Fondue Fred

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Price level:
Moderately

Address:
2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
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Website:
fonduefred.com

Phone number:
+1 510-549-0850

Categories:
Establishment   Food  

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Reviews about Fondue Fred

• Colleen B

  Dec, 02 2017
  ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
  Don't waste your money, eat someplace else. I went here for a birthday dinner party of 16. They must get parties a lot because there is an option to get an all-you-can-eat with or without unlimited wine. The whole table has to pick the same all-you-can-eat option, so we chose option #2 for $37 a head. I hope you read this before you go because the servers are almost non-existent, they can only handle one request at a time (i.e., if 1 person asked for a drink then they go get that and then asked for the next persons drink order) so they won't be around to answer any questions. It included salad, 5 fondues, veggies, bread, potatoes, 1 chocolate fondue and 3 types of wine. We chose the Goodies, Fiesta, Garlic cheese fondue and the beef and chicken fondue. We wanted the Blue Cheese but they were out. The meat fondues were cooked meats in sauces that were just kept warm over the sterno candles. You are NOT given hot oil and raw meats to cook yourself. The meats were tender, but just weird that they were already cooked and in sauces of only 1 flavor option. The Garlic fondue was very strong. The Fiesta was bland. The Goodies had the most flavor. The veggies were cut in large chunks and were raw. The potatoes were cooked in a seasoning of some sort which was disgusting. The chocolate was ok, but they never came to replenish the dippers and only brought 3 chocolate pots for 16 people. That is not all-you-can-eat. I forgot to mention the salad, it was despicable. All of the wine was clearly from a box, and I would guess an old box at that. Did I mention we were sitting in an outdoor courtyard at night in January? I asked them to bring another outdoor heater, but they said they were broken. I cannot find a reason to ever come back here.

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