identity
history
The Australian Family Friday terms effective September 4, 2026 explicitly include an eight-piece falafel meal. That gives the Australian offering a dated menu record, while leaving its precise introduction unresolved. The promotion names ten participating restaurants across six states and territories; it does not establish identical day-to-day stock everywhere. [4]
The two October website checks document different largest serving options: sixteen pieces in the earlier record and twenty-four in the later one. This is a change between recorded listings, not proof that every restaurant changed on the same day. [1]
nutrition
No serving-matched Australian calories or full nutrient panel were located in the restaurant, bistro or children’s menus. These presentations differ in ball count and accompaniments, so Britain’s complete 320 g meal or the U.S. 310 g plate cannot supply their missing values. The Australian operator directs detailed dietary questions to restaurant staff. [1] [2] [3] [5]
No serving-specific nutrition verified.
prices
Restaurant plates, bistro balls and the children’s meal have separate rows in the table. The later restaurant check replaces the earlier sixteen-piece option with twenty-four pieces, without establishing the change date at each store. [1] [2] [3]
The Family Friday discount applies to the eight-piece restaurant meal after 11am on specified Fridays through December 18, 2026. Membership, participating-store and stock conditions apply; it is not the everyday price. [4]
distinctions
An eight-ball bistro order and an eight-ball couscous meal share a count, but they are not interchangeable price or nutrition records. The children’s listing likewise should not acquire a five-ball count from another promotion. Regional recipe and sauce details remain local: the Norwegian publicity photograph illustrates the falafel concept, not an Australian purchased plate. [1] [2] [3]
Local evidence
Price observations
- 13.00 AUD(≈ $9.11 USD) · 8 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [1]
- 17.00 AUD(≈ $11.92 USD) · 12 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [1]
- 21.00 AUD(≈ $14.72 USD) · 16 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [1]
- 4.00 AUD(≈ $2.80 USD) · 4 bistro falafel balls; not the restaurant couscous plate · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [2]
- 8.00 AUD(≈ $5.61 USD) · 8 bistro falafel balls; not the restaurant couscous plate · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [2]
- 7.00 AUD(≈ $4.91 USD) · Children falafel/couscous meal; piece count unspecified · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-01; effective date unknown. Undated web listing checked October 1, 2026; local variation possible. [3]
- 5.00 AUD(≈ $3.50 USD) · Eight-piece falafel meal; Australian Family-member Friday offer after 11am · IKEA Australia national web menu · conditional offer terms 2026-09-04 to 2026-12-18; no sale observed. Offer effective September 4–December 18, 2026, on Fridays after 11am, for eligible members at ten named stores while stocks last. The supporting claim records this offer period. These dates do not establish the publication date or an observed sale. [4]
- 13.00 AUD(≈ $9.11 USD) · 8 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-15; effective date unknown. Undated website checked October14,2026 America/Denver / October15UTC. Store and time variation. Does not establish effective change date or a purchased serving. [1]
- 17.00 AUD(≈ $11.92 USD) · 12 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-15; effective date unknown. Undated website checked October14,2026 America/Denver / October15UTC. Store and time variation. Does not establish effective change date or a purchased serving. [1]
- 29.00 AUD(≈ $20.33 USD) · 24 falafel with couscous, vegetables, aioli and lemon · IKEA Australia national web menu · web listing checked 2026-10-15; effective date unknown. Undated website checked October14,2026 America/Denver / October15UTC. Store and time variation. Does not establish effective change date or a purchased serving. [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 restaurant, bistro and children’s pages establish the different servings; the downloaded Family Friday terms establish the discount’s dates, membership requirement and store list. No independent Australian tasting or complete local nutrient panel has yet been verified. The representative image retains its Norwegian publicity provenance and creator credit. [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- 1. Australia mains, wraps and sides Open original source
IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. No full serving nutrition or introduction dates. Alternate cached URL shows tenders 7 but live canonical shows 8; that conflicting item is not priced by this batch. Undated website checked October14,2026 America/Denver / October15UTC. Store and time variation. Does not establish effective change date or a purchased serving.
Supporting sections
Named item card or stated section
Falafel and couscous heading and all three price rows; entire mains, wraps, salads and sides page read
- 2. Australia bistro menu Open original source
IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. No gram weight or detailed ingredient panel.
Supporting section
Named item card or stated section
- 3. Australia children’s menu Open original source
IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. No piece count supplied; cannot borrow from unrelated bundles.
Supporting section
Named item card or stated section
- 4. Australia Family Friday terms, effective September 4, 2026 Open original source
IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. While stock lasts, local menus vary. PDF downloaded and page 2 rendered/visually inspected; page 1 dates and page 3 limits read. September 4 is explicitly the effective date; publication date is not established.
Supporting section
Pages 1–3, especially page 2 selected meals/time restrictions/participating stores
- 5. Australia restaurant dietary guidance Open original source
IKEA · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Undated broad guidance, not an item nutrient or allergen panel.
Supporting section
Named item card or stated section
- 6. IKEA falafel publicity photograph and media-use terms Open original source
IKEA Norge / Mynewsdesk · Published 2025-09-26 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Publicity composition, not a pictured local serving or measured portion.
Supporting section
Named item description and price, or indicated panel
