Ikea Cafe

During each visit to IKEA, I find myself spending a considerable amount on home accessories and typically allocate around half of my budget to the IKEA restaurant, which I thoroughly enjoy due to the delicious food they offer. Their service is also consistently impressive. Although I tend to forget to take pictures of my food, this time I managed to capture a couple of shots after finishing three sets of plates with my family.

We've eaten here many times; definitely a good option if you're in the area and want to save some money. Better than anything else in the Cascade Station area. I usually don't have a reason to leave a review for the Ikea restaurant, but our experience tonight is worth mentioning. For reference, the Ikea restaurant stops serving at 7pm. Came in around 6:15pm, what my family would call "dinner time". Upon sitting down to eat at roughly 6:30pm, an employee proceeded to start flipping up every unoccupied chair they could find. Eventually, we and the people near us, were completely surrounded by a sea of upturned chairs. I've worked in the service industry, I understand the concept of pre-closing, but not at the expense of making your customers feel unwanted 30 minutes before closing. If your posted hours say food is served until 7pm, the dining room should resemble a dining room until 7pm. Also, make more garlic bread, it's literally always empty.

Always love a nice IKEA meal! Prices are every reasonable and the swedish meatballs never disappoint. The mac and cheese was a little lackluster and were a little watery. The fries were very crispy and had the perfect crunch on the outside with a soft fluffiness to contrast the exterior. Although the line looked long, it moved quite quickly

I have tried food at IKEA’s cafeteria multiple times and must say the food is pretty good for the price. More recently we got the Swedish meatballs and salmon. Both of them tasted good, are decent size with mashed potatoes and boiled beans as the side dishes. The cafeteria itself is well maintained, self pickup area is neat and tidy, staff is helpful. I wish they offer Pepsi or coke products, since their soft drinks are the only downside for me.