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So now the next stop on our NuggetScale train is the very nice furniture and home product centre, which is the Swedish Ikea mall. It is located in Mutiara Damansara, near 1Utama Shopping Complex. This is one of the best places to hang about and "lepak" as there are just so many shopping centres around and also lotsa shops. We have even the Cineleisure Cinema complex nearby which serves as a very fun place to go. There is The Curve, Ikano Power Centre (also owned by Ikea) and Tesco nearby. To get to Mutiara Damansara, just use the Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong and you will end up there somehow.
For some reason, the two reviews i have done so far have something to do with furniture malls. I don't know why furniture malls actually have nice food but i guess it is to prevent people from chewing on the furniture when they get hungry. Ikea has a cafeteria on the second floor which serves quite nice food. There is a shortcut to get there instead of going through all the showrooms that make your stomach just yearn for food more. As you go up the escalator to the 2nd floor, turn right and there is an opening leading to the cafe.
I just reached Ikea at lunch time and it was just the perfect time to hit the cafe. Stomach was really gonna get upset if I chose to make it starve awhile. So we went to the cafe, luckily there was place to sit cause usually it is very crowded at lunch especially on weekends and holidays. They added a few brand new dishes to their menu today. First was the "Ginger glazed fillet of salmon with warm potato salad" that comes with a free bottle of mineral water. Next was the deep fried chicken slices with fries which looked quite good too. Mushroom soup which is also my favourite was also added to the menu.
Here are some of the items on the menu:
Ikea also offers a selection of pastry and also free coffee, tea and soft drinks!
Now, moving on to the food. My family of 4 ordered quite alot of food so i got to sample i think half of the menu.
So first on the list:
1. Whole Chicken leg in lemon herb sauce.
I haven't tried this anywhere else before as it is a swedish dish so I don't really know what is the real taste. The dish comes with a generous serving of carrots and 1 whole skinless potato. One plate of this cost 9.90, quite reasonable I think cause of the big portion.
On the side of taste, the sauce has a herb taste and for some reason today it tasted a little bit carrot-y today so I was abit dissapointed with it. The chicken leg is quite a big serving and enough to make a person full. The chicken was just normal and tender but nothing great to shout about.
I would give this a 5 nugget rating.
Price: Slightly burned pocket.
2. Mushroom soup
This is my most favourite soup in the whole wide world and I was just looking forward to trying this today. My stomach was bursting with anticipation to try it. It only cost RM3 which is quite cheap as any other regular place you go to. TGI Fridays sells theirs at RM12.
It looked quite good and I gave it a shot. I think they blended the mushrooms into small bits. The texture was quite good but I prefer it alittle bit thicker and creamier.
When it entered my mouth, i was dissapointed. It did not have enough flavour like what I expected. Maybe because it was abit cold. However I still felt that the broth was not that fabulous.
Nugget rating : 4 nuggets
Price : Fireproof!
3. Chicken Wings
I am an avid chicken wing lover. Totally love those stone grilled chicken wings that you can find in the food courts. It is totally worth getting your hands dirty.
As a Swedish restaurant , you might doubt their ability to do chicken wings, but i really want to give them praise for this chicken wings. I got the batch that came out fresh off the grill, so it was still hot and tasty. It was cooked just right and tasted fabulous. It is sort of like pandan chicken. It is abit oily but thats how they are. Lots of aroma too and very tender.
It cost RM3.80 for 2 and RM9 for 5
Nugget rating : 8 nuggets!
Price : Reasonable
4. Meatballs
I think this is the only item on the menu that has lasted the days!
It has been on there since the beginning of time.
And i believe there is a very good reason for that.
The price is RM5 for 5 balls, RM10 for 10 balls and RM14 for 15 balls, so it is RM1 for 1 ball and if you buy 14 you actually get 1 free.
It comes with a generous portion of swedish meatball gravy and also lingonberry sauce which is rarely seen in Malaysia and also a big bunch of fries.
The meatball is beef, and it tastes like real beef. It is very well cooked and not hard to chew. The sauce is thick and has a very rich taste. It complements the meatball very well. For those who love jams, Lingonberry is a must try as well as it goes very well with the meat ball.
Nugget rating : 7 nuggets!
Price : Wallet totally intact.
5. Salmon
I wasn't able to try much of the salmon, however i got to sample a small portion. This is a new product on the menu which actually replaced another salmon dish. The picture looks very different from the serving honestly. I wonder why, but lets just see whats it all about.
Well the sauce is the same sauce from the chicken leg dish that I reviewed. The salmon is very well cook and does not break into very tiny pieces when cut. The small piece I sampled tasted rather good.
It is going at 15.90 a plate
Nugget rating : 7 nuggets
Price: 1st degree burns.
All in all, ikea is not only good for its nice furniture and housing products but also a great place to experience swedish cuisine that you cannot find anywhere else in Malaysia. It is totally worth visiting sometime.
