text: I entered Shabu Fondue this evening anticipating a fun and filling meal While fondue is always fun I found this particular meal was lacking in the filling department My husband and I ordered the cheese course for two swiss and emmenthal cheeses with white wine and lemon which was really delicious with apple slices and bread chunks We followed up with steak and chicken served with a selection of vegs and a hot seasoned chicken broth In retrospect we should have given this course a miss and ordered more of the cheese nnThe cheese course cost us for two portion size was very small while the ribeye cost and the chicken all prices exclusive of taxes We both definitely felt that we would have been better off eating at The Melting Pot because while it is more expensive it offers better value bigger portions a larger selection of meats and seafood more choices in regards to cooking methods oils and different kinds of broths and fixed price menus for groups with people nnThe atmosphere at Shabu was also lacking A restaurants quality can often be measured by how many covers it has in an evening On the day after Christmas Day a restaurant should be buzzing Shabu was nearly emptynnI will say that our server was quite excellent though She was attentive and a great conversationalist If the food we had consumed had been to the same standard I would definitely have rated this restaurant with stars