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In 1979 the Jackson's retired to Natal and the restaurant was acquired by brothers John and Ben Filmalter. Under Peg and Bill Jackson's supervision the restaurant flourished and grew. Fortunately Bill Jackson, a regular, came to the rescue and once again Linger Longer had found a loving patron. Regrettably, both these enthusiastic entrepreneurs were killed in a motor accident in 1968 and Linger Longer's future hung in the balance. Little did they know that this little restaurant they so lovingly nurtured would become one of South Africa's longest surviving and favourite fine dining restaurants. Toward the end of 1964, two German restaurateurs acquired the quaint tearoom and set about converting it into a restaurant. Established as a tearoom on the ground floor front rooms of a pre-war rooming house, Linger Longer served its first guests in 1961.
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Linger Longer's beautiful surroundings and international reputation belies its very humble beginnings in downtown Johannesburg. Toward the end of 1964, two German restaurateurs acquired the quaint tearoom and set about.