IKEA Restaurant — Restaurant in Elizabeth

We stopped by this location before heading home to get a snack. The store was huge and had a similiar layout to other IKEAs. You can walk through the showroom or go straight to the restaurant or warehouse. We stopped by at the restaurant before visiting the showroom.

The line to be served was empty and there were a few people eating. We ordered our food and the server gave my friends extra meatballs without them asking. We assumed because they were closing within the hour. When we went to pay, we noticed the cashier charged us for the extra meatballs even though we didn't ask for it.

My friend enjoyed their cake and meatballs. I was a bit disappointed with the chicken tenders. The meat is now processed and had that spongy meat compound texture instead of the whole white meat option they used to have. The food was lukewarm but it was filling and affordable for the cost. I am disappointed that the quality of the chicken tenders has gone down because that was my favorite thing...

Where else can you eat and watch planes take off from Newark Airport and not be in an airport? The restaurant at Ikea of course! Nice atmosphere with big windows which make for a great view. The food is classic ikea. Famous for their swedish meatballs. A new entry, Ikea now serves plant based swedish meatballs and they are excellent! Do get the sauce that comes with it, I forget the name but it's awesome. At my table the consensus was that the plant based meatballs were better than the meat based meatballs. Go figure. The desserts are all very good, they are usually chilled which adds an additional dimension. Salmon was ok, a bit overcooked and here is where dinner or lunch at Ikea can be less than stellar. If it's busy, the food moves to the point where the kitchen is just keeping up. If it's not busy food can sit on the steamers and get a bit overcooked. The kitchen does an overall awesome job and it's a fun...

What’s missing with my Swedish meatballs? Lingonberry sauce! Without Lingonberry sauce, it’s like having McDonalds running out fries! Apparently, they ran out of it. I asked, can you just open a jar of Lingonberry?(they were selling them at the counter) the lady said, No! Small portions for both peas and mash. Not the best bang for your buck! 5 stars for the view of planes taking...