Laughing Buddha in New Plymouth Menu

SOUP SOUP
  • Sweet Corn Soup $5.00
  • Hot & Sour Soup $5.00
MAINS MAINS
  • Diced Chicken or Beef with Vegetables $15.00
  • Chicken or Beef Strips with Sha-Cha sauce $15.00
  • Chinese Style Spicy Chicken or Beef $15.00
  • Curry Chicken or Beef $15.00
  • Stir Fried Beef with Pickled Mustard $15.00
  • Stir Fried Pork Strings with Yu-Xiang sauce $15.00
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $15.00
  • Squid with Black Bean Sauce $15.00
  • Stir Fried Tofu in Sichuan Chilly Sauce $15.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables with Garlic $15.00
VEGETABLE VEGETABLE
  • Stir-fried Tofu in Sichuan Chilli Sauce $12.00
  • Mixed Vegetable & Tofu $12.00
  • Stir-fried Eggplant, Potato and Capsicum in Soy Sauce $12.00
  • Deep fried Eggplant in Garlic Sauce $12.00
  • Deep fried Eggplant in Yuxiang Sauce $12.00
  • Stir-fried Broccoli with Garlic $12.00
  • Stir-fried Bokchoy with Garlic $12.00
CHICKEN CHICKEN
  • Diced Chicken in Black Bean Sauce $12.00
  • Gongbao Chicken with Cashew, Capsicum in Sweet Chilli Sauce $12.00
  • Satay Chicken $12.00
  • Braised Chicken with Garlic & Chinese Yellow Wine $12.00
PORK PORK
  • Sauteed Shredded Pork in Sweet & Spicy Sauce $12.00
  • Sauteed Shredded Pork in Peking Style Sauce $12.00
  • Traditional Sweet & Sour Pork $12.00
  • Rice Flavored Pork in Sichuan Sauce $16.00
BEEF BEEF
  • Sliced Beef in Sweet Chilli Sauce $12.00
  • Sliced Beef in Black Pepper Sauce $12.00
  • Sliced Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce $12.00
  • Sliced Beef in Mongolian Hot Sauce $12.00
  • Sliced Beef with Cumin and Chilli Powder $12.00
LAMB LAMB
  • Sliced Lamb in Cumin and Chilli Powder $16.00
  • Sliced Lamb in Curry $12.00
  • Sliced Lamb in Peppers and Black Bean $12.00
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Stir-fried Whole prawns in Ginger & Garlic Sauce $19.00
  • Stir-fried Whole Prawns in Five Spicy Sauce $19.00
  • Stir-fried Whole Prawns in Hot & Sour Sauce $19.00
  • Fried Fish Fillet in Hot & Sour Sauce $19.00
  • Deep Fried Prawns with Dried Garlic & Chilli $19.00
  • Fried Fish Fillet in Sweet & Sour Sauce $19.00
RICE & NOODLE RICE & NOODLE
  • Seafood Fried Noodles $12.00
  • Beef Fried Noodles $12.00
  • Chicken Fried Noodles $12.00
  • Yang Chow Fried Rice $12.00
  • Fried Rice with BBQ Pork $12.00
  • Curry Fried Rice / Noodles with Shrimp & Squid $12.00
  • Fried Rice with Crispy Skin Pork $12.00
  • Vegetable Fried Rice / Noodles $12.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Ham and cheese $5.00
    • Ham topped with mozzarella
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Honey glazed duck breast with potato croquette, soy glazed vege, orange puree & spiced jus $34
  • Parmaesan and basil tortellini with pine nuts, smoked leeks and herb puree $16
  • Confit pork and truffle croquette with smoked apple compote, beetroot two ways and mustard jus $30
  • Fish of the day with leeks, mushrooms, spinach and chive butter sauce $34
  • Apple, white chocolate and coco butter parfait $16
  • Pumpkin aronchini, smoked sprouts and crispy leaves, onion jelly and herb sauce $32
  • Freshly baked garlic bread $10
  • Eggs Benedict  with poached eggs,bacon, english muffin and hollandaise sauce $19
  • Breakfast salad, greens, crisp kale, marinated tomatoes, spiced seeds, pancetta, poached free range eggs $18.90
  • Asparagus, grana padano, extra virgin olive oil $7.90
  • Handmade pappardelle, beef cheek ragu, grana padano $22.90
  • Creamy portabello mushrooms, semolina gnocchi - Add crispy pancetta $5.90 $18.90
  • Special $17.90 pp
    • Monica's Warm Sourdough Sandwich / Smoked chicken salad, buckwheat, kale, avocado, baby spinach, roasted grapes, sage dressing / Fresh Fruit / Piccola Torta
  • - Add avocado $4.90
  • Fresh mozzarella, cherry tomato, basil $3.00
  • Benedict, grilled ham off the bone, free range eggs, muffin, croquette, hollandaise $18.90
  • Pear, blue cheese & walnut salad $18.5
    • with our honey-mustard dressing
  • Brunch stack $18.5
    • our big bach potato & vege hash cakes layered w/ tomato, bacon or haloumi topped w/ avocado, sour cream & our sensational sweet relish
  • Free range bacon (2) $5.6
  • Creamed mushrooms $4.6
  • Extra sauce $0.5
    • relish, aioli, hollandaise etc
  • Scrambled eggs and bacon $18.5
    • 3 eggs, 2 rashers of our bacon on toast
  • Raisin toast $10.5
    • home-made spicy raisin bread toasted with local chunky honey & butter
  • Smoked chicken salad $18.5
    • tender wood-smoked chicken with crisp mixed salad & our honey-mustard dressing
  • Chicken nuggets and fries $7.50
  • Hash Browns $2.00
  • Brioche French Toast $17.90
    • Orange flavoured brioche lightly caramelised, stacked with streaky bacon and banana served with cream cheese whip, maple syrup, sprinkled with pistachio praline.
  • Mini hot dogs and fries $7.50
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Breakfast Toast ( GF available) $5.00
    • 2 pieces Toast served with jam, honey or marmite.
  • Seafood Platter $19.90
    • Tender Hot Beef, with hot onion gravy, served in a bun with side of fries and green salad.
  • Hot Cakes $16.90
    • Hot cakes stacked with bacon and banana served with whipped cream, maple syrup and blueberries.
  • Fungo N/A
    • Garlic cream cheese base, roasted mushroom, kale, red onion & ricotta
  • Fettuccine $18.50
    • Creamy mushrooms, spring onion, pine nuts and babu spinach w shaved parmesan (Add chicken for $3.00)
  • Pull apart loaf $13.50
    • Warm cheese and bacon loaf w roasted garlic butter
  • Roasted pork belly $29.00
    • With shallot & ginger puree, bok choy, roasted peach & spring onion
  • 1Kg mussels $18.00
    • Choice of white wine garlic cream or spanish style w chorizo and basil
  • Rib eye 300g $41.00 / 400gm $55.00
    • Taranaki - green stone creek
  • Good home classic $22.00
    • Roasted chicken, bacon, mushroom, pineapple and aioli
  • Chiken wings $16.00
    • Hot and spicy w ranch dipper
  • Slowly Braised Duck Confit Risotto Cake w Spinach and Shaved Parmesan $23
  • Bistro Burger w homemade 150 g Beef & Pork Pattie, Caramalised Onion, Brie, Gherkin and Salads, Egg, Shoestring Fries $19
  • 2 course $40
  • Prime NZ Scotch Fillet $30
    • cooked to your liking w Caesar Salad and Pan Fried Potatoes, Jus
  • 1 course $30
  • PrimeHawke’s Bay Lamb Loin, Potato and Parmesan N/A
  • Sundried Tomato Stuffed Free Range Chicken Breast atop Pumpkin and Feta Cannelloni with Spinach and Vegetable Selection $30
  • Prime NZ Scotch Fillet cooked to your liking w Caesar Salad and our Pan Fried Potatoes, Jus N/A
  • The Family Feast $40.00
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Custom Mix $10.00 per head
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • -sauces / sour cream $1.00
  • -meat, fish or vege $2.00
  • -meat, fish or vege $2.00
  • quesadilla $9.90
    • Two tortillas pressed together or One folded in half filled with cheese, blended pinto or whole black beans, seasoned rice and your choice of meat, fish or veges and sauces.
  • -half size $9.90
  • -medium $9.90
  • -crispy $14.90
  • nachos $9.90
    • Crispy fresh made corn tortillas with blended pinto or whole black beans covered in melted cheese, topped with salsa fresca and served with your choice of meat, fish or veges and sauces
  • Fries $6.50
  • Soup of the day $13.00
  • Prime steaks $38.00/ $39.00
    • cooked to order w red wine jus served w fries or croquettes w your choice of sauces - or - compound butters/ Sauces : chimichurri ~ creamy awa blue ~ green pepper ~ chipotle hollandaise/ Butters : garlic ~ cafe de paris (Ribeye/ Tenderloin)
  • Butter chicken $35.00
    • chicken breast sautéed w pepper, onion, garlic & ginger flambéed in vodka at your table & finished w a butter sauce served w pilaf rice, roti bread & a selection of condiments
  • Fried free range egg $2.50
  • Market fish panko $35.00
    • crumbed w tartare or pan-fried w tomato salsa , preserved lemon mayonnaise, mash GFA
  • Beef cheeks $33.00
    • slow cooked in red wine served on soft mash
  • Spiced skillet prawns, garlic butter, wasabi mayonnaise $19.00
  • Crumbed Scallops $16.00
    • 8 crumbed scallops served with a side of fries
  • -Large $6.00
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $16.00
    • Lettuce, red onions, chicken on sliced white bread with a side of fries
  • Hot N Spicy Meat Platter P.O.A.
    • Chicken nibbles, lamb cutlets, spare ribs (Must be ordered a day in advance)
  • Chicken $16.00
    • Chicken, cranberry, brie
  • Fish Burger $18.00
    • With lettuce, tomato, onion, beetroot, battered fish & a side of fries
  • Chicken Burger $18.00
    • With lettuce, tomato, onion, beetroot, bacon, chicken pattie, cheeese and a side of fries
  • Shrimp Cocktail $12.00
  • The Steve Adams $16.00
    • Green Meadows 150gm beef patty, pickled beetroot, fried egg, Swiss cheese, grilled onions & tomato jam.
  • Sundae $10.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream with runny chocolate sauce & Oreo's crushed on top.
  • Fried Chicken Burger $16.00
    • Prohibition fried chicken, Swiss cheese, red slaw & chipotle mayo.
  • Ewe Know It $16.00
    • Lamb shoulder rillette croquette, crispy grilled field mushroom, mint jelly, marinated feta & red slaw.
  • Sauteed Broccoli $8.00
    • Preserved lemon, parsley oil, toasted seeds & shaved parmesan.
  • Sweet Potato Fries $8.00
    • Lime & black pepper seasoning & jalapeno mayo.
  • Bacon Rasher $3.00
  • Field Mushroom $3.00
  • BRUSCHETTA $10.90
    • three toasted pieces of ciabatta topped with fresh tomato, Spanish onion & feta.
  • REEF & BEEF add $9.00
    • make your steak a reef and beef.
  • BAILEYS CHEESECAKE $14.50
    • served with shortcake crumble and mixed berry gel.
  • RUMP 250G $28.90
  • GARDEN SALAD $12.90
    • with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, onion & carrot tossed in the house dressing.
  • FISH & CHIPS $18.90
    • battered gurnard with chips, salad, lemon wedge and tartare sauce.
  • ICE CREAM SUNDAE $9.90
    • scooped ice cream topped with whipped cream, wafers, crushed nuts & your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel.
  • Mushroom sauce
  • 4x Wontons
    • Pork wonton.
  • BBQ Pork Curry
    • Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, and BBQ pork stir fried with yellow curry. Served with white rice. Tell us how spicy you would like it in the comments.
  • $14 Combo
    • 1/2 ham fried rice, 1/2 chicken chop suey, 1 spring roll, 2 wontons, and 4 pieces of sweet 'n sour pork!
  • Bami Goreng
    • Fried soft noodles with broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots,, cabbage, ham, beef, shrimp, and chilli. Tell us how spicy you would like it in the comments.
  • Satay BBQ Pork
    • Carrots, capsicum, cucumber and BBQ pork stir fried with satay sauce. Served with white rice. Tell us how spicy you would like it in the comments.
  • Singapore Curried Rice Noodles
    • Rice noodles stir fried with broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, BBQ pork, shrimp, and yellow curry.
  • Ginger Beef & Spring Onion
    • Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, and beef stir fried with ginger & spring onion. Served with white rice.
  • Beef Oyster Sauce
    • Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, and beef stir fried with oyster sauce. Served with white rice.
  • White chocolate pancakes $18.00
    • Served with poached strawberries, topped with honey and mapple syrup
  • Chiclken laksa $17.50
    • Chicken cooked in ligth coconut red curry sauce, served with udon noodle and chinese dumplings
  • Monsignor croute $12.00
    • French style toasted sammy with tomato and brie or ham and cheese
  • Landing works $19.00
    • Bacon kransky sausage, tomato mushroom, hashbrown, baked bean, fried eggs and toast
  • Eggs benedict $17.00
    • Choice of bacon or salmon,topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Creamy garlic mushroom $17.50
    • Mushroom sautéed served on a parmesan and paprika savory french toast
  • Butty $9.50
    • Bacon or kransky sausage with fries egg served on stoch roll
  • Warm lamb salad $18.00
    • Lamb pan-fried with dried tomato and feta, topped with salad honey mustard and avocado oil
Laughing Buddha

Laughing Buddha

location

Address

1/38 Currie Street, New Plymouth Central, Taranaki, 4310, New Zealand

phone

Phone

067592065

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese , Gluten Free , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1/38 Currie Street, New Plymouth Central, Taranaki, 4310, New Zealand