Ikea Food in Bristol, City of

Only popped in as on route to Wales. Poor girl was all on her own serving up breakfast she was rushed of her feet , food was OK not that hot but no toast !!! Why advertise it if dont do any . Tea and coffee wasn't good or even hot . Done shopping then when back and tried tea again only to have to use paper cups what's gone wrong here . Don't think I'll pop in again if going that way

What happened?? This place used to be great, with a wide variety of hot and cold food. Now the shelves are empty. Drinks machine broken, no more mayonnaise or other condiment sachets. No clean cups or glasses. Whole queue grumbling and unhappy. Will avoid from now on.

We like Ikea , and last time we were in the Bristol store we thought we would get lunch in the restaurant. Worst decision, 25 minute wait staff like Zombies , only 1 till open so another 10 minute wait to pay with food going cold. Loads of posters showing interesting starters like gravadlax etc, but no sign of these at all. Awful cheesecake deserts that were so old the fruit on the top was bleeding into the white topping. Finally sat down at a table which was very very dirty and we became aware how dirty the whole place was. Awful experience, absolutely awful, we will never return here.

Absolutely AWFUL!!! I came here to shop, and bought some food at the end. Worst decision I’ve made. So unhygienic and terrible customer service. I’d honestly say there was about 30 flies flying around the food and staff were acting like it was normal. Had a young woman serve me and although it looked stressful she was giving us all dirty looks just because we were checking the order. If I could rate it 0 stars I would

Dirty, unpleasant, uncaring, depressing - and that’s just the food Out of cutlery, out of some of the small food options. The lingonberry drink seems to have been out of order for years. Tables not cleaned. It’s the most bleak food outlet I’ve ever been in. It used to be so much better. Obviously management don’t give a damn about the food anymore and the staff reflect that. And charging 50p for tiny squirt of fake cream for your nearly £3 slice of apple tart is disgusting. And no mayo or tartare sauce or even a slice of lemon on the fish. Just dry inedible bland food. Eat literally anywhere else in Bristol, or just go hungry and save the money. You’ll thank yourself for it. Avoid. IKEA Bristol management should be embarrased.

Decided to opt for soup and bread roll - on offer for £2. No wonder! The soup was so watery it was inedible. To make it worse, it was luke warm. Not the standard I would have expected. Very disappointing🙁.

Dire, dirty and a waste of money. Never used to be like this, but it was awful. All coffee is now sachet instant and of a very poor standard indeed

Visited IKEA Bristol and decided to grab something to eat at its restaurant. The selection was not great and the eating area was relatively small compared to other IKEAs (eg. Nottingham).

Have visited IKEA plenty of times, for bits and bobs over the years. Purchase options are now more limited and much more expensive than before Brexit. Especially in the food section. Disappointing. Decided to try the food, heard it was great. No. It wasn't. In spite of the massive queues that suggested it was worth the wait, it was not. Bland canteen service. Meatballs with no flavour and the worst fish and chips ever. Tried the prawn open sandwich. Limp, soggy prawns. Doubt any Swede would rate, let alone eat, this. Only plus was the Dime cake and drinks. Cheap? Yes. Good? No. Return visit? No.

To say disappointed would be the understatement of this year. Food was somewhat blah, no attention to how it was presented, the portion of chips was requested in a bowl rhe server put a scoop of chips in then knocked half of them out again. Cups which had been supposedly washed were dirty, cutlery that was supposed clean was dirty. The IKEA family free tea and coffee is now a disgusting Nescafe satchel that you add water to (this will cost you £1.50 if not IKEA Family) if you want a very average black coffee, cappuccino or Latte from a machine it's £1.75 with a small token just incase you thought you'd have another one! The shop was in disarray but I think they are getting ready for a massive shopping spree by students newly arriving to Bristol. Prices and service from the assistants not as good as it used to be. Won't be going back to IKEA any time soon, which us a shame as it used to be a nice experience.

Absolutely disgusting breakfast at Ikea Sheffield . We were the first customers to eat at 9 am ish and the food was cold, bacon rock hard, hash brown soggy, trays dirty and tasteless sausages. Probably the worst breakfast I have ever eaten. Extremely disappointed.

I came at 5.30pm, there was a queue of people waiting for meatballs to be cooked. When they finally arrived and the staff started serving I was appalled at the sloppy service, food thrown onto the plates, gravy and sauce dripping over the plates. No sense of urgency to cover the backlog of customers waiting. As a retired catering manager I would suggest that the front of house staff have some serious training and for the duty manager to check on their staff to ensure the job is being done correctly. I will not be eating here again. I am a local customer. Thank you

While waiting in line to get food my niece fainted, it was very intense. The staff were really good and got a first aider quickly, she got her some water and chocolate and helped to make sure she was doing ok. They ended up getting our food and finding us a table and really went above and beyond to help. I wish I got the names but didn’t think in the moment. The first aid lady was a lovely Italian lady and unsure of the other staff members name that got our food for us. Thank you again

This review is about the salmon meal offered in the restaurant. MOST horrid smelly disgusting taste. Vegetables...the peas...dry, and other vegetables overcooked...no flavor.... entire meal was the worst I have ever had. Will never eat in restaurant again. This salmon was NOT an Canadian meal to be proud of...I feel sick from the meal. The salmon was the worst tasting smelly fish ever..

kitchen closes at 4; rude staff. don’t believe the hours they put online. they clean from 4 to 5, and don’t let anyone get food past 4.

Went for hotdogs and they had one person serving for about 20 people queuing. Didn't have any hot dogs either.

We visited Ikea on a busy Sunday and were looking forward to some meatballs but were shocked at the length of the queues for the food. This isn't al la carte, but simple fast food with 5 things on the menu. The staff looked disinterested at best and whilst there were two staff on the counter, (two counters open both with two staff, both queueing way out of the snake q line) one seemed to not have anything to do, or look like they would try to help, whilst the queue was heading out of the restaurant. The service was so slow and painful to watch, they clearly hadn't been told about service. Agree with the other comment on personal hygiene, saw one staff member sneeze into her hands and then not wash them after. Seemed more interested in talking to other staff than serving. We did eventually get food, which was as expected, cheap cafe food. The metal cutlery wasn't clean, plus wooden forks only, the tables looked dirty, not been cleaned, half the coffee machines didn't work and all the staff looked totally disinterested. they walk around with Hej! on their backs but nobody looked happy and the whole experience was truly disappointing. Come on Ikea.

My recent visit to Ikea Cafe was very disappointing. The service was incredibly slow and unprofessional, with untrained and unhelpful staff. The hygiene standards were questionable, with the chef seen licking his fingers and handling food without washing his hands. Moreover, the manager's behavior was extremely intimidating and aggressive when asked about the quality of the service. I also witnessed discriminatory behavior from him towards a person who appeared to be of lower class. Overall, the food quality was not up to standard, and the dining area lacked cleanliness. This experience left me feeling extremely dissatisfied and would discourage me from returning

Great visit. Very clean and tidy. Very pleased with the visit. No meatballs today but all food and drink was very nice. Very pleased with visit

We used to really look forward to visiting the Ikea restaurant at Bristol but today's experience was terrible. At 5.30pm it was half closed despite lots of customers. We queued for ages only to find most of the cold food cabinets empty, there was no fish and chips, and the meatballs were undercooked. The serving staff were terrible - only one person serving hot food, and she spent 90% of the time chatting to other staff who were hanging around, serving them food, and was soooo slow. The meatballs were undercooked, the gravy was really disappointing, the peas were weirdly hard and bitter. Never again.

I came here with my two friends for my first ever IKEA experience for food (and second ever visit to any IKEA store ever). It was Bank Holiday Monday so the queues were very busy, it took around half an hour to queue. Having said...

No fish and chip !!! What’s going on here and awful food display nothing to eat … service so slow and gormless staff … tables filthy No cutlery and no proper cola !!!! Have they gone bankrupt…..

Very busy lack of choice on starter as there is couple prawns left and no pudding at all .. Ordered fish and chip but fish taste like from pound shop !! Hardly any meet but mashed up … Four tills but only one lady on...

Slowest service of any ikea I have ever been too, no apology from staff for 25 min delay. Servers so slow that cashiers sat twiddling their thumbs!

Food is cheap and alright and it's fast food afterall. Or is it? The monkies behind the bar are the slowest ones I've ever seen. They clearly don't give a rats ass about the length of the line right in front of them, they don't...

Went to Ikea for some bits, the experience was fine; like any other IKEA I guess. Decided to get a quick hot dog + meatballs. The service was POOR. The queue didn't seem that long, but apparently it takes a long time to serve their...

IKEA is a slick operation UNTIL you get to the Hot Dog Bar at the end of your IKEA journey. The staff are insanely SLOW, they chatter among themselves and do not show any dedication at all, I was 5th in the queue, it took...

Cuando su diseñador de IKEA ni siquiera se molesta en aparecer, se pregunta por qué compra allí. ¡Vamos IKEA! Viajo durante más de una hora a una cita reservada y el personal no viene a trabajar, ¡ahora tengo que reservar nuevamente y regresar para poder gastar mi dinero aquí!

Decided to have the vegetarian main which was delicious - brie and cranberry tart. Also had starter of prawns and boiled egg which would have tasted better if it had been room temperature but was still good. Reasonably priced and something for everybody.

Came for my monthly lone IKEA breakfast and was delighted to find that you can now order an extra side of sledgehammer (apparently some kind of bloody Swedish thing)! Mine’s mounted on the wall next to my three flying ducks of graduating sizes. 10/10 would...

very good over all coffee really good and plenty of seating good space for children to play in .really nothing else to say apart for parking very good and if your lucky enough to afford elec cars then plug in [points are available

As member of IKEA Family you get reduced prices and free Tea/Coffee. I had a decent breakfast with toast and unlimited tea for just over £3. The food was good but the plate wasn't pre-warmed, an improvement that they could easily make.

Worse breakfast ever was cold and over charged. Staff were rude. Coffee cups leaked from the bottom. Veggie sausage was mush and not cooked properly.

The food selection is amazing, and great quality. Staff are fast and attentive. The trolleys for carrying food are a great idea. I have veggie meatballs and they were very nice. The array of dishes is impressive and I can see why its so busy....

Hubby had chicken kiev which was dry and new potatoes that were so overcooked they were soggy. My salmon fell to pieces as it was being served it was so overcooked and the cabbage was grey! My plate was awash with oily water. A truly...

When I go to IKEA I always have something to eat in the restaurant. Nice food very good value and free coffee.

Lovely tea/coffee and today the service was very good - well done Ikea, please keep it up and we may, one day, choose to dine.

,INEDIBLE Just pasta stodge ,two mouthfuls and it went in the refuse. We actually tried to find beef but failed.Never again will we try IKEA food.

We have just had our first ever experience of the ikea breakfast, which I could not fault. We used our family card and received a discount. My wife and I each had the 6 item breakfast with additional black pudding and a cup of coffee and paid £7.00 total, £3.50 each, fantastic value. The food was hot, very tasty and a good size portion. The restaurant had plenty of availability on a Tuesday at 11am. I can't believe I've not been here before and used this restaurant. I also can't believe the price, you would be hard push to find better value for money anywhere in Bristol.

Always a good meal here, cheap food which tastes good in a useful setting. I’ve actually come out or my way to come here before it’s not bad :)

The food in here is proper cheap and high quality for it's price.The IKEA card discount is good however on weekends is completely useless.Recommend going there!

The food was very enjoyable. We had the meatballs, mash, peas and gravy. They have a fantastic idea of using trolleys instead of carrying the trays. You have to be careful which area you sit in as we have no small children but the only space was where there was young families where the noise level was very loud.

Not the pinnacle of haut cuisine but decent good value food to keep the kids fuelled during an Ikea trip. Children’s portions are ok for up to 10 years (if not small adults) and the adult’s portions are huge. Tips: arrive before 12 as it gets very busy and preferably grab a table before queuing (there are play areas for the kids) and notice that there are two identical queues either side (most people seem to just go for the one nearest)!

There has been a recent update and very nice it is too. Excellent value on all food. I love the meatballs and my wife the fish.

Visited here today & ate in the restaurant.

Después de arrastrar a mi esposo por la tienda, decidí recompensarlo por su buen comportamiento invitándolo a cenar.

Loved the shop...walked miles...then an amazing meal ....meatballs for one ...but the hotdogs near the exit...the ice cream...the juices...filled a gap Excellent

Very good food, Meatballs, Fries and Peas, very tasty and hot!! Added a Salad for a £1, which was very tasty and a bargain, Topped off with unlimited old drinks for £0.85,

Una vez más, esta revisión se basa únicamente en el servicio abismal y no en la comida.

What can I say, it’s deliciously dirty but does it actually have any nutritional value? Probably not. More fun than flavour.

Waiting an hour to be served.. only 2 people on checkouts no express lanes open!!! Frankly ridiculous!

I Regularly visit. Always love a good ikea meal. Good value and does what you ask of it! Would recommend!

I have been eating in Ikea for years and always enjoys their meatballs, berries and gravy....however this week i went to the cafe for lunch and after waiting for 20 mins in the queue, I tried to find a clean tray in the pile of trays available and every one had dirt, dried food and was sticky on it. This is sub standard and actually potentially a health risk in a busy restaurant with children and families.

Popped into the Ikea cafe in Bristol for their cooked breakfast. Different options were given to us from our own local Ikea cafe in Milton Keynes. Good value for the family with tasty coffee and hassle free service. You need to get a family card to get the discounted rate.

Every time I eat here I have the meatballs... how could you have anything else?! They’ve been the same for many many years, always consistent, always measured out well and other great options for desserts and drinks (though not your usual Coca Cola etc) always great value too!

With a family card you get a free tea or filter coffee (or 50p for cappuccino etc) Monday to Friday. Also you get reduced food offers such as breakfast for £1.75. I had a red velvet style cake on this occasion which was lovely. Coffee ok, from a machine. Hot Food looked good.

Popped into he cafe in Bristol to get a coffee (free with family card) and my kids were hassling me for food...the sausage and bacon baps are £1 each so you can’t really go wrong.

Yeah I like flat packed furniture but really it's all about those delicious meatballs. Any excuse really. Yes wifey you can have a new TV cabinet from IKEA. Ooh shall we have some lunch whilst here. Um yes I'll have the meatballs😂😂😂

My friend and I decided to meet at Ikea for lunch on a rainy day. There is parking underground, it's inexpensive, and it is relatively child friendly, so it made sense for a quick bite and a catch up with two babies in tow.

Meatballs and Swedish sauce is what they serve best.

Grumpy rude staff,,, the guy on the till couldn’t even be bothered to speak;just sat slouched on a stool and just pointed his finger in the direction of the location of the drinks & glasses ,,, when ordering the “hot” food,,, it was almost launched over the food counter at us,,,my other half was almost wearing the gravy,,,cutlery was filthy,, queue of people stood around the knife and fork containers trying desperately to find clean utensils,,,

What are Ikea thinking!!! In this age where recycling is a major issue, they have replaced drinks reusable mugs and cups with cardboard ones. Not a good idea in my opinion.

(I am 11 months old and reviewing restaurants for their child friendliness. I also LOVE my food.)

This is not fine dining but the food is well cooked and good quality at super-prices. My wife had poached salmon and I their own Swedish meat ball - both very tasty -a soft drink coffee and desserts for around £15

Although very busy on a Friday lunchtime the staff managed to keep the cafe very clean. Putting trays on a trolley is a good idea - so no balancing acts with plates of food! We had their meatballs in gravy, which were very good - we made the mistake of having chips with it, instead of the mash, as the chips were pretty awful and dried up!

Oh my word what a dreadful experience. Terrible attitude from restaurant staff in particular the lady serving the cold tasteless mush they call breakfast. Asked another member for a teaspoon and got a pointy finger and a grunt! Dreadful customer service.

Came for a lunch break between classes at Uni. Very busy; difficult to find a table; dirty or water-spotted cutlery on offer; some people not 'bussing' their own trays (leaving the two tired looking lads in yellow to clear up).

IKEA food is what it is but I wish they’d offer more tasty choice for vegetarians. It was a absolute nightmare on the day we visited because of the queues.

Stopped in at IKEA today. Bought a couple of bits, then decided to have a quite bite to eat on the way out. I had the Hot Dog Meal. A long queue with only one rather grumpy guy serving. The picture of the advertised meal look great, but the reality is vastly different from the picture of the “Hot Dog Meal” I do however have to concede that it does say “Gherkin Relish”. Even so as you will see from the pictures. The advertisement is a far cry from the actual served food. The dogs have no flavour and only taste of the water they are languishing in. The hot dog buns dry.

Although the place is packed, the huge number of tables and efficient staff let you get through quickly.

Really can't understand any 5 star reviews for this place. We had meatballs and butternut squash tart etc. Food very unloved, although on the cheap side, not sure it presents good value. Very convenient and quick, nice salad and nice surroundings. Would possibly go again but not for the food but for the price and convenience whilst visiting the store.

I am a fan of IKEA as a shop and the furnitures and therefore I have visited quite a few IKEAs during my travels in Europe - including ones in Romania, Austria, Hungary, Germany, etc. I can safely say that the one in Bristol is by far the worst. The toilets stink of pee, there was loo paper all around the floor, the counters were dirty and none of this dirt was fresh, it wasn’t just left there by the last client before me, it has accumulated through many many days worth of lack of cleaning. In the dining area the tables and the cutlery was dirty, and the food, which is your normal IKEA food was both somehow overcooked and not fresh at 11am. The furniture is fine, but as far as the shops go, Worst. Ikea. Ever.

If you enjoy queuing for 35mins for fast food, then joining another queue to pay, then queuing again to collect your drinks and then queuing again for cutlery then this place is excellent. You can expect a two star hotel buffet experience, where staff are in no rush, tables are filthy, your food is cold by the time you get to eat it, and you and your family are thoroughly annoyed by the whole experience. How hard is it and how long does it take to slap some meatballs on a plate? Lots of people walking off, and we couldn't be bothered to go downstairs and queue again to buy our shopping.

Feeling peckish whilst endlessly walking around IKEA, stopped off for aa spot of lunch in the in-house restaurant - though I really wish that I hadn't bothered.I had the gravlax, Almondy cake, yogurt and 2 apple juices for £7.65.Whilst the yogurt, cake and apple juice were OK, the gravlax with salad was bland.The queuing system was disorganised, as was paying at the tills when they shut at random.Went to collect cutlery, and several items had dried on food on them post running through the dishwasher. Likewise the tables could have done with a deep clean.All in all not a nice visit.

Simply love the meat balls with all the trappings. Good value without any frills whatsoever attached. If you want and expect restaurant service you really should go elsewhere, as you have picked the wrong place for that.

Can't comment on the quality of the food as I would still be in the queue. Only call in for tea/coffee as it is free but am wondering if even that makes it worthwhile. The place was packed today with just two, yes 2, serving at the checkout. With four tills available it doesn't take a genius to work out to put more staff on to get the customers served in a tolerable time. But not Ikea.It has to be the worse service I have ever encountered anywhere - beyond belief.

Busy Sunday lunchtime but not too long to wait as it was very well organised. Fish and chips and meatballs were great value and high standard as usual. Clean, cheap, quick stop off en route to the South West which was far better and cheaper than the services.

Two courses and a drink for two just over £15 can't complain!Meatballs are a must!It was busy go long queue could have done with more staff / tills

Meat balls? Well here is the place to get them. Of course, they don't only serve meat balls! We did have them however, on our visit. A nice cup of tea too! Recommended

A bit mass catering but beautifully cooked hot food and an excellent menu. Also a vast choice of lovely salads from the salad bar. Free drinks if you hold an Ikea Family Card. Loads of seating area and spotlessly clean. A relaxing haven in the middle of your shopping.

My daughter her 3 week old son and I visited last week and the food as usual was good. But I must say I waited an agonising 45 mins in a queue for food. There was only one person on hot food on either side of the servery so service was painfully slow. Would suggest when schools are out you have more on maybe ?? In saying that we had a decent meal as usual and pleased to see offering of free organic baby food which I hope we will take advantage of when he is ready ! Baby change areas are great well done Ikea !

There weren't any cleared tables so we cleared one ourselves and as we have young children used our own wipes to clean the table down. It was clear the the tables hadn't been cleaned or sanitised for some time. It was like wiping the floor, utterly filthy and dirty.

In search of bits and bobs to dress the house I'm selling, I went to Ikea this morning and fancied a coffee before I tackled the maze that is the store... At the time I arrived ( around quarter past ten) they were offering a range of cooked brekkies, so I got myself a Small Cooked Breakfast and a big cup of excellent filter coffee for under a fiver. I have to say it was excellent! It was very standard fare - a rasher, a sausage, a little omlette, half a tom, a hash brown & a dab of beans, but what made it really very enjoyable was the fact that all the items were properly cooked. So often, a cut-price English brekkie isn't easy to enjoy, either 'cos the bacon is fatty, or the sausage under-cooked, or the fried items are swimming in oil, any any combination of the above! But the Ikea offereing as bang on - quite the nicest English fried brekkie I've had in ages - and that includes some of the offerings from quite expensive B&Bs!The filter coffee was excellent too - I have to say that if you're looking for an inexpensive traditional English brekkie that's properly cooked and tastes great, then Ikea has it ready and waiting for you. Another plus was the polite efficient staff, who dealt with a pretty large queue quickly and cheerfully. I'm going to go again tomorrow!

Didn't get chance to do food...but I just wanted to warn people how unorganized especially in the til area Bristol IKEA is!We had a pushchair and most of the areas were cluttered..very hard to find a specific item...and when you did..no price??When confronting the staff they were happy passing u on to someone else..Very Frustrating!We struggled to get to the bargain corner for pallets that had been put too close together...it was chaos..and to top it off we had to fight to get out of the fume infested carpark....so designed wrong...think if u want to visit IKEA Avoid Bristol like the plague.Go Southampton instead....soooooo much better

With a free coffee and great selection of hot and cold food, it's worth a visit to check out the great furniture. It's one of my favourite days out, Monday to Friday, lots of space and excellent restaurant staff. Avoid at the weekend when the whole place turns into a zoo!!

Had a lovely meal chicken & veg very tasty with a drink brilliant value for money . Cost less then a tenner for two diners & 2 drinks . Finished off with a 50p ice cream on the way out .

Wanted to see if these meatballs lived up to their high level of praise, they didn't disappoint! There was loads available including salads, kids options, fish and of course meatballs. Really nice.

It's worth popping in for the 70p hotdogs, refill drinks and the sweet collection is pretty good too.

You know what you're going to get in the ikea foodhall and the quality is consistent. This time round the staff were fantastic despite being under pressure with long queues of people.

Taking last Ikea have got some good vegetarian food. These balls are yummy. You can have 10 or 15 with a choice if smooth mashed potato (no lumps in sight) or fries and gravy. I've had them twice now and they are such good value. The only reason the food didn't get a five star review was the length of the queues. They are horrendous, and get worse nearer lunchtime. I must have stood in line for about 40 mins waiting and then having to wait again to pay. There needs to be something done about the queues as it is beyond a joke. All things considered the food is very palatable and generally of good quality. Take note IKEA, more staff needed to shorten those queues.

This is a usual pit stop for me when in Ikea. The choice is ok but I do like their meatballs and lingonberry sauce

Very nice looking resteraunt. Was under staffed and the meals that appears on screen in a mouth watering way was actually dried up junk in reality. 4 dried up meals in total. Fish and chips , salmon , macaroni cheese was just an abortion. However the jelly was fantastic

Normally tend to go to IKEA for it's excellent cooked breakfast but took my friend in for lunch and we were certainly not disappointed!We had Chicken Supreme - Chicken breast filled with cheese served with mash or chips and roasted Mediterranean veg - delicious and only £3.50!Tea was free with our IKEA family card - can't go wrong!

Chewy sausage, omelette like a flat tyre, hard tomato and a hash brown. Didn't know that breakfast was so grim in Sweden

Can't knock ikeas food as the prices are just so reasonable! The meatballs are by far the best option and I know many people that come to IKEA solely for this reason!

Pre shopping coffee. Unlimited free tea or coffee available if you have an Ikea family card. Restaurant is quite large and is self service. Food is varied and looked good.

Always good to take a break mid shop as Ikea is huge. Vegan version of meatballs are lovely - top marks but not very hot in temperature. Good chips & garlic bread. Lovely drinks, had ginger beer. Fab comfy seats. Sat out the way of screaming kids. Very reasonable totalling £8.50 for 2.

Can't have the full Ikea experience without 10 Meatballs, mash, berry sauce and gravy! Good value and tasty. Reason for average is I would say good, not very good. Keeping the food hot while you queue to pay then get your drinks is the downer. I do love the restaurant layouts nothing else quick like it really.

We had a cooked breakfast with extra mushrooms - it was less than £10 for 3 people - great food, excellent value!

What a fantastic breakfast. We were really excited by the variety and choice. £2.25 for a full English, you can't make that yourself for that price. Will return!!