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    IKEA Restaurant

    3.6 (324 reviews)
    ModerateDiners, Scandinavian
    Open 9:30 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    my meal with my hand painted cup
    Lorean W.

    A must eat are the Swedish meatballs ( veggie meat balls we're not bad but prefer real meat!). Tastes great plus veggies and mash.... classic and great price. remember to add gravy and the sweet jam for a savory finish. The dessert was great too... like a chocolate candy bar crunch cake like tart!! I would have loved eating this as a kid! Service was cafeteria like prompt. Ambience is nice open with plenty of seating. Wish they'd wipe down the table more though. Fun stop while shopping.

    Lunch menu as of May 2025!
    Cindy W.

    This IKEA Swedish restaurant serves great food. I especially loved this Yogurt for my breakfast snack. There are plenty of seats here and the workers are friendly! Laid back and casual atmosphere!

    Kids meal Meatballs Plate
    Jane A.

    SWEDEN FLAG STICKING OUT FROM A MEATBALL IS GIVING!!! (5 stars) Meatballs is -gt Furniture - FOOD: delicious - PRICE: affordable - SERVICE: quick - AMBIANCE: lol cafeteria in a furniture warehouse You know it's going to be a delicious meal when you see that flag propped proudly with pride on your food. I have been a fan of eating at IKEAs kitchen since my broke college days. There is something nostalgic and mouth watering when eating tender meatballs drenched in gravy, smudged in lingonberry sauce, paired with basic mash potatoes and a couple of peas getting air lifted and rolling off the fork; the combination description and appearance may not sound appetizing but the savory bite taps every tastebud. You know me, kids meal because I eat like a bird! Always get the Lingonberry drink at the fountain machine. It's so good but for those with GERD, you gonna be gerd'ing after this meal. SWEDISH MEATBALLS = HIGHLY RECOMMEND Do buy yourself a frozen bag at the Market before exiting. It's worth it. I massively stocked up during the pandemic and was happy at home eating meatballs. I didn't think air frying them was the best choice, it gave the meatball a tougher slight charred outer layer and dried them out. I would suggest adding water in the air fryer for a more steamed taste over the scorched taste. Until the next IKEA outting...

    Stockholm salmon entree with salad and potato salad $8.99
    Hazel B.

    Swedish meatballs are always a hit. The entree comes with mashed potatoes, gravy and peas. And the Stockholm fish entree was a good choice too. Entree includes Marinated salmon with a side salad and potato salad. Tables and chairs need to be wiped down more frequently. Almost every available table was dirty. We were there around 5p so the dinner crowd hadn't started yet. Couldn't imagine what it would look like during a rush. Overall I give it 4 stars for the food and price. Took off 1 star for dirty tables.

    Swedish meatballs, rainbow cake, veggie cakes & egg salad sandwich
    Jana N.

    Such a great idea to have a restaurant in IKEA to ward off the hangriness that can sometimes come from shopping, or to just come for a regular meal. You really cannot go wrong with their Swedish meatballs and free coffee with your IKEA family card. Not to mention the free slice of cake for your birthday. Along with everything I just wrote, this is a convenient and popular spot with quick cafeteria-like service. While they don't have a huge menu, there is a good variety of items and specials. The prices definitely went up like it has everywhere else but it is still a decent price and won't break the bank to feed a family. The large eating area is also nice and is a good place to sit down after a long day of walking around the huge showroom.

    Meat balls
    Mirei K.

    Always a cheap place to get some yummy meatballs! The service was the usual, just feels like going down the cafeteria line but the workers are always friendly. The sitting area is a messy, it's hard to find a table/chair that was actually clean.

    Cakes!
    Kari R.

    I love coming to the food court at IKEA! The cakes are delicious and the meatballs are the best. I am plant based and I am so glad they have the plant balls so that I can still enjoy them. Service is fast but friendly. Make sure to order the larger plate because the meatballs are really savory and the buttery potatoes make it so comforting. I love to get a slice of cake as a sweet treat to top it off. My husband and I went during our birthday month and as members we each got a free slice of cake. Shopping is fun and you can come here just to spend time without buying anything.

    Eddie C.

    Love there Swedish meatballs and fixings but wanted to try their breakfast as I was here at 10:30am. I got the Big Breakfast which has the Swedish pancake with longinberry sauce which is not on the Small Breakfast. Came with 2 pieces of bacon, eggs and diced potatoes. Eggs and potatoes were okay but highlight was the pancake with berry sauce. Can't beat the prices!

    Julie B.

    Always passed this restaurant when shopping at ikea but decided to finally try it out! Got the meatballs w/ mash potato, Mac n cheese and corn bread. Surprisingly it wasn't bad at all and was pretty good. It was also affordable. If you like their meatball, they sell it in frozen bags also!

    Garlic lemon cod plate, mac and cheese, caramel almond cake. Meatball plates, fries, and swedish apple cake
    Parisa O.

    Overall, I'm not mad! You can't beat getting a cod plate for 11.99. Came at 6:30 on a Friday night and it wasn't too busy/got everything quickly. Out of everything, that was definitely the plate to get! They sadly didn't have the salmon at the time so I can't compare to that, but the cod was good (peas were just okay). For me, the meatball plate very much needed the lingonberry jam otherwise it was just too much of the same thing. I would probably skip on the mac & cheese, Next time, but the fries were great side pick though. Would go with the Swedish apple cake as the other one was just too sweet to eat the whole thing.

    Christopher J.

    Some go to IKEA to window shop; we came to have lunch! Window shopping was a close second. Walking off the munchies perusing appliances was never so much fun!

    Dining room area
    Ashley F.

    IKEA is a Swedish furniture store with sleek, sustainable, and affordable furniture; their food court also follows the same theme in providing quality at wholesale prices. You don't go to IKEA for high end glitz and glam. You are a practical individual, and the same applies to their food court; it feels like a school cafeteria as you grab a tray and go down the line, choosing entree and side items as you go. We ordered a few food items to hold us over until dinner: kids meal Swedish meatballs, Stockholm salad, and the buffalo chicken wrap. The kids meal size Swedish meatball was 5/5, the right size and portioning with a little bit of everything without committing to a whole entree. It was like Thanksgiving dinner all over again with cranberry sauce and mash potatoes which was really fun. Their Stockholm salad was a 6/5; I didn't go in expecting much BUT the vinegarette, with the mustard dill sauce and the salmon was a perfect melody of tangy and savory that was surprisingly fulfilling because of the protein portion. We went back into the store to buy the mustard dill sauce because we liked it so much to recreate it back home. Lastly, the Buffalo chicken wrap was a wildcard (3/5) that wasn't for me. Although the menu didn't specify that there was apple in it, there was a distinct sweet fruit-like apple flavor with the spicy Buffalo sauce and potent blue cheese that wasn't meshing well. Overall, I had a great time and was pleasantly surprised with the quality and taste of the IKEA food court. Highly recommend the Stockholm salad, it's going to be my go-to item from now on.

    Mac&Cheese
    Laura M.

    I love coming here ever once in a while for the food. My daughter's go to is the mac&cheese, and my son always gets the tenders. Of course you can't go to Ikea without getting the Swedish meatballs! This was the 1st time I tried the fish. Everything is always consistent and actually pretty good for cafeteria food. It moves like a cafeteria as well, you grab your items& check out at the end.

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    really yum, the worker rolled their eyes at my order but it did not add or detract from the delightful flagged meatball

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    Food is horrible. Fountain machines are alway broken. Workers are so loud you can hear them out in the dining area

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    We went on a friday and gad half price hot entrees. Salmon platter was $5.49. Very nice size of salmon. Try it.

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