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

  • Elixir Eggs Benedict
    • Served on vogel’s or tank toast with hollandaise & free range eggs.Choose from:
  • Beef Schnitzel $18.50
    • With rosemary potatoes, fried egg and gravy
  • Avocado $5.50
  • Southern Fried Chicken $17.00
    • Chive waffle, topped with a poached egg & green chilli hollandaise
  • (V+) vegan ( V) vegetarian (GF) gluten free (NF) Nut free (DF) Dairy free ** Contains nuts
  • Braised Beef Cheek $20.50
    • With pumpkin gnocchi and crispy kale
  • Tomato $5.50
  • -Gluten free breads available add $2.00
  • Half Chicken $30
    • roasted breast and confit leg with sweet carrot puree and crispy leeks
  • Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Eggs as you like them with middle bacon, hash browns, pork sausages, mushrooms, roasted tomato and toasted loaf
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
  • Confit pork and truffle croquette with smoked apple compote, beetroot two ways and mustard jus $30
  • Salad of the day $16
  • Filo wrapped bread and butter pudding with a toffee glaze & vanilla ice cream $16
  • Green lip mussels $26
    • in a spicy creamy tomato sauce with toasted bread
  • Platters $36
    • Dessert platter
  • Chicken Kickers $4
  • Bread - Olive & Feta $7
  • Chicken Teriyaki Large $16
    • Tomato Sauce, Chicken, Bacon, Onion, and a Teriyaki Swirl
  • Apricot Chicken Large $16
    • Tomato Sauce, Onion, Capsicum, Chicken, Cheese & Apricot
  • Garden Veggie Large $13
    • Tom Sauce, Spinach, Sundried Tomato, Mushroom, Onion, Capsicum, Garlic & Herbs
  • Pawn Pasta $9
  • Margarita Large $9
    • Cheese, Herbs & Tomato
  • Hawaiian Large $9
    • Cheese, Ham & Pineapple
  • Margarita pizza $10
    • Homemade napoli, sliced tomatoes, fresh basil & mozzarella cheese.
  • Calzone $15.9
    • Folded pizza w napoli, mozzarella, spinach, feta, olives, capsicum & pine nuts. Add chicken & spanish chorizo$19.9.
  • 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
  • Seafood marinara $19.9
    • Prawn, scallop, calamari, shrimp, and mussels flamed in a lemon, garlic & a white wine cream sauce & linguine pasta.
  • Diavola pizza $24.9
    • Napoli, mozzarella, italian salami, pastrami, prosciutto,chilli & roasted pepper.
  • Garlic pizza bread $8.9
  • Hawaiian pizza $10
    • Napoli, mozzarella, ham & pineapple.
  • Margarita $12.9
    • Homemade napoli, sliced tomato, bocconcini, & fresh basil.
  • 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
  • Brunch stack $18.5
    • our big bach potato & vege hash cakes layered w/ tomato, bacon or haloumi topped w/ avocado, sour cream & our sensational sweet relish
  • Smoked chicken salad $18.5
    • tender wood-smoked chicken with crisp mixed salad & our honey-mustard dressing
  • Kumara chips $11.5
    • served w/ a dollop of sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Bach breakfast $25.9
    • with mushrooms
  • Garlic bread $9.5
    • 5 thick slices of crispy/ soft ciabatta bread grilled w/ our garlic butter
  • Bacon and banana pancakes $18.5
    • thick soft pancakes with bacon & lightly sauteed banana drizzled with organic apple syrup. gf available add $3.00
  • Scrambled eggs and bacon $18.5
    • 3 eggs, 2 rashers of our bacon on toast
  • -half size $9.90
  • -sauces / sour cream $1.00
  • -meat & cheese $11.90
  • burrito $9.90
    • A flour tortilla filled with fresh salad, blended pinto or whole black beans, cheese, seasoned rice and your choice of meat, fish or veg and sauces.
  • cheese nachos $6
    • Crispy fresh made tortilla chips with blended pinto beans and melted cheese.
  • -crispy $14.90
  • -cheese $9.90
  • -medium $9.90
  • Coconut crème caramel w rum raisins $17.00
  • Prime steaks $38.00/ $39.00
    • cooked to order w red wine jus served w fries or croquettes w your choice of sauces - or - compound butters/ Sauces : chimichurri ~ creamy awa blue ~ green pepper ~ chipotle hollandaise/ Butters : garlic ~ cafe de paris (Ribeye/ Tenderloin)
  • Toasted garlic loaf $6.00
  • Onion rings $5.00
  • Cheese plate served w fruit paste & oat crackers or gluten free rice crackers/ 2 people $18.00/ $25.00
  • Chateaubriand for two $85.00
    • double fillet steak prepared & flambéed at your table spiced w mushrooms & worcestershire finished w a demi glaze & cream
  • Affogatto w sponge biscuits & liqueur $17.00
  • Sticky toffee pudding w butterscotch sauce $15.00
  • Garlic Ceylon Paratha $4.50
  • Meen Pollichathu $25.00
    • Meen pollichathu is basically 400-500gm (Fish and Size varies) covered with chefs special spicy masala,wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried
  • Lamb Biriyani $19.00
  • Malabari Dhum Biriyani (Chefs Grand Special) n/a
    • Malabari Dhum Biryani is chefs special rice preparation, cooked in specially prepared stock, finally mixed with choice of meat or seafood or vegetable with fried onion, cashew nuts, raisins, carrots, capsicum, coriander, flavourings, chefs special kerala spices amp; hard boiled egg
  • Appam (2 pieces) $5.00
    • A pancake made with fermented rice batter & coconut milk
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kerala Vegetable Salad $5.00
    • A salad made with mainly onion, carrot, tomatoes, lemon juice, corriander, vinegar, black pepper & salt
  • Eggs and Toast $9.00
    • 2 eggs of your choice (P/F/S) served w/ toasted sourdough.
  • -Add mushrooms... $3.00
  • Tawa-naki Burger $18.50
    • The size of a small mountain! 100% angus beef pattie, BBQ sauce, caramelised onions, bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and carrot in a lightly toasted sourdough bun. Served w/ a side of fries.
  • Bowl Fries $6.00
    • w/ tomato sauce or Aioli Bowl
  • -2 pieces of fish $ 18.50
  • Prawn and Mango Salad(GF) $13.00
    • w/fresh cooked prawns, lettuce and mesclun mix, fresh mint, red cabbage, carrot, capsicum, red onion, mango salsa and a drizzle of house-made mango vinaigrette.
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches... Made on thick Vienna Loaf $8.50
    • Served w/ relish ham and cheese w/ pineapple or Ham and cheese w/ tomato
  • Eggs Benedict(GF) $16.50
    • House-made kumara and potato rosti topped w/ 2 poached eggs, streaky bacon and hollandaise sauce. Swap bacon for mushrooms... N/C
  • Mini Caeser
  • Meatfeast
    • Beef, bacon, chorizo w caramelized onion, BBQ sauce and aioli
  • Buttered Corn Cob
  • -400G $33.00
  • -300G $29.00
  • -400G $55.00
  • Add Chicken $3.00
  • Rib Eye
  • Savory Muffins $5.00
  • Savoury pull-apart $6.80
    • spinach and feta
  • Mini quiche Lorraine $1.90
    • Bacon and egg
  • Coconut rough $3.40
  • Sour dough loaf $5.60
  • Fruit Danish $4.00
    • apricot
  • Savoury Hawaiian scroll $3.80
  • Butter chicken pie $4.70
  • Wedges $9.00
    • Topped with cheese & served w sour cream & salsa.
  • -Extra fillings $0.50
  • Fish/Chicken $2.50
  • The Godfather Burger $16.00
    • With steak, bacon, beef pattie, cheese, onions & an egg, served w fries.
  • Fries $5.00
  • Seafood Basket $16.00
    • Calamari, mussels, fish bites, crab sticks, shrimps, scallops & Hoki served with salad & fries.
  • Nuggets & Chippies $7.50
  • -With cheese $0.50
  • B L T $14.00
    • Freshly baked bread, crispy bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato and creamy mayo served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Toasted sandwich $12.00
    • Toasted between four slices of either white, brown or grain bread with up to four toppings: onion-tomato-cheese-pineapple-mushroom / egg-beef-chicken-bacon-ham. With a choice of sauces - mayonnaise - tomato - chutney - aioli
  • Kiwi style fish and chips $24.00
    • Beer battered fresh fish served with a seasonal salad and fries with tartare, tomato sauce and lemon wedges
  • Soup of the day $12.00
    • Served with freshly baked bread
  • Fries $5.00
    • served with your choice of tomato sauce or aioli
  • Juliana shrimp and pastrami salad $16.50
    • With brie cheese, orange segments and salad greens served with honey & seeded mustard house dressing
  • Savoury beef mince $17.00
    • Savoury beef mince cooked in a home-style gravy served on a lightly toasted bap topped with a poached free-range egg
  • Steak sandwich $22.50
    • Pan-fried 120gm steak served with a freshly baked bread bun filled with rocket, caramelized red onion marmalade and tomato slices served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Lettuce Cups Free
  • Sweet Potato Fries $8.00
    • Lime & black pepper seasoning & jalapeno mayo.
  • Slaw $1.00
  • Swiss Cheese $2.00
  • Beers for the Chefs POA
  • Haloumi $3.00
  • Field Mushroom $3.00
  • Chilli Poppers $10.00
    • Creamy cheese filling, chipotle & iceberg dipping sauce.
  • BBs Steak $19.90
    • 200g. Sirloin grilled to your liking served with mushroom, chips & garden salad
  • Toasted sandwich $5.00
    • two stands filling from
  • Extras
    • Sausage(x1), Hash browns(x2), Mushrooms. Tomato, Eggs(x2), Bacon(x2)
  • Burger & Chips $14.90
    • Gourmet Beef patty with egg, cheese, lettuce, onion & tomato served with crispy chips
  • Extra special fillings each $1.50
    • avocado, chicken, bacon, egg, mushroom
  • Gourmet BLT & CLT Sandwich $12.00
    • bacon or chicken, lettuce & tomato on toasted focaccia bread with your choice of dressing (mayo or honey mustard)
  • Gourmet BLT & CLT Sandwich $14.90
    • bacon or chicken, lettuce & tomato on toasted focaccia bread with your choice of dressing (mayo or honey mustard) served with chips
  • Hot cakes $13.00
    • 3 hot cakes served with bacon, banana & maple syrup
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