LING LOONG SEAFOOD — Restaurant in Sarawak

Ling Loong Seafood was recommended to us by our local host. And we were very happy with both meals that we enjoyed there.

For our first meal we enjoyed: curry squid; baby kailan; and a luscious bowl of fish lips soup. Price: RM57 (CDN $17)

For our second meal we had: outstanding black pepper crab (far better than the spicy crab we had in Singapore); steamed midin; and, an oyster omelette. Price: RM115 (CDN $35).

Both meals were very good, and good value.

We’ve read a number of reviews that disparage Ling Loong as a “tourist trap”. We run into this criticism now and again in our travels.

As we understand it, the characteristics of a tourist trap are: prices higher than the market norm; serving mediocre food that is narrowly focused on what visitors think the local favourites should be before they arrive; and, service is generally superficially friendly, but never genuinely warm.

Ling Loong is none of those things. The prices are on market, the food is very good: and the service was brisk but friendly.

So, if that’s a tourist trap we’ll consider ourselves happily ensnared....

I dont recommed this cafe. I give 0 Star for this cafe especially the services. I ordered Mee Goreng Kering but the one that was served to me was Kolo Mee goreng. I was fine if memang durang guna kolo mee for mee goreng.. However what made me upset was when I asked the waitress kalo memang durang guna kolo mee for the mee goreng, the waitress with her very rude attitude answered me YES! I didnt asked rudely asked You so why did you answered me like that.. And to add my frustration, the kolo mee goreng very tasteless, just like the taste of plain water.. My mom and brother ordered Bihun goreng babi but the one yang sampai were bihun goreng ayam.. and when we asked the boss, she said:' oh, im not so sure if it is ayam or babi. I think that babi la.' And none of the servers said sorry. The services are really need to...

I give it a one star for those budget economy eaters.

Horrible food. Every food they cooked were salty. Fish and sotong are not fresh or maybe frozen quality. Simple dish like "cangkok manis" also was salty and not cooked proper enough to let the vegetable absorb the oil. The cook must be too old and lost his taste buds of tasting food's saltiness.

I do not understand why people come and eat here!

Yes it's very cheap but horrible not fresh and salty food.

This is my first and last time. I won't encourage anyone with better financial ability to eat here. Too much salt will be bad for...