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

  • Cuban Toasties
  • Berry compote & cream cheese $10
  • Half $13.5
  • Fish Burger $15
    • Beer battered market fish served w/ swiss cheese, long sliced gherkins, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & tartare sauce.
  • Add bacon $3.50
  • Our fries are GF
  • Deluxe Double Cheese Burger $22.9
    • Double Prime Angus ground beef patty, double cheddar cheese,long sliced pickles, tomato relish, mayo & American mustard.
  • Add Streaky bacon $3.5
  • Vogel’s Toast (V) $7.50
    • Choose preserves or manuka honey
  • Breakfast Salad (GF) (NF) $16.80
    • With avocado, bacon, tomatoes, poached egg, parmesan & rocket
  • Wedges $14.80
    • With cheese, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • -sautéed mushrooms $16.80
  • Buttermilk Pancakes (V **) $15.50
    • With grilled banana, salted caramel sauce, macadamia nuts & vanilla ice cream
  • World Famous Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $18.50
    • With lettuce, mayonnaise & cheese toasted & skewered together served with fries
  • Rosemary potatoes $5.50
  • Straight Cut Chips (V )
    • With tomato sauce, condensed milk mayo & aioli
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
  • 3 Mixed Pakora $8.00
    • Thinly Sliced Potato, Onion, Silverbeet And Cauliflower, Mixed In A Chickpea Batter And Flash Fried.
  • Vege Lababdar $19.99
    • Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Cooked In Ginger And Garlic, Finished With A Creamy Tomato Flavoured Sauce With Sliced Capsicum And Onions.
  • Egg Plant Subzi $18.99
    • Roasted Egg Plant Cooked With Potatoes, Ginger, Garlic And Red Onion. Garnished With Fresh Coriander.
  • Daal Makhani $17.99
    • Lentils Stewed On A Slow Fire Overnight, Garnished With Ginger And Coriander.
  • Chana Masala $18.99
    • Boiled Chickpeas Cooked With Onion, Potatoes, Coriander And Mix Spice. Goes Well With Mango Chutney.
  • Beef Or Chicken Madras $19.99
    • Delicious Curry Garnished And Prepared With Coconut Sauce In South Indian Style.
  • Grilled Meat Platter $20.99
    • A Selection Of Meats Marinated In Yoghurt And Spices With Sliced Onions And Capiscums.
  • Sausage & bacon sandwich $21.5
    • our meaty lamb & herb sausages partnered with bacon, crunchy salad and our sweet relish then sandwiched between garlic toasted ciabatta
  • Bach breakfast $22.5
    • rashers of bach bacon, our own meaty sausage, seared tomato, 2 eggs any style, home-made potato & vege hash cake and toast. gf available add $3.00
  • New Yorker French toast $18.5
    • thick, spicy raisin bread sandwiched with pics chunky peanut butter and bananas, then dipped in eggy batter & fried in butter drizzled with maple syrup & dusted with cinnamon
  • Raisin toast $10.5
    • home-made spicy raisin bread toasted with local chunky honey & butter
  • Creamed mushrooms $4.6
  • Spinach or tomato $3.6
  • Pancake stack $16.5
    • 3 thick soft pancakes layered with our jammy rhubarb & plum conserve, served with yoghurt or whipped cream gf available add $3.00
  • Smoky crisps - barb's fakebacon $3.6
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • Traditional Ciabatta with smoked chicken, cranberry and melted cheese.
  • Mushrooms $9.00
    • Perfectly sauteed button mushrooms, with fresh of rosemary and bacon served on a piece of garlic bread. Vegetarian option without bacon available.
  • -With garlic aioli $8.00
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • Freshly toasted
  • Calamari $11.00
    • Crispy fried calamari coated with lemon pepper.
  • Lamb Shank
    • Tender lamb shank slow cooked with red wine mint and herb sauce Served with a side of beer battered fries and fresh salad.
  • - One Shank $26.00
  • - Two Shanks $32.00
  • SUPER SMOOTHIE(DF)(V)(GF) $9.00
    • banana, kiwifruit and strawberries blended with a dash of ginger and shot of chia seed
  • EST EVER SALAD(DF)(GF) $14.50
    • hot smoked salmon mixed with crunchy potatoes, baby spinach, herbed labneh and a zingy citrus dressing finished with a poached egg
  • HUEVOS A LA MEXICANA(DF)(V)(GF) $16.50
    • homemade chilli beans served in a crispy tortilla with avocado, sour cream, salsa and a poached egg
  • OMELETTE(DF)(GF) $17.50
    • 3 eggs omelette with choice of 4 fillings: tomato/spinach/mushrooms/feta/onion/bacon or salmon.Served with hollandaise
  • ALA BENEDICT $15.50
    • 2 poached eggs with home-made hollandaise on top of an English muffin with spinach
  • BIGGEST BREAKFAST(in town) $9.50
    • eggs on toast + add tomatoes/mushrooms/spinach/potatoes/beans ($4.50)
  • BREAD & SPREADS(DF)(V)(GF) $9.50
    • a mixture of multigrain and sourdough with the option of homegrown honey, jam, peanut butter or marmite
  • FRENCH TOAST(DF)(GF) $17.50
    • oatie french toast served with bacon, banana, blueberries, maple & cream
  • -fish cake $2.50
  • -dim sim $1.00
  • Boysenberry Fudge $2.00
  • -sausage $2.50
  • -spring roll $2.50
  • -saveloy $2.50
  • ●rolls
  • Takeaway Fish Meal $15.00
    • (Fish, Chips, Egg, Cheese, Onion, Tomato, Beetroot, Salad)
  • Masala Dosa $11.99
    • Dosa stuffed with a lightly cooked filling of potatoes, onions and spices
  • Lamb Biriyani $19.00
  • Uttappam $12.00
    • Thick medium size dosa topped with tomato, onion, capsicum, green chilly, corriander and optional cheese. Uttapam is sometimes characterised as an Indian Pizza
  • Vegetable Curry $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with Kerala spices, tomato & onion
  • Gobi Manchurian $15.00
    • Cauliflower is battered with a crispy coating and is tossed with a mouth watering spicy sauce,diced capsicum, onion, tomato, mild chilly paste and finished with corriander leaves
  • Lamb Korma $18.00
    • Cooked lamb and potatoes stewed in rich coconut milk and flavoured with whole spices and fresh herbs is a rich, thick and creamy dish
  • Fish Curry $18.00
    • Typical Kerala fish speciality with authentic Malabar flavour. This probably is the most striking of all curries mainly because of its attractive colour in which fish is cooked in coconut milk along with fried rice chilly, onion, ginger, garlic, tomato, chopped coconut and other spices
  • Squid Curry $17.00
    • Famous South Indian squid curry cooked in tangy gravy with a flavour of mustard seeds, ginger, garlic, onion, tomato and mild chilly and garnished with coconut cream
  • Madras(chicken/lamb/ beef) $15.50
    • A favourite with those who enjoy their curry With coconut. A South Indian dish with onions, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Chicken tikka masala $15.90
    • An internationally renowned dish. Boneless Chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spices.
  • Tandoori prawns (12pc) $18.00
    • Marinated prawns cooked in the tandoor.
  • Chicken-apricot $15.50
    • Chicken cooked in onion, capsicum, apricot and special Spices in a creamy tomato sauce.
  • Kid butter chicken & rice $8.50
  • Butter naan $3.50
    • Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with ghee.
  • Basket of fries with butter chicken sauce $8.90
    • Without Chicken
  • Onion bhaji (4pc) $6.00
    • Thinly sliced onions in a crispy chickpea batter….
  • Lamb Shank on Mash with Gravey (Gluten Free) $14.00
  • Bacon Pasta $6.00
  • Cheesy Bacon Wedges $12.50
  • Bacon Benny (Gluten Free) $15.00
    • Two eggs poached with bacon on 2 potato roasties with hollandaise sauce
  • Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad with Feta (Gluten Free) $10.00
  • -add bacon/ mushrooms/ sausages/ potato roastie/ hollandaise $1.00
  • Smoked Chicken + Bacon Salad (Gluten Free) $15.00
  • Fish n Chips $6.00
  • Mango Kulfi $3.00
  • Mixed Pickle $2.50
  • Samosa (2 pcs) $5.00
    • Triangular pastry filled with seasoned potatoes and peas, deep fried till golden brown and served with chutney
  • Mango Chutney $2.50
  • Vegetable Korma $14.90
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in an exotic curry variation using cashew nut base
  • Matar Paneer $14.90
    • Cubes of cottage cheese and peas cooked with ginger, onion, and tomato in brown gravy
  • Aloo gobi $14.90
    • Cubed potato and cauliflower deep fried and cooked with sliced onion, ginger, chillies and tomato based gravy
  • Lamb Seekh Kebab (5 pcs) $10.00
    • Minced lamb mixed with delicious Indian spices and cooked over tandoor, served with chutney
  • House jus
  • Pepper sauce
  • Diane sauce
  • Steak fries
  • VEGGIE EXPLOSION $21.90
    • veggie stack consisting of pumpkin, kumara, carrot, mushroom, courgette & tomato, served with poached eggs & tomato, reduction, finished with hollandaise sauce.
  • Garden salad
  • Mac 'n' cheese
  • MUSHROOM & HALOUMI $18.90
    • grilled portobello and halloumi served with lettuce, tomato & house mayo.
  • Fish 'n' chips $11.00
  • Roast meal of the day / $14.50 $18.00
  • Shrimp cocktail $9.50
    • With seafood sauce
  • Curry of the day $19.50
    • With jasmine rice & flat bread
  • Chicken & basil crepes $14.50
    • With cheese & salad
  • Battered scallops $18.50
  • Lambs fry & bacon $16.50
    • With potato mash & vegetables
  • With chips & salad $28.50
  • Moroccan Chicken Burger $18.5
    • Moroccan spiced BLT chicken burger and fries served with a side of ketchup and aioli.
  • Extras and Snacks $7.5 / $12 / $7
    • Fries and aioli / Chicken nuggets and fries / Garden salad
  • Roasted Vegetable Risotto $17.5
    • Served in a rich and creamy pesto au gratin.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nachos $14.5
    • Our nachos are served with beef bolognaise with cheesy crust on crispy chips with sour cream.
  • Mantra Burger $18
    • American style burger served with wasabi mayonnaise, pear 'n' fig chutney, petit salad, fried egg and fries served with a side of ketchup and aioli.
  • Landing works $19.00
    • Bacon kransky sausage, tomato mushroom, hashbrown, baked bean, fried eggs and toast
  • open chicken sandwich $18.50
    • BBQ chicken and bacon with cheese on top of toasted vienna bread and salad
  • Monsignor croute $12.00
    • French style toasted sammy with tomato and brie or ham and cheese
  • 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
  • Muesli $10.50
    • Homemade caramelized muesli, served with milk and yogurt
  • Mammoth pie $18.50
    • Steak and mushroom pie in red wine gravy topped with pastry, side with mashed potato
  • Chiclken laksa $17.50
    • Chicken cooked in ligth coconut red curry sauce, served with udon noodle and chinese dumplings
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