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

  • Grilled 3 Cheese $10
    • w/ swiss, cheddar & edam cheese, smoky onions & creamy chipotle
  • Cheesy Fries(Small/Large) $8/$10
    • w/ Melted cheese & Beef gravy
  • Salmon Fillet $24
  • Make GF $2
  • Puppy Dog $8
    • A small frankfurter in a roll w/ smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish, ketchup & American mustard.
  • Try Our Burger In A Bowl
    • No bread. Choose any of our deluxe or veggie burgers served in a bowl topped up w/ Deluxe diner salad.
  • Warm Chicken Salad (GF)(DFA) $18.5
    • Celery, camembert cheese, toasted walnuts, grapes,grated beetroot, on a bed of apple slaw mixed salad, w/ honey mustard dressing.
  • Chilli Cheese Fries $16
    • Fries smothered w/ pulled beef, melted cheese, & gravy
  • Tomato & feta bruschetta $12.9
    • Grilled focaccia bread topped with tomato, e.v.o.o, red onion, feta, basil & parmesan cheese
  • Carbonara $10
    • Rosemary, garlic infused roast chicken, & bacon in a creamy sauce w linguine
  • Vegetable arrabiata risotto $14.9
    • Eggplant, artichoke, onion, capsicum, mushroom, olives, carrot, & garlic flamed in vodka, finished in a napoli & chilli sauce and risotto. Add spanish chorizo sausage - $16.90
  • Rosemary roasted potatoes w basil pesto $6.9
  • Margarita $22.9
    • Napoli, mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, bocconcini cheese & fresh basil
  • Tomato bruschetta $9.9
    • grilled focaccia bread, topped with a tomato, olive oil, red onion, garlic & basil salsa & parmesan.
  • Herb & four cheese tortellini $12.9
    • Pasta parcels filled w ricotta, feta, parmesan, chedder cheese & herbs served w a basil pesto cream sauce.
  • Gambero e salmon pizza $16.9
    • Lime & dill mayo base, with mozzarella & prawn, topped w smoked salmon & fresh rocket.
  • -Salted Caramel & Cashew
  • Vegan
    • Black Beans / Cumin/ Coriander / Jalapeño
  • Quinoa Tabbouleh ( GF, V) $10
    • Quinoa / Cucumber / Tomato/ Mint / Lemon / Sesame/ Goji Berry
  • ●Ice Cream
  • Toasted Mini Baguette $8
    • With Garlic Butter
  • -Shortbread
  • -3 X Balls $24
  • V=Vegetarian
  • Fungo N/A
    • Garlic cream cheese base, roasted mushroom, kale, red onion & ricotta
  • Pull apart loaf $13.50
    • Warm cheese and bacon loaf w roasted garlic butter
  • 1Kg mussels $18.00
    • Choice of white wine garlic cream or spanish style w chorizo and basil
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and bocconcini w fresh basil and olive oil
  • Sticks N/A
    • Three of each beef and chicken skewers w onion rings
  • Good home classic $22.00
    • Roasted chicken, bacon, mushroom, pineapple and aioli
  • Good home hand cut fries $9.00
    • W aioli and gravy
  • Chicken liver pate $15.00
    • Chicken liver pate, onion, relish, crostini
  • Prime Hawke’s Bay Lamb Loin w Potato and Parmesan Gnocchi $30
    • Seasonal Vegetable and Feta Crumble
  • PrimeHawke’s Bay Lamb Loin, Potato and Parmesan N/A
  • Kassler mit Bratkartoffeln N/A
    • Pork Loin slightly cured, smoked and cooked to perfection and served with  Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage and finger licking good Pan Fried Potatoes
  • Shoestring Fries with Aioli $8
  • Slowly Braised Duck Confit Risotto Cake w Spinach and Shaved Parmesan N/A
  • Slowly Braised Beef Cheek, Pomegranate-Roasted Grape, Puy Lentil, Quinoa and Basil Salad N/A
  • Pan Fried Zany Zeus Haloumi, Tomato Compote, Prosciutto Ham, Avocado oil N/A
  • 3 course $50
  • #7. Pork sausage, salami, manuka smoked ham, roasted onion $16.00
  • #4. Salami, mushroom, gorgonzola, taleggio $19.00
  • #3. Prosciutto, rocket, shaved parmesan $18.50
  • #1. Margherita with fresh basil (v) $13.00
  • #13. Pork & fennel sausage meat, roasted onion, oregano, pistachio nuts $16.50
  • #8. Salami, chilli, garlic, fresh basil, olives $16.00
  • #14. Garlic prawns, chilli, preserved lemons, rocket, chilli oil $19.00
  • #2. Smoked paprika sausage, roasted red peppers, onions $15.50
  • Crab $7.50
    • 3 battered crab sucks, salad and tartare sauce
  • -lamb/ smoked fish/ mussel/ venison/sweet & sour pork / rabbit/ wild pork / goat
  • Tartare sauce $2.80
  • Vegetarian
    • Cheese, capsicum, pineapple, mushroom, olives & sundried tomato
  • Corn nuggets $0.80
  • Supreme
    • Cheese, ham, pineapple, mushroom, capsicum, pepperoni & olives
  • (GF option available)
  • Two filling (excl. Steak) $5.00
  • Silver Fern Farms Reserve Scotch Fillet 300g
  • Cauliflower Couscous
    • rocket pesto / cranberries / pinenuts / lemon olive oil
  • Escargot Bourguignon
    • Half dozen garlic & herb butter escargot / Italian prosciutto / crispy rye bread / basil
  • Apple Cider Slow Cooked Free Range Pork Belly
    • Preserved figs / pickled fennel / young bok choy / sautéed baby carrots / marsala cream
  • Riverlands Greenstone Creek Eye Fillet 200g
  • Vegetarian Platter
    • Quinoa & falafel cakes / roast peach chutney / polenta chips / artichoke & caper tapenade / brushetta / Kaikoura tanara ash goats cheese
  • Baked Provincial Vegetable Mille Feuille - choose one side
  • All cheeses served with rice crackers / fresh grapes / poached baby pears / fig walnut whiskey chutney
  • Kadahi Paneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese, onion and capsicum seasoned spices and cooked in chef's special kadahi gravy
  • Garlic roti $3.00
    • Topping of garlic on wholemeal bread
  • Veg Samosa $5.00
    • a deep fried conical pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas
  • Baingan (Eggplant) Masala $15.00
    • It is a dry dish cooked with rich spices, onion, tomatoes
  • Veg Platter $15.00
    • Combination of samosa, pakoda, spring rolls and onion rings
  • Onion Rings $6.00
    • Sliced onions battered with chickpea floor, spices and deep fried
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
    • Topping of fresh garlic on classic white flour bread
  • Chicken Vindaloo $15.00
    • A very hot dish from goa is essential a sweet and sour style curry
  • Three Cheese Mac $16.00
    • Brie, cheddar & parmesan with smoked bacon, pesto crumbs & grilled garlic bread
  • -400G $55.00
  • Seasonal Roast Veg
  • Margarita
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and bocconcini w fresh basil and olive oil
  • Stonesy S Fish Burger-
    • Battered fish w chipotle mayo, slaw and sweet corn tomato salsa
  • ●Add Some
  • Roasted Vine Tomato
  • Buttered Corn Cob
  • Crumbed Fish Meal $12.00
    • Hoki served with salad & fries.
  • -Extra fillings $0.50
  • Chocolate Steamed Pudding $5.50
    • Hot chocolate pudding with runny chocolate sauce.
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $24.00
    • Served with salad, fries & mushrooms OR Garlic sauce.
  • All Day Breaky $15.00
    • Fried eggs, bacon, tomato, beef sausage, wholegrain toast & hashbrowns.
  • Icecream Sundaes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Caramel, Passionfruit
  • Toasties $4.00
    • w 2 fillings
  • Apricot Shortcake $5.50
    • Served hot
  • Steak Sandwich $18.80
    • With Rocket, Chilli Jam & Onion Rings
  • Lush Wedges $13.50
    • With the Works
  • Carrot Cake Large $65.00
  • Half Lush Famous Egg Benedict $13.00
    • Salmon, Bacon, Ham or Spinach
  • Coconut Crusted Prawns $17.80
    • With Asian Slaw & Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
  • Classic Bacon & Egg Sandwich $9.50
  • Crispy Chicken Sandwich $17.80
    • With Rocket & Caramelised Onions
  • Toasted Sesame Bagel with Cream Cheese & Preserves $7.50
  • 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
  • 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
  • Juliana shrimp and pastrami salad $16.50
    • With brie cheese, orange segments and salad greens served with honey & seeded mustard house dressing
  • Fries $5.00
    • served with your choice of tomato sauce or aioli
  • Soup of the day $12.00
    • Served with freshly baked bread
  • 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
  • B L T $14.00
    • Freshly baked bread, crispy bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato and creamy mayo served with fries and tomato sauce
  • 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
  • Chicken Vindaloo $14.90
    • Chicken cooked in authentic vindaloo gravy "Goan" style
  • Onion Kulcha $3.50
  • Vegetable Biryani $14.90
    • Basmati rice specially cooked with vegetables, nuts and spices
  • Chicken Nawabi $14.90
    • Chicken cooked with almonds, onions, tomato, coconut, cream and exotic spices with brown gravy
  • Mixed Pakora (6 pcs) $4.50
    • Sliced potato, silverbeet and cauliflower dipped in pea flour batter, deliciously spiced and fried to golden brown
  • Malai Kofta $14.90
    • Balls of cottage cheese and potatoes, cooked in nutty gravy
  • Chicken Naan $4.00
  • Prawns or Fish Kadhai $16.90
    • Prawns or Fish cooked with ground spices, cubed onions, capsicum and tomato
  • Pasta of the Day POA
    • (see specials)
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $17.9
    • Succulent tender chicken pieces cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and diced onions, garnished with fresh coriander.(GF)
  • Moroccan Chicken Burger $18.5
    • Moroccan spiced BLT chicken burger and fries served with a side of ketchup and aioli.
  • Roast vegetables salad $16
    • Roast seasonal vegetables with mesculan salad served with avocado dressing.
  • Cajun Spiced Chicken Open Sandwich $18
    • Served on toasted garlic ciabatta, fresh garden salad finished with hollandaise sauce topped with potato thins.
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrom $16
    • Served on toasted garlic ciabatta, spinach and topped with potato thins.
  • Extras and Snacks $7.5 / $12 / $7
    • Fries and aioli / Chicken nuggets and fries / Garden salad
  • Roasted Vegetable Risotto $17.5
    • Served in a rich and creamy pesto au gratin.
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