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Earning the reputation as the best buffet in Durban, Lingela at Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani is a perennial favourite both with hotel guests and Durban locals. Lingela turns the tables on traditional buffets, inviting diners to interact with the chefs who will prepare dishes to your taste.

A range of starters, salads and side dishes, casseroles, Durban curries, breyani, tandoori oven specialities and a carvery with all the trimmings are included in the buffet selection. Choose your favourite at the carvery from roast leg of Karoo lamb with mint sauce, roasted farm fresh chicken with cranberry sauce as well as tender roast beef with horseradish. The dessert buffet offers a selection of gateaux, tartlets, mousses and sweets - the perfect finish to a sumptuous feast at Lingela Restaurant.

Just the Way You Like It

Select your desired cut of meat or seafood, from tender steak and cutlets to succulent prawns and fish, which our chefs will then prepare to your taste. Rare to well done, fried or grilled – you tell us how you like it.

Reviews (5680)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.6
Value 4.5
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.5
  • sivakumar g. Dined: 2 days ago
    3.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 26 Apr 25
    I was definitely let down by the food. The presentation was beautiful however the seasoning and flavours were essentially flat and not spectacular. There is so much scope for improvement in many dishes to discuss individually here but I think management needs to do a serious review on the food.

  • Sitha B. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Lerize A. Dined: 2 days ago
    2.3
    Food 2.0
    Value 2.0
    Service 3.0
    Ambience 2.0

    Reviewed on: Fri 25 Apr 25
    I expected more from the buffet selection, and the food was below average, not to my liking. Overall, the experience was rather underwhelming, and I didn’t really enjoy it or expect it to be that way

  • Shaun C. Dined: 3 days ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Thu 24 Apr 25
    Best buffet. We make a special trip every year when we on holiday to go to Elangeni for the buffet. Amazing food and variety.

  • Prashim H. Dined: 5 days ago
    2.3
    Food 2.0
    Value 2.0
    0.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 23 Apr 25
    The lamb chops was burnt, no lamb sausages, i clearly requested no sauce with my noodles yet on both accounts it was dripping with some unknown sauce, cuterlery was not efficient, from my previos experience this one was terrible.

  • Shereen K. Dined: 4 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 23 Apr 25
    We had a lovely evening. Thank you to the friendly staff and awesome food

  • Lucresia A. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Sunitha S. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 23 Apr 25
    The waiter had very poor service. We asked for water ...we had to reach out 2 other waiters for the water. We also requested toothpicks which we then had to fetch ourselves. We waited like 15mins before we were helped to settle the bill. The prawn chef was excellent with smiles while he served us.

  • Raksha A. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 4.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 22 Apr 25
    The roast lamb lying under the heat lamp on the carving board is so dry it's like eating cardboard. Also some brilliant Alec decided to trim all the fat of the lamb chips rendering it to dry it was like sawdust in my mouth. Won't be visiting anytime soon

  • Thuli N. Dined: 6 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Tue 22 Apr 25
    All good

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  • Monday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Tuesday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Wednesday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Thursday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Friday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Saturday 18h30 - 22h30
  • Sunday 12h00 - 15h00, 18h30 - 22h30