identity
IKEA identifies the fish as imported and farmed under ASC certification, and warns that small bones may remain. This is a hot restaurant plate; the separately listed gravlax side and gravlax wrap are different preparations. [1]
history
Baked salmon appears in a September 2019 Springvale diner’s account with roasted beetroot, mixed grains and hollandaise. An April 23, 2021 Tempe dinner report describes hollandaise again, this time with boiled potato and beans. Those meals establish Australian history while preserving two different local plates. [2] [3]
The October 2026 website check instead describes mash and creamed spinach. The evidence shows changing accompaniments, but does not identify the first Australian sale or the date each restaurant changed recipes. The earlier dishes remain part of the history rather than being rewritten to match the latest listing. [1] [2] [3]
A September 2008 Homebush/Rhodes review records a salmon-and-apple dish that the writer saw but did not order. It is an earlier local salmon offering, not evidence that the present mash-and-spinach plate has the same recipe. [6]
nutrition
A complete Australian nutrient panel and standard gram weight for this exact plate have not been verified. The menu names accompaniments, but supplies neither calories nor ingredient quantities. A fillet-only retail label would omit the sides, while a foreign restaurant plate may use another sauce or portion. No such values are substituted. [1]
No serving-specific nutrition verified.
prices
distinctions
The named diners did not all react the same way. Kamal P praised the 2019 Springvale salmon. The Tempe writer found the 2021 meal simple rather than remarkable, and enjoyed that simplicity. Daniel G’s January 2023 Springvale review found salmon with potatoes bland. These are separate experiences, not a score for the current recipe. [2] [3] [4]
Local evidence
Price observations
- 19.00 AUD(≈ $13.32 USD) · Baked salmon fillet with mash, creamed spinach and lemon · IKEA Australia restaurant web listing · web listing checked 2026-10-15; effective date unknown. Undated official listing checked October14,2026 America/Denver / October15UTC. Dishes differ by store and time of day; no effective price date or live stock guarantee. [1]
Nutrition observations
Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑
Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.
Sources & photo rights
The current operator menu supports the present web description; the local accounts support earlier servings and attributed reactions. Tripadvisor marks Kamal P’s review as collected through a restaurant review partnership. The Tempe article explicitly says its featured photograph was taken at IKEA Museum in Sweden, so it cannot illustrate that Australian purchase. [1] [2] [3]
The licensed illustration here was photographed at IKEA Pasay City in the Philippines on January 18, 2026. It shows sauce, mash and mixed vegetables, not Australia’s creamed-spinach plate. The location remains in the caption, with the photographer’s credit and CC BY 4.0 link. [5]
- 2. Simple menu, tasty food and great atmosphere Open original source
Kamal P / Tripadvisor · Published 2019-09-24 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Visit month only. Parent listing marks review collected in partnership with restaurant; this is one diner, not independent market consensus.
Supporting section
September24,2019 review; visitmonthSeptember2019; baked salmon sentence
- 3. A dinner at IKEA Open original source
allrite / allrite rites · Published 2021-04-23 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. No meal price or measured nutrition. Featured image expressly from IKEA Museum Sweden, not this Australian meal; do not miscaption.
Supporting section
Entire article directly opened in browser; Tempe named; meal paragraph and featured-image disclaimer
- 4. Very mediocre food Open original source
Daniel G / Tripadvisor · Published 2023-01-08 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Exactvisitday andsalmonrecipeunspecified; opinion is not a verdict on today’s creamed-spinach serving.
Supporting section
Daniel G review writtenJanuary8,2023, visitJanuary2023
- 5. Baked salmon at IKEA Pasay City, January18,2026 Open original source
Wide Awake! / Wikimedia Commons · Published 2026-03-29 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Representative only for Australia: different country, accompaniments and sauce; not evidence of Australian price, recipe or serving weight.
Supporting section
Own-work description, exactlocation/capturedate, CC BY4.0 text; local1920x1440pixels independently viewed
- 6. Ikea restaurant and cafe, Homebush Open original source
Lorraine Elliott / Not Quite Nigella · Published 2008-09-28 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Local historical report; publication not exact purchase date. No image permission or modern recipe continuity.
Supporting section
Dated original review body; salmon or chocolate cake paragraph
