IKEA- Tottenham

Yes been to ikea it has nearly everything you need you can spend all day in there
And have a meal there is everything you need
I really enjoy it in there the staff are friendly and helpful

Ikea got a lot of stuff and the furniture are cheap and got a lot of choice if you need something for your room is a perfect place and the hotdogs are good and cheap!

It’s Ikea. There’s not much I can write about it that no one else hasn’t. If you like their catalogs you’re gonna love this place. If you don’t like their catalogs then you’re gonna hate this place. If you never saw any of their catalogs then I recommend to you check out their website to get an idea.
Being an absolute Ikea fan, obviously i loved it! If I could, I’d live in Ikea. If not for the furniture (only if I’m drunk and not functioning well), then at least for the food. Haha I love their ice cream, seriously you should try it. And obviously the chips

I mean, it’s an IKEA… you either love it or hate it, but this one is one of the better ones in the area to me as it seems a bit more refreshed in appearance than some of it’s local cousins.
If you haven’t been to an IKEA, it’s an experience to say the least! Personally I love it and consider it a nice change of pace from your typical shopping outing for household goods… especially handy if moving to an unfurnished place, you can literally fill a flat without having to go to 100 different shops for everything you need.
The golden rule, as always, is you get what you pay for here… because they have such cheap options for everything it’s hard to look at anything more expensive in the store as having as great a value, but if you spring for the higher priced items you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised and it’s usually still a (stylish) value compared to other stores. That said, if you’re a student or only need furniture for a set amount of time the cheap stuff will definitely get you through, but naturally you shouldn’t expect a £5 coffee table to last years.
As anyone will tell you, avoid at the weekends if at all possible! It just gets manic, so try a weeknight evening (yay for being open until 10!) or better yet a weekday day trip if possible. The experience of wandering through the showrooms is definitely enhanced by not having to fight past 1,000 people.
Odd tip, their two beers are actually decent! The food isn’t mind blowing, but there’s definitely some treats and it’s all a decent value if you feel like fuelling up prior to browsing the shop.

I really have to give it to IKEA, after many years of coming to here, I still don’t mind it. Yes its cheap put it together yourself furniture, but what I am describing is the IKEA experience. You can literally spend hours in this maze like store. I think most people have been to IKEA, its even been in the film 500 days of summer. Those who haven’t, I would say give it a try as and join the masses.
I enjoy eating at the restaurant, meatballs! So good and so cheap. You can even buy some to take home at the food section. What I enjoy about coming to eat at IKEA, they are always looking to improve, they have revamp the canteen, making it more stylish and comfortable to eat. Considering if I ever had a bad experience, I will never come back to eat, so really impress.

Believe it or not, I just discovered this Ikea today after 8 years in London! If you have a car, it’s amazingly easy to get to from the Islington area.
The market hall /​checkout area is on the 1^st floor which is probably somewhat unusual compared to any of the Ikeas I’ve seen. The delivery charges are £25 within the area — which I think might be cheaper than the Croydon branch if you live within zone 2. So that’s another one in favour of this Ikea.

You know what, hate the haters of IKEA.
Yes, it’s in the middle of nowhere. Yes, it’s filled it shoddily made items. Yes, it’s crowded and the people are jerks and the lines are long. But dammit, that’s IKEA. That’s what it’s all about.
They set out to do one thing: give you sleek, cheap furniture that looks better than it actually is. And they do it. Time in and time out.
As I get older, my house contains less IKEA, as it does for all of us. But there was a time when my house was only IKEA and dammit, it looked nice. It looked better than what I bought it for, it looked better than if I had bought used or at discount stores or anything else I could afford. It looked nice.
And for that IKEA, despite all your nonsense, you will always have a place in my heart and get four stars… but only four, let’s not go crazy here, it’s not Target.

Pretty easy to get to for us, about 20 minutes by car from East Finchley with no difficult spots to navigate. This was the second trip in a week made by my other half, the first was by public transport (a mixture of buses and train) which is apparently to be avoided.
I’m a Midlands native so normally IKEA Wednesbury is my stomping ground. I’m not sure if it is a good or bad thing but I was comforted that this store was no different than the others I have been to. Although it was strangely empty for a weekend so our amble around was pretty stress free.
What was disappointing is that they were out of stock of several key staples, no drying stands for the sink and no pin boards. In addition, they didn’t have the curtains we wanted either and I sympathise with the other reviewers that have commented on the lack of or unhelpful staff. We scoured the curtain department alone to no avail and an employee was standing next to me the whole time I expressed shock at the absence of standard issue pin board with no comment.
We stopped for a coffee in the canteen and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and price. I would skip eating a meal here though, if only to limit the number of hours of your life you will loose. As we then lost a few more going around the Tesco situated next door which is pretty convenient if you’re already out in the car and spending money.

Does anyone in the country have a household that is devoid of IKEA items. Whether you have the furniture or just some of those cheap as chips kitchen utensils it seems we all go here for home essentials as soon as we get our own place.
Unfortunately, the quality isn’t great and although it does the job for a while. Eventually you will need to replace that sofa/​bed/​desk with something of better quality.
This store fits the usual IKEA model of showroom and warehouse. You should know what to expect. On this visit, however, I tried the famous meatballs… I was not impressed. Don’t eat here. It’s cheap and you can taste it.

Hmmm… I am very late to the IKEA party (this was my first visit to ‘Skandi-​chic’ land)
I’m not keen for the following reasons:
— There are just sooo many people! We came just after it opened to avoid the crowds, but it was still a bit manic. Eep.
— Public transport to get here (and then home) was a bit of a nightmare. We ended up walking most of the way carrying our purchases, so at least I toned my arm muscles.
— My family and friends always say the cafeteria/​meatballs are amazing, so maybe they put my expectations too high… but they were a little meh-​ish.
BUT
I do like some of the IKEA bits and bobs, and the prices are amazing if you compare them to habitat/​heals. We escaped happy, and I’m glad I finally visited IKEA, but I’m not in a hurry to come back.

Retail parks are interesting things, you trade plush presentation and comfort for price. Ikea in North London have taken this to a whole new level ., without the price change. In contrast to the Wembley branch this is a cramped facsimile that makes no pretence about being just a big warehouse.
The place feels like a crowded warehouse even when empty. It is the rabbit warren of hell, it is the tesco express of ikea. The need to to get out was so distracting that none of the actually quite nice items are bought.
Awful, use the Wembley branch if you can. It’s only 15 mins away on the North Circular and you will leave with your sanity (even then be sure to go first or last thing)

I can find cheap and simple solutions. But customer service needs to change. You have to take a ticket for customer service returns cue, they show you approximate waiting time, but they couldn’t tell what number is next :). Its poor service :(
We bought a wardrobe which has a door that is a mirror. This door comes with a handle however this handle isn’t sold seperately. You have to buy the whole door :(

Honestly complaining about Ikea is the most high class problem regarding the cheapest store ever created. When you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Crude but true. Don’t expect service or any other semblance of premium shopping. This is jumble sale prices for brand new kit. Heals have good service for about ten times the cost. It surely is as simple as that.

Worst Ikea Ever.
This might single handedly be THE WORST Ikea I’ve ever been to. The place looked like my bedroom on day 7 of a binge-​in break-up…crap and disorder everywhere, bare shelves and some poor child screaming in the corner.
I’ve never been in and out and spent so little. Almost MAKES me WANT to shop online. Alas, wine glasses and every other little annoying necessity can’t be shipped and delivered :(
On the plus side… it’s making me be very creative and support all those jumble sales, charity shops and sidewalk markets that pop-​up around the hood.

Sweden is in my blood (no seriously) and I give IKEA as a company a solid FIVE STARS. It’s just at this one the service is 1 star and the kitchen section is really just pretty pathetic compared to other IKEAs I’ve been to, but I still love it.
The showroom is just loads of fun! Walking through mini perfect houses where they’ve somehow made all the cheap furniture look stylish and beautiful is up their with one of my favourite activities. And the kitchen department… A wok for £2? YES PLEASE. A bottle opener for 50p? Why not! Yes, I’ve already got 3 at home but this one has a coloured handle!
Also I seem to be a complete genius at building this stuff, why does everyone find it so stressful? Flatpack just doesn’t phase me. In fact I love building it.
I totally agree with Lizzie G though, the staff are inconceivably disinterested, they literally could not care less if they didn’t help a customer, didn’t bother to check they’d scanned all of our items, and managed not to say a single word while they scanned 20 things through their checkout.
Also, bring painkillers, I always forget and the IKEA Headache is a serious illness!

IKEA seems to be a necessary evil of modern living. I can’t quite bring myself to give four stars to any branch (and to be honest, if I were parachuted into this one I would not be able to distinguish it from the branch in Croydon), but I have also been back here twice in the past two months, so it must have something going for it.
One thing in this branch’s favour is that it is massive (not sure if it’s the biggest in London?) so does not feel particularly crowded even on bank holidays. However last time I needed a staff member to do something for me it took a heck of a lot of waiting around.
Still, cheap furniture. Mmm…

If you’re headed for Ikea, you know what you’re in for. ‘Skandi-​chic’ accessories, (as coined by Thomas A), long lines, absent staff and a maze that somehow seems to always lead to meatballs. Oh, and 7+ hours of your life wasted.
But here’s the super secret for success: Hire a Zipcar at 9:30am, get there by 10am, plow through the maze like a rat on adrenaline pills, skip the meatballs (sad face), check out by 10:45am, treat yourself with a 79p ice cream cone, leave happy and Ikea-​ed.
Bonus tip: They have £4 orchids that will rock. your. world. It’s a complete mystery, but it’s true.

Never before have I witnessed such nonchalant staff working in a store. Forgive me for sounding like an old woman but seriously, I can’t get over the lack of communication from these guys.
Not only did I trek all the way over there to pick up two items (both which happened to be out of stock), I was also spoken to in a series of grunts and shrugs and a point of a finger. Now I’m a happy shopper, I always am. Give me any excuse to spend money that I don’t really have and you have me walking out with a smile on my face and a spring in my step. Not, however at Ikea in east London.
Firstly, when I needed to find some wire to hang up a voile I couldn’t find any staff, so I wondered over to fabric area where a man in a yellow shirt was engrossed in his computer screen. «I’m terribly sorry to interrupt but could you show me where the wire to hang voiles is?» The man looked up, and grunted (it could have been a burp but it definitely wasn’t a word) and then pointed to the curtain section I’d just come from. I stand still looking at him, like a wide eyed dear awaiting to be helped. Silence as he stares back. «there,» That’s all I got from him, not even a sentence. I wondered back, looking in vain for something I could not find and in the end, I gave up and moved on.
So after searching for the items I wanted in their pick up area and finding lots of empty shelves, I went to the information table for help. Please help me, I thought, I just need one person to be nice to me. No such luck. «We’re out of stock» «Yes I can see that, but do you know when it will be coming it?» I got a shrug… silence. stare… «we don’t know that.»
YOU DON’T KNOW THAT? Really?!
At the till, the staff member who was free was having a chat, not with a customer, but flirting with a fellow worker. Nothing wrong with that, I love a good flirt myself. I don’t however like being seen, smiled at and then ignored! After a few minutes, the exchanged ended and I was watched as I struggled with my purchases onto the till. No one offering to help, even though there were many staff floating around and only me to serve.
So as you can see I am a little bit pissed off, several hours of my morning wasted by lazy people. It’s a recession, I can think of at least 5 people I know who would be grateful for a job, any job. And they’d do it a darn site better than this. Come on Ikea, pick up your game.

This Ikea is much cleaner and nicer than the Wembley one but a bit more work for those that are taking public transport as you’re kind of at the mercy of the shuttle (you had better queue and cut people that try to jump the line, because once that tiny little van fills up, it’s off and it only runs every 30 min) or a bus from the tube station. Really, if I had a car, I think any Ikea would be better, but this one especially.
But how I love the skandi-​chic accessories and no-​nonsense attitude. AAAAnnd they have PEPPARKAKOR cookies! Just in time for holiday! Oh Ikea, I may be Finnish, but you bring out the Swede in me.

I know I know, stressful! But has to be done!
I have recently had a new kitchen put in and our living room renovated and needed some bare essentials that would not cost the earth.
You may have read about the opening of this store — massive stampeded, people getting trampled on — craziness! It is much smaller compared to its sibling stores but overall does the trick.
I was on a mission for a television unit/​stand, coffee table and a few kitchen utensils — chopping board, pot stand etc. I managed to find all.
I am not sure if you know how it all works, but basically iKea is set up like a show room you walk through loads of different kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and if you like something you take the code for it and find it in the warehouse. Little things like utensils, duvet covers, lights etc you collect as you go.
However when I got to the warehouse, section just before the checkouts, theflat packed box the coffee table had sold out. However I did get a lovely wooden stand with draws for the TV which I varnished to give a darker more antique look to.

Le seul et unique sur Londres, une station de train a d’ailleurs été pécialement construite pour le magasin.
Rien de plus que les IKEA «de chez nous» sauf qu’il nous offre la possibilité de meubler notre maison à petit prix dans ce pays où la vie est très chere!!!
Et pour les fans des fameuses boulettes suédoises d’ikea … le restaurnt est présent ici aussi!!!