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

  • Half $12.5
  • 1 Egg $2
  • 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.
  • Salmon fillet, cream cheese, capers & watercress $17
  • GF Available Add $2
  • Mushroom & Spinach $18
  • B.L.T Chicken Focaccia $16.9
    • Streaky bacon, chicken breast, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo in a fresh focaccia slab
  • 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)
  • Tapa's Plate $30
    • Chicken & ornage pate with toasted bread, beer tartare & crispy rib, rice cracker, beetroot paint, wasabi powder, cured salmon with apple jelly, cucumber and goats cheese
  • Dish of the day POA
  • Honey glazed duck breast with potato croquette, soy glazed vege, orange puree & spiced jus $34
  • Platters $25
    • Local cheeses with apple chutney, grapes, celery & crackers
  • Confit pork and truffle croquette with smoked apple compote, beetroot two ways and mustard jus $30
  • Fresh cured salmon with apple jelly, pickled cucumber, goast cheese curd and corriander $16
  • Salad of the day $16
  • Filo wrapped bread and butter pudding with a toffee glaze & vanilla ice cream $16
  • Mix grill ( lamb, chicken, kofte) $18.00
  • Falafel (vegetarian) $9.50
  • Lamb, falafel or mujver $13.00
  • Cigar borek $8.00
    • Filo pastry filled with feta cheese & parsley served with cacik & salad
  • Lamb skewer $16.00
  • Dolma $6.00
    • 6 piece dolma (stuffed vine leaves ) & served served with cacik dip
  • Chicken $9.90
  • Meat $3.00
  • -Vegetables $13.50
  • Pork Hock with Egg Noodles $14.50
  • -Vegetables $16.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Tom Yum Soup
  • -Seafood or Prawns $16.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Chilli
  • Chicken $15.00
  • Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • with mussels, shrimps, prawns & scallops
  • Seafood Chowder $31.00
    • Creamy with mussels, shrimps, scallops & prawns served with fresh toast or garlic bread
  • -1/2 doz $20.00
  • Paua Fritters (100%) $37.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • NZ Whitebait Fritter $34.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • Price: Small = S / Large= L
  • Herb Bread $9.00
    • Bacon cheese & garlic
  • Chicken caesar $18.50
    • Poached egg, anchovy, caesar dressing
  • Other sides($4.50 each N/A
    • Creamy mushroom, roasted tomato, roasted beetroot with feta salad, classic beef sausages, mussels, garlic prawns
  • Spring onion $22.00
    • Aparagus & risoni w salad greens, lemon olive oil dressing
  • Beef $19.50
    • 200g flame grilled angus homemade beef patties topped off with bacon, onion, and bourbon relish w swiss cheese and onion
  • Prawn & bok choy risotto $23.00
    • With green pea, parmesan, lemon, mascarpone
  • Rib eye 300g $41.00 / 400gm $55.00
    • Taranaki - green stone creek
  • Roasted beetroot $15.50
    • Marimated feta, toasted peanuts, fresh mint and balsamic glaze and lime infused olive oil (Add lamb for $5.00)
  • Chiken wings $16.00
    • Hot and spicy w ranch dipper
  • -sausage rolls / mince savouries/
  • Potato fritter $0.80
  • -chicken, bacon & mushroom / curry chicken / butter chicken / thai green chicken / chicken, camembert & cranberry / satay chicken
  • Vegetarian
    • Cheese, capsicum, pineapple, mushroom, olives & sundried tomato
  • ●eggy
  • Kiddi hot dog $1.80
  • Kiddie pack 2 $6.50
    • Chicken drum, 2 chicken nuggets & chips
  • Mussel fritter $5.00
  • Vegetarian Platter - choose two sides
  • Confit Duck Maryland
    • Roast duck pikelets / wonton crisps / New Zealand quinoa / peach compote / cucumber ribbons
  • Steamed Broccoli, Courgettes, Spinach
    • slow roasted baby beetroot / artichoke puree /medley of micro greens / verjuice / lemon dressing
  • Trio of Lamb
    • Lamb shank cigar / grilled lamb backstrap / braised lamb belly / pea puree / sesame ash / mint yogurt
  • Olive Infused Ricotta Gnocchi
    • Spinach puree / pickled baby beetroot / fine parmesan
  • Silver Fern Farms Reserve Scotch Fillet 300g
  • Brie Mon Sire
  • Land & Garden Salad
    • fresh melon / prosciutto / rocket / shaved apple / walnuts
  • Baked Buffalo Wings $ 12.00
    • Iceberg lettuce with blue cheese ranch dressing
  • -Wild pork, grilled cheddar & sour cream $14.00
  • -Refried pinto beans, guacamole & salsa $12.00
  • House Fries $ 14.00
    • With pickled mussels & Aioli
  • House Salad & Dressing $ 6.00
  • Nachos
  • Pork Pasties & Puddings $ 20.00
    • With swede, apple, mash & gravy
  • Cumberland Sausages $ 20.00
    • With colcannon, giant Yorkshire pudding & gravy
  • 9am-9pm
  • 12-2pm
  • Tuesday lunch $7.00
    • See Staff
  • Icecream Sundaes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Raspberry, Strawberry, Caramel, Passionfruit
  • Bacon $1.00
  • -With cheese $0.50
  • Bacon & Egg T/S $6.50
  • Wedges $9.00
    • Topped with cheese & served w sour cream & salsa.
  • Braised Steak with Mash and Spinach (Gluten Free) $13.00
  • -add bacon/ mushrooms/ sausages/ potato roastie/ hollandaise $1.00
  • Twiced Cooked Pork Belly on Roasted Veges (Gluten Free) $16.00
  • Lamb Shank on Mash with Gravey (Gluten Free) $14.00
  • 2 Filled Toasties with Fries $6.00
  • -2 fill $6.20
  • Bacon Pasta $6.00
  • Smoked Chicken + Bacon Salad (Gluten Free) $15.00
  • Lettuce Cups Free
  • Sauteed Broccoli $8.00
    • Preserved lemon, parsley oil, toasted seeds & shaved parmesan.
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $8.00
    • Chargrilled onion dipping sauce.
  • Jamaican Me Full $16.00
    • Free range jerk marinated chicken breast, rice and pea cake, red slaw & jerk BBQ sauce.
  • Pie $10.00
    • Prohibition home made Key lime pie served with a raspberry sorbet & creme anglaise.
  • Kids Sized Brownie $8.00
    • With chocolate sauce & ice cream.
  • Loaded Fries $10.00
    • Handcut potato chips, 24 hour pulled pork & mayo.
  • Prohibition Fried Chicken $12.00
    • Chipotle mayo dipping sauce & fresh lemon.
  • Garlic Lemon Prawns for Two $24.50
    • Served with a potato hash cake, salad, and creamy garlic prawns
  • Chocolate Brownie $12.50
    • Served with ice cream & cream
  • Chicken Nibbles $12.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Extra sides $3.00
    • Bacon, mushroom, sausage, eggs
  • Chicken Burger $12.50
    • Chicken burger patty served with a side of fries
  • Vegetarian Lasagne Served with a fresh salad $15.50
  • Cheesecake $12.50
    • Served with ice cream & cream
  • Italian Meatballs $15.50
    • Italian meatballs in a creamy tomato sauce, served with a fresh salad and a slice of garlic bread
  • Butter Chicken $17.9
    • Tender piece of boneless chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce. (GF)
  • Fresh Fish Fillet $20
    • Options: Battered or Pan Fried. The choice of battered or pan fried served with fresh garden salad and fries, finished with garlic aioli and a lemon wedge.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $17.9
    • Diced lamb cooked in traditional North indian style with onion gravy.
  • 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.
  • Extras and Snacks $7.5 / $12 / $7
    • Fries and aioli / Chicken nuggets and fries / Garden salad
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrom $16
    • Served on toasted garlic ciabatta, spinach and topped with potato thins.
  • Mantra Burger $18
    • American style burger served with wasabi mayonnaise, pear 'n' fig chutney, petit salad, fried egg and fries served with a side of ketchup and aioli.
  • Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Seasoned chicken breast, melted cheese, bacon, cranberry, aioli and lettuce, served with shoestring fries
  • Pulled Pork Burger $17.50
    • 3 hour slow cooked pork in a beef jus, stacked with sautéed onions, gherkins and coleslaw, drizzled in BBQ sauce, served with shoestring fries
  • 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
  • Rig 66 Burger $17.50
    • 150g House made beef pattie, beetroot, onion, cheese, egg and coleslaw with aioli and tomato relish, served with shoestring fries
  • Chicken Breast $23.90
    • House smoked chicken breast, mashed potato, capsicum pesto and roasted tomato
  • Mashed potato $4.00
  • Vegetarian Pasta $16.50
    • Fettuccine with mushroom, red onion and sundried tomato finished in a cream sauce
  • Chicken and Bacon Salad $19.90
    • Sautéed chicken and bacon tossed through mesclun, carrot, red onion, cucumber and avocado, finished with an aioli dressing
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