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

  • Our fries are GF
  • Berry compote & cream cheese $10
  • Half $12.5
  • GFA add $1
  • 2 X Waffles $18.9
  • Soft Tacos (X2) $16
    • Hot chilli sauces available.Pulled beef brisket or Mexican spiced chicken or Mexican spiced fish.served w/ lettuce, tomato charred corn salsa, sourcream & guacamole(GFA)
  • All deluxe burgers are made fresh to order & come w/ lettuce, red onion & tomato served on a fresh baked bun w/ fries & aioli.
  • Classic Caesar Salad $16.5
    • Streaky bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons, cos lettuce & a soft poached egg
  • Chicken $15.50
  • Lamb doner $8.00
  • Adana(hot beef) $10.50
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Served with homemade turkish bread with seasonal salads, dips (cacik, hummus, tabouli and spicy walnut sauces, choice of your meat and rice
  • Cheese $1.50
  • Chicken breast $16.00
  • -Medium 10´´ $10.50
  • Malai Kofta $18.99
    • Mashed Potatoes And Cottage Cheese Deep Fried And Cooked In A Rich Gravy.
  • Prawn Or Fish Madras $22.99
    • Prawn Or Fish Cooked In Onion Sauce And Finished With Coconut Sauce.
  • Bombay Aloo $13.99
    • Potato Cubes Cooked With Roasted Cumin Seeds, Tumeric And Herbs, Finished With Coriander And Ginger.
  • Rogan Josh $20.99
    • Diced Lamb Cooked In Traditional North Indian Style With Onion Gravy.
  • 3 Saag Lamb Or Chicken $20.99
    • A Laid Back And Lightly Spiced Puree Of Spinach With Lamb Or Chicken.
  • Chicken Tikka h $10.90 f $19.90
    • Juicy Morsels Of Boneless Chicken Marinated In Spices Overnight And Slow Roasted In The Tandoor.
  • Pulaw Rice $7.50
    • Yellow Fried Rice Cooked With Cashews And Fried Onion
  • Garden Salad $9.99
  • Chocolate hazelnut bonbons, amaretto biscuit cream $12.90
  • Avocado, feta, lemon - Add free range poached egg $2.50 $12.90
  • Broad bean, mint and ricotta bruschetta $13.90
  • Whitebait Fritters $4.00
  • Potato Croquettes $4.90
  • Dragon fruit, pineapple, banana, kiwifruit, almond milk & chia pudding $12.90
  • Asparagus, grana padano, extra virgin olive oil $7.90
  • Handmade pappardelle, beef cheek ragu, grana padano $22.90
  • Laab Chicken $14.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Cashew Nuts
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • -Vegetables $13.50
  • Satay Noodle Soup $12.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • Potato & vege hash cake $3.6
  • Free range egg $2.6
  • Pesto pile-up $22.9
    • with bacon or haloumi cheese
  • Home-made gluten free toast $3.0
  • Garlic bread $9.5
    • 5 thick slices of crispy/ soft ciabatta bread grilled w/ our garlic butter
  • Smoked fish salad $18.5
    • manuka smoked hoki w/ capers, gherkins, boiled eggs & our honey-mustard dressing
  • Creamed mushrooms on toast $18.5
    • with bacon. gf available add $3.00
  • Raisin toast $10.5
    • home-made spicy raisin bread toasted with local chunky honey & butter
  • #11. Zucchini, pine nuts, chilli, garlic, fennel, ricotta $15.50
  • #1. Margherita with fresh basil (v) $13.00
  • #5. Manuka smoked ham, cherry tomatoes, red onion, jalapenos $16.50
  • #3. Prosciutto, rocket, shaved parmesan $18.50
  • #7. Pork sausage, salami, manuka smoked ham, roasted onion $16.00
  • #13. Pork & fennel sausage meat, roasted onion, oregano, pistachio nuts $16.50
  • #14. Garlic prawns, chilli, preserved lemons, rocket, chilli oil $19.00
  • #12. Quattro cheese: gorgonzola, tallegio, provolone $19.00
  • Homemade crusty loaf $9.00
  • Three cheese polenta w cherry tomatoes, baby beets, puy lentils V $18.00
  • Pulled pork slider w sauerkraut, apple relish $15.00
  • Chateaubriand for two $85.00
    • double fillet steak prepared & flambéed at your table spiced w mushrooms & worcestershire finished w a demi glaze & cream
  • Toasted garlic loaf $6.00
  • Roast medium rare lamb rump $36.00
    • duck fat potatoes,homemade mint jelly, red currant jus GFA
  • Roti w fresh green chutney $10.00
  • Steak Dianne $39.00
    • butterfly cut fillet spiced w onions, peppers & mushrooms flambéed in brandy at your table & finished w a demi glaze sauce
  • Meat Masala with Egg $16.00
    • Meat cooked in rich spices and onions gravy
  • Korma $16.00
    • Lamb of beef cooked in a rich creamy sauce and cashew nut gravy
  • Lamb Seek Kebab $12.00
    • Minced lamb blended with chef's own herbs, skewered and roasted in the oven
  • Jalfrezi $16.00
    • A tangy flavoured lamb dish with chunks of capsicum, tomatoes and onions
  • Garlic and Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Topping of garlic on the stuffed cheese naan
  • Malai Kofta $14.00
    • Cheese dumplings cooked in fresh cream, cashew nut gravy and spices
  • Fresh Green Salad $8.00
  • Vegetable Raita $5.00
    • Plain yoghurt with chopped cucumber, tomato and onions
  • Double Cheese Burger-
    • 200g flame grilled beef pattie, mustard cream cheese, Swiss cheese, red onions, tomato sauce and fried pickles.
  • -300G $41.00
  • Angus Rump
  • Roasted Mushroom
  • - Onion Rings $4.00
  • Three Cheese Mac $16.00
    • Brie, cheddar & parmesan with smoked bacon, pesto crumbs & grilled garlic bread
  • Fried Eggs(2)
  • Chicken Parmigiana Burger-
    • Crumbed chicken topped with bacon, Napoli and cheese w house slaw
  • A poached egg and hollandaise. Served with a slice of toast. Change bacon to pan-fried haloumi for a vegetarian option v
  • 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
  • All served
  • 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
  • Gf gluten free
  • 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
  • -bacon $16.50
  • Botannix Full Cooked Breakfast $18.00
    • Two eggs, two kransky sausages, grilled tomato, potato rosti, sautéed mushrooms
  • THE CATCH OF THE DAY $19.90
    • battered fish fillet with lettuce, cheese, tomato & tartar sauce served on toasted ciabatta bread.
  • SIRLOIN 300G $32.90
  • NACHOS $20.50
    • served with corn chips, cheese, guacamole & sour cream with your choice of pulled pork, chicken, vegetarian
  • FARMERS PLATTER $19.90
    • house pickles, sliced ham, chorizo sticks, pickled veggie & aged cheddar cheese served with rustic bread.
  • Mushroom sauce
  • GREEK SALAD $15.90
    • with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, onion, olives & feta, tossed in the house dressing.
  • BOWL OF FRIES $5.50
    • served with aioli.
  • Fried eggs
  • Open Toasted Sandwiches $6.50 / $8.50 / $10.50
    • Two Fillings / Three Fillings / Four Fillings
  • Fish Basket Sml $11.50 Large $21.50
    • Beer battered fish served with fries and salad and tartare sauce
  • Pancakes Sml $14.50 Large $18.50
    • Pancakes served with mixed berries, maple syrup, and cream Gluten free option, add $3
  • Moroccan Lamb Burger $19.50
    • Moroccan lamb burger containing salad, tomato, cheese, aioli sauce, and served with a side of fries
  • Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • Open steak sandwich, fried onions, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato served with relish and fries
  • Mini Hot Dogs $10.50
    • Served with fries & tomato sauce
  • Mushrooms on Toast $14.50
    • Creamy spinach and mushroom on toast Add two fry eggs or make it gluten free for an extra $3.00
  • Shrimp and Scallop Linguini $29.50
    • Served with special creamy tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese
  • Biffs All Day Breakfast $19.90
    • Toasted white bread with bacon, sausages, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled tomato finished with eggs cooked to your liking
  • Garden Salad $16.00
    • Mesclun, carrot, avocado, cucumber, tomato and red onion tossed with sesame seeds and a light lemon dressing
  • Vegetarian Pasta $16.50
    • Fettuccine with mushroom, red onion and sundried tomato finished in a cream sauce
  • Pork Belly $26.90
    • 3 hour braised pork belly served with potato gratin, baby buttered carrots and moa cider jelly
  • Gluten free bread available for $2.00
  • Salmon Salad $19.90
    • House smoked salmon tossed through mesculin, tomato and cucumber finished with a lemon and red onion mayonnaise, sprinkled with fresh chilli
  • Mushroom: $4.00
  • Riggers Pasta $19.90
    • Sautéed chicken, bacon and mushroom fettuccine in a creamy garlic sauce
  • Meze Sultan Meze Platter (For Two) $28.00
    • Served with grilled chicken tender, kebab borek, lamb pattie, hummas, zazik and bissara with olive, feta and sundried tomato and israeli cous-cous & turkish bread
  • Moroccan Pasta $10.00
    • Pasta with meatballs, moroccan tomato sauce
  • Mixed Dip $10.00
    • A selection of Hummus, Zazik, Bissara served with pita breads
  • Crispy Calamari $10.00
    • Home-made crispy calamari served on Traditional Lebanese fresh salad with a mix of parsley, cracked wheat, tomato, onion & herbs, tossed in olive oil & lemon juice dressing. Served with a home-made Aioli sauce
  • Chicken Souvlaki $13.00
    • Marinated Chicken on skewers with salad, hummas and pita bread
  • Falafel $22.00
    • Deep fried chickpea patties made with spices, coriander & spring onion, served with salad, hummus, pita bread and yogurt
  • Tropical Mussels $14.00
    • Fresh NZ green-lip mussels freshly steamed in coconut cream, pineapple and Italian parsley. Choice of sauce (Harrisa, Chermoula), Tropical
  • Bissara (Fawa Bean Dip) $10.00
    • Moroccan dip made of fawa beans blended with Tahini, garlic, lemon juice & olive oil with pita bread or Turkish Bread
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