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

  • -Gluten free breads available add $2.00
  • Braised Beef Cheek $20.50
    • With pumpkin gnocchi and crispy kale
  • ·Two Free Range Eggs (V) $12.50
    • Fried, poached or scrambled on toasted tank or vogel’s
  • -sautéed mushrooms $16.80
  • Elixir Eggs Benedict
    • Served on vogel’s or tank toast with hollandaise & free range eggs.Choose from:
  • -add bacon $18.50
  • Roasted Mushrooms & Kale (GF) ( V) $17.50
    • With lemon, thyme, chilli & pine nuts with quinoa & cauliflower cakes & a poached egg
  • Wedges $14.80
    • With cheese, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • e.$ 23.90
  • Antipasto Toscano $22.90
    • a fine assortment of italian & NZ delicacies
  • Capesante Inferno
    • gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
  • Cozze Alla Genovese $18.90
    • steamed mussels, frascati wine, garlic, chilli, onion, rosmarino & tomato crema
  • Fegatini Al Marsala $19.90
    • chicken livers sautéed in olive oil w. garlic, mushroom, sundried tomato & onion in a marsala creme sauce, grilled italian loaf
  • marinated feta cheese $8.90
  • Garden Salad $9.99
  • Navratan Korma $18.99
    • Fresh Mixed Vegetables Cooked In A Cashew Nut And Yoghurt Sauce.
  • Onion Bhaji $7.50
    • Sliced Onions Stirred Through Chickpea Batter And Flash Fried.
  • Potato Kulcha $6.50
    • Naan Bread Stuffed With Potato And Peas
  • Kashmiri Naan $6.50
    • Special Naan From Kashmir. Plain Flour Bread Stuffed With Dry Fruits
  • Seekh Kebab h $10.90 f $19.90
    • Skewered Lamb Infused With Spices And Cooked Over The Tandoor.
  • Daal Makhani $17.99
    • Lentils Stewed On A Slow Fire Overnight, Garnished With Ginger And Coriander.
  • Aloo Gobhi $18.99
    • Potatoes And Cauliflower Florets Cooked Together With Red Onion, Tumeric, Herbs And Spices. Goes Well With Raita. (Recommended By Chefs).
  • Mac N’ Three Cheese (V)
    • Cheddar / Parmesan / Blue
  • -Choc Chip
  • -Garlic / Cheese / Pancet Ta $10
  • Pork
    • Ruby Fields Pork / Fennel / Apple
  • ●Create Your Dessert Plate $10
    • Select Your Style, Ice Cream & Sauce
  • Stroganoff (GF, V)
    • Button Mushroom / Sherry/ Garlic / Tarragon / Cream
  • Pesto (GF, V)
    • Rocket / Basil / Cashew/ Parmesan / Avocado Oil
  • -Salted Caramel & Cashew
  • - Carrot and cheese lasagna
  • Silver Fern Farms eye fillet with potato fondant, artichoke, creamed chicken, baby vege and mulled wine jelly $34.00
  • Apple, white chocolate and coco butter parfait
  • Half Chicken - roasted breast and confit leg with sweet carrot puree and crispy leeks $30.00
  • Tapa's Plate - Chicken & orange pate with toasted bread, beer tartare & crispy rib, rice cracker, beetroot paint, wasabi powder, cured salmon with apple jelly, cucumber and goats cheese $30.00
  • Fish of the day with leeks, mushrooms, spinach and chive butter sauce $34.00
  • Pulled pork , onion jam and brie burger with hand cut chips and aioli $20.00
  • Filo wrapped bread and butter pudding with a toffee glaze & vanilla ice cream
  • Small $1.50
  • Vegetarian Burger $6.50
    • aioli sauce
  • -kumara chips $5.80
  • -mini hotdog $1.00
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu-ger $7.50
    • Apr sauce
  • -dim sim $1.00
  • -vege fritter $2.50
  • -wedges $5.80
  • Boondi Raita $5.00
    • Chickpea flour pearls in yoghurt
  • Saagwala $16.00
    • A delightful combination of meat cooked in a puree of spinach with our own herbs and spices
  • Cheese naan $5.00
    • Mozzarella Cheese stuffed in white flour and cooked in the oven
  • Reshmi Kebab $12.00
    • Resham means cotton it's a Melt-In-Mouth dish marinated with cashew nut sauce, cheese and battered with chef's special marination
  • Punjab Grill Chicken Curry $15.00
    • Must try. Punjab Grill presenting a traditional home style chicken curry in its own way.
  • Cream Chicken $18.00
    • Chicken cooked in mughlai fresh cream, cashew nut gravy and chef's own spices
  • Roti $3.00
    • A whole meal bread
  • Aloo Gobhi $14.00
    • Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with cumin seeds and spices
  • -Extra fillings $0.50
  • -With cheese $0.50
  • Scoop of Wedges $4.00
  • Icecream Sundaes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Caramel, Passionfruit
  • Tuesday lunch $7.00
    • See Staff
  • Apricot Shortcake $5.50
    • Served hot
  • Egg $1.00
  • Nuggets & Chippies $7.50
  • Cheesy Bacon Wedges $12.50
  • Creamy Mushrooms on Toast (Gluten Free Available) $14.00
  • Braised Steak with Mash and Spinach (Gluten Free) $13.00
  • Lamb Shank on Mash with Gravey (Gluten Free) $14.00
  • Fish n Chips $6.00
  • Cheerios with Bread $6.00
  • Bacon Pasta $6.00
  • Bacon Benny (Gluten Free) $15.00
    • Two eggs poached with bacon on 2 potato roasties with hollandaise sauce
  • Cheese naan $3.00
  • Korma (GF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, lamb, Vegetables cooked in delicious cashew nut gravy
  • All curries are served with rice
  • Papadam $0.50 each
  • Garlic naan $2.50
  • Lamb seekh kabab (GF) $9.90
    • (6 pieces )Lamb mince with spices cooked in tandoor
  • 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
  • -bacon $16.50
  • A poached egg and hollandaise. Served with a slice of toast. Change bacon to pan-fried haloumi for a vegetarian option v
  • And crispy bacon served with toast
  • Botannix Stack $18.50
    • Potato and herb rosti with wilted spinach, portobello mushroom, roasted tomato, pan-fried bacon,
  • Bacon and Eggs $13.50
    • Two eggs (fried, poached or scrambled) with 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
  • Traditional Omelette $16.50
    • A traditional omelette with your choice of filling - cheese, ham, tomato, mushroom, spinach, red onion (choose up to three). Served with a slice of toast
  • -salmon $18.00
  • Sweet Potato Fries $8.00
    • Lime & black pepper seasoning & jalapeno mayo.
  • Loaded Fries $10.00
    • Handcut potato chips, 24 hour pulled pork & mayo.
  • Brownie $10.00
    • Warm triple chocolate brownie covered in chocolate sauce & sweetened whipped cream.
  • Pie $10.00
    • Prohibition home made Key lime pie served with a raspberry sorbet & creme anglaise.
  • Avocado $2.00
  • The Steve Adams $16.00
    • Green Meadows 150gm beef patty, pickled beetroot, fried egg, Swiss cheese, grilled onions & tomato jam.
  • Mini Cheese Burger $10.00
    • With hand cut chips & tomato sauce.
  • Yakuza $16.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken breast, bulldog sauce, kewpie mayo, red slaw, seaweed salad & crispy rice cake.
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Extra sides $3.00
    • Bacon, mushroom, sausage, eggs
  • Antipasto Platter $28.50
    • Mixed selection of cold cuts, cheese and dips with toasted bread
  • Open Toasted Sandwiches $6.50 / $8.50 / $10.50
    • Two Fillings / Three Fillings / Four Fillings
  • Chicken Carbonara $29.50
    • Served with onions, mushroom, bacon, fettuccine pasta, and chicken, all in carbonara sauce
  • Cajun Prawn Salad $19.50
    • Cajun spiced prawns with fresh mixed salad and Italian salad dressing
  • Selection of Ice Cream $9.50
    • Four Flavours: Cookies and Cream / Boysenberry / Hokey Pokey / Goody Goody Gumdrops
  • Onion Rings Sml $8.00 Large $12.50
    • Served with fresh salad
  • Pacific Seafood Chowder $12.50
    • Served with warm bread
  • Falafel $22.00
    • Deep fried chickpea patties made with spices, coriander & spring onion, served with salad, hummus, pita bread and yogurt
  • Deep Fried Mushrooms $10.00
    • Fresh battered mushrooms stuffed with brie cheese and served with salad and yogurt
  • Hummus $10.00
    • The famous Middle Eastern dip of creamy chickpeas, seasame seed paste (Tahini), lemon, garlic & olive oil served with pita bread or Turkish bread
  • Zazik $10.00
    • Refreshing creamy dip of yogurt, crushed garlic, grated cucumber, mint & olive oil served with pita or Turkish bread wedges
  • Chermoula Shrimp $15.00
    • Shrimp cooked in Chermoula sauce with cumin and paprika, served with salad & bread
  • Chicken Souvlaki $13.00
    • Marinated Chicken on skewers with salad, hummas and pita bread
  • Fish of Day $26.00
    • Ask the waiting staff
  • Prawn Saganaki $26.00
    • Prawns stir fried with pepper, tomanto sauce and feta, served on a bed of rice and salad
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