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

  • Cheese $1.50
  • Chicken $9.90
  • Dolma $6.00
    • 6 piece dolma (stuffed vine leaves ) & served served with cacik dip
  • Spicy wedges $4.50
  • Served with homemade turkish bread with seasonal salads, 3 dips ( cacik, hummus and spicy walnut), sauces, choice of your meat or vegetarian and rice
  • Halloumi cheese $10.00
    • Grilled halloumi cheese with falafel, turkish bread & hummus
  • Served with seasonal salads, hummus, cacik and choice of sauces
  • Dips $1.50
  • -Vanilla
  • Caprese Salad ( GF, V) $10
    • Cos Lettuce / Bocconcini/ Tomato / Basil / Balsamic
  • Beef
    • Angus / Roast Garlic / Pancetta
  • Dessert Of The Week $12
    • Please Ask For Details
  • -Garlic /Cheese $9
  • -Chocolate
  • Risot To Of The Week (GF, V)
    • White Wine / Onion / Garlic
  • Lamb
    • Coastal Lamb / Harissa/ Preserved Lemon / Wild Thyme
  • 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
  • Confit mussels with pumpkin risotto, lemon segments, toasted pumpkin seeds and nuts (gf)
  • Chicken and orange pate with mixed baby salad and toasted bread
  • 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
  • Pumpkin arancini, smoked sprouts and crispy leaves, onion jelly and herb sauce $32.00
  • Ice cream sundae with berry coulis & chocolate sauce $10.00
  • Eggs benedict with poached eggs,bacon, english muffin and hollandaise sauce $19.00
  • LambRogan Josh $16.50
    • The master chefs of the Royal Mughal kitchen boasted about perfecting this dish. Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices.
  • Kadai Chicken $16.50
    • This mouth-watering dish is cooked with crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander. It has a thick gravy and goes really well with one of our tandoori bread.
  • Mint Chutney $2.50
    • Yoghurt mixed with mint, green chillies and spices.
  • Lamb Saagwala $16.50
    • An abundance of spinach, cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Beef Vindaloo $16.50
    • A hot dish, made the world famous by the Chefs ofGoa. It has a Portuguese influence. It is cooked with vinegar, capsicum and whole spices. Cucumber raita is a real compliment to this dish.
  • Butter Chicken(MurgMumtaz) $16.50
    • A world famous Indian delicacy.Also known as butter chicken. Half cooked the tandoori way and finished the curry way, with crushed cashews, cream and spices.
  • AlooMattar $15.00
    • Potatoes and peas cooked with tomatoesand ground spices.
  • Mango Chutney $2.50
  • #9. Marinara (no mozzarella) oregano, garlic, sea salt, parmesan (v) $11.50
  • #6. Spinach, goat cheese, chilli (v) $16.5
  • #2. Smoked paprika sausage, roasted red peppers, onions $15.50
  • #14. Garlic prawns, chilli, preserved lemons, rocket, chilli oil $19.00
  • #13. Pork & fennel sausage meat, roasted onion, oregano, pistachio nuts $16.50
  • #3. Prosciutto, rocket, shaved parmesan $18.50
  • #15. Fungi, prosciutto, garlic, rocket, truffle oil $17.00
  • #1. Margherita with fresh basil (v) $13.00
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • - 8 Pack $7.90
  • Chicken Caesar Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Signature Kids $5.00 per head
  • Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Zucchini $11.00
  • Falafel $11.00
  • Chicken $15.00
  • Falafel $15.00
  • Chicken $11.50
  • Mixed $16.00
  • Mixed $11.50
  • Mixed $11.50
  • Raita $4.00
    • Popular Indian yoghurt dish with chopped onion, tomato, carrot,corriander & chat masala
  • Kadala curry $15.00
    • Chickpea and tomato based curry with a blend of fragrant spices and a sprig of corriander
  • 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
  • Squid Masala $17.00
    • A south Indian delicacy in which squid is cooked in a thick onion, tomato gravy and mixed with coconut cream and chefs special spices
  • Fish Curry $18.00
    • Typical Kerala fish speciality with authentic Malabar flavour. This probably is the most striking of all curries mainly because of its attractive colour in which fish is cooked in coconut milk along with fried rice chilly, onion, ginger, garlic, tomato, chopped coconut and other spices
  • Vegetable Spring Dosa $9.99
    • A paper-thin crispy pancake filled with vegetables
  • Chicken Manchurian $16.00
    • Marinated boneless chicken is deep-fried and tossed with oriental based ginger garlic concoction and garnished with spring onion and corriander leaves
  • Vegetable Curry $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with Kerala spices, tomato & onion
  • Reshmi Kebab $12.00
    • Resham means cotton it's a Melt-In-Mouth dish marinated with cashew nut sauce, cheese and battered with chef's special marination
  • Lamb Seek Kebab $12.00
    • Minced lamb blended with chef's own herbs, skewered and roasted in the oven
  • Kadahi Paneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese, onion and capsicum seasoned spices and cooked in chef's special kadahi gravy
  • Onion Rings $6.00
    • Sliced onions battered with chickpea floor, spices and deep fried
  • Vindloo $16.00
    • A very hot dish from Goa is essential a sweet and sour style curry
  • Jeera Rice $5.00
    • Plain basmati rice flavoured with cumin seeds
  • Angarey Chicken $12.00
    • Must try. Chicken angarey is spicy dish marinated with chef's special hot and tangy sauce
  • Matar Paneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese sauteed with garden peas and spices
  • Vegetarian Platter (V) (GF) $30.00
    • Quinoa & falafel cakes / roast peach chutney / polenta chips / artichoke & caper tapenade / bruschetta / Kaikoura tanara ash goats cheese
  • Caprese Salad (GF) (V) S $8 / D $15
    • vine ripened tomatoes / baby mozzarella / fresh basil / balsamic pearls / avocado oil
  • Cauliflower Cous Cous (GF) (V) S $8 / D $15
    • rocket pesto / cranberries / pine nuts / lemon olive oil
  • Dark Chocolate Delice $18.00
    • Coffee bavarois cream / chocolate crumbs / orange gel / doris plum & creme fraiche ice cream
  • S= single D=double
  • Sweet Platter For Two $18.00
    • white chocolate pavlova / strawberry cream / house baked brownie / raw chocolate summer fruit cheesecake / brandy baskets / selection of sorbets and ice cream
  • Raw Berry Chocolate Cheesecake (GF) $18.00
    • Muesli & nut crumble / feijoa sorbet / fresh mint
  • Baked Provincial Vegetable Mille Feuille - choose one side (GF) $39.00
    • pistachio rocket pesto / grilled haloumi / wild mushroom mascarpone / baby carrots / tempura broccoli / micro sunflower greens
  • Saag (GF) $14.50
    • Boneless pieces of chicken, lamb, paneer cooked in cashew nut and spinach puree
  • Mango lassi $2.00
  • vindaloo (DF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken, lamb cooked in hot vindaloo sauce
  • All curries are served with rice
  • Black pepper chicken $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a tomato onion sauce flavoured with black pepper
  • Seafood curry $17.00
    • Fresh pieces of fish, prawns, scallops and squids sauteed in coconut curry, onions, blanched tomatoes and mustard seed
  • Chicken do pyaaza (DF) $14.50
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked in onion, tomato gravy & diced onions
  • Chilli chicken (DF) $14.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked with onion, capsicum, soy & chilli sauce
  • Diane Sauce $4.00
  • Chicken Cheese Burger Chicken pattie, cheese, lettuce, tomato, BBQ, mayo $8.00
  • Grilled Tomato $3.00
  • MILKSHAKES Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Lime $4.50
  • Chicken Hawaiian Grilled chicken breast topped with tomato salsa, pineapple, and melted cheese served with salad & tumeric flavoured rice $15.00
  • ICED DRINKS Chocolate or Coffee $4.50
  • Triple BBC $11.00
  • Bacon $1.50
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrom $16
    • Served on toasted garlic ciabatta, spinach and topped with potato thins.
  • 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)
  • Extras and Snacks $7.5 / $12 / $7
    • Fries and aioli / Chicken nuggets and fries / Garden salad
  • Hot Blond(not for the faint hearted) $18.9
    • An exotic indian hot chicken curry cooked with cumin seed and red onions served with a side of vanilla ice cream to cool the mouth and refresh your taste buds.
  • Roasted Vegetable Risotto $17.5
    • Served in a rich and creamy pesto au gratin.
  • Butter Chicken $17.9
    • Tender piece of boneless chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce. (GF)
  • Moroccan Chicken Burger $18.5
    • Moroccan spiced BLT chicken burger 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
  • 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
  • Chicken and Bacon Salad $19.90
    • Sautéed chicken and bacon tossed through mesclun, carrot, red onion, cucumber and avocado, finished with an aioli dressing
  • Vegetarian Pasta $16.50
    • Fettuccine with mushroom, red onion and sundried tomato finished in a cream sauce
  • Coleslaw $4.00
  • Gluten free bread available for $2.00
  • Fish Burger $20.90
    • Boundary Road beer battered fish of the day with onion, tomato, egg, lettuce and tartare sauce, served with shoestring fries
  • Riggers Pasta $19.90
    • Sautéed chicken, bacon and mushroom fettuccine in a creamy garlic sauce
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