Based on 508 opinions finded in 1 websites
Based on 508 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 1078 in 1625 in Cardiff
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Not the best to be frank, cold food being served is never good, not very fresh.
Ian Read . 2024-11-05
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Shocking. I expected way better on my recent vist here. I have heard so many good things about the quality of the food and just overall the choice. It was just dissapiotning to hear all about world renowned meatballs. But in the end them being bland and felt like they were soaked in oli. The veggie nuggets, were crisp and with no actaul taste. From whay i tried i personaly would say the mash potatoes but only after i put some slat and pepper in it. Once again I was just dissapionted as i though it was going to tatse way better and there would be a wider selection. Overall I wouldnt reccommed.
Kacper Markowski . 2024-11-03
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The food was not great..the staff were clearly uncommitted.. very little food on display and had to be requested..The vegetarian biryani was horrible..a New recipe is required..We travel the world..so far the IKEA in Sicily is the best amazing food not dried up served at it's optimum..by cheerful staff .
Dovalovo Ski Chalet . 2024-10-30
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Fishand Chips atIkea can't gowrong
Ella Nelson . 2024-10-07
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We love to come here for lunch. They are now doing specials for £3 on different dishes each day. As we are family members we get free tea or coffee. There is always plenty of spaces to sit. You are never rushed to eat your food.
Glyndwr Wood . 2024-10-03
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Unfortunately the quality of food has deteriorated, nothing like it used to be when there was more choice and higher standards. Now it's very bland and there's usually long queues and not enough staff. I ate there recently for the first time in ages but definitely won't be returning.
Amanda Thompson . 2024-10-03
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A decent family like eating venue
Adesola Shobowale . 2024-09-19
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Any food you have is always cold because the staff serve food so slowly only one person on the till to pay . Food should be paid for before collected . I had to microwave mine in the children's facilities . They need to have the screens like McDonald's. It drives me crazy every time I go there but for some crazy reason I still want coffee
Christinejane Blevin . 2024-09-18
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The meatballs are awesome and staff are polite and helpful. Queue's are always long, but worth it in the end.
Jonathan Conway . 2024-09-16
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Totally disgusted with staff's attitude! After having to organise so much so I could go to the Cardiff store on Monday evening, including the severe paining I was in, and to check what I wished to purchase was in stock, after enquiring with a member of staff how i go about purchasing and actually being united with said purchase, I was well and truly shocked plus annoyed to be told, "There's a little over 20 minutes left before closing, and no one is going to help you at this time of night!", really got my back up. I was instructed I had to make my purchase online and chose a collection time, which may or may not be convenient to me and work within the tight deadline I had, then return to the store for collection! I get during the lockdown, arranging the collection of items like this, which really helped the country to continue moving on, was vital, however, seeing this has now past for a number of years, why does things remain so incredibly complicated and inflexible!
Jon Williams . 2024-09-09
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It was ok... Get what you pay for, it's not a mitchluin star restaurant
derek queen . 2024-09-08
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Food was over cooked sausages burnt bacon hard give it a miss for awhile
Colin Pugh . 2024-09-07
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Late in the day so only limited food available.
Richard Hayward . 2024-08-31
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Simple and cheap North European food. The feeling there is incredibly pleasant. Everyone is tired, inspired, hungry, happy. I wanted to stay there for longer and come again. It is hard to explain.
Alona Smatko . 2024-08-25
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Much too busy. Queued for 15 mins then gave up!
Robert Rees . 2024-08-24
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best restaurant, the vegan meatballs slap. went there for my v-day dinner 10/10
eli ! . 2024-08-15
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Awful food tasteless . Took so long to pay it was stone cold never again. Stick to the hot dogs downstairs
sarah holloway . 2024-07-22
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My daughter had a small vegetarian breakfast which looked lovely. She enjoyed it. I had an almond croissant which was nice. The lunches looked good but we were a little too early . Will go again soon
Joy Fording . 2024-07-11
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It's good cheap food. A clean and spacious seating area.
Howard Dickins . 2024-07-11
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Cheap and cheery for IKEA family card holders
Ian Hudson . 2024-07-09
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I was known as “cheap and easy” in university. Not because I was a “public bus” for people but because it only takes me 2 pints to get drunk. Glad that name still sticks, not just for alcohol but for food as well. Easy date night in ikea with nice food plus you get the option to play hide and seek in the show room.
Clark Estrada . 2024-06-21
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The 3 star rating is because the place was in a mess. Food on the floor and tables not cleaned are just two examples. Customers were not putting used items in the collection points - this did not help things (who wants to clean up someone's mess in order to get a table!). Food and drink were as expected from IKEA (good for the price). No complaints about the food.
Michael Smith . 2024-06-15
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Most probably the cheapest place to get food, but make sure to go on a Friday!!!. Obviously go for the meatballs after going downstairs and go for ice-cream
Damon Yip . 2024-06-02
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Try the signature meatballs, they focus on value for money
wulf beo . 2024-05-12
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Very reasonably priced enjoyed lunch there
Maeve Ryan . 2024-05-08
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I have been a fan of IKEA from the time it opened. I have eaten there countless times however, I had a breakfast there recently and had food poisoning, might have killed a vulnerable person. As someone said "it only takes a dirty finger". I now realised that another nasty stomach upset I had after eating there previously was food poisoning! The young staff on Minimum wages are not too concerned it really should be overseen in the kitchen! .
Jo Jomijas . 2024-05-05
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Functional food at an excellent price
Andrew Raisbeck . 2024-05-02
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You can't go far wrong with the Swedish meatballs (plant based alternative is available), and the salmon (with a small pot of dill-dip) was decent too.
Stephen Lewis . 2024-04-27
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Great restaurant ,good drinks too
Lana Price . 2024-04-26
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The biryani meal was absolutely sloppy, more like a risotto, with loads of tumeric, no curry flavour and the rice was mushy. I wish I could of had the meatballs instead. On the plus side, the meals are very competitively priced.
Bob Pollard . 2024-04-25
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Always a fair deal at the IKEA restaurant!
Andrew Palmer (Goose) . 2024-04-11
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Unimpressed with this restaurant. Not cheap, not good, food not hot, very, very slow service. Fish and chips was advertised as including mushy peas but they'd run out! Fast food it was not! We really, really wished we'd gone to McDonalds! We would have eaten far better and paid much less. My advice, avoid this restaurant.
Clive Harffy . 2024-04-10
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Lovely food! And nice and cheap too. Was a long queue which took about 20 mins to get served but apart from that it was good.
Martha Platt . 2024-04-04
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Just what you'd expect from IKEA. Nice food for a very reasonable price. Small menu but more than adequate for adults and children. Clean tables and toilets.
Judy Phipps . 2024-04-01
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Meatballs an gravy are the best thing to come out of Sweden much better than a chair
Richard McArthur . 2024-03-27
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Took my Grandson had a lovely day lots to see food good for the money.
Patricia Phillips . 2024-03-08
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Waiting so long to pay for food it was stone cold then had to wait again to warm it up in the microwave queued again for that took ages
Angela Hughes . 2024-02-25
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Our food (breakfast) was lovely & great value for money too.
Gareth Evans . 2024-02-24
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Portions have decreased by 1/3 🤷♂️
Zach F Evans . 2024-01-15
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Recently visited the IKEA Wales restaurant for the Christmas dinner event and also a couple of times for breakfast, but living within walking distance we visit quite regularly. The food can be patchy but I am often surprised by the quality for such low prices, particularly the specials. Staff are invariably friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is that of a canteen.
James Beavan Matcher . 2023-12-29
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The staff is friendly and helpful, the place was clean and spacious. Food is very standard like canteen food and the price is very reasonable.
Chi Young Chan . 2023-12-24
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Lots of meat/fish meals, sadly if you are vegetarian and want a meal you will go hungry - you advertise plant based, what a con. Let me know before I've queued for 30 minutes too.
C J C . 2023-12-11
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Nice. The foood isnt bad. Just that the chips were from a fast food outlet.. But the.y need to cook quick as there were lots looking for some.
Richard Wayne Morgan (happy. angler01) . 2023-12-10
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Always take a trip to the restaurant when visiting IKEA Cardiff. Food always nice, good sized portions and great value for money. Queues are normally quite long on weekends though so avoid visiting at this time if you don't like waiting 30+ mins to be served.
Alana Williams . 2023-12-03
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Quite a wait for food but meatballs are worth it.
Maureen Hillier . 2023-11-28
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Very small children's portions given by one of the restaurant staff. Absolutely ridiculous.
Minecraft Villager . 2023-11-25
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Absolutely filthy tables and floor, throughout the restaurant!
Tim Winfield . 2023-11-16
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Queued for 40 minutes to get food. Then the drinks machine only gave 'sparkling water' (no flavours).
Angus Douglas . 2023-11-11
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End of the day visited for Fikka. Tea and cake. Love the unicorn cake. 2 slices plus 2 teas just £5.90 with IKEA family card.
Brian Smith . 2023-11-08
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45 minutes in the queue to be served
Paul Thomas . 2023-11-07
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Busy as always, but always delicious food and friendly staff!
Carwen Davies-Thompson . 2023-10-31
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Cardiff ikea,,always long queues for food,,,food is never hot enough, that's always made worse by having to always queue way to long to pay on one till...by the time you finally get to sit down food is luke warm at best..service is like ( waiting for god ) attitude..
Julie Jones . 2023-10-10
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Food is good but always lukewarm
Kev Dicks . 2023-10-08
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1st date = go to IKEA Anniversary = go to IKEA Depressed= go to IKEA Missing IKEA? = go to IKEA IKEA= IKEA
Jacob stanley . 2023-10-07
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Not for me, but you can see why people stop. The curry was as dry as cement, but the meatballs and mash were nice.
Gaz Cook . 2023-10-03
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By far the worst IKEA I have visited .Two counters only one open. And ques that lead back a long way to wait over 20 minutes to be served is in my eyes unacceptable. Friendly staff just a massive shame the food looked unloved and dry..
Nick Horler . 2023-09-20
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كل شي جميل و يوجد لديهم سمك مقلي مع بطاطس و كذلك وجبه للنباتيين جدا جميله وهذا حلال اكله ونوع من الحلا بالشوكولاته
Turki Alshehiwin . 2023-09-14
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The queue was atrocious. Only 1 girl serving . Must have been at least 50 in the queue. Very poor service.
Caroline Hawkins . 2023-09-11
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Could have more staff on the tills and more behind the counters.
Lisa-Marie Rees . 2023-09-06
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Went to boot sale which was fantastic even though it was only a small one but 1st one ..Brilliant then we decided to go for a look around IKEA and have breakfast .Fantastic but a bit food cold and big queue need to get more staff behind servery But all in all it was brilliant and coffee to your hearts content .which on a positive side was made with semi skimmed milk Bonus .10 out of 10 for a lovely day out with some bargains too
Gill Miele . 2023-09-04
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food is always good in IKEA, but today the place was well under staffed. one person on the till 50 people in the line, trays not picked up, tables not cleaned. import more staff
Jeremy Paul Morgan Riera . 2023-08-24
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So, the gimmick is here and people come in and queue for the meatballs, the gravy and the Lingenberry jam, which is marvelous. The food isn't particularly good, the atmosphere is particularly good, the staff although not unpleasant are kinda just there. Despite all this, the place is rammed and customers seem happy so all in all my review is unnecessary because the gimmick completely works. Carry on and enjoy this somewhat below par experience but those around you certainly are. Oh I almost forgot the Diam Cake now this sugary nonsense really is a delight. I'm reminded of a television commercial from the 1990's and I believe Harry Enfield played a character who consumed a Diam Bar and utterly lost his mind and proceeded to shout "Armadillo" to those around him. Having said all that, I may be completely wrong but the core of this review is the IKEA restaurant does work and I mean really does work and the people love it. IKEA you are delivering something which somehow serves the public with what they want and for that I take a bow and request a revolution. Good Day.
Dave Stewart . 2023-08-07
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This has gone down hill, used to be quick and easy food. The service is awful, items are not ready and they stop the queue all the time, last two times has taken almost 30mins to get food. Won't be coming back
Cemlyn Price . 2023-08-05
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Tanio, smacznie. Klopsiki zawsze cool, również w wersji vege.
Barbara Kosińska . 2023-07-16
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When we went, there was only 1 person serving on each side, there were no desserts on our side and no glasses for soft drinks available possibly due to staff shortages. Unusual for IKEA.
Byron Pugh . 2023-07-02
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It is so good to sit eating good food and people watching.!!
Davina Green . 2023-06-20
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Typical Ikea restaurant... Stand in line to collect food and then stand in line to pay ...then stand in line to collect your coffee...
Martin . 2023-06-12
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Usually very busy in any given Sunday, but 28 May very quiet. Food on floor, not cleaned up around the tables. Staff are friendly, food is acceptable. When busy, the atmosphere is a little hectic, and noisy. Lots of children usually.
Andrew Taylor . 2023-05-29
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Went to IKEA for lunch and had Meatballs, with garden peas and mash with gravy and a bottle of mineral water. Nice meal. £7.30 all in.
Simon Roberts . 2023-05-13
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We ate in the bistro area by the tills. The food was fine as you would expect but the tables were disgusting. Bags of other people's food all over them, spilt drinks and sauce. Had to clear it all and find a spray to clean the table. Spray was next to an over flowing bin. Another patron had to do the same.
Eleanor Bowers . 2023-05-09
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Saturday lunchtime only 1 server at each counter, only 1 till server and hardly any of the self serve cold drinks were working. Really short staffed today 😞
Laura Lowe . 2023-04-22
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Love ikea food! Meatballs are always so fluffy. Staff were great, really helpful and polite. Tables could be cleaned more often, but apart from that can't fault it!
Agnes Belle . 2023-04-19
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Great place to eat , super menu for all tastes , great prices with unlimited coffee and soft drinks , well worth a visit even for meeting up with friends or the shopping
michael hambleton . 2023-04-16
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Fantastic place as always, but the service crew behind the food bar could be more customer service focused. They were just monotonous and robotic asking ur food, then just dishing them on the plate carelessly. The gravy in my boy's children's meal was dripping from his dish. Love the chocolate and Daim cake 😋
Junai Jones . 2023-04-12
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Amazing restaurant and cafe, whenever going to IKEA I am always torn between going to the cafe for meatballs or the hotdog stop for hotdogs. If you are faced with the same dilemma trust me the meatballs are worth it! They give you a plentiful portion of meatballs, and you have the options of chips or mash and then peas and lingonberry jam and gravy. The meatballs are really tasty and go down incredibly easily, lots of other meal options including pies, salmon and chicken. The only reason I didn't give five stars for service was because the queue was quite long and not many staff serving, which is surprising as normally even when it's very busy you can get through within 5-10 minutes.
MAXMORDUS . 2023-04-08
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It's ok, decent selection but often big queues
rob anthony . 2023-04-06
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The food was really nice and big portions. Very cheap too. The fizzy drink self service wasn't working well the last couple of times I have been. Service was excellent and the staff were lovely and really helpful. The only downside was that it is a bit grubby. I think it needs a bit of a deep clean.
Bee Davies . 2023-04-02
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Standard IKEA restaurant meal, meatballs were as normal. Was busy and lacked staff on the clearing up front as the return section where near where we sat was overflowing. No great shakes...still.had room for a hotdog and an ice-cream on the way out ,🤣
James Gulwell . 2023-03-26
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Never got to try the food as the serious attitude problem of one of the members of staff was enough to cancel my order. Absolutely shocking, if the lady hates her job that much maybe she should work elsewhere.
ashley jones . 2023-03-21
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Food is nice. Queue busting measures should be taken to avoid long queue.
Sajan Alex . 2023-03-19
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Haven't been to IKEA for ages. Was very disappointed. Food was cold heated it up in the baby station microwave. Staff were quite 'flat' . One young lady though was very thoroughly cleaning tables, highchairs etc
Nicola Morgan . 2023-03-10
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Had a breakfast bacon was hard not that good need to do better
Joseph Mizzi . 2023-03-08
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Always extremely untidy, dirty tables and floors, food wasn't the warmest
della jones . 2023-03-03
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Food is ok but the glasses and cutlery are filthy.
Reviewer Wales . 2023-03-02
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It's IKEA, it is what it is. Not exactly relaxing, but the food is cheap, the veggie meatballs and gravy are nice, and it's a welcome break from hiking through the store and buying things you didn't realise you needed...
Caroline Fellows . 2023-02-27
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Portions are smaller than I've previously experienced. Staff were a little grumpy today, maybe they are fed up with the half term crowd?!?
Cerys Fox . 2023-02-24
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Dont buy fish n chips rom the restaurant as ig is carbage Tasteless blunt
tufan calban . 2023-02-20
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A pretty standard canteen-style restaurant, but the prices aren't too bad. It would have been nice if the counter staff knew the ingredients and allergy information of the items they offer on the menu, as well as having a wider range of chilled items and deserts. Still, free refills of cold drinks and basic tea and coffee are a huge bonus and the seating area was great for wheelchairs. No so the metal queuing run, which my friend in her wheelchair couldn't navigate safely.
Catherine Abbott . 2023-02-18
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Adequate and not as cheap as it used to be.
Nicolas Owen . 2023-02-18
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Weired setup, staff unhelpful, but coffee was nice
Kevin Adams . 2023-02-10
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Shop was good but catering poor. No guidance or help for children with special needs. Didn't know fruit ir free drink was with kids meal. Cheap though
Wendy Holmes . 2023-02-08
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Waited 25 min for cold food. Fabulous
Jonathan Kiff . 2023-02-05
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Usual IKEA food at the usual good standard.
Mark Londero . 2023-01-29
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Good restaurant with limited ut tasty food options. Nice to have some energy after long walks through the store.
Dhiraj Loya . 2023-01-22
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Good solid breakfast, Market St tempting as per usual & purchased a 3 tier shore storage system for £28.👍
Russell Wall . 2023-01-20
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It was evening so fairly quiet/ not too busy. Food quality was excellent value for money.
Rob Noyce . 2023-01-18
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We had a bacon roll, a breakfast, toast & 2 specialist coffees The bacon and both coffees were cold coming out of the machine Asked about it and was given 1 token to replace 1 coffee which also came out of the machine cold
Angelo Tambini . 2023-01-14
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Big place to get around if someone finds It hard to walk. Its a very popular place as it has lots to buy from furniture to DIY so be prepared for big queues. There is a lovely cafe which sells things such as Swedish meatballs.
Lynne Lewis . 2023-01-14
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Understaffed at tills. Food cold because of wait.
Mark Sansom . 2023-01-05
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Incredibly slow service at both the restaurant and cafe. Waited over 45 minutes in restaurant for them to open the other side and send the peope behind us to get served over there before us. Cafe incredibly slow to move too.
Chris Smith . 2022-12-30
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