Pink Melon Frozen Yogurt

Already permanently closed — not a surprise. It didn’t even last a year.

I finally tried this place and was disappointed. They have a lot of different flavors — I tried the Vanilla and Espresso — both were kinda watery, not rich and too sweet. I prefer less sweet but creamier. (Nothing will beat Berry Line). At least its far more reasonably priced than Pink Berry but the quality shows.
They also lack fresh fruit for toppings — it was all candy and nuts, with some smashed up strawberries that looked sugared.
They also serve other things apparently — banh mi are advertised but I did not try that.

Hmmm. I don’t really know, the atmosphere seemed inviting and I liked the back wall with the green sparkling lights but the layout seemed strange and there was little seating. I struggled between giving it 2 or 3 stars, so I figured I would give them the 2 :) because they can always improve. First, the most disappointing was that of all the flavors available, they did not offer one sugar-​free flavor; just one sugar-​free flavor would have been great as I cut sugar out of my diet last year. I still have a sweet tooth so when that day comes I enjoy running to Zenga (on route 1) and having myself a small cup of the sugar-​free fro-​yo. So for me personally, this was a big drawback; and is the reason I will most likely not return. Second, the flavors are listed above the machines, but they do not provide any information about them, i.e. low-​fat, fat free, ingredients, etc. At Zenga each flavor tag provides all of this. The yogurt machines are also weird and yogurt came out slow, watery and 2 of the machines that were supposedly working had nothing come out. And third, well the girl working there, although she seemed nice, did not seem to know what she was doing and she had friends hanging out there which she spent a great deal of time talking to and seemed to be bothered by customers. A customer asked what bubble tea was and she was not able to answer them, she stood there and said «umm bubble tea, umm what is it, hmmm.» Lastly, the yogurt flavors were very basic and just okay – not worth the price. For me though, even though this yogurt shop is within walking distance to my house, Zenga is my first choice.

I stopped in with my 2 kids on a Friday afternoon. What an awful experience. The staff was so RUDE! And to top it off, there was a contractor there grouting the tile floor directly in front of the open toppings bar. The toppings were not covered from the grout billowing in the air. I was so disgusted I called the Melrose Health Dept to complain (surely this can’t be sanitary??!)… but they close on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Too bad.
I will never go here again and would give it 0 stars if it were an option.

I am so disappointed in this place. I was anxiously awaiting it to open. What a great addition to our downtown! Not! The décor is disturbingly disjointed. Very unpleasant to be in. Plus there is no seating! Big open space in the middle but if more then 15 people are in there you would be standing.
The actual froyo product was watery when it actually came out. dome of the topping were premeasured so you had little control as to how much. Way to make extra money owner?! As everything is weighted.
Place was totally empty on a sat night, staff was not friendly. Need I say more?
I will gladly drive to Zinga for a better experience, atmosphere, and product! So sad!

My daughter LOVED the Red Velvet Frozen Yogurt, and wants to go back. She is familiar with Orange Leaf. The selection of toppings is about double what Orange Leaf offers, and the price seems to be much less (didn’t check the cost per pound, just seems at Orange Leaf it’s always $ 7 while at Pink Melon it was $ 4)
It’s an unusually hot day today and there were lots of kids in the shop enjoying their FroYo. However the owners or employees were dour, the TV was a tele-​preacher going on about Jesus, the place echoed like fresh drywall, and the overall impression I had was that this place is not as inviting as an Orange Leaf. They may have opened too soon as a worker was putting up decorative wall cover (which might help diffuse the echoey sound), and I did like the décor overall.
So for now I’m hoping Pink Melon will be successful and a welcome addition to downtown Melrose. In order for that to happen, the owners need to smile more.

I would have given more stars if it wasn’t for an uncomfortable experience today. We literally went the first day they opened and I was pleasantly surprised. Delicious frozen yoghurt flavors and all is help yourself. You can take as much or as little as you want because the price is based on the weight of your container. Plus they offer a free sample if you’re not sure of the flavor. Anyhow, the place was cute. However, my husband and I had a sudden frozen yoghurt craving, so we stopped by, just to be horrified at how rude the manager was to his employees. The man was literally screaming at a young girl and taunting her asking if «she’s tired and would like to go home». I’m not sure what was happening but it was super uncomfortable. The manager appeared crazed. For what its worth, the employees seemed like they were doing their jobs??? I felt bad and really just wanted to drop my yoghurt and leave, but I didn’t. Hopefully this is an isolated incident. I’m not sure if I will go back anytime soon.

The froyo craze continues with this new self-​serve frozen yogurt café in Downtown Melrose. Having been a loyal Zinga customer for the past year, I thought I’d give Pink Melon a try since it’s closer to my house. First of all though, Pink Melon? Who decided that all frozen yogurt restaurants had to be named «color fruit»? Red Mango, Pink Berry, etc… This isn’t even a chain, it’s family owned…
At first glance, Pink Melon is very similar to all of the other froyo places popping up everywhere. It has the wall of froyo machines with 10 – 12 flavors, the fruit and candy toppings bar, bright colored walls, and funky chairs. The selection of flavors was very basic, though numerous; I wonder if they rotate them on a daily basis? I found it odd that the machines seemed to be the same ones you get icees from, not the typical soft serve machines I’ve seen elsewhere. I don’t know if it was because of these machines, but the vanilla was coming out watery and it seemed like my froyo melted pretty quickly once I sat down to eat it.
The fruit at the toppings bar didn’t seem fresh: the blueberries and cherries were mushy and smashed together in the container. I did appreciate the selection though and loved that cheesecake was one of the options. The candy and chocolate pieces were smaller than they are at Zinga. For example, they had Reese’s mini cups instead of crushed full sized Reese’s and smaller chocolate covered pretzels. It made mixing my froyo much easier.
They didn’t accept cards when I was there, but I think they might not have set the card reader up yet? Pricing was typical at 49 cents an ounce. I wish they had some sort of rewards program though.
Bottom line, Pink Melon isn’t amazing, but I don’t see why you wouldn’t go here over any of the other froyo places.