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Item: Ikea Cafe
Rating: 4
Author: CherlynLoves

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I went to IKEA during the 15 days of Chinese New Year, and I was surprised to see that a Swedish restaurant had taken an interesting step by offering lou hei sets to customers who patronised their food store. It was around $10 I think, for one box, and me and my family lou hei-ed before eating the other IKEA food. They were quite generous with the raw salmon, and the portion for the rest of the condiments were reasonable as well, enough for a family. Genius idea. Anyway, my family ordered a plate of malay rice, which consisted of spicy chicken and vegetables, while i had swedish meatballs and potatoes, and there was meatball pasta too. I think the malay rice is quite appetising, and the chicken used is fresh and cook thoroughly tender. The gravy is quite spicy though, so the vegetables help to lighten the spiciness. As for the meatballs and potatoes, that is my absolute favourite dish, as there's ligonberry jam that comes with it, the potatoes are great, not mushy, and the meatballs are tender and juicy, amazing sauce. The pasta was good too, just that I think the penne could have been cooked more al dente, was a little bit hard.

overall, great dining experience.