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IKEA Restaurant

3.3 (88 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 7:30 pm
Updated 1 week ago

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Meatball meal
Joe V.

Delicious as always! Veggie medallions are underrated! We always go out of our way to stop here on the way through New Jersey

Elizabeth R.

IKEA lunch not as cheap as it used to be -haven't been here for many years-I never really liked the food they served. But figured i try buffalo chicken wrap spicy very spicy. The best are the Swedish meatballs-peas-and mashed potatoes. My mother-in-law had the salmon salad-but it only had one thin slice of salmon over a bunch of mixed greens and potato salad . I did buy some yummy cinnamon pastries and chocolate waffles cookies and two dark chocolate bars . The young lady at cashier was very sweet-ambiance hardly no one shopping today . Also Bri g a jacket cause it is coldddddd. lol

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Eloy Y.

Located in Paramus between Route 17 and Route 4, this Swedish-based megastore is home to shopping for affordable and functional furniture galore. IKEA is named after the initials of founder Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, the farm on which he grew up, and Agunnaryd, the nearby village. Its founder was always determined to offer the best possible prices but not at the expense of quality. In 1953, IKEA adopted the flatpack. Self-assembly products proved popular and to be the solution to those costly transportation problems.   As we've been walking throughout their showcase rooms for a while, this afternoon left us starving, and my partner and I decided on lunch after several years absence. Their food court situated on the top floor consisted of a restaurant both serving a variety of American and Swedish-inspired meals, sweets, and drinks. We decided on the Swedish meatball meal, plant-based balls meal, and small garden salad.   The meal came with lingonberry jam, whose flavors were pretty similar to something one's find on Thanksgiving, as well as peas and mashed potatoes. Their iconic Swedish meatballs were made from all-natural ingredients like pork, beef, onions, and allspice, all of which work together to offer a cozy tasteful profile that blended with the classic gravy. The plant balls were made with ingredients like pea protein, oats, potatoes, and apples and seasonings such as mushrooms, tomatoes, and roasted veggies. They were likely pushing towards a more similar taste to the Swedish meatballs.   They were tasty, hit the spot with a reasonable price and great portion.   We were lucky our location carried the frozen version, which we took a bag of the plant-based balls home and indulged in any time we wanted.

Nehal A.

I love this IKEA store but not a fan of the food at all. First time I had eaten here was back in 2018. It was such bland food that I didn't even try again until today. I was desperate for food and happen to be in IKEA, so it was my only option. Surprisingly I got some ones this time. Chicken tenders, fries, peas were actually pretty good. But the mac & cheese was so tasteless. There was only one server and one cashier, during peak dinner time, causing a huge line at ordering and at checkout. Food hall is pretty nice, lot of spots available. IKEA put some of its own lamps, lights and furniture to highlight their own products. Utensils and condominiums are in common area. But the sauce station was a mess. Some ketchup pumps were broken. Soda fountain was under maintained too.

Wei H.

Self service restaurant. Get a tray and tell the person what you need. Pretty much everything is pre cooked. Chicken tenders are pretty good. Big dining area.

IKEA's iconic Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes, vegetable and lingonberry plus 2 unneeded Swedish flags that go straight to the bin
Mike R.

IKEA provides the quintessential comfort food with their Swedish meatballs plate - as you'll note I ordered 16! The lingonberry really completes it! Nevertheless, I really don't buy into IKEA's claim on making sure everything is sustainable when they stick two unnecessary functionless paper Swedish flags on top that go straight to the garbage! Hej, IKEA - If you want to convey that it's Swedish either print the flag on the plate or find some other way that doesn't just create wasteful garbage! And, no one can convince me those flags with food debris are recycled! Do you put silly flags like that in IKEA in Sweden? Or just add to the garbage piles in other countries? Drop the flags and cut the price of the plate by the lower cost, e.g., 50 cents! #notsustainable

Hank C.

Went back for the first time post-pandemic, and yes, they'd dressed up the place a bit, new seating, new tables, a bit mores pace between things. Fancy coffee options but now less hot food available at the center and more bags of chips, etc. there while you can request from the back. It's $12 for a meatball meal now.... inflation? Heck, pretty sure that's more than 50% more expensive from my recollection with worse sides. Came with peas...cheap veggies, and no more good mix like before with the squash and carrots mix. While the veggie disks were still good, they are now $3.50 for two of them... ouch. They were both half as big as before. So what was a $8-10 meal maybe beforehand total ended up being $16 on the way through....

Chicken Tenders with Fries circa 2023
Chris E.

SCOLDING ALERT. Not going to beat around the bush, but this location's restaurant customer service has gone straight to h-e-l-l in a hand basket. The service is an absolute (insert your own word aka "crap") show and atrocious here. The employees behind the counter serving the food are ALL rude and don't seem to care anymore. OK, maybe not all of them are rude because 1-2 of them were actually nice, but 99% of them always are. We've only had 1 cashier and 2 servers that were ever pleasant. Not only do a majority of the employees serve food with an attitude, which we have encountered on multiple occasions, but the serving sizes of the plates just keep getting SMALLER and SMALLER with each successive trip. We thought going to an Ikea in the suburbs would be a better experience, but we were dead wrong. Every time that we came here to dine in 2022, there was always something wrong. We had a food server get annoyed at us for ordering 3 entrees, we had food servers who reluctantly gave extra gravy on our food after we made the request, we had cashiers ring up items all wrong, utensils would all be missing, there would be no condiments. The list goes on and on. The food quality has been mostly the same, however, the chicken tenders keep changing from the crunchy version to the non-crunchy version and then back. Like Forrest Gump said "You never know what you're going to get". However, the bigger gripe we have had over the last year is the inconsistent servings of food. Sometimes, the servers barely give a side with the entrees and, if you ask for a bit more, they will stare you down like you just asked for the keys to their house. You can literally count the number of fries some servers give or if they give mashed potatoes the serving is so small that you could eat it in 1 bite! Now that's a pretty sad side dish. We've even filed a complaint with the restaurant manager, but chances are that she pretended like she cared about our grievances and then thought we were cray cray. Yes, we do still come here from time to time because our kids love the food, but it's definitely less frequent than it used to be. This Ikea restaurant is a sad state of affairs and I'm afraid it will never get better. P.S. Chances are that the service is better on weekdays than it is on Saturdays because when it is less busy, the employees face less pressure.

Jeannette L.

Yesterday I went to IKEA to buy a replacement saucepan for cheap. In the past, I'd usually hit up the Elizabeth location since that was the one closer to me. This time around, I decided to check out the Paramus location after work and, while there, pop into the IKEA Restaurant. While it doesn't have views of airplanes flying in and out of EWR, I thought this IKEA Restaurant had a nicer layout, was cleaner, and felt more open with the high ceilings. It seemed understaffed when we got there, but the two people at the food serving station and the one cashier were friendly and polite. I haven't eaten at IKEA since before the pandemic, so I went with the classic Swedish meatballs. Mashed potatoes were being replenished, so I got fries instead. Food was good. Even my partner liked the plant balls with pumpkin sauce and cauliflower rice (we even bought a bag of frozen Huvudroll for home). In short: It's a nice cafeteria. I liked it.

Meatballs
Wei S.

Came here after visiting the zoo nearby. The place was not so crowded as I expected. The meatballs are standard but I wished that I could got the fries instead of mashed potatoes. My son finished the whole plate of mac and cheese. He also loved the lingonberry sauce.

Deb A.

I haven't had Ikea meal for a long time so I decided to try it again. The meatballs are soft and not too salty. I was she's they served it hot though. Everything is just barely warm. The peas tasted like plastic.

Blueberry scone
James L.

Our toddler used to love going to Ikea but he didn't care for it today. We just went around once and decided to eat. This is the Swedish Bistro by the marketplace not the restaurant by the the showroom. And we much preferred this one. Ordering is easy, you just use the touchscreen. Everything we ordered was pretty good and fresh. I liked the blueberry scone a lot. It's not gourmet but it's pretty good. It's a good place for little snacks or a light meal. They have chairs and table for you to rest your feet. 4 stars not because it is superb but it is good for what it is.

Raj S.

Average food.. low cost, and few items are good.. I generally avoid eating fried items here.. i generally love the cakes/pastries etc... free coffee is ok, but too watery.. weekends is crazy with long wait time.. try going on weekdays, and you will like the experience.. overall, average food , but for a quick bite.. billing can be faster too..

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I really like the great price. Kids eat everything on their plate. IKEA, Swedish for common sense

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Good place for a quick meal at an affordable price plus become a member and your coffe or tea is free

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