Love the stuff, nothing really wrong with it, but it would be nice to have something else then just plain bread to dip in the cheese. I'm sure I'm not the only one to complain about this, but why don't they add some veggies or something in there, or do the Swiss just love their bread too much to bother with anything else?
Now look, that's up to you, isn't it? You can put in anything you like. I, for one, am not a big fan of cheese fondue but when forced to have it, I put cherry tomatoes in, and little vegetable sticks of any kind.
Ah, didn't realize they also offered alternatives. All the times I went on group outings and whatnot, it seemed to be only bread they served with, I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I go and have fondue.
My Swiss wife likes fresh pineapple chunks with her fondue. But she is a bit weird.
I sell Isle of Mull cheddar to make a "Scottish Fondue" (with black beer and whisky) and I suggest eating it with baby potatoes, carrot sticks and small heads of broccoli and cauliflower that have been par-boiled then roasted. Many of my Swiss customers now eat their own fondue with vegetables cooked like this.
The traditional fondue fribourgeoise is made with 100% vacherin, no wine (or corn flour, though not sure), just water and melted over a bain-marie. Into which is dipped boiled potatoes, or bread depending on your preference.
I usually have different sorts of bread to choose from, pickled red peppers go well with fondue, chopped onions, ham - and enough garlic.
http://www.astromich.ch/potsnpans.html has a suggestion for a variation. I haven't worked on the page for a while but if you prepare a fondue that way I'm sure it will blow your taste buds.....