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Based on 20 reviews

whirleymug

Surprised

Not a great place for atmosphere. I was very surprised at how good the food was when it was served. Slow service and not up to the standards of the big boys like Shula's, Del Frisco, Mortons, etc. Good value for the price.

posted at 01/13/03

danny_b_parrish

The Best Steak Ever

The best steak ever and I have been to all of the great steak places

posted at 01/13/03

babybuc

best

my favorite for over 15 years! it is a family tradition to go to linda's when ever there is a time to celebrate. we will continue the tradition for many years to come.

posted at 02/04/03

cshellys

Best Steaks

Linda's LaCantina has the absolute best steaks I've ever had. I take new people there every week and they agree. The service is usually pretty good, but there are 2 waiters there that are not very good. But, since I like the Steaks there, I can put up with the service.

posted at 03/07/03

jimcrystlesr

Mr. jim Crystle

Had a great dinner(early menu) the prices are great the coffee is not. service outstanding,They make you fell like you are at home.

posted at 03/11/04

sidm

Excellent Steakhouse

From the tender, juicy, and well marbled Porterhouse to the T-Bone Linda's La Cantina serves up a great Steak for a great value. The customer service is friendly, warm, and efficient. Their Cocunut Birthday cake is amazing, if they're for such an occasion make sure to save room!

posted at 09/06/05

Dmart4444

Best steak

The best steak you will ever eat!!!
Ive been all over and no one tops them

posted at 02/05/06

steerman

Rude employees

My Mother came into to town and wanted to try it, They tried to sit us in the back corner and we refused,the hostess threw the menus on the table and walked off,A blond. The coconut shrimp was overcooked and the steak I ordered was under done and the coffee was the worst. To expensive,Rude employees, overcooked or undercooked food. A all around bad experience.

posted at 10/24/06

bbarker83

Best steak value in town!

Sure, you can pay more and get a better steak somewhere else. Or you could pay just a tiny bit less and be satisfied with the mediocre steak at a chain restaurant. But La Cantina ranks as one of my favorite steakhouses, or even favorite restaurant, in the Orlando area.

The food is outstanding, but make no mistake: this is a steakhouse. You can't order chicken or shrimp and expect the same kind of quality as the steaks. The surf and turf, which combines a filet mignon with blackened salmon (or alternatively, shrimp) is a great combination and one of the best values (it is a LOT of food). The filets are always excellent, especially if you like the seared outside and red middle that, in my opinion, is the only way to order a filet. The New York strip is also an excellent cut. All of their steaks are dry aged. Entrees come with the usual choice of a soup or salad along with a side, none of which is anything special. Steak is the focus here!

None of the wine is very good, the beer selection is decent with a couple of imports, but they do have a full liquor bar. The Bourbon Bites appetizer - sirloin tips quickly cooked with a spicy j e r k sauce - are a must have!

There is a main dining room as well as a lounge where you can get drinks or have a quiet dinner, which may be preferable since the main dining room gets quite loud. Not much atmosphere except in the lounge, where there is a fireplace/fountain where you can enjoy drinks.

posted at 01/12/07

dickn52

Average at Best

I had the pleasure of eating at Linda's about 2 months ago for a retirement party. Great food, service and atmosphere. I liked it so much I convinced my wife to drive up from our home in Tampa for my birthday dinner last night. Ooops, don't know what happened but it was not what I remembered.

We ordered the flagship T Bones, and got something less than a perfect steak for sure. Asked for a medium, it was raw. The provided knife would not cut the meat and about a third of the meat is still on that bone someplace. Basically my wife and I sat there laughing our collective you know what's off trying to figure out why we would drive 186 miles round trip for it. The bread was great though.

At best, with a great meal and a not so great meal it comes out to average dining experience. I'll eat here one more time as a test of my memory, but then again I work in Orlando and commute daily. I would not ask my wife to join me for what is at best a mediocre cut of meat.

I have eaten at steak houses all over the country. Delmonico's in NYC, The Range in Vegas, the Steakhouse 46 at the Hilton in Las Vegas too. Ruth's, Seltzers and many many others. Linda's came highly recommended, and like I said before it was great, one time. I want to be fair here, so I will try it again and hope we just had a bad night.

I will continue my quest for the perfect steak I suppose. I was so close there for awhile.

posted at 02/07/07

mstexy

ONE OF OUR FAVORITES!

Although I agree that the parking and atmosphere are too crowded, the steaks are the best, and at the best prices. My husband and I enjoy the table just above the fireplace, and have luckily managed to reserve it each time we've visited. The salads are fresh, the sides are DEEEE-LISH, and we've always had fun with our server. (Although our regular is gone now). We're going again tomorrow night, and taking my parents from Texas - which is a state known for their steaks. Should tell you something right there.

posted at 04/30/07

willmert

RUDE EMPLOYEES - RAW STEAKS

BORN AND RAISED IN FLORIDA, AND WANTED TO TRY LINDA'S LA CANTINAS FOR MY
51ST BIRTHDAY. MANAGER RUDE WHEN WE WALKED UP TO THE HOSTESS STAND,
BAD SERVICE, EMPTY DRINK GLASSES THRU THE WHOLE DINNER, RAW STEAK THAT WAS SENT BACK , ONLY TO BE RETURNED BURNED SO BAD THAT YOU COULD NOT EVEN EAT IT. MANAGER NEVER CAME OVER TO OUR TABLE, WE HAD TO TRACK HER DOWN. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND
OR WILL I EVER GO BACK. EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT COULD CARE LESS!! HOW THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1947 IS MY QUESTION???

posted at 05/02/07

keithemyers

DO NOT GO!!!!!!!!!!!

My Brother and I took my Mother out to dinner at Linda?s La Cantina. The service was excruciatingly slow to begin with. Our steaks finally came out and my Mother cut into her?s eagerly only to find that her $26 fillet mignon was half gristle. My Mom spoke to the waitress about it and she offered to cook her another one. My Mom said that would be fine. A few minutes later, the waitress emerged from the kitchen and told my Mother that they wouldn?t cook her another one because ?All our meat is guaranteed to have no fat?. My Mother asked to speak to the manager. The manager came out and reiterated and REFUSED to cook another steak. She said ?I?ll take it off your bill, but I?m NOT cooking another one!?. We were dismayed! We got up and left. The manager followed me to my car with a clipboard and wrote down my tag number. Within a few minutes two police cars showed up. We wound up paying for our appetizers, drinks and salads. The restaurant then proceeded to fill out a trespass order on my entire family.

I would not have fed that steak to my dog. I wouldn?t recommend the crappy place to anyone! It was by far the WORST restaurant experience of my life!

posted at 05/14/07

danielle_leigh

All-Around Great

I lived less than a mile away from Linda's La Cantina all my life, and had never even been inside. Finally, one day while I was job hunting I stopped in to check it out, see if it was something I'd like. Well, the dining room set up was adorable, and the people were all friendly. I decided to apply and got the job. After months, and months of working there I still had yet to come in and eat, so while my boyfriend was visiting from the Marine Corp we decided to have dinner there. Sitting at the adorable booth right about the fountain with the fire in the middle, we enjoyed a delicious and romatic meal. Some might assume that my opinion is biased, because at that time I worked there, however my boyfriend had traveled all over the world, trying all types of restaurants, it was one of his very favorites. I still enjoy eating at the charming little restaurant, and recommend to all.

posted at 06/09/07

lmr75

Excellent every visit

This place is great! My husband and I live for the food and have always had an excellent dining experience!! We would recommend to everyone and have taken visitors here as well and they adore the service, atmosphere and most of all the steaks. I must say that people who had a bad dining experience must always be very hard to please and rude at all restaurants. Most of the people I know and have sent here for dinner have always had such a wonderful time! :)

posted at 07/21/07

jahber

Better the second time around

Although I wasn't impressed with my first visit a few years ago, my dad convinced me to give Linda's another try--this time with two kids in tow. I was pleasantly surprised by the food and the ambience, as well as how accomodating they were with the 3 kids in our large-ish party. While I wouldn't recommend Linda's for families with restless kids (it's too crowded and busy for running around), ours managed to stay seated--and they liked the food. We'll definitely be going again.

posted at 09/01/07

biskit1

All 'round great time

My husband and I returned to Lindas after about a 10 year period and found nothing had changed! Great food, nice atmosphere and good prices. You do kinda step back in time, the sketches of the area from 50 years ago really take you back. We decided to become regulars!

posted at 11/06/07

Booney

Disappointed

Looked forward to our visit with friends and the food that I remembered. Everything was mediocre for such high prices. The shirmp cocktail was small and unappealing. House salad was not much. My steak was gristle---of course---no one from the restaurant would admit that. And, my steak was cool---not temp. hot even though I ordered "medium".
Our waiter was unattentive and we had to track him down for everything---bread, tea, everything. He NEVER attended to our needs and he got the beverage orders wrong. 2 teas--2 waters---how hard was that?
I was SO disappointed as we spent $110 plus $20 tip for a party of 4. Again, the shrimp cocktail was small and not much and our steaks were OK--except for mine.
We won't go back at those prices and quality.

posted at 10/16/09

JosephPavloski

Don't go here!

My wife's parents loved to eat here, and though I've never been overly impressed with the food for the the prices (steaks often over or undercooked), and a very hit and miss wait staff (often found waitresses to be somewhat rude and even once had a young lady who reiked of marijauna and was clearly under the influence of it to my wife and I), the amazing ambiance always kept me from objecting when it came time for one of our family meetups.

In the last year however I have met two separate individuals, with no link to one another, who have both been involved with the family for different reasons. For two people who don't know each other at all their stories of the family and what they know of the restaurant are apallingly similar, too much so to be coincidence.

The family is allegedly made up of pill popping coke users, the daughters work as waitresses and show up for work under the influence of drugs with the parents/owners knowledge (which goes along with our experience, though I must admit that was only one time of many and I don't know which waitresses are the daughters), a my one friend even made mention of one of the daughters throwing a plate at someone while under the influence. The worst is yet to come, both of my aquaintances (again not linked at all) both say they know of occasions where food was spit in or intentionally poorly or incorrectly cooked for unliked customers.

I've gotten similar enough stories to convince me to not go back. They paint the picture of a white trash family who would have amounted to nothing had they not lucked out in inheriting this business and I'd no longer like to support it.

posted at 10/22/09

Sunny T

Orlando's oldest and it shows.

This "steak house" falls short.
Food is fair. Dinner consists of a steak and a potato with a little salad. Every thing else is optional. Good service is also optional.
Steaks are over seasoned and over grilled.

They got the restaurant name right. It is a "LA CANTINA" and not a "Steak House". The atmosphere is dark and damp. The place has a stale moldy aroma. Family atmosphere it is NOT.

My wife commented she could not wait to get home to shower!

The regulars comment on "it is the best". They may want to experience something else.

I would NOT recommend Linda's La Cantina.

posted at 09/25/10

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