Reviews for Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood, OH
I went out of my way to go here during a trip after seeing a Tiktok recommend a particularly stunning sandwich. Unfortunately it... was seasonal but I went with one that still sounded delicious. Grilled cheese, caramelized onions, mushrooms, garlic aioli. Someof my FAVORITE flavors, can't go wrong? Well, it was pretty bad. I don't like to assume this is standard so I rarely leave a 1star review but I was close. Caramelized onions - barely just lightly sautéed at best, hardly worth claiming the richnesscaramelized onions bring Mushrooms - I dare wonder if canned? Garlic aioli - I honestly didn't taste any garlic, just felt likea mayo sauce (NO I didn't have COVID you may be wondering at this point, other dishes that day had plenty of taste) Bread - Notbuttery, soggy mostly honestly from the meats sauce Temperature - not even very hot, "warm" at best I'm surprised by so many 5stars and have to wonder if my experience was unusual. They were NOT busy, like literally only ONE other person at therestaurant. The server mostly talked with them (they seemed to be friends) and was not very attentive (to which I think explainsmy not-so-hot and a bit soggy sandwich). We had chocolate milk for drinks and it was the first I've seen it served in arestaurant like a 5 year old makes it at home - chocolate syrup in a cup with milk. I was SO excited and then SO disappointed,definitely wouldn't go back. Read more
Went for the Clevelander’s experience and we were not disappointed. The service was phenomenal! Our host Tyler was patient and... attentive, always thinking one step ahead to meet all possible needs. Food was great too. The Monte was a perfect balance ofsavory and sweet, pretty unique with ham as the filling and sugar powder on top and strawberry dipping sauce on the side. Thefish fillet in the Lake Erie Monster was a large chunk - crunchy on the outside and juicy inside. Only wish the cheese meltcould be warmer so that it could be more cheesy :) All in all, a satisfying experience. Read more
I ordered 3 vegan mac and cheese through Uber Eats from this restaurant. What I received was just boiled pasta. The restaurant... said their vegan cheese sauce is thinner than the regular sauce. I tasted the pasta and it was just boiled pasta. Maybe theirvegan cheese sauce evaporated into thin air. Read more
You can never go wrong with Melt! We always have stellar service and the food if off the charts! We try to get to at least one... of the locations a few times a year. Prices are decent. The servings are pretty large. I never leave unsatisfied. My son asks togo there at least once a week. We can't wait to come back! Read more
So yummy! I love the vegan options. French onion soup is my favorite and one of my saddest partings when I became vegetarian. ... The buffalo wings are tofu instead of cauliflower so it still has a good amount of protein. Read more
Absolutely stuffed! Stopped by for lunch. Went for the Lake Eerie Monster. A fried cod fillet topped with slaw. Side of fries... and jalapeno ranch dip. Great crunch to the fillet. Perfectly toasted bread. Nice smooth creamy sauce. Read more
Food was very bland and overall not very appetizing. Service was average. The slaw I had was very chunky, seemed to be missing... some ingredients, looked and tasted like chunky cabbage with rings of raw onion and malt vinegar mixed in. I asked for a bananaand the served me a hard green banana for a baby. Overall my experience was not great and maybe need to try them another time. Read more
This place is just sad now. The food used to be good you used to get more food and bigger portions and the menus were way better... when they were on record covers. Years and years ago I used to looove going here then it seemed like as soon as they startedopening more and more locations they just started not caring. Other than the less food and smaller portions it also doesn'ttaste the same. I'm not sure what they changed there but it's just not as good. Nothing about the place is as good. Sad how arestaurant can grow and expand but at the same time forget what's important. Haven't been in a while and don't see myself evergoing back. The 3 stars and higher on here have got to be from people that didn't go there until within the last handful ofyears and don't know how good it used to be here Read more