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

  • Add salmon $9
  • 5 Stack Buttermilk Pancakes $18.9
  • Deluxe Beans $4.8
  • Monte Christo $16.9
    • Chicken, streaky bacon, cranberry sauce, camembert, red onion & creamy mayo
  • Add Breakfast Sides
  • Make it dirty add guacamole & Jalapeños $3.5
  • Fish Burger $15
    • Beer battered market fish served w/ swiss cheese, long sliced gherkins, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & tartare sauce.
  • Add Seasonal Avocado $3.5
  • Salad of the day $16
  • Salmon Bagel $9.00
    • Served with creme cheese & capers.
  • Dark chocolate fondant with orange sorbet, candy zest & chocolate soil $16
  • Chicken and ornage pate with mixed baby salad and toasted bread $16
  • Pulled pork , onion jam and brie burger with hand cut chips and aioli $20
  • Apple, white chocolate and coco butter parfait $16
  • Parmaesan and basil tortellini with pine nuts, smoked leeks and herb puree $16
  • Side Dishes $5.00
    • Hash browns / Garlic mushrooms / Bacon / Pork sausages / Salmon fillet
  • Pork belly, chilli, lemon, rosemary, garlic, black olive, semolina gnocchi, asparagus $28.90
  • Angus eye fillet, duck fat potatoes, slow roasted vine tomatoes, roast garlic jus $35.90
  • Caramelised leek, prosciutto, grana padano $3.00
  • Market fish, warm buckwheat salad, kale, avocado, baby spinach, pepadew $28.90
  • 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
  • Asparagus, prosciutto $3.50
  • Chocolate hazelnut bonbons, amaretto biscuit cream $12.90
  • Baby spinach, white anchovy, marinated tomato, pine nuts $3.00
  • -Combination $13.50
  • -Prawns $16.50
  • Ginger
  • -Prawns $16.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • ●Create Your Dessert Plate $10
    • Select Your Style, Ice Cream & Sauce
  • Pomodoro (GF, V)
    • Vine Ripened Tomato/ Basil / Balsamic
  • -Triple Chocolate
  • Three Cheese (GF, V)
    • Aged Cheddar / Parmesan/ Blue Cheese
  • Pesto (GF, V)
    • Rocket / Basil / Cashew/ Parmesan / Avocado Oil
  • ●Ice Cream
  • Pepper (GF)
    • Cracked Black Pepper/ Sherry / Beef Jus
  • Three Fowl
    • Grain Fed Chicken / Turkey/ Duck / Orange / Sage
  • Big Jim’s BLT $16.20
    • Juicy bacon, lettuce, tomato served on toasted ciabatta bread with aioli dressing and fries.
  • Eggs on Toast ( GF available) $11.50
    • Your choice of eggs, scrambled, poached or fried on wholegrain toast.
  • Breakfast Sausages $1.50
  • -Smoked salmon $3.50
  • Smoked Chicken Mango Salad $17.20
    • Smoked chicken with mango, fresh salad, served in a taco basket with mango salsa.
  • Toastie $7.50
    • Bacon and Egg Toastie with tomato relish.
  • Gluten Free Bread $1.00
  • Super Vegetarian Nachos $14.20
    • Topped with grilled cheese, served with sour cream and salsa.
  • Add some sides $6.50
  • Dark chocolate fondant with orange sorbet, candy zest & chocolate soil
  • Freshly baked garlic bread $10.00
  • Apple, white chocolate and coco butter parfait
  • Lemon & fruit salad tart, grapefruit ice & meringue shards
  • Confit pork and truffle croquette with smoked apple compote, beetroot two ways and mustard jus $30.00
  • Beer battered fish of the day with fries, green salad & homemade tartare sauce $27.00
  • Pulled pork , onion jam and brie burger with hand cut chips and aioli $20.00
  • Lambs Fry $17.90
    • A true fresh and local kiwi experience served on mashed potato with bacon, tomato and a red wine jus.
  • Classic Chicken Mignon $25.90
    • A chicken breast wrapped in a bacon served with portobello mushrooms, roast pumpkin and potatoes in a creamy garlic sauce.
  • Texas chicken salad $19.90
    • Golden grilled chicken pieces tossed through salad and greens with a ranch dressing
  • Side salads $3.90
  • The Real kiwi burger $20.90
    • prime grilled house made beef pattie with bacon, egg, cheese and all the fixings, served on a locally made bun with fries
  • Prime Taranaki scotch fillet steak $31.90
    • Cooked to your liking served with your choice of colesalw and salad served with fries and your choice of garlic butter, mushroom and pepper sauce
  • Stumble Inn's surf & turf $38.90
    • Grilled scotch fillet with a selection of seafood served with a creamy garlic and seafood sauce with your choice of colesalw and salad served with fries
  • Crumbed scallops $20.90 / $30.90
    • Hand crumbed scallops with your choice of colesalw or salad served with fries and tartare sauce 1/2 doz / 1 doz
  • #8. Salami, chilli, garlic, fresh basil, olives $16.00
  • #4. Salami, mushroom, gorgonzola, taleggio $19.00
  • #14. Garlic prawns, chilli, preserved lemons, rocket, chilli oil $19.00
  • #10. Salami, garlic oil, rosemary, parmesan, cherry tomatoes $18.50
  • #2. Smoked paprika sausage, roasted red peppers, onions $15.50
  • #12. Quattro cheese: gorgonzola, tallegio, provolone $19.00
  • #1. Margherita with fresh basil (v) $13.00
  • #7. Pork sausage, salami, manuka smoked ham, roasted onion $16.00
  • Spring roll $2.50
  • Chicken
    • Cheese, chicken, capsicum, mushroom & sundried tomato plus either: apricot, bbq or sweet chilli sauce
  • Fish cake $2.50
  • Cheese $8.00
    • 2 beef patties, extra cheese, salad and tomato relish
  • -bacon & egg
  • Tomato sauce $2.80
  • Potato fritter $0.80
  • (GF option available)
  • CHICKEN BACON MEATY
    • The Chicken Bacon Meaty Burger: 2 crispy chicken patties, 6 rashers of bacon, 2 slices of cheese, and BBQ sauce. Oh, and we added some onion too. It’s part of the Meatatarian Range, available for a limited time.
  • DOUBLE WHOPPER
    • How could you possibly improve the WHOPPER®? Make it bigger! Our DOUBLE WHOPPER® is a pairing of two flame-grilled beef patties topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a soft sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • CHICKEN BACON MEATY
    • The Chicken Bacon Meaty Burger: 2 crispy chicken patties, 6 rashers of bacon, 2 slices of cheese, and BBQ sauce. Oh, and we added some onion too. It’s part of the Meatatarian Range, available for a limited time.
  • THE BOMB
    • With flame grilled beef, bacon, creamy mayo, smoky BBQ sauce and our mouth-watering crispy onion chips *drool*.
  • SAUSAGE BENE
    • Our NEW Sausage Bene is a combination of a sizzling sausage patty, freshly cooked egg, our signature streaky bacon, melted cheese, creamy Kato hollandaise sauce and nestled inside a warm English muffin. Start the day the right way at BK
  • CHEESEBURGER STUNNER MEAL $5.00
    • The Cheeseburger Stunner Meal includes one Cheeseburger, small fries, small soft drink and a sundae. Now that's value.
  • SALAD BURGER
    • Crispy onion rings, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and cheese with our creamy mayonnaise, all served on a toasted sesame seed bun. One bite and you’ll be hooked. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal
  • NUGGET BURGER
    • A new addition to the chicken family; delicious crispy tempura 100% chicken breast BK Nuggets, with crunchy lettuce and mayo in a sesame seed bun. That's #nuggetlove for you!
  • -9 inch $9.00
  • -Medium $17.00
  • Roast Beef Dinner w Horseradish Sauce
  • -9 inch $11.00
  • -12 inch $14.00
  • -Mini $10.00
  • Hawaiian
  • -Medium $17.00
  • Vegetable samosa (2pc) $6.00
    • Flaky pastry, filled with diced potatoes, peas and cumin seed, then fried golden brown.
  • Gulab jamun $5.00
  • Kadai prawns $18.00
    • This mouth-watering dish is cooked with crushed Tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander.
  • Tandoori prawns (12pc) $18.00
    • Marinated prawns cooked in the tandoor.
  • Kadai (chicken/lamb) $15.90
    • This mouth-watering dish is cooked with Crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and Coriander. Best spice level MEDIUM.
  • Mushroom-mattar $15.80
    • Peas and Mushroom cooked with tomatoes, spices and herbs.
  • Peas pulao $6.50
    • Basmati rice cooked with sautéed peas, onions and spices.
  • Lamb nawabi $15.50
    • Diced lamb lightly sautéed with onions, garlic- ginger Coriander, tomatoes, cooked with spices, yoghurt and cream.
  • Mini Fruit Pudding $5.50
    • Served hot
  • -With cheese $0.50
  • Tuesday lunch $7.00
    • See Staff
  • Bacon & Egg T/S $6.50
  • -Extra fillings $0.50
  • Seafood Basket $16.00
    • Calamari, mussels, fish bites, crab sticks, shrimps, scallops & Hoki served with salad & fries.
  • Apple Shortcake $5.50
    • Served hot
  • Omelette $12.00
    • 2 fillings of your choice
  • Chicken tikka (GF) H $8.00 / F $15.00
  • Jalfrezi $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, Vegetables cooked in the tandoor and finished with capsicum and onion with Indian spices
  • Shahi paneer $14.50
    • Cottage cheese cubes cooked in tomato gravy & cashew nut paste
  • Cheese naan $3.00
  • Pulao rice $5.90
    • Pan fried rice cooked with dry fruits
  • Korma (GF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, lamb, Vegetables cooked in delicious cashew nut gravy
  • Murg lababdar (GF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, paneer cooked in ginger garlic paste, finished with a creamy tomato flavoured sauce with sliced capsicum & onions
  • All curries are served with rice
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