A DIY Restaurant by IKEA

Yesterday I visited the new IKEA pop up Restaurant in London Shoreditch (East London)

The Dining Club (that’s what it’s called)  features a DIY restaurant where you’re the chef, an IKEA cafe, serving Swedish delicacies, inspiring workshops, and a small shop too.

The idea is that you can prepare you own meal on this beautiful and fully equipped kitchen, together with your friends and under the guidance of a Chef. Then you sit down and enjoy the meal you just prepared.

I think the idea is great, but I was very disappointed as I tough yesterday we will be able to do some group cooking and get more involved, instead it was just a sample of what this new DIY restaurant will be.

A few chefs were cooking and we could just taste samples or get involved in few bits. Also the all menu was based on FISH 😦 and ….I don’teat fish 😦

It was good,anyway ,to have a look around: the shop was small but full of all kind of kitchen tools:

I couldn’t resisting buying a beautiful recipe book for just 10£ ( and of course grabbing a goody bag with the new IKEA Catalogue 2017, which is full of beautiful things !!!).

The cafe is the area I liked the most:

It’s built with simple and cheap materials, inside a big industrial building, it’s very peaceful and relaxing, you can order drinks and food and enjoy a piece of calm in one of the  busiest parts of London (while using the free WIFI connection)

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WHAT I’D LIKE: The cafe with Swedish delicacies, and free WIFI is the best 🙂

WHAT I DON’T LIKE: Even tough I booked a time slot, there was no cooking involved:-(

WHAT I WOULD CHANGE: I would offer a more broad menu (not just fish…), also considering vegetarian people ….

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If you’re in London go and have a look at it, it definitely worth a visit. More info on the IKEA website

I Hope you’ll enjoy it! Let me know if you’ll visit it…

Silvy