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

  • Rosemary potatoes $5.50
  • Lemon Pepper Battered Market Fish $19.50
    • With tartare & side of chips
  • Beef Schnitzel $18.50
    • With rosemary potatoes, fried egg and gravy
  • Toasted Vogel’s ( V**) $15.00
    • With avocado, tomato, feta, pistachio dukkah & chia seeds
  • Spinach $5.50
  • Wedges $14.80
    • With cheese, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • -Gluten free breads available add $2.00
  • -add bacon $18.50
  • Salad of the day POA
  • Pancakes $17.00
    • With berry coulis, maple syrup & whipped cream or with crispy bacon, banana & maple syrup.
  • Green lip mussels in a spicy creamy tomato sauce with toasted bread $26
  • Three Egg Omelette $17.00
    • Choose three fillings: Bacon, salmon fillet, mushroom, onion and mozzarella cheese
  • Lemon & fruit salad tart, grapefruit ice & meringue shards $16
  • Apple, white chocolate and coco butter parfait $16
  • Dark chocolate fondant with orange sorbet, candy zest & chocolate soil $16
  • Fish of the day POA
  • Pollo e fungi $10
    • Garlic, rosemary chicken pieces, sautéed in a creamy white wine & mushroom sauce tossed through linguine.
  • Bella gelato $13.9
    • Creamy vanilla ice cream mixed with chopped nuts, mixed fruit, bacardi and marsala.
  • Linguine bolognese $13.9
    • Beef mince w hint of napoli on linguine pasta.
  • Carbonara $23.9
    • Rosemary, garlic infused chicken w pancetta, in a creamy pecorine sauce w linguine pasta
  • Gambero e salmon pizza $25.9
    • Lime & dill mayo base, with mozzarella & prawn, cold smoked salmon & fresh rocket
  • Bella carne pizza $17.9
    • Napoli, mozzarella, salami, bacon, chicken, & chorizo sausage.
  • Confit duck $35.9
    • Confit duck leg, orzo pasta, roasted basil pesto potatoes, greens & citrus jus
  • Rosemary roasted potatoes w basil pesto $6.9
  • -Triple Chocolate
  • ALL GLUTEN FREE (GF)
  • Quinoa Tabbouleh ( GF, V) $10
    • Quinoa / Cucumber / Tomato/ Mint / Lemon / Sesame/ Goji Berry
  • Smoked Cheddar Polenta Chips ( GF, V) $10
    • Spinach & Feta Dip
  • Risot To Of The Week (GF, V)
    • White Wine / Onion / Garlic
  • -Choc Chip
  • Mac N’ Three Cheese (V)
    • Cheddar / Parmesan / Blue
  • -Sundae
  • Omelette ( GF available) $15.90
    • Three egg omelette. Choice of two fillings: Cheese / Onion / Salmon Mushroom /Tomato / Bacon /Spinach
  • Breakfast Sausages $1.50
  • -Add Chicken $18.90
  • Toasted Sandwich $6.50
    • Your choice of up to 3 fillings – cheese, onion, pineapple, tomato, ham, egg.
  • -Smoked salmon $3.50
  • -Extra toppings $3.00
  • Big Jim’s Whopper Burger $17.50
    • Tender beef pattie served on toasted burger bun with mayo, salad, cheese, tomato, fried egg, onion jam, served with a side of fries.
  • Toastie $7.50
    • Bacon and Egg Toastie with tomato relish.
  • Fish of the day with leeks, mushrooms, spinach and chive butter sauce $34.00
  • Confit mussels with pumpkin risotto, lemon segments, toasted pumpkin seeds and nuts (gf)
  • Spicy chicken, tomato and pine nut salad $20.00
  • Honey glazed duck breast with potato croquette, soy glazed vege, orange puree & spiced jus $34.00
  • Eggs benedict with poached eggs,bacon, english muffin and hollandaise sauce $19.00
  • 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
  • Dish of the day POA
  • Silver Fern Farms beef tartare and crispy rib, rice cracker, beetroot paint, wasabi powder and snow (gf)
  • Texas chicken salad $19.90
    • Golden grilled chicken pieces tossed through salad and greens with a ranch dressing
  • Side salads $3.90
  • Lambs Fry $17.90
    • A true fresh and local kiwi experience served on mashed potato with bacon, tomato and a red wine jus.
  • Garlic bread $6.90
    • Hot crusty bread with an infusion of garlic butter
  • Pull apart loaf $12.90
    • Stuffed with chipotle, corrinader, red onion, salsa and cream cheese
  • Beef Nachos $16.90
    • Topped with chees, salsa and sour cream
  • The Real kiwi burger $20.90
    • prime grilled house made beef pattie with bacon, egg, cheese and all the fixings, served on a locally made bun with fries
  • Roast vegetable salad $16.90
    • Baby beetroot, feta, pine nuts, salad greens and a balsamic reduction
  • Mixed Vegetable Pulao $7.50
    • Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonalvegetables and spices.
  • Beef Madras A favourite with those who enjoy their curry with coconut.A South Indian dish with onions, ginger, garlic and spices. Vegetable Pulao is a real compliment to this dish. $16.50
  • MalaiKofta $15.80
    • Home made Indian cottage cheese, potatoesand spices mixed together and then finished in hot oil and served with a creamy gravy made ofcrushed cashews and spices.
  • Beef Korma $16.50
    • Traditionally a mild dish cooked in a creamy sauce made of cashew nut paste, cream and spices.Kashmiri Pulao is a real compliment to this dish.
  • Fish Malabari $18.00
    • A Bombay speciality.Cooked with coconut,capsicum, tomatoes, cream and anassortment of spices.
  • Mango Chutney $2.50
  • Tandoori chicken(full/half) $20.00/$10.00
    • Tender spring chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor.
  • Kashmiri Pulao $6.50
    • Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds,sultanas and desiccated coconut.
  • Garlic, Olive & Chilli $5.90
  • Raita $2.90
  • Vegetable Korma $8.90
    • Mild cashew gravy with veggies
  • Wholemeal Roti $3.90
  • Mango Chicken w rice $11.90
  • Spinach & Cheese $4.90
  • Chickpea Salad $9.90
  • Baileys Fudge Cake $8.90
    • Moist fudge cake with Baileys, chocolate cream, dark truffle and almonds
  • Falafel $15.00
  • Zuchini $15.00
  • Lamb $15.00
  • Falafel $11.00
  • Mixed $11.50
  • Zucchini $11.00
  • Chicken $15.00
  • Mixed $16.00
  • -spring roll $2.50
  • All Burgers (except Kidz) contain: **Cheese, Onion, Tomato, Beetroot, Mayo ** **Lettuce or Coleslaw**
  • -oyster $2.00
  • -fish cake $2.50
  • Steak Burger $7.50
    • t/relish
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.20
  • -dim sim $1.00
  • -chicken kiev
  • Ploughman's Sharing Platter $ 16.00
    • Aged cheddar, chutney, pickled onions, warmed farmhouse bread, roast beef & pickles
  • Chicken Open Sandwich $ 15.00
    • Chicken fillets, avocado, crispy pancetta & cranberry relish
  • -Creamy mashed potatoes
  • Pork Pasties & Puddings $ 20.00
    • With swede, apple, mash & gravy
  • Spicy Wedges $ 12.00
    • With gratinated cheese, bacon, sour cream & hot sauce
  • Drambuie Crème Brulee $ 15.00
    • Torched table side
  • Steamed Seasonal Vegetables $ 6.00
  • -Chef de paris butter
  • -300G $41.00
  • Meatfeast
    • Beef, bacon, chorizo w caramelized onion, BBQ sauce and aioli
  • Good Home Classic
    • Roasted chicken, bacon, mushrooms, pineapple & aioli
  • Chicken Parmigiana Burger-
    • Crumbed chicken topped with bacon, Napoli and cheese w house slaw
  • -300G $29.00
  • Fries $6.00
  • Fried Eggs(2)
  • -Oven Roasted
  • Fish or Prawn Saagwala $16.90
    • Sliced fish fillet or prawn cooked with ginger, garlic and fresh spinach paste gravy to perfection
  • Lamb Saagwala $14.90
    • Diced lamb cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh spinach paste gravy
  • Chicken Madras $14.90
    • Pieces of chicken cooked with onion, tomato and rich coconut based gravy
  • Chana Masala $14.90
    • Chickpeas cooked with onions, ginger and tomato gravy
  • Aloo Matar $14.90
    • Cubes of potato and peas cooked with ginger, garlic and onion tomato gravy to perfection
  • Seafood Basket $18.90
    • Fish, Prawn, Calamari and Scallops mixed together and cooked with onion tomato gravy in rich coconut cream to perfection
  • Plain Rice $3.00
    • Steamed fine flavour basmati rice
  • Cheese Naan $3.50
  • Kids breakfast $10.00
    • half portion of big breakfast
  • Hot Chips & Chicken nuggets $8.00
  • Kids Toasted Bagel $6.00
    • with cream cheese & jam
  • Extra special fillings each $1.50
    • avocado, chicken, bacon, egg, mushroom
  • BBs Steak $19.90
    • 200g. Sirloin grilled to your liking served with mushroom, chips & garden salad
  • Hot chips $5.00
  • Burger & Chips $14.90
    • Gourmet Beef patty with egg, cheese, lettuce, onion & tomato served with crispy chips
  • Toasted Bagel $10.50
    • with salmon & cream 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