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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 (5629)

4.5 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.6
Value 4.5
Service 4.6
Ambience 4.4
  • Sindi N. Dined: 4 days ago
    4.3
    Food 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0
  • Penny P. Dined: 5 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 02 Apr 25
    Was great as usual

  • Room 1406 Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Trevor J. Dined: 3 days ago
    3.5
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 3.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 02 Apr 25
    Our waiter made out evening the most pleasant and enjoyable experience. His attention to detail and demeanor is impeccable. The food was a bit of a disappointment especially the prawn skewers..we found some of them not deveined properly and that was a bummer..that's why I rated the food as a 3 star. I did get to give the chef the heads up and he did prepare two skewers and whilst I appreciate the gesture the mood had already changed at the table.The desserts great as always. The grill was excellent meat done as requested. Would I go back most certainly.

  • Jureldo A. Dined: 3 days ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Deshnee R. Dined: 6 days ago
    3.3
    Food 2.0
    Value 1.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 31 Mar 25
    Beautiful place, we have been dinning many times, but this year I wanted to treat my parents out as it was my mums special birthday. Unfortunately it was bad not the best, food wasn't worth the amount we paid ,the only good part of the evening was the service we got from our waitress, she was amazing. Standards have been dropped right down. You guys going to lose the number 1 spot.

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

    Reviewed on: Mon 31 Mar 25
    Thank you for a beautiful evening. The food was so tasty and everyone was well catered for. Excellent service, would definitely recommend this place to all my family and friends.

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Opening Hours

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