Ikea Cafeteria

Today the place is not as crowded as it is on a weekday! As mentioned by Dr Reviews; yes no Social Distancing Enforcers to be seen anywhere in the premises to ensure shoppers follow the SMM! The place is well stocked with item for people to have an idea of Home decor with set ups for Rooms, toilets and Kitchens on display! As mentioned; the material may not be as durable or lasting, but still it appeals to the masses! Ample free parking on 2 separate levels for motorists is a plus points for many!

Hmmm IKEA... obviously i can't review this place unless the review is positive 😅. IKEA is great without doubt and it caters to a lot of customers across income streams. But, do i like IKEA ? Na, if i had the choice i would certainly avoid it. To give you an example I was at IKEA Tampines yday. The people were visiting IKEA in droves. Unimaginable. These are Covid times and currently there is an Omicron scare / omicron cases surge in Singapore. Under such circumstances I would have expected better people flow management by IKEA just like they did at their restaurant. But that was not to be, there were people everywhere and honestly it was difficult to even buy something. Eventually i bought something that was needed. The queue at the cashier while not too bad , still did require me to queue and wait. Oh yea there were no social distancing ambassadors , none that i could locate. Customer service staff were almost non existent on a day like yesterday. 😌😥. I am pretty sure that IKEA is aware of the situation on the ground and they could have certainly anticipated the huge number of weekend customers and offered better service. Still, I'll give them a 4🌟 since they carry a vast and humongous variety of products. With the huge crowd it was impossible for me to survey / look at the entire range of products on display and i gave up.

Pretty crowded on weekend. Open until 9pm during this COVID period. Here are some interesting items to organise and lighten up your room without wall hook or damage. Good for tenants like us. I also tried their food and it was nice. Unfortunately, excited no-meat meatballs is sold out quite fast. So I couldn’t try😢. The restaurant is self-service catering style, feels like childhood canteen. Overall, nice. You will need to queue, but the waiting time was not bad. I got call just right after done shopping.

I've always loved the positive vibes this place gives as it's truly spacious and pleasing to the eyes with their array of lovely furniture display. Alas, I was disappointed with my visit yesterday as the very item I needed (clothes hooks behind bedroom door as seen in picture) had been discontinued though still displayed in one of their many showrooms. Nevertheless, I was glad to make other purchases such as the door mat for my main door entrance.😊

Super long queue at their cafeteria. We didn’t know we are required to scan QR code for queue number till we ask the staff guarding the entry door. The salmon was super pathetic size for $11, compare to previous portion they definitely reduced the size of it. The chicken wing today was good though not burnt, previously we ever receive dry and overcooked chicken. The meatballs certainly is good but its funny to pair with jam and sauce. Their dessert was average only.