu will give your big night the extra it deserves! Call for availability for day-of reservations. 757-655-9300
    NEW! Ultimate 5-Course Experience photo

What 789 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Virginia

    Good for special occasions

789 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Great service and great food. The server was helpful with explaining everything to the details.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Came for a girls night birthday dinner. It was my friends first time but not mine. As usual it was a wonderful experience and they loved it. We ordered their version of Long Islands and it was good. Did the 4 course meal which always leaves me full and satisfied.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience3
    I enjoyed the food so much, I dined here two weeks in a row!! First, for my daughter’s 18th birthday with her friends and then for a friend’s birthday dinner the following week. Both occasions were in the private room due to the size of our party and each time the service was impeccable and highly attentive! Thank you for a fantastic experience x2!!

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  4. MelissaW

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Our waitress was great! My youngest son is very picky and she was more than helpful with him and making him feel at ease! It was my oldest son’s birthday and she bought him out a little piece of cake with candles which was very sweet!

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  5. sjshark67

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience4
    Great place. The Newport News location is one of our favorite Melting Pot locations. Always a hit when we visit here.

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  6. Brooke

    Richmond

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    Overall4Food4Service3Ambience4
    Fondue is a fun experience. Our server was fine, but we did not get the outstanding service I recall from years past. Melting Pot used to feel fancy, like an EVENT. This trip just felt like a Wednesday.

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  7. EricaL

    Wilmington

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    We had an awesome time!! The food was fantastic and my mom and brother who have never been there before said it’s now one of their favorite restaurants.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    The Melting Pot in Newport News has great food and excellent service. Please take time out to go. I went right at 12:00 pm on a Sunday and it was great. It was like I had a private restaurant. The service was great.

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  9. ChristinaP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Very good! It was a mother and son date night! My enjoyed the experience

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  10. MeganS

    Richmond

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    We went for the Oktoberfest menu and it did not disappoint! All four courses were tasty and presented beautifully

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    Overall5Food4Service5Ambience5
    It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a Melting Pot. I forgot how fun it is. My daughter loved it.

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  12. Jandm

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Our experience was fun and delicious and we will be returning. The only problem we had was a child at a table directly behind us had his tablet, watching videos, at full volume. It was so loud we couldn't hear what the server was saying to us. It would have been nice for someone to ask the parents to turn the volume down. It was so discourteous to all of the other guests dining.

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  13. EvelynF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    First time here and I was pleasantly surprised. Food was delicious and the fondue part was fun.

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  14. CindyP

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    We went there for two birthdays and they do a fun little birthday plate. We were 3 people and had enough food with the 2 person meal.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    Overall2Food2Service5Ambience3
    I was excited to visit the melting pot because I had heard so many good things about the restaurant. However, I was very much unaware of the fact that I was gonna pay that amount of money for simply cooking my own food at the table. If I would’ve known that I would’ve simply stayed at home and cooked myself. Don’t think I’ll be coming back

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  16. Bill

    Richmond

    49 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    49 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Excellent service and great food. Good for a group - like ours - for a family celebration

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  17. marcusn

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Love this location. Great job. They made me and my date feel very very special and welcome. Our waiter was top notch and five star all the way

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  18. JessicaD

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    Overall2Food3Service2Ambience1
    This was our first time at this location, food service took way too long to get our salads, the background music speaker over our table was very loud, the wait staff shunned us for asking for more vegetables, VA beach location was way better experience. We stated at reservation this was our anniversary and received nothing special, not even a nice table, we got stuck in a very small corner booth with not enough room on the table for all the trays, also our dessert fondue wasn't turned up enough to even warm the fondue which they said they would return to turn back down so it didn't burn but it was cold the entire time and they never returned during that experience to heat up more or turn down, we debated on adjusting it ourselves but didn't want to mess up anything. Very poor experience overall for $182!! Will not come back to this location!

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  19. JessicaM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    It was a wonderful experience, the food, and waitress were both wonderful

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    Overall5Food4Service5Ambience4
    great experience for the first time . will be back soon!

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Our waiter Logan was AWESOME! We had a large party and he managed it very well. Food was amazing and we had a great time.

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 15, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service4Ambience3
    For the price I feel like the environment could use an upgrade and our server was polite but barely around to check on us. Overall though it was a good/fun experience.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Great service and really good food at a fair price.

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  24. Dougd3

    Richmond

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Excellent dinner with attentive service. We had six in our party and were in a separate area of the dining room that allowed us to be attentive to our group. Our waiter was excellent and ensured we had a wonderful experience. We will definitely do this again on our next special occasion.

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  25. CynthiaS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Great experience! Food was wonderful and service exceeded expectations.

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  26. JamesA

    Dallas

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    Overall4Food4Service5Ambience4
    Melting Pot is an experience and meal. The cheese fondue, meal, and dessert are excellent. The California Salad (course 2) was saturated with dressing, and the flavor was off putting.

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  27. DonnaleeA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    We went as a late double birthday celebration. Our server, Jeff, was amazing. He was friendly, and so sweet. He made our visit very special. He was polite and courteous and gave us just the right amount of attention. He also tended to our dining needs expertly and helped us along to an amazing dining experience. He even surprised us with a little added candle lit birthday surprise. It really meant a lot to us. We hadn’t been in years and this was another worthwhile and memorable experience! Thank you so much Jeff!

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  28. StephanieM

    Washington DC

    25 reviews

    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    We always enjoy The Melting Pot. Good food, good company in a fun place.

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  29. AlfonzoH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 23, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Heard about The Melting Pot and we chose to have our 35th Wedding Anniversary Dinner here. The food was amazing and it was a total destination experience!

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  30. Renita

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    The Melting Pot has great food. The service is fairly quick. Our waitress was nice, patient, and personable.

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  31. TommyT

    Richmond

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Phenomenal service and meal. Made our anniversary special

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  32. ChristineH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 9, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Great servers were very understand since we had a small child

    The Melting Pot - Newport NewsResponded on August 10, 2023

    Christine, Thank you so much for your business and your review.

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    My first time there and I had an amazing time. I definitely will be going back.

    The Melting Pot - Newport NewsResponded on August 10, 2023

    We can't wait for you to come back. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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  34. Amber

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Absolute WONDERFUL service. Best melting pot location!

    The Melting Pot - Newport NewsResponded on August 10, 2023

    Amber, It's hard for me to argue with you there, although I may be a bit biased. LOL. Thank you for your business and your review.

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  35. Fawn

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    Overall4Food5Service5Ambience4
    I had a great time, food was amazing, everything went well. My only issue is that at 10pm when the customers were leaving and we still had a little to finish our food that the entire staff was in the back playing loud rap music. Enough that everytime the swinging door opened it went from vol 5 to vol 10. It just felt like we were in their way of cleaning up and for us to get out despite them being open another hour on a friday night.

    The Melting Pot - Newport NewsResponded on August 10, 2023

    Fawn, I will take care of this. Music in the kitchen certainly helps with a happy work environment but it should not spill out into our dining room. For this I am sorry. Jason Shea Owner

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  36. DonnaM

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    This was our first time dining at The Melting Pot. I had heard about it but the price kept us away til now. I chose it for my birthday. The staff was friendly and helpful starting with the hostess all the way through. Our waitress was very attentive and helpful. She also had to explain a lot to us newbies and she did it with a smile. The food was phenomenal from the cheese fondue all the way to the chocolate fondue. We had a whole different mix of meats from beef to pork to chicken. Even raviolis. We were supposed to have shrimp and salmon too but I don’t eat seafood so our waitress helped us with substitutions. The food was fresh and delicious. The price is high, I won’t lie but for the amount of food and the time one party ties up a table it’s worth it. I wouldn’t spend the money to eat here weekly or even monthly but certainly a few times a year on special occasions.

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  37. JohnK

    Memphis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    Our food was great and our server Ivan was awesome! We will be back and looking for Ivan and some more incredible food.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    As always, we loved our dining experience at The Melting Pot. We arrived famished. We left needing to walk off our food and possibly take a nap. Jeff was phenomenal. This was our first time meeting him. I would definitely ask for him next time. We had the big night out and it was worth ALL of the money that I spent. We were able to change different items in it for things that we knew that we’d eat. Jeff made sure that we had everything that we needed and more. He was extremely pleasant and didn’t hover. Again, he was phenomenal.

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  39. SonjaM

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    My husband and I have dined at The Melting Pot on numerous occasions, but this time it was a girl's night out, and didn't we have a wonderful time! The four of us started with the Bigger Night Out and our favorite wines, enjoying the Wisconsin Cheese Fondue so much that we cleaned out both pots! One friend is a vegan and her seafood couldn't touch the meat at all or even be in the same pot, but both waitresses were soothing and supportive of her food preferences. She had a very enjoyable evening, also. We will return in the near future!

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  40. KevinG

    Richmond

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
    The wife and I just had another wonderful experience at the Newport News Melting Pot. We had the 4 course dinner for 2 and everything was excellent!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Distancing maintained in common areas
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff temperature check required

FAQs

The Melting Pot - Newport News offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (757) 655-9300.

The Melting Pot - Newport News is rated 4.7 stars by 789 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

9:30 p.m.


Booked 17 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Melting Pot - Newport News

12233 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 3, Newport News, VA 23602

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    757.655.9300
  • Neighbourhood
    Newport News
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Fondue, American, French / American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Public Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (757) 655-9300
  • Catering
    We offer chocolate parties at offices and businesses.
  • Private party facilities
    We have 2 private rooms and a patio area that can be utilized for private events. The sun room holds parties of 12, the patio seats up to 20 and the VIP room seats up to 32. There is a large party menu available and we can customize it to fit your needs and budget.
  • Private party contact
    Jason or Tommy: (757) 655-9300
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