IKEA Swedish Food – Halal Restaurant for Delicious Meals

IKEA Swedish food is one of my favorite go-to foods. It is a halal restaurant with a food court concept that offers delicious, value-for-money meals.

IKEA is known for beautiful minimalist Swedish furniture and delicious Swedish meatballs with lingonberry jam and ALLEMANSRÄTTEN, a gravy-like cream sauce.

It’s just not the same to only mention meatballs!

I’ve been a regular at the original IKEA Damansara since I worked and lived in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

I love to drive to IKEA and browse in the store to inspire the minimalist way of living.

Most weekends, when I’m in Bandar Utama, I head to the IKANO Power Centre (IPC) Shopping Centre to window shop.

If you’ve ever been to IKEA, you have done two things.

1. purchased way too many things you don’t need
2. To be lured to the food court by the heavenly smell of meatballs.

Nothing wrong with these two things, of course.

Why I love IKEA – Swedish Food and Chocolates!

Okay, I confess.

I love to visit the restaurant just for their IKEA Swedish food.

I will pop in for a leisurely drawn breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Back in 2006, when the store opened in the mornings, it wasn’t so packed.

I could hoard a table by myself for an hour or two.

Some days, I would go for a little snack.

My favorites are the curry puffs and the soy soft-serve ice cream.

Malaysians love the quintessential Swedish food with prices in line with IKEA budget-friendly furniture prices.

Families love IKEA Swedish food best in the family concept store.

The same clean, fuss-free concept attracts all customers.

We love the main meals – meatballs and salmon fillet dishes attract singles, couples, and families.

This is the best place to bring the entire family, from grandparents to small children and babies.

Another plus point is that you will test out all the furniture they sell in the store.

• Ample highchairs
• changing areas, and a play area

best of all, IKEA provides FREE baby food with any purchase at the restaurant.

IKEA Swedish food – Halal Food Restaurant.

The IKEA menu is Swedish-style dishes.

You can eat tasty, affordable Swedish dishes in Malaysia without traveling overseas.

You will find favorite Swedish  foods and staples with take-home meals from the IKEA stores

• Meatballs
• Marinated herring
• Cakes
• Coffee
• Chocolates
• and various other Swedish specialties.

Don’t worry. There are local specials if a Western menu is not to your liking.

There are plenty of healthy, organic, and vegetarian options as well.

If you’re like me and want cakes and coffee – there are plenty of dessert choices, too.

What’s on the IKEA food court menu – IKEA Swedish food?

The entire restaurant is halal, so your choice of the mains is entirely up to you.

It has a cafeteria feel and is noisy, friendly, and welcoming at the same time.

Crowd favorites are these two food products and cheeses, which I wish I could order online!

• IKEA Swedish meatballs
• IKEA salmon fillet

IKEA Swedish food

Swedish cuisine is the traditional food of the Swedish. Due to Sweden’s large north-to-south expanse, there are regional differences between the cuisine of North and South Sweden. ~ Wikipedia

IKEA Swedish meatballs

The IKEA Swedish meatballs first made their appearance in stores in the 1980s.

Forty years later, meatballs are one of the most popular items on the IKEA menu.

Today, the IKEA meatball plate costs RM11.00 and comes with mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam, and ALLEMANSRÄTTEN, a gravy-like cream sauce.

With 8pc meatballs, this dish is a winner for a delicious filling meal.

I just want to eat the meatballs

Along with the standard meatball (beef), IKEA also offers vegan and chicken options.

KÖTTBULLAR

The classic meat version, served with lingonberry jam, comprises beef, onion, bread crumbs, egg, water, salt, and pepper.

GRÖNSAKSBULLAR

The vegetable ball – vegan and gluten-free recipe includes seasonal ingredients like chickpeas, carrots, maise, kale, red peppers, peas, and pea protein.

KYCKLINGKÖTTBULLAR

The poultry choice comprises chicken, onion, potato starch, salt, and spices.

What exactly is lingonberry jam?

IKEA Swedish meatball’s favorite condiment is made from a wild berry in Sweden.

The lingonberry has a bitter taste and is rarely eaten raw.

When turned into jam (with more than a little sugar), it becomes a perfect combination of bitter and sweet.

Lingonberry jam is often served with other savory Swedish dishes like cabbage rolls and potato pancakes.

IKEA Salmon fillet

We enjoyed the IKEA Sustainable Salmon fillet with mashed potatoes from the IKEA restaurant.

Salmon is a tender, delicious protein source that provides omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins essential for a healthy body.

IKEA Swedish food – dessert menu

You will find light bites and sweet treats on the IKEA dessert menu.

• Coffees
• Juices
• Cakes
• Pie

IKEA Bristo

Usually, I will drop by the IKEA Bristo for my favorite snacks and food items before I go off.

My take-home package is the curry puffs. I will have a nice soft serve of soy ice cream, too.

IKEA Swedish food – Bristo Menu

Tom Yum Chicken Puff – RM 1.50
6pcs Tom Yum Chicken Puff – RM 8
Curry puffs – RM5.50/6pcs
Hot dog – RM2.00

Cold Soft Drink – RM2.10
Nordic fruit drinks – RM2.10
Lemon, pear, raspberry, and lingonberry flavor
Hot Coffee or Tea – RM2.00

Soy ice cream – RM0.90
Frozen yogurt – RM1.50
Serves with strawberry sauce or raspberry & blueberry sauce.

COMBO 1 – RM3
One hot dog and one soft drink

COMBO 2 – RM4
1 Chocolate Donut and one cold drink

COMBO 3 – RM4.50
One hot dog, one curry puff,
One coffee/tea and one soy ice cream

How do you spend an afternoon in IKEA?

An afternoon in IKEA is always an afternoon well spent. Apart from dining – for some like me, it is feasting on IKEA Swedish food, which is always a perfect idea in my books. <grins>

These are the things I enjoyed doing at IKEA.

• Design your room
• Plan a kitchen
• Look for storage ideas.
• Upgrade furnishings
• Add decorative items
• Buy presents
• IKEA for Business

The IKEA store has furniture, mattresses, appliances, sofas, and home décor items. For starters, I stick to what I can carry in my shopping bag.

After some shopping, you can enjoy the delicious taste of Sweden- IKEA Swedish food in the restaurant.

After checkout, I will typically grab a quick pick-me-up at the IKEA Bistro.

Before going on a short trip to buy more products to take home, the food store has a great range.

IKEA Swedish Food Market

IKEA knows that you will want to eat the famous meatballs (there are chicken meatballs if you don’t take beef), which you can microwave at home.

So it’s no big surprise that you can buy everything you eat in the restaurants in their marketplace.

You can pick up Swedish products—frozen meatballs—from the freezer sections and grocery stores, along with lingonberry jam and cream sauce, and prepare a super-easy dinner at home.

Snacks (especially chocolates!)

Sauces, jam & condiments

• SYLT APELSIN & FLÄDER Orange/elderflower jam, organic, 425g – RM14.10
• SYLT HALLON & BLÅBÄR Raspberry & blueberry jam, organic, 450g – RM14.80
• SYLT JORDGUBB Strawberry jam, organic, 400g – RM15.70

• KALLES KAVIAR Creamed smoked roe, 190g – RM14.40
• ROSTAD LÖK Fried onion, 100g – RM3.70
• Sea Salt Flakes 160g RM25.00

Pastries, Cakes & cookies

• MÜSLI Muesli with dried berries, 500g – RM18.60

• Almond cake, frozen – RM21.20

• KAFFEREP Ginger thins, organic, 170g – RM5.80
• KAFFEREP Ginger thins with almond, 170g – RM6.40
• KAFFEREP Oat biscuits sugar-free 160g – RM8.70
• KAFFEREP Biscuits with Raspberry filling 160g – RM7.70
• KAKOR CHOKLAD Biscuit with chocolate filling, 176g – RM5.20
• KAKOR HALLON Biscuit with raspberry filling, 176g – RM5.20

Candy, chocolates & snacks
• Milk Chocolate with Lingonberries – RM7.90
• Dark Chocolate with Coffee Crunch – RM7.90
• IKEA Chocolate Tablet, 100g each – RM13/for any three tablets
• Mix of Chocolate 240g – RM18.90

Beverages

The PÅTÅR coffees are made with high-quality Arabica organic beans for coffee lovers. I tried it at the IKEA restaurant and decided to buy a home.

Coffee beans are grown on family farms and small-scale cooperatives in Mexico, Honduras, and Peru.

The beans are blended, roasted, and ground into a unique and delicious coffee that can be found in an IKEA store.
Enjoy a cup of PÅTÅR coffee and a pastry for a teatime snack.

• PÅTÅR ground coffee beans Organic, 250g – RM15.90
• PÅTÅR espresso Ground, organic, 250g – RM14.00
• PÅTÅR UGANDA ground coffee Medium roast, organic, 250g – RM17.90

Review of IKEA Restaurant

The restaurant is clean, bright, and airy.

When I go to Ikea, I don’t buy furniture; I like to eat at their restaurant.

My favorites are meatballs, salmon fillets, chocolate cakes, and coffee.

The food is the stereotypical Swedish food we all know and love.

The menu offers halal, delicious, and satisfying food of good quality at affordable prices.

As the food court gets crowded during peak hours, you must go with a few friends to locate a table and take turns making food purchases.

For families with toddlers, you can find seating near the play area for the kids to play safely.

IKEA has even bigger plans to expand its online services to include Ikea food home delivery.

IKEA Restaurant & Cafe Damansara
Casual · Halal · Vegetarian options · Good for kids
Located in: IKEA Damansara
Address: 2, Jalan PJU 7/2 Pelangi Damansara, Jalan PJU 7/2, Pelangi Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Hours: Open 9.00 AM⋅ Closes 10:30 PM
Phone: 03-7730 0477

 

Blog Disclosure: This is a NOT sponsored blog post. All opinions are mine. The writer and friends paid for their meal.

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What you don’t know about the IKEA meatballs