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 Tikka h $10.90 f $19.90
    • Juicy Morsels Of Boneless Chicken Marinated In Spices Overnight And Slow Roasted In The Tandoor.
  • Navratan Korma $18.99
    • Fresh Mixed Vegetables Cooked In A Cashew Nut And Yoghurt Sauce.
  • Malai Kofta $18.99
    • Mashed Potatoes And Cottage Cheese Deep Fried And Cooked In A Rich Gravy.
  • Papadum Platter $8.99
    • Papadams Served With A Mango Chutney, Pickle And Chopped Onion, Cucumber And Tomato Salad.
  • Chicken Salad $20.99
    • Chunky Pieces Of Chicken Missed With Cheese And Garden Fresh Salad In A Delicious Caesar Dressing, Served With Garlic Bread
  • Saag - Aloo Or Paneer $18.99
    • A Laid Back And Lightly Spiced Puree Of Spinach With Your Choice Of Potato Or Cottage Cheese.
  • Keema Naan $6.50
    • Plain Flour Bread Stuffed With Lamb Mince And Coriander.
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
  • Asparagus, grana padano, extra virgin olive oil $7.90
  • Smoked salmon, mascarpone, lemon $3.00
  • Kedgeree, smoked kahawhai, coriander yoghurt, poached free range egg $18.90
  • Asparagus, poached egg, grana padano $14.90
  • Florentine, spinach, mushroom, free range eggs, muffin, croquette, hollandaise $18.90
  • Monica’s mac ‘n’ cheese, crispy pancetta, toasted bread crumbs $22.90
  • Monica’s mac ‘n’ cheese, crispy pancetta, toasted bread crumbs $22.90
  • Duck Fat Potatoes $7.90
  • Steak & Egg $18.50
    • W french fries & cafe de paris garlic butter
  • - Vege styles $17.00
  • Brunch Quesadilla $18.50
    • Layered tortilla, potato hash, bacon, cheese & topped w spicy beans & two fried eggs
  • - Rosti $3.50
  • Savoury Mince $16.50
    • On toast w poached eggs & holly
  • -+bacon $15.00
  • Tenders & Fries $8.00
  • BLT $17.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato w aioli & fries
  • Buffalo Wings ( GF) $12
    • With Hickory Smoked Bbq Sauce
  • Antipasto $12
    • Mixed Olives / Prosciutto/ Marinated Feta / Dukkah/ Crostini
  • Quinoa Tabbouleh ( GF, V) $10
    • Quinoa / Cucumber / Tomato/ Mint / Lemon / Sesame/ Goji Berry
  • Toasted Mini Baguette $8
    • With Garlic Butter
  • -Shortbread
  • Mash (GF, V)
    • Agria Potato / Garlic / Dijon
  • -3 X Balls $24
  • -Black Doris Plum
  • Chicken Tenders and Chips $9.90
    • Crumbed chicken tenders with chips and sauce
  • Premium Steak Open Sandwich $19.90
    • Thin sliced grass fed beef, cooked medium, topped with caramelised onion, layered on salad greens and a thick slab or herbed focaccia. Served with steak fries and onion rings
  • Cheeseburger $9.90
    • Grilled beef and cheese burger with fries and sauce
  • -With Bacon $19.90
  • GF=Gluten Free
  • V=Vegetarian
  • Side of Pigtails $5.00
  • Beef Nachos $14.90
    • Crispy cheese corn chips smothered in our mild spiced tex mes style beef and black bean mix. Topped with salsa and sour cream
  • Chickpea Salad $9.90
  • Cheesecake $8.90
    • Ask our staff for the selection available today
  • Mango Chutney $1.90
  • Dal Turkha $8.90
    • Light aromatic yellow split pea dal
  • Sticky Date Pud with Toffee Sauce $8.90
    • Lush date pudding drowning in toffee sauce
  • Baileys Fudge Cake $8.90
    • Moist fudge cake with Baileys, chocolate cream, dark truffle and almonds
  • Dutch Apple Crumble Pie $8.90
    • Chunky baked apple, cinnamon and spices on a sweet pastry base all topped with crunchy crumble
  • *NEW* Keema Naan $5.90
  • Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Roast Beef Salad $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Cheeky Chicken $5.00
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • - 4 Pack $4.90
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Black Tiger Prawns
    • Ripened avocado / lime & coriander / mango / tamarind
  • Olive Infused Ricotta Gnocchi
    • Spinach puree / pickled baby beetroot / fine parmesan
  • Land & Garden Salad
    • fresh melon / prosciutto / rocket / shaved apple / walnuts
  • Apple Cider Slow Cooked Free Range Pork Belly
    • Preserved figs / pickled fennel / young bok choy / sautéed baby carrots / marsala cream
  • Manuka Honey & Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta
    • macadamia ginger praline / coconut scented tapioca / glazed blueberries / popcorn shoots.
  • Angus Pure T-Bone Porterhouse 400g
  • Bananas Foster
    • Caramelised bananas / salted butterscotch, / gluten-free crepe / date & honey loaf / kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream
  • Trio of Lamb
    • Lamb shank cigar / grilled lamb backstrap / braised lamb belly / pea puree / sesame ash / mint yogurt
  • -vegetarian, with either mushrooms or tomato (V) $15.00
  • Bacon and Eggs $13.50
    • Two eggs (fried, poached or scrambled) with bacon, served with toast
  • Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich (BLT) $15.50
    • Pan-fried bacon, tomato slices and garden fresh lettuce with aioli in toasted super grain bread. Served
  • Gf gluten free
  • -salmon $18.00
  • Botannix Stack $18.50
    • Potato and herb rosti with wilted spinach, portobello mushroom, roasted tomato, pan-fried bacon,
  • And crispy bacon served with toast
  • Eggs Benedict
    • A traditional benedict with two poached eggs, spinach and either salmon or bacon on toasted bread topped with our own botannix hollandaise sauce
  • Pancakes $14.90
    • Stack of pancakes, blueberry compote and mascarpone
  • Omelettes $17.90
    • 3 egg omelettes made with Annie’s free range eggs/Free range ham off the bone & Whitestone Farmhouse -
  • Burgers $15.90
    • Cheese - Pure beef pattie, Swiss cheese, pickles, aioli, cos, brioche bun
  • Annie’s free range eggs 12.90
    • any style & served on toasted sourdough -
  • South Island Blue Cod $19.90
    • in a crisp Steinlager Pure batter served with French fries & Airspresso tartare(Add an extra piece of Blue Cod + $7.90 )
  • Avocado (seasonal) - $4.00
  • All Day Breakfast $21.90
    • 2 of Annie’s free range eggs, toasted sourdough, free range bacon, slow roasted tomato, hash brown and Portabello mushroom
  • Omelettes $17.90
    • 3 egg omelettes made with Annie’s free range eggs/Zucchini & Whitestone Fuchsia Creek feta -
  • WEDGES $12.50
    • served with sour cream & sweet chilli.
  • LAMB RUMP $31.90
    • served with a cauliflower puree, wilted bok choy & buttered baby carrots, finished with the house jus.
  • Fried eggs
  • REEF & BEEF add $9.00
    • make your steak a reef and beef.
  • Seasonal steamed veg
  • Garden salad
  • Extra sides $5.50
  • BREAD & PICKLED MUSSELS $11.50
    • toasted ciabatta with house pickled mussels.
  • Battered scallops $18.50
  • Roast meal of the day / $14.50 $18.00
  • Creamy potato mash $4.00
  • Crispy battered sweet & sour pork $16.50
    • With rice
  • Oven baked garlic cob $7.50
    • With aioli
  • Chicken & basil crepes $14.50
    • With cheese & salad
  • Lunches available Tuesday thru Sundays 11.30am - 2.00pm Dinners available Tuesday thru Sundays 5.30pm - 8.30pm
  • Lambs fry & bacon $16.50
    • With potato mash & vegetables
  • French toast $13.00
    • served with Bacon & grilled banana
  • Hot Chips & Chicken nuggets $8.00
  • Gourmet BLT & CLT Sandwich $12.00
    • bacon or chicken, lettuce & tomato on toasted focaccia bread with your choice of dressing (mayo or honey mustard)
  • Kids breakfast $10.00
    • half portion of big breakfast
  • Toasted Bagel $10.50
    • with salmon & cream cheese
  • Kids Toasted Bagel $6.00
    • with cream cheese & jam
  • BBs Salmon $22.90
    • 200g. salmon grilled to your liking served with prawns & garden salad.
  • Extra special fillings each $1.50
    • avocado, chicken, bacon, egg, mushroom
  • Salad of the Day POA
    • (see specials)
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $17.9
    • Succulent tender chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and diced onions, garnished with fresh coriander.(GF)
  • Moroccan Chicken Burger $18.5
    • Moroccan spiced BLT chicken burger and fries served with a side of ketchup and aioli.
  • Nachos $14.5
    • Our nachos are served with beef bolognaise with cheesy crust on crispy chips with sour cream.
  • Fresh Fish Fillet $20
    • Options: Battered or Pan Fried. The choice of battered or pan fried served with fresh garden salad and fries, finished with garlic aioli and a lemon wedge.
  • Roast vegetables salad $16
    • Roast seasonal vegetables with mesculan salad served with avocado dressing.
  • Hot Blond(not for the faint hearted) $18.9
    • An exotic indian hot chicken curry cooked with cumin seed and red onions served with a side of vanilla ice cream to cool the mouth and refresh your taste buds.
  • Cajun Spiced Chicken Open Sandwich $18
    • Served on toasted garlic ciabatta, fresh garden salad finished with hollandaise sauce topped with potato thins.
  • Chicken thigh grill $18.50
    • Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper and served with homemade dip
  • Chicken moussaka $19.50
    • Traditional eggplant layer, potato, corjet with chicken comes with salad and tzatziki
  • Grilled halloumi $18.00
    • Served with mediterranean salad and grilled halloumi and walnut sauce
  • Cajun chicken $16.00
    • Marinated chicken and seasonal salad
  • Mixed shish kebab $19.50
    • Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with homemade dips
  • Chicken iskender $16.50
    • Served with rice, salad, homemade turkish bread and dips
  • Lamb shish kebab $18.00
    • Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
  • Chicken shish kebab $18.00
    • Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
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