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

  • Lemon Pepper Battered Market Fish $19.50
    • With tartare & side of chips
  • Two Free Range Eggs $9.50
    • Served boiled with soldiers
  • -Gluten free breads available add $2.00
  • Super House Porridge (V**) $9.80
    • With cinnamon apples, rhubarb compote and sugared almonds
  • Lemon & Thyme Chicken Salad (GF) $18.00
    • With rocket, feta, macadamia nuts, orange & avocado
  • -bacon $16.80
  • Southern Fried Chicken $17.00
    • Chive waffle, topped with a poached egg & green chilli hollandaise
  • Creamy Mushrooms (V) $15.50
    • Creamy roast garlic & balsamic mushrooms on toasted sourdough
  • Polenta chips $8.00
    • polenta chips with sweet chilli and aioli
  • Chicken joe $25.80
    • free range chicken breast stuffed with herbs, lemon and cream cheese, with joe’s green salad, gravy and mash
  • Magic carpet $5.50
    • vanilla bean ice cream and wafers with chocolate sauce
  • Easy tiger salad $21.80
    • free range chicken rubbed in harissa spices with rocket, mesculin, orange, red onion, cherry tomatoes and minted yoghurt
  • Joe's caesar $17.00
    • streaky bacon, shaved parmesan, garlic croutons, cos lettuce and a soft free range egg with joe’s caesar dressing (anchovies optional)
  • Mushrooms $4.80
  • Kids chicken burger $13.80
    • free range chicken breast and lettuce with chips and tomato sauce
  • Kransky $3.50
  • Select Cookie & Ice Cream $12
  • Stroganoff (GF, V)
    • Button Mushroom / Sherry/ Garlic / Tarragon / Cream
  • Pepper (GF)
    • Cracked Black Pepper/ Sherry / Beef Jus
  • Beef
    • Angus / Roast Garlic / Pancetta
  • Green Salad ( GF, V) $8
    • Rocket / Cherry Tomato/ Feta / Lemon / Olive Oil
  • -Garlic /Cheese $9
  • Cauliflower / Gruyere Fritters ( GF, V) $10
  • -Butterscotch
  • Chicken Jhalfrezee $16.50
    • Jhalfrezee was one of the supreme dishes createdduring the days of the Raj. “Jhal” is hot and “frezee” is stir fried. Cooked with red capsicum,coconut milk, tomatoes, spring onions and spices.
  • 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.
  • Tandoori chicken(full/half) $20.00/$10.00
    • Tender spring chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor.
  • MattarPanee $15.80
    • Peas and home made Indian cottage cheesecooked with tomatoes, spices and herbs.
  • Mixed Vegetable Pulao $7.50
    • Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonalvegetables 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.
  • Kadai Lamb $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.
  • Beef Biryani $18.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb orprawns. Infused with fresh spices and garnished with fresh coriander. A delicious wholesome mealserved with raita, mixed pickle and papadoms.
  • Bananas Foster
    • Caramelised bananas / salted butterscotch, / gluten-free crepe / date & honey loaf / kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream
  • Tables Artisan Cheese Selection
  • Riverlands Greenstone Creek Eye Fillet 200g
  • Kaikora Tenara Ash Crusted Goat Cheese
  • Gorgonzola Prelibato (dolce)
  • Manuka Honey & Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta
    • macadamia ginger praline / coconut scented tapioca / glazed blueberries / popcorn shoots.
  • Baked Provincial Vegetable Mille Feuille - choose one side
  • Dark Chocolate Delice
    • Coffee bavarois cream / chocolate crumbs / orange gel / doris plum & creme fraiche ice cream
  • Sticky toffee pudding w butterscotch sauce $15.00
  • Pulled pork slider w sauerkraut, apple relish $15.00
  • Steak Dianne $39.00
    • butterfly cut fillet spiced w onions, peppers & mushrooms flambéed in brandy at your table & finished w a demi glaze sauce
  • Gluten free loaf plain or garlic $10.00
  • Seafood chowder w garlic toast $18.00
  • Three cheese polenta w cherry tomatoes, baby beets, puy lentils V $18.00
  • Soup of the day $13.00
  • Chicken liver parfait, apple chutney, toasted baguette, gherkins GFA $18.00
  • Raita $4.00
    • Popular Indian yoghurt dish with chopped onion, tomato, carrot,corriander & chat masala
  • Mixed Vegetable Biriyani $15.00
  • Fish Biriyani $18.00
  • Lamb Biriyani $19.00
  • Cardamom Ice cream $6.00
  • Chicken Curry $15.00
    • A typical Kerala dish in which chicken is diced and cooked in a thick sauce made with onion,ginger, garlic, tomatoes and powdered spices and garnished with coconut cream and curry leaves
  • Drums of Heaven (6 pieces) $11.99
    • Oriental style deep-fried chicken tossed in chefs special spicy garlic sauce
  • Mango frost $5.00
  • -Wild pork, grilled cheddar & sour cream $14.00
  • Sirloin Steak $ 27.00
    • 300 grams + below selection
  • Peggy's Beef & Guinness Pie $ 22.00
    • house made patty, pickles, bacon, eggs, cheddar, beetroot relish, fries and aioloi
  • Aged Irish Cheddar $ 14.00
    • With Guinness & onion relish
  • -Fries
  • Garlic Bread $ 10.00
    • With Irish Cheddar
  • -Seasonal vegetables
  • House Salad & Dressing $ 6.00
  • -9 inch $15.00
  • -9 inch $11.00
  • - 12 inch $12.00
  • Chicken & Cranberry
  • Jelly GF DF $2.00
  • -12 inch $18.00
  • Breakfast - bacon, egg, hash brown, BBQ & hollandaise sauce
  • Roast Pork Dinner, Crackling & Apple Sauce
  • Chicken Tikka $12.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
  • Vegetable Biriyani $14.00
    • Seasonal mix vegetables cooked in basmati biriyani with saffron, rose water, green herb and spices
  • Meat Masala with Egg $16.00
    • Meat cooked in rich spices and onions gravy
  • Rogan Josh $16.00
    • Chunks of lamb or beef cooked in a thick curry sauce
  • Saagwala $16.00
    • A delightful combination of meat cooked in a puree of spinach with our own herbs and spices
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.00
    • Marinated chicken tikka pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce
  • Deal Makhani $14.00
    • Black lentils simmered on a slow fire overnight and cooked with cream, butter and ginger
  • Chicken Madras $15.00
    • Chicken cooked with curry leafs, coconut milk and tomatoes
  • Chocolate lamington $3.00
  • Spicy Italian - chorizo and salami with red onion, chilli, kalamata olives and mozzarella $100.00
  • Bacon and egg pie $4.60
  • Freshly made sandwiches $5.00
  • Savoury pull-apart $6.80
    • ham and mustard seed
  • Eccles cakes $3.20
  • Cottage mince pie $4.80
  • Chocolate fudge slice $3.40
  • Green Salad $5.00
  • -Add Salad $25.50
  • Chicken Nuggets $10.00
    • Served with fries & tomato sauce
  • -3 x fillings $6.50
  • -Add Salad $15.50
  • Tempura Prawns $16.00
    • 8 tempura prawns served with a side of fries
  • Battered Mussels $16.00
    • 8 battered mussels served with a side of fries
  • -Add Bacon $1.00
  • Diane sauce
  • RUMP 250G $28.90
  • SIRLOIN 200G $29.90
  • LAMB RUMP $31.90
    • served with a cauliflower puree, wilted bok choy & buttered baby carrots, finished with the house jus.
  • REEF & BEEF add $9.00
    • make your steak a reef and beef.
  • SUCCULENT CHICKEN SUPREME $30.90
    • pan roasted chicken served with whole seeded mustard mash, grilled mushrooms & green beans, finished with the house jus.
  • House jus
  • Pepper sauce
  • Chicken schnitzel & gravy $18.50
    • With chips & salad
  • Oven baked garlic cob $7.50
    • With aioli
  • Fried fisherman's platter $21.50
    • With chips
  • Lambs fry & bacon $16.50
    • With potato mash & vegetables
  • Garden salad $4.50
    • (mesclun or rice berg)
  • With salad & tartare sauce $16.00
  • Shrimp cocktail $9.50
    • With seafood sauce
  • Fish 'n' chips $11.00
  • Eggs benedict $17.00
    • Choice of bacon or salmon,topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Muesli $10.50
    • Homemade caramelized muesli, served with milk and yogurt
  • Cornish seafood bake $18.00
    • Mixed seafood in withe wine sauce topped with mashed potato side with green salad
  • Creamy garlic mushroom $17.50
    • Mushroom sautéed served on a parmesan and paprika savory french toast
  • Warm lamb salad $18.00
    • Lamb pan-fried with dried tomato and feta, topped with salad honey mustard and avocado oil
  • Monsignor croute $12.00
    • French style toasted sammy with tomato and brie or ham and cheese
  • Mammoth pie $18.50
    • Steak and mushroom pie in red wine gravy topped with pastry, side with mashed potato
  • White chocolate pancakes $18.00
    • Served with poached strawberries, topped with honey and mapple syrup
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