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

  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Chocolate mousse $3.50
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • BBQ Bacon & mushroom $8.00
    • Bacon, ushroom, onion & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Joe’s chips and gravy $4.80
    • joe’s chips and a jug of gravy or tomato sauce on the side
  • Chocolate brownie $8.00
    • with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Avocado (seasonal) $2.30
  • Vege burger $17.80
    • house made kumara, pea and lentil patty, with green tomato relish, lettuce, onion, tomato and aioli with chips
  • Cow lane $8.80
    • 3 scoops of premium vanilla bean ice cream and wafers with chocolate sauce or berry coulis
  • Salmon $26.80
    • pan seared fillet of salmon served on a lightly dressed crisp green salad, including gourmet potatoes with a ginger, honey soy dipping sauce on the side
  • Cold smoked salmon $6.00
  • Plain or garlic bread roll $4.00
  • Adana(beef) $16.00
  • Chicken nuggets & fries $7.00
  • Chicken $8.00
  • Lamb, falafel or mujver $13.00
  • Spicy wedges $4.50
  • Mujver $2.00
  • Chicken skewer $16.00
  • Kofte (beef) $10.50
  • Rocket & cherry tomato salad $8.9
  • Rosemary roasted potatoes w basil pesto $6.9
  • Vodka del pollo $24.9
    • Sliced chicken, bacon, capsicum, onion, garlic, infused w vodka, basil pesto creamy sauce w choice of penne pasta or risotto
  • Two-way lamb $36.9
    • Braised lamb neck & grilled lamb racks with cauliflower & broccoli cremoso, kumara balls & rosemary jus
  • Roasted potatoes $5
  • green lipped mussels $17.9
    • with tomato & orange sauce served with toasted bread
  • Margarita $22.9
    • Napoli, mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, bocconcini cheese & fresh basil
  • Mezzo pollo $34.9
    • Half chicken, cauliflower & broccoli cremoso, kumara balls, crispy capelini pasta, porcini sauce & aged balsamic glaze
  • Pull apart loaf $12.90
    • Bruscetta with feta, tomatoes, fresh onions and basil
  • Wedges $6.90
  • Side salads $3.90
  • Beer Battered Gurnard Sml $19.90 / Lrg $25.90
    • Locally caught gurnard with your choice of colesalw or salad served with fries and tartare sauce
  • Beef Nachos $16.90
    • Topped with chees, salsa and sour cream
  • Roast vegetable salad $16.90
    • Baby beetroot, feta, pine nuts, salad greens and a balsamic reduction
  • Chicken, bacon & avocado salad e $13.90 /m $19.90
    • Grilled chicken with bacon & avocado on a fresh green salad and drizzled with honey mustard
  • Tempura prawns $19.90 / $28.90
    • Coated in a light Japanese style batter with your choice of colesalw or salad served with fries and tartare sauce 1/2 doz / 1 doz
  • Fish & Chips $19.00
    • Light, crispy crumbed fish with fresh salad & chips.
  • Vegetarian Samosa $10.00
    • Indian classic, spiced potato and peas in a crunchy crust, served with raita.
  • Chicken & Bacon $19.00
    • Succulent chicken breast accented with bacon Salad and a honey mustard dressing, served on a bed of lettuce and a selection of fresh cut garden vegetables.
  • Scallops $15.00
    • Pan fried in garlic, white wine & cream with or without bacon.
  • Scotch Fillet $32.00
    • Cooked to your liking served alongside chunky beer battered fries and salad, bathed in mushroom sauce or our spicy pepper and cream sauce.
  • 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.
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • Traditional Ciabatta with smoked chicken, cranberry and melted cheese.
  • Mussels $10.00
    • Classic New Zealand mussels with a tomato, herb and coconut cream sauce.
  • Chicken, brie and cranberry sauce $9.50
  • Bowl Fries $6.00
    • w/ tomato sauce or Aioli Bowl
  • -Add streaky bacon... $3.50
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches... Made on thick Vienna Loaf $8.50
    • Served w/ relish ham and cheese w/ pineapple or Ham and cheese w/ tomato
  • -Add mushrooms... $3.00
  • Extras $1.00
  • Fish n Chips (1 piece offish) $14.00
    • Delicious freshly crumbed hoki fillets served w/ garden salad, fries, aioli and lemon. (Fish can be pan-fried on request).
  • Eggs and Toast $9.00
    • 2 eggs of your choice (P/F/S) served w/ toasted sourdough.
  • Chicken nuggets & chips $8.90
  • Vegetarian biryani $15.50
    • Basmati rice with mixed seasonal vegetables. Infused with freshly ground spices and garnished with coriander.
  • Kadai (chicken/lamb) $15.90
    • This mouth-watering dish is cooked with Crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and Coriander. Best spice level MEDIUM.
  • Vindaloo(chicken/lamb/ beef) $15.50
    • Red hot curry of Goa, choice of hot or extra hot.
  • Biryani(chicken/lamb/beef) $15.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or beef. Infused with fresh spices and garnished with fresh coriander.
  • Keema naan $5.00
    • Naan with a stuffing of spiced lamb mince.
  • Garlic naan $3.50
    • Naan bread sprinkled with crushed garlic.
  • Mixed vegetable pickle / mango chutney / tamarind $2.50
  • - per extra person $30 / $6
  • Black Tiger Prawns $18.00
    • Ripened avocado / lime & coriander / mango / tamarind
  • French Fries or Polenta Chips (GF)
    • housemade tomato sauce / aioli
  • Escargot Bourguignon (GF) $18.00
    • Half dozen garlic & herb butter escargot / Italian prosciutto / crispy rye bread / basil
  • Trio of Lamb $39.00
    • Lamb shank cigar / grilled lamb backstrap / braised lamb belly / pea puree / sesame ash / mint yoghurt
  • Venison Carpaccio (GF) $18.00
    • Silver Fern Farms’ finely sliced venison / beetroot harissa jelly / goats cheese snow / chorizo crumbs / raspberry balsamic
  • -Kaikoura Tenara Ash Crusted Goat Cheese S $19 / L$38
  • Modern Caesar $18.00
    • Cos / crispy poached egg / white anchovy / pancetta / black garlic caesar dressing / parmesan wafer
  • Chocolate Deluxe Cake $45.00
  • Carrot Cake Large $65.00
  • Mudcake Small $45.00
  • Mudcake Large $65.00
  • Soup of the Day POA
    • With Side of Garlic Toast
  • 2 Scoops $6.00
  • Lush Famous Egg Benedict $18.50
    • Salmon, Bacon, Ham or Spinach
  • Lush Big Breakfast $19.00
    • Pork & Fennel Sausage, Bacon, Oven Roasted Tomatoes, Field Mushrooms & Free Range Eggs on Rye
  • Goan curry $17.00
    • Tender pieces of fresh fish fillet and prawns cooked with onion tomato gravy in coconut cream anti kokum
  • Onion kulcha $3.50
  • Garlic naan $2.50
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  • Matar paneer/mushroom $14.50
    • Cottage cheese, mushroom and green peas cooked in rich onion and tomato sauce and garnished with cream and coriander
  • Mint chicken (DF) $14.50
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked in mint sauce with onion, tomatoes and spices
  • Paratha platter (stuffed naan) $12.00
    • One each of Kheema Naan (Mince stuffed), Peshawari Naan, Aloo Naan (Potato stuffed) and Onion Kulcha
  • 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
  • Vegetable Biryani $14.90
    • Basmati rice specially cooked with vegetables, nuts and spices
  • Keema Naan $4.00
  • Fish or Prawn Saagwala $16.90
    • Sliced fish fillet or prawn cooked with ginger, garlic and fresh spinach paste gravy to perfection
  • Mango Chicken $14.90
    • Tender boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delicious onion, cream and cashew nuts gravy with mango flavour
  • Fish or Prawn Goan Curry $16.90
    • Pieces of fish or prawn cooked with coriander, coconut with tomato gravy
  • Chicken Kali Mirch $14.90
    • Chicken cooked with whole spices in onion and cashew gravy with ground black pepper and coriander leaf
  • Mango Kulfi $3.00
  • Papadoms $0.50 each
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • 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
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Muesli(GF) $9.00
    • mixture select of oats, nuts & seeds, served with seasonal fruit, yoghurt & trim milk
  • Toasted Bagel $10.50
    • with salmon & cream cheese
  • Toasted sandwich $5.00
    • two stands filling from
  • Extras
    • Sausage(x1), Hash browns(x2), Mushrooms. Tomato, Eggs(x2), Bacon(x2)
  • Nachos $12.50
    • served with salsa, cheese, beans & sour cream served with mince
  • BBs Salmon $22.90
    • 200g. salmon grilled to your liking served with prawns & garden salad.
  • Hot chips $5.00
  • Toasted sandwich $5.00
    • two stands filling + extra standard fillings (tomato, onion, cheese, pineapple, sweet corn, ham each $0.80)
  • Sigara Borek $12.00
    • Deep fried rolls of filo pastry filled feta cheese, potatoes and mixed herbs served with yogurt
  • Dolma $10.00
    • Vine leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, parsley & fresh herbs served on green salad & zazik sauce
  • Kebab Borek $10.00
    • Deep fried small filo pastry parcels filled with a mixture of beef & lamb mince, onion, garlic, green peas & fresh herbs
  • Chicken and Chorizo Salad $20.00
    • Sauteed diced chicken tossed with chorizo, served warm on a bed of fresh salad, with bissire dip, lemon, olive oil dressing and garnish with feta cheese
  • Zazik $10.00
    • Refreshing creamy dip of yogurt, crushed garlic, grated cucumber, mint & olive oil served with pita or Turkish bread wedges
  • Mixed Dips $16.00
    • A mixture of all the above dips, served with Turkish bread
  • Moroccan Pasta $10.00
    • Pasta with meatballs, moroccan tomato sauce
  • Mediterranean Penne $24.00
    • Chicken and Chorizo sausages, kalmata olive, sundried tomatoes, onion tossed in creamy tomato pesto and sprinkle with fresh feta cheese
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