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

  • Garlic Butter & Herb Loaf $10.50
  • Bacon $6.50
  • -bacon $16.80
  • -sautéed mushrooms $16.80
  • Lemon Pepper Battered Market Fish $19.50
    • With tartare & side of chips
  • - add bacon $18.50
  • Coconut Chicken Curry $18.90
    • With jasmine rice, bok choy & crispy noodles
  • Beef Schnitzel $18.50
    • With rosemary potatoes, fried egg and gravy
  • Tropical veg $5.00
    • Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • Cajun joe $23.00
    • harissa marinated free range chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, caramelised onions, rocket, mozzarella, joe’s tomato sauce and minted yoghurt dressing
  • Add streaky bacon $16.80
  • Polenta chips $8.00
    • polenta chips with sweet chilli and aioli
  • Add rocket $3.00
  • Joker $14.80
    • spicy bratwurst sausage, streaky bacon and a free range egg in a warmed joe’s roll
  • Joe’s hash $4.00
  • Oriental joe $21.80
    • tender slices of beef fillet marinated in soy, chilli and garlic with salad greens, fresh herbs, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes and a sweet chilli, lime and ginger dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • Gorgeous george $15.80
    • joe’s hash topped with streaky bacon, two grilled free range eggs and hollandaise
  • Fish Of The Day $32.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • Scallops (Battered or Crumbed) $36.00
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • ∙light meals
  • Open Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Mon-Sat 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sunday Closed
  • Prawns $35.00
    • Marinated in sweet chilli & garlic with salad & handcut chips
  • ●on the side
  • Lemon & Capers $35.00
    • Creamy lemon & capers sauce over grilled snapper and broccoli with side of hand cut chips
  • Housemade Fishcakes
    • with handcut chips & salad
  • Meatfest $22.00
    • Beef, bacon and chrizo w caramelised onion, BBQ sauce and aioli
  • 1Kg mussels $18.00
    • Choice of white wine garlic cream or spanish style w chorizo and basil
  • Prawn & bok choy risotto $23.00
    • With green pea, parmesan, lemon, mascarpone
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and bocconcini w fresh basil and olive oil
  • Other sides($4.50 each N/A
    • Creamy mushroom, roasted tomato, roasted beetroot with feta salad, classic beef sausages, mussels, garlic prawns
  • Beef $19.50
    • 200g flame grilled angus homemade beef patties topped off with bacon, onion, and bourbon relish w swiss cheese and onion
  • Rib eye 300g $41.00 / 400gm $55.00
    • Taranaki - green stone creek
  • Stonesy's classic fish n' chips $21.00
    • Crispy battered fish of the day, good home hand cut fries, tartare and lemon
  • PERFECT PORRIDGE(DF) $10.50
    • creamy oats with stewed fruits, honey roasted almonds & cinnamon, served with milk or runny cream
  • SUPER SMOOTHIE(DF)(V)(GF) $9.00
    • banana, kiwifruit and strawberries blended with a dash of ginger and shot of chia seed
  • CHOICE COMBO(DF) $14.50
    • our magical muesli, fresh fruit & yoghurt served alongside toast and homemade jam
  • BREAD & SPREADS(DF)(V)(GF) $9.50
    • a mixture of multigrain and sourdough with the option of homegrown honey, jam, peanut butter or marmite
  • OMELETTE(DF)(GF) $17.50
    • 3 eggs omelette with choice of 4 fillings: tomato/spinach/mushrooms/feta/onion/bacon or salmon.Served with hollandaise
  • BAGEL(GF) $10.50
    • hot smoked salmon on a toasted bagel topped with creamy scrambled eggs, lemonade creme fraiche and chopped chives
  • BIGGEST BREAKFAST(in town) $9.50
    • eggs on toast + add salmon fillet ($8.50)
  • ALA BENEDICT $17.50
    • 2 poached eggs with home-made hollandaise on top of an English muffin with bacon
  • Falafel $11.00
  • Chicken $15.00
  • Falafel $15.00
  • Mixed $15.00
  • Mixed $16.00
  • Zuchini $15.00
  • Mixed $11.50
  • Lamb $11.50
  • Angus Pure T-Bone Porterhouse 400g
  • Tables Artisan Cheese Selection
  • Modern Caesar
    • Cos / crispy poached egg / white anchovy / pancetta / black garlic caesar dressing /parmesan wafer
  • Land & Garden Salad
    • fresh melon / prosciutto / rocket / shaved apple / walnuts
  • Locally Baked Breads $12
    • House marinated Italian olives / sundried tomatoes / truffle butter / extra virgin olive oil.
  • Bananas Foster
    • Caramelised bananas / salted butterscotch, / gluten-free crepe / date & honey loaf / kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream
  • Venison Carpaccio
    • Silver Fern Farms’ finely sliced venison / beetroot harissa jelly / goats cheese snow / chorizocrumbs / raspberry balsamic
  • Vegetarian Platter - choose two sides
  • 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
  • Veg 65 $8.99
    • Mixed vegetables, slightly spiced and deep fried until crisp
  • Chicken Spring Dosa $10.99
    • A paper-thin crispy pancake filled with chicken, onion & capsicum
  • Golden Fried Prawns (6 pieces) $12.99
    • Battered prawns, deep-fried to a golden brown colour
  • Lamb Biriyani $19.00
  • Ghee Roast (Butter flavoured with no filling) $10.99
  • Kerala Paratha $3.00
    • A popular kerala bread made from refined flour,egg flattened in to a layered grilled bread
  • Appam (2 pieces) $5.00
    • A pancake made with fermented rice batter & coconut milk
  • Toasts with Salmon, cream cheese, rocket & pesto $16.00
  • Patil Dejeuner $14.50
    • toast with butter & jam, croissant, orange juice and coffee
  • Crepes with rhubarb, raspberries & vanilla mascarpone $17.00
  • Croque Monsieur
  • Ask staff for details of fish of the day comes with coffee $14.50
  • Omelette $17.00
    • with field mushroom, parmesan & spinach
  • Ask stuff what soup du jour it comes with fresh bread $12.00
  • Granola $14.00
    • with greek yoghurt and berry compote
  • HotDog & Chippies $7.50
  • Open Chicken Sammy $14.00
    • Chicken tenders served on french bread with bacon, avo & homemade lemon sauce.
  • Apple Shortcake $5.50
    • Served hot
  • All Day Breaky $15.00
    • Fried eggs, bacon, tomato, beef sausage, wholegrain toast & hashbrowns.
  • Egg $1.00
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $24.00
    • Served with salad, fries & mushrooms OR Garlic sauce.
  • Homemade Cabinet food also available, see staff.
  • Apricot or Satay Chicken $12.00
    • Chicken tenders served with your choice of apricot or satay sauce. Served w salad & fries.
  • All curries are served with rice
  • Curry/rice combo with one plain naan $10.00
  • All curries are served with rice
  • Lamb seekh kabab (GF) $9.90
    • (6 pieces )Lamb mince with spices cooked in tandoor
  • vindaloo (DF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, lamb cooked in hot vindaloo sauce
  • Matar paneer/mushroom $14.50
    • Cottage cheese, mushroom and green peas cooked in rich onion and tomato sauce and garnished with cream and coriander
  • Chana masala $14.50
    • Boiled chickpeas cooked with onion, tomato sauce & spices garnished with chopped onions
  • Peshawari naan $4.00
  • ●Wedges $13.50
    • Served with cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce / salsa
  • Tempura Prawns $16.00
    • 8 tempura prawns served with a side of fries
  • -3 x fillings $6.50
  • -Large $20.00
  • Club Sandwiches (Pre ordered) $30.00
  • Homemade Big Boy Pies $5.00
    • Mince & cheese, steak & onion, bacon & egg, chicken, bacon & mushroom
  • Shifty's Mixed Platter $50.00
    • Fish bites, meatballs, chicken nuggets, mini hot dogs, wedges
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips / Mini Hot Dogs & Chips / Mini Pizza & Chips $7.00
  • BBQ Pork Black Bean
    • Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, capsicum and BBQ pork stir fried with black bean sauce. Served with white rice.
  • Nasi Goreng
    • Fried rice with mixed vegetables, ham, beef, shrimp, and chilli, Tell us how spicy you would like it in the comments.
  • Chicken Chow Mein
    • Stir fried broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, cabbage, mushroom, seasonal vegetables, and chicken. Served with crispy noodles.
  • BBQ Pork Soft Noodles
    • Soft noodles stir fried with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, cabbage, mushroom, seasonal vegetables, and BBQ pork.
  • $14 Combo
    • 1/2 ham fried rice, 1/2 chicken chop suey, 1 spring roll, 2 wontons, and 4 pieces of sweet 'n sour pork!
  • Mussel
    • Deep fried battered mussel.
  • Wonton Soup
    • Pork wontons in soup with spring onions and BBQ pork.
  • Chicken Fried Rice
    • Fried rice cooked with onions, egg, carrots, peas, corn, and chicken.
  • Squid and Onion Rings $12.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Crumbed Camembert with Berry Sauce $14.50
  • Roast Vegetable Salad $28.50
    • Served with vegetable curry samosas
  • Cheesecake $12.50
    • Served with ice cream & cream
  • Thai Beef Salad $28.50
    • Marinated beef strips with seasonal salad and topped with crispy noodles
  • Garlic Lemon Prawns $24.50
    • Prawns with creamy garlic lemon sauce, crispy potato herb potato cakeand fresh salad
  • Ocean Corn Fritters Sml $14.50 Large $19.50
    • Bacon, Camembert cheese, aioli sauce and fresh mixed salad Eggs on Toast
  • NZ Green Lipped Mussels Sml $16.50 Large $28.50
    • Served with a white wine and garlic sauce and toasted bread
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