Fresh fish from their tank and great seafood prepared any way you like it! The veggies are very nice too! All waiters and the lovely owner are very accommodating! We were the only Americans eating in their dining room amongst their regular Asian customers on several occasions and never felt the least bit out of place! We returned to eat there two years in a row. It's not at all a stuffy kind of place but it's nice to dine with a white tablecloth on the table ! read more

Ling Nam is quite an interesting place to grab a Chinese feast. First of all, it is pretty much always rammed on a Friday or Saturday night. You'll typically have to wait 10-15 minutes for a table. While you do that you might want to get some BYO wine from the bottle shop across the street. I've eaten here on numerous occasions and the food for the most part is delicious. Just how a Parma is a measure of an Aussie pub, I find that the salt and pepper squid to be a measure of a Chinese restaurant. Ling Nam's salt and pepper squid is awesome. Their duck is also a personal favourite. As for the other things on the menu the other dishes are really good for the most part. I'd stay clear from some of their entrees though. The food would probably get an 8/10. The service is not great however. It is not that quick and not that friendly. On one occasion the waiter gave a friend visiting from the UK a tough time. He got heckled for ordering a Wonton soup. Then he got heckled for ordering beef in black bean sauce. When the food arrived the waiter said "Hey Englishman, here is your beef in black bean sauce" as he sniggered and laughed in my friends face. This not so "friendly banter" continued in every interaction. It was kind of a strange experience and my friend who had lived in China for 3 months was mildly insulted. I found it fairly funny but many people would not have appreciated such a mindf**k. read more

Lingnan Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

When you're stumbling around Chinatown at 3am in the morning and craving Chinese food, head over to Lind Nam! Excitingly, it's open until 3.30am - which is even later that the Supper Inn. The food is also consistently good - we gorged on noodles, KFC style salty chicken (gah!), satay chicken, salty fish and garlic greens. An excellent way to refuel after a heavy karaoke session #justsaying read more

I came here on a late night, during my vacation in Melbourne. I was hungry and the menu items seemed enticing. The atmosphere seemed chill and mixed group-consisting of families and young people. I ordered a scallop appetizer and Singapore Noodle plate with hot tea. Service was fast and cordial. While I was waiting for my food to arrive, I noticed my server served my tea cup with his thumb inside the cup. I was slightly uneasy with this, as I have taken a course in food-handling. If you think that this is bad, this is just the beginning. Another member of serving staff kept wiping his nose while serving the floor--that is gross! At that point, I was ready to bail and go to bed hungry than catch a food borne illness. Moreover, the man kept coughing without covering up. C'mon who does that? Food on the other hand, while trying hard to ignore this isolated incident, was satisfying. The scallop appetizer and Singapore noodles were scrumptious. For $20, I attest that this is a deal. I hope this place understands the importance of proper food-handling and retrains their serving staff. read more

Every night when the clock strikes 12, I starting having these insatiable hunger pangs that yogurt and museli does not fulfil. As a result, Ling Nam is the very place that has been responsible for my lack of visible abs. I would recommend the getting the Sweet and Sour Pork, XO Pipis with Chinese donuts (or doughnuts), Honey Pepper Beef, and Salt & Pepper Chicken. As with almost every Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, BYO. Service is pretty good, and they do take bookings if you push the right buttons. I also always eat quick, and walk home in shame because this is not how it's meant to be. MY STOMACH AND I LOVES YOU, LING NAM. read more

The first time we were here we were rudely told that we would have to wait for at least another 30 minutes because it was against their policy to allow sharing of tables. We didn't even know theu had an upstairs. On this Friday evening however we went with two people who knew the owners and we got a table straightaway upstairs after some light hearted banter between the owner and my friends. Once we were upstairs we were given tsingtao for all the guys and tea was brought out for me. We ordered the specialities which were delicious xo pipi with Chinese doughnuts. These are just mussels in a spicy sauce. You dip your doughnut into it. We had some stir fry greens which were just stir fried in soy. The Mongolian beef was quite sweet and came in a dark plum sauce like gravy. The tofu seafood dish was ok. The owner brought over some chilli for me because he said he could see it in my eyes that i needed some. :) Service is super quick. Food is not super cheap. Average prices. But great taste. For five of us bill was around 32 bucks with drinks and we were stuffed. read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE Pipi & XO sauce with chinese doughnuts, spicy blacken quail, ginger steamed oysters what more do you need...?? I have been coming here for YEARS love a place that you can take a bottle of wine and eat yourself silly! read more

Well and long established late night hospo meal spot. As with others, this seem to be a favourite spot for late night dining out. I've been here since around 2009, and after 30 visits, I thought it was time to post. MSG chicken, the always mentioned pipi's and Xo sauce with Chinese donut, yam stuffed duck. and the tender steak with veggies something or other. It's also good that you can BYO! Which may or may not result in up to 13 bottles of wine being brought to the table, and on one memorable occasion, about 6 people to drink them. In short; quick and fast service, steady stream of food that arrives for group orders, and food arrives quickly. One doesn't go home hungry due to the FT of food. Heaps of options and a better late night meal when not much else is open. read more

I guess this would be a 3.5 star review leaning up. Small little BYO asian place that has all the regular fanfare - Sweet & Sour Pork, Shredded Duck In Pancake, Noodles, Vegetables/Meats with sauce, etc. Based on reviews it seems to be a favorite for late night drunk food as its open till 3am, but we came here at about 6pm with some wine and sat around ordering Soups, Spring Rolls, Lettuce Wraps, Duck Wraps, Vegetables and Rice. It was all good and yummy, though clearly not fine ingredients, just designed for taste and efficiency - but that was expected and sometimes what you want. It's relatively cheap. Felt a little clogged in the tummy the day after haha. But I'd certainly return given the right circumstances/after checking out some other places on list nearby. read more

Very good food, pippi stir fried with XO sauce and beef stir fried with black bean sauce are excellent. Fast service. Very crowded place.

They saved all the money on decorators and spent it on five star chefs and a great kitchen. Don't be fooled by the street presence as this is one serious eatery. If there are four of you then go the cold shredded chicken with pickled vegetables - sent the wife into raptures. Stuffed pan fried scallops are to die for, as is their version of Hokkien rice. Whatever your weakness when it comes to Chonga this place has you covered. Leaves 90% of the fancy joints in Chinatown in da shade!! Go. Go. Go!!! read more

We had pipi clams in xo sauce with donuts. Was very spicy and yummy! Also was very impressed with the crispy chicken - something we have had before. The monk's veggie hot pot had nice ingredients but the sauce was not really very interesting. Otherwise, all excellent and worth the money ($74) read more

Absolutely the trashiest restaurant in Melbourne. I went to Ling Nan with a friend and ordered 2 dishes with rice which came to about $35, and the waiter rudely said that the minimum cost is $40 to eat here! the two dishes we orders are both quite large so I said to the waiter if we order more it will be too much, we won't be able to finish it. He gave us a disgusted look as if we are hobos and said we have to go if we can't order more than $40, and started clearing our table!!!! I have never been so disgusted by how rude and greedy this restaurant is, not only do they charge a ridiculous minimum cost for two people, they try to kick you out when we ordered a few dollars shy of what they expect. I am so glad we walked out and will never come back, warning to those that go be prepared for the worst attitude and pack your pockets for blatant robbery. I hope you go bankrupt Ling Nan! read more

It is run by Chinese Vietnamese, which feature traditional Cantonese cuisines. The abalone is not bad but not the top class. The vegetables are a bit old but acceptable. Corn starch is applied in all dishes. read more