Restaurant
Mature steaks, ribs and home-made burgers, served in a cosy dining room with a fire burning in winter.
See the menuSteaks by the fire.
Biltong for the road.
A family-run Midlands stop just off the N3 at Nottingham Road. Sit down to a mature KwaZulu-Natal steak by the fireplace, or fill the cooler box from the butchery and deli on your way through.
Right off the N3
Exit 132 at Nottingham Road. Free parking and room to stretch your legs.
65 seats by the fire
A wood-panelled dining room with a fireplace for cold Midlands nights.
Biltong made here
Cut, spiced and hung on site, with spicy or BBQ seasoning on request.
About Linga Lapa
One stop. Everything the Midlands does well.
Linga Lapa is a farm stall with a difference. A restaurant, a farm-style butchery, a deli, a coffee shop, gifts and a nursery, all at the Nottingham Road interchange. Locals come for the steaks. Travellers to the Berg and the coast stop for padkos and stay for lunch.
- Mature steaks from KwaZulu-Natal beef farms
- Fresh meat, biltong and droëwors from our own butchery
- Local cheese, preserves, bread and home goods in the deli
Under one roof
Six reasons to pull over
Each part of Linga Lapa works on its own. Together they make the stop worth the detour.
Butchery & Biltong
Biltong and droëwors made on site, plus fresh cuts for your own braai at home or at the holiday house.
Order ahead
Deli & Farm Stall
Local cheeses, preserves, honey, fresh bread, candied nuts and the quick-shop basics for the road.
Browse the deli
Elula Coffee & Café
Coffee in three sizes and flaky croissants, ready for the drive or a slow sit-down by the window.
Visit Elula
Gifts & Home
Nguni hides, woven rugs, knitwear, leather bags, Jim Green boots and natural skincare.
Shop the store
Indigenous Nursery
Succulents, aloes and hardy indigenous plants that handle Midlands frost and dry winters.
See the nursery
Home-made burgersThick beef patties from our own butchery.
Coffee & croissantsThe road-trip breakfast, done properly.
Something greenHardy plants to take home.
Why stop here
The Midlands pitstop people plan around
Family-run
The owners are on the floor, greeting regulars and recommending the roast.
Local beef
Steaks sourced from KwaZulu-Natal beef farms and matured before they reach the grill.
Easy on the road
Straight off the N3, with plenty of free parking and padkos ready to go.
Warm fires
A fireplace inside and a lapa outside. Cold, misty days are the best time to visit.
Reviews
Rated by the people who stop here
Travellers have reviewed Linga Lapa for years on TripAdvisor and Google. Read what they say, then come and taste it for yourself.
How to find us
Four steps from the N3 to your table
01
Take Exit 132
Leave the N3 at the Nottingham Road off-ramp, from either direction.
02
Turn left
Southbound, turn left. Northbound, turn left over the bridge.
03
Park for free
Plenty of space for cars, bakkies and caravans right outside.
04
Come on in
Grab a table by the fire, or head to the butchery counter first.
On the way to everywhere
Halfway to the Berg. Halfway home.
Nottingham Road sits in the heart of the Midlands Meander, on the N3 between Durban and Johannesburg.
- NRNottingham RoadLinga Lapa, N3 Exit 132
- MRMooi RiverNorth on the N3
- JHJohannesburgThe N3 north, inland
- DRThe DrakensbergWest, into the mountains
- HWHowickSouth on the N3
- PMPietermaritzburgFurther south on the N3
- DBDurbanDown to the coast
Watch
A minute at Linga Lapa
From the butchery counter to the shop floor. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for specials, new stock and braai night dates.
Fresh from the butchery
Biltong, hung by hand
Every batch is cut, spiced and hung right here, then sliced to order at the counter. Ask for it wet, dry, spicy or BBQ.
- Product
- House biltong & droëwors
- Made
- On site at Nottingham Road
- Seasoning
- Original, spicy or BBQ
- Status
- At the counter daily · order ahead for bulk
Bookings & contact
Save a seat by the fire
Weekends fill up fast, especially Friday and Saturday nights. Booking is advised.
Restaurant bookings061 898 4939
Butchery & Deli033 266 7001
Find usN3 Exit 132, Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal, 3280
Facebook & Instagram@LingaLapa · @linga_lapa