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

  • Kids beef burger $12.80
    • beef pattie and lettuce with chips and tomato sauce
  • Cajun joe $23.00
    • harissa marinated free range chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, caramelised onions, rocket, mozzarella, joe’s tomato sauce and minted yoghurt dressing
  • Pikelets $6.80
    • lemon and vanilla sugar
  • Chocolate brownie $8.00
    • with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Add bratwurst $3.50
  • Chicken joe $25.80
    • free range chicken breast stuffed with herbs, lemon and cream cheese, with joe’s green salad, gravy and mash
  • Joe's caesar - with free range chicken $22.80
    • streaky bacon, shaved parmesan, garlic croutons, cos lettuce and a soft free range egg with joe’s caesar dressing (anchovies optional)
  • Crumbed lamb medallions $25.80
    • lamb rump medallions crumbed in a parmesan panko crust, joe’s green salad, pea mash and fresh mint butter
  • Pesto (GF, V)
    • Rocket / Basil / Cashew/ Parmesan / Avocado Oil
  • Churros $12
    • With Chocolate Dipping Sauce
  • Quinoa Tabbouleh ( GF, V) $10
    • Quinoa / Cucumber / Tomato/ Mint / Lemon / Sesame/ Goji Berry
  • ●Sauce
  • -Profiterole
  • Potato Bombs ( GF) $9
    • With Cracked Pepper Gravy
  • Pork
    • Ruby Fields Pork / Fennel / Apple
  • -Vanilla
  • NZ Whitebait Fritter $34.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • Herb Bread $9.00
    • Bacon cheese & garlic
  • -1 doz $49.50
  • Fish $15.00
  • Speciality Fish $35.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • Prawn Cutlets $16.00
    • Marinated in sweet chilli & garlic, battered to finis
  • with handcut chips
  • Flamed Scallops $18.00
    • with a creamy safron sauce
  • #9. Marinara (no mozzarella) oregano, garlic, sea salt, parmesan (v) $11.50
  • #6. Spinach, goat cheese, chilli (v) $16.5
  • #11. Zucchini, pine nuts, chilli, garlic, fennel, ricotta $15.50
  • #10. Salami, garlic oil, rosemary, parmesan, cherry tomatoes $18.50
  • #3. Prosciutto, rocket, shaved parmesan $18.50
  • #7. Pork sausage, salami, manuka smoked ham, roasted onion $16.00
  • #1. Margherita with fresh basil (v) $13.00
  • #15. Fungi, prosciutto, garlic, rocket, truffle oil $17.00
  • Cheezy Weezy $7.00
  • Sausage $2.50
  • Cheese $8.00
    • 2 beef patties, extra cheese, salad and tomato relish
  • Two filling (excl. Steak) $5.00
  • -chicken, bacon & mushroom / curry chicken / butter chicken / thai green chicken / chicken, camembert & cranberry / satay chicken
  • Chicken $8.00
    • 1 chicken fattie, salad and bbq sauce
  • American donut $1.90
  • Meat pattie $2.80
  • Chicken Tikka $12.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
  • Jalfrezi $16.00
    • A tangy flavoured lamb dish with chunks of capsicum, tomatoes and onions
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.00
    • Marinated chicken tikka pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce
  • Garlic Rikka $12.00
    • Boneless chicken marinated overnight with garlic, yoghurt and spices
  • Rogan Josh $16.00
    • Chunks of lamb or beef cooked in a thick curry sauce
  • Fresh Green Salad $8.00
  • Navratan Korma $14.00
    • Seasonal mix vegetables cooked in cashew nut sauce and cream dressing with raisins
  • Spinach and Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Fresh Spinach leaves and cheese stuffed with spices in the bread
  • Gluten free berry crepes $3.80
  • Carrot loaf $12.00
  • Fruit strudel $3.80
  • Ciabatta loaf $5.60
  • Eccles cakes $3.20
  • Square loaf $4.50
    • bran
  • Gluten free frittata $4.80
  • Paris-Brest $3.80
  • Side Salad $5.50
  • Mudcake Small $45.00
  • -all cakes must be ordered 48 hours in advance
  • 1 Scoop $4.00
  • Green Meadows Grass Fed Beef Burger $18.80
    • With Rocket, Caramelised Onions, Blue Cheese Mayo & Beer Battered Fries
  • Cinnamon French Toast $15.80
    • With Rhubarb, Mascarpone & Maple
  • Banana Cake Small $45.00
  • Coconut Crusted Prawns $17.80
    • With Asian Slaw & Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
  • -add bacon/ mushrooms/ sausages/ potato roastie/ hollandaise $1.00
  • Chicken Nuggets with Fries $6.00
  • Toasties (Gluten Free available)
    • Fillings: ham, cheese, onion (red), pineapple, mushroom, egg, bacon, tomato
  • Smoked Chicken + Bacon Salad (Gluten Free) $15.00
  • Porridge $9.00
  • 2 Filled Toasties with Fries $6.00
  • Bacon Pasta $6.00
  • Twiced Cooked Pork Belly on Roasted Veges (Gluten Free) $16.00
  • Harabara kebab (DF) (V) $6.00
    • Spinach, potato, corn and paneer flavored with Indian herbs & spices
  • Seafood curry $17.00
    • Fresh pieces of fish, prawns, scallops and squids sauteed in coconut curry, onions, blanched tomatoes and mustard seed
  • Basmati rice $2.50
  • Kadai paneer $14.50
    • Deep fried paneer cooked in spicy sauce with capsicum and sliced onion
  • Aloo paratha $4.00
  • veg makhani $14.50
    • Vegetables cooked in a creamy tomato gravy with butter
  • Mango kulfi $3.00
  • Onion bhaji (GF) (DF) (V) $6.00
    • Sliced onion fried in chickpea flour batter
  • 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
  • Botannix Full Cooked Breakfast $18.00
    • Two eggs, two kransky sausages, grilled tomato, potato rosti, sautéed mushrooms
  • V vegetarian
  • Smoked Salmon Bagel $15.50
    • Premium aoraki mt cook cold smoked salmon on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, capers and a generous side salad
  • -vegetarian, with either mushrooms or tomato (V) $15.00
  • Botannix Stack $18.50
    • Potato and herb rosti with wilted spinach, portobello mushroom, roasted tomato, pan-fried bacon,
  • -salmon $18.00
  • 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
  • Haloumi $3.00
  • Mini Cheese Burger $10.00
    • With hand cut chips & tomato sauce.
  • Lettuce $1.00
  • Grilled Asparagus $9.00
    • Persian feta, almond dukkah & fresh lemon (seasonal).
  • Sweet Potato Fries $8.00
    • Lime & black pepper seasoning & jalapeno mayo.
  • Swiss Cheese $2.00
  • Lettuce Cups Free
  • Beers for the Chefs POA
  • -large $21
  • Big Easy
    • smoked chicken, apricots, cream cheese, spring onion, mozzarella
  • Chicken Burger $18.50
    • grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cranberry on a toasted sesame seed bun with fries
  • Open Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • grilled scotch fillet medium rare, lettuce, tomatoes, battered onion rings, mushroom sauce, on toasted bread with fries
  • Hamana
    • smoked nz salmon, cream cheese, capers, mozzarella, rocket
  • Salt and Pepper Squid $10.00
    • with aioli/sweet chilli sauce
  • Crumbed Scallops $19.50
    • 1/2 dozen panko crumbed scallops served with salad, fries & tartare sauce
  • Garlic Pizza Breads $7.00
  • SOFTDRINKS -
  • Seafood Basket** $15.00
  • Chicken Schnitzel Lightly crumbed chicken schnitzel fried until golden, served with salad, chips & plum sauce $15.00
  • Snapper**(subject to availability) $6.50
  • 2 Fried Eggs $3.00
  • Curry Roll $3.00
  • Garlic Aioli $3.00
  • - Chilli Beans V $9.00
  • B.L.T $15.90
    • bacon, lettuce & tomato served on toasted ciabatta bread.
  • RIB EYE 250G $32.90
  • GARLIC PRAWNS & SAFFRON RICE $16.90
    • pan cooked prawn cutlets in a creamy garlic & white wine sauce.
  • Pepper sauce
  • MARKET FISH POA
    • staff will advise of today’s special.
  • Confit garlic butter
  • Seasonal steamed veg
  • WEDGES $12.50
    • served with sour cream & sweet chilli.
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