Linga Longa International Restaurant

Overall 5 - Food 5, Ambience 5, Value 5, Service 5

Excellent, the service was supurb and the food and wine was the best ive had in Edge Hill. Will be returning shortly for another meal.

Thanks Angela   (Angela @ crossfit dungeon - April, 2012)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

Tonight we discovered the new restaurant Linga Longa, soon to become a Cairns Favourite !

We shared Sour Dough Bread with roasted Garlic as a starter... the roasted garlic gave a light nuttiness for the topping on the bread. I could easily have eaten more, but we'd ordered our mains.

The wine list is not too long, but there is a good range of Sparkings, Whites and Reds and the beers list is on the reverse side and was a good collection as well.. The wine list reflects that someone has gone to the trouble of matching the wines to the menu. We chose a Twin Islands Marlborough Savie,but there were good selections of reds we could have chosen that would probably have gone with what we ordered for our mains but, we love Marlborough Sauv Blanc, so the choice was a given.

Mains:-

Stephen had the Rib Fillet Madagascar which comes with a whiskey pepper-corn sauce. The sauce just tied the whole dish together and the meat just melted in the mouth, it was so tender.

I had the Duck A' La Orange. This was without doubt the Best Duck Dish I have ever had. If you Love Duck, you have definitely come to the right place. The Cointreau and Orange sauce was just divine, and the duck was perfectly cooked.

We decided to have desert, to try out the menu properly. I had the Italian Donuts with a raspberry coulis and vanilla ice-cream, and Stephen had the Lime Curd Tart,

The Donuts came as four little ones and the Lime Curd Tart came as two small tarts with a little cream and a sprig of fresh mint. We shared the desserts, because quite frankly we couldn't decide which one to have, so we chose both. There was a Chocolate Fondant on offer as well, but felt it was a bit too decadent after the Duck.

The owner treated us to a port glass of Domain Chocotello which has a bit of a tawny port feel, very nice and completed our meal very well..

The Staff are attentive and friendly and know the menu and wine list/beers they are selling and can speak knowledgeably about their products. The Care Factor definitely lives at Linga Longa, and it is obvious that everyone that works at this Restaurant has a genuine love of the place, enjoy their job, and have a clear aim that their guests (not customers) leave with the best dining experience they can give.

Bon Appetito

Angela   (Angela Wilcox - March, 2011)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

I've been here three times and have had excellent meals and service every time. I had the steak one night, fish and my most recent meal for lunch was pan fried chicken with brie and cramberry sauce with salad, mm yum! Everything was great but I will definitely go back for the steak medalions. My wife had the fish, the duck and chicken ceasar salad and she says the chicken ceasar was the best she's had. The waiters are attentive and the food comes out in a timely manner, looking, smelling and tasting fantastic. I almost forgot that we also tried the Greek Feast last Sunday with a group of friends and that was also really good! So we've been four times and haven't had a bad experience yet - that's a first for me in Cairns.   (loveatingout - March, 2011)