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

  • Baltimore Jack $20.9
    • Prime Angus ground beef patty, streaky bacon, smoky BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, egg, beetroot chutney & mayo.
  • 1 x Waffle $15.9
  • Cheese Burger $13.9
    • Prime Angus ground beef patty w/ cheddar cheese, pickles lettuce, tomato, red onion, American mustard, aioli, tomato relish.& mayo.
  • Make GF $2
  • Breakfast Sausage $4.8
  • Add bacon $3.50
  • Monte Christo $16.9
    • Chicken, streaky bacon, cranberry sauce, camembert, red onion & creamy mayo
  • Your Choice
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Tropical veg $5.00
    • Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
  • - Add vine tomatoes $4.90
  • Asparagus, poached egg, grana padano $14.90
  • Scallop, pancetta, sage, anchovy mayonnaise $3.00
  • Calamari and baby octopus, micro herbs, aioli $16.90
  • Monica’s mac ‘n’ cheese, crispy pancetta, toasted bread crumbs $22.90
  • House smoked chicken salad, baby spinach, asparagus, roasted grapes, brown rice, hazelnuts, sage dressing $20.90
  • Semi-dried vine tomatoes, pancetta, rocket $14.90
  • Avocado, feta, lemon - Add free range poached egg $2.50 $12.90
  • Chicken nuggets and fries $7.50
  • Big Jim’s Hot Beef Sub $15.90
    • Tender Hot Beef, with hot onion gravy, served in a bun with side of fries and green salad.
  • Eggs Benedict (GF) $16.90
    • Poached eggs served on homemade rosti with hollandaise sauce and your choice of one topping, bacon, spinach or balsamic mushrooms.
  • Salmon Ceviche $18.50
    • Ceviche salmon on bed of seasonal salad with feta cheese and raspberry vinegar dressing.
  • Big Jim’s Mini Breakfast $15.50
    • 1 piece bacon, 1 breakfast sausage, balsamic mushrooms, 1 hash brown, tomato, egg of your choice: poached, scrambled or fried, slice of wholegrain toast.
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Breakfast Toast ( GF available) $5.00
    • 2 pieces Toast served with jam, honey or marmite.
  • Bowl Of Fries $6.50
  • ● Flatbreads
  • Hot Cakes $16.90
    • Triple stack of hot cakes served with lashings of bacon, dripping with maple syrup and whipped cream
  • The Big Rack $39.90
    • A full rack of succulent slow cooked pork ribs covered in our secret sauce and served with classic steak fries
  • The Big Farmer (All Day Break) $19.90
    • Two eggs fried, scrambled or poached, with door step toast and bacon, sausage, tomato and a crispy fresh hash
  • Vegelicious Salad (V) $19.90
    • Crispy fried corn dumplings with salad greens, bread spikes, tomato, cucumber, slaw and avocado dressing
  • Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Milkshakes $9.90
    • Chocolate, strawberry, caramel, vanilla, lime, halzenut, three berry, or gingerbread
  • -Add an extra donut $1.50 each
  • Crispy Calamari $13.90
    • Salt and pepper calamari, scored and crispy fried to perfection. Served with lemon and tartare sauce
  • Chicken, bacon & avocado salad e $13.90 /m $19.90
    • Grilled chicken with bacon & avocado on a fresh green salad and drizzled with honey mustard
  • 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
  • Side salads $3.90
  • Beef Schnitzel $19.90
    • A delicious slice of beef hand beaten and breaded then pan fried served with mashed potato, coleslaw and a side gravy
  • Roast vegetable salad $16.90
    • Baby beetroot, feta, pine nuts, salad greens and a balsamic reduction
  • Side of seasonal vegetables $5.90
  • BLT $14.90
    • classic bacon, lettuce and fresh local tomatoes on toasted bread with fries
  • Texas chicken salad $19.90
    • Golden grilled chicken pieces tossed through salad and greens with a ranch dressing
  • Sundried Tomato Stuffed Free Range Chicken Breast atop Pumpkin and Feta Cannelloni with Spinach and Vegetable Selection $30
  • Pan Fried Zany Zeus Haloumi, Tomato Compote, Prosciutto Ham, Avocado oil N/A
  • Schweins Hax’n Our Signature Dish $30
    • Bavarian Style Pork Knuckle, served off the bone with our famous finger licking good Pan Fried Potatoes, Jus, Red Cabbage and Sauerkraut
  • Pan Fried Zany Zeus Haloumi, Tomato Compote, Prosciutto Ham, Avocado oil $23
  • Original German Bratwurst Sausages $28
    • One each Thüringer Bratwurst and Münchener Weisswurst served atop Pan Fried Potatoes, Red Cabbage, Sauerkraut, Jus and sweet German Mustard
  • Ora King Salmon Tartar atop Wakame Salad w Toasted Ciabatta N/A
  • Corn Fritter, Fresh Spinach, Roasted Tomato Compote, Smoked Mushroom & Seasonal Garden Vegetable $25
  • Plum, Cream Fraiche & Macaroon Ice Cream Sandwich, Berry Coulis $14
  • - One Shank $26.00
  • Vegetarian Samosa $10.00
    • Indian classic, spiced potato and peas in a crunchy crust, served with raita.
  • Scallops $15.00
    • Pan fried in garlic, white wine & cream with or without bacon.
  • Meatballs $11.00
    • Spicy meatballs in a tomato sauce topped with melted cheese.
  • - Two Shanks $32.00
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • Traditional Ciabatta with smoked chicken, cranberry and melted cheese.
  • Prawns $15.00
    • Tasty prawn cutlets with garlic, chilli & fresh lime.
  • Mussels $10.00
    • Classic New Zealand mussels with a tomato, herb and coconut cream sauce.
  • Cardamom Ice cream $6.00
  • 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
  • Potato peas Masala $14.00
    • A delighful combination of green peas, potato in rich onion tomato masala, finished with chefs special spices
  • Chicken Spring Dosa $10.99
    • A paper-thin crispy pancake filled with chicken, onion & capsicum
  • Prawn Moilee $20.00
    • Prawn cooked in a coconut base with carrot, capsicum, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, lemon juice and Chefs special spices
  • Meen Pollichathu $25.00
    • Meen pollichathu is basically 400-500gm (Fish and Size varies) covered with chefs special spicy masala,wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried
  • Golden Fried Prawns (6 pieces) $12.99
    • Battered prawns, deep-fried to a golden brown colour
  • Vegetable stew $15.00
    • One of the best Kerala style vegetarian dish that is healthy, and outright delicious, where the spices do not over power the natural flavour of the vegetables. The addition of aromatic whole spices, ginger and fresh coconut milk enhance the natural flavour of the vegetable by leaps and bounds and lends a sweet flavour that is perfectly balanced with the spice of crushed peppercorns
  • Spicy Wedges $ 12.00
    • With gratinated cheese, bacon, sour cream & hot sauce
  • Sirloin Steak $ 27.00
    • 300 grams + below selection
  • -Creamy mashed potatoes
  • Tout & Chocolate Brownie $ 14.00
    • With white chocolate yogurt
  • -Whiskey mushroom sauce
  • -Cauliflower and cheese sauce
  • -Fries
  • House Fries $ 14.00
    • With pickled mussels & Aioli
  • -Mini $8.00
  • Mixed Meats
  • - Medium $13.00
  • Seasonal salads, Wraps from $6.00
  • - Large $21.00
  • -Small $11.00
  • Roast Beef Dinner w Horseradish Sauce
  • -Large $22.00
  • Cheese naan $5.00
    • Mozzarella Cheese stuffed in white flour and cooked in the oven
  • Prawn / Fish Curry $18.00
    • Prawns or Fish cooked in a traditional curry sauce
  • Angarey Chicken $12.00
    • Must try. Chicken angarey is spicy dish marinated with chef's special hot and tangy sauce
  • Malai Kofta $14.00
    • Cheese dumplings cooked in fresh cream, cashew nut gravy and spices
  • Chicken Tikka $12.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, ginger, garlic and spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
  • Veg Samosa $5.00
    • a deep fried conical pastry stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas
  • Veg Platter $15.00
    • Combination of samosa, pakoda, spring rolls and onion rings
  • Onion Rings $6.00
    • Sliced onions battered with chickpea floor, spices and deep fried
  • DUCK BREAST $34.90
    • sous-vide duck breast served with a rocket & citrus salad finished with the house dressing.
  • LAMB RUMP $31.90
    • served with a cauliflower puree, wilted bok choy & buttered baby carrots, finished with the house jus.
  • Confit garlic butter
  • BOWL OF FRIES $5.50
    • served with aioli.
  • MARKET FISH POA
    • staff will advise of today’s special.
  • SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN BURGER $21.90
    • house crumbled buttermilk chicken with lettuce, tomato & house mayo on ciabatta.
  • STICKY DATE PUDDING $10.90
    • with vanilla bean Ice cream.
  • Grilled portobello mushrooms
  • Mushroom: $4.00
  • Pork Belly $26.90
    • 3 hour braised pork belly served with potato gratin, baby buttered carrots and moa cider jelly
  • 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
  • Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Seasoned chicken breast, melted cheese, bacon, cranberry, aioli and lettuce, served with shoestring fries
  • Vegetarian Pasta $16.50
    • Fettuccine with mushroom, red onion and sundried tomato finished in a cream sauce
  • Biffs All Day Breakfast $19.90
    • Toasted white bread with bacon, sausages, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled tomato finished with eggs cooked to your liking
  • Vegetarian Burger $18.50
    • Vegetarian pattie, beetroot, onion, cheese, egg and coleslaw with aioli and tomato relish, served with shoestring fries
  • Fish Burger $20.90
    • Boundary Road beer battered fish of the day with onion, tomato, egg, lettuce and tartare sauce, served with shoestring fries
  • Monsignor croute $12.00
    • French style toasted sammy with tomato and brie or ham and cheese
  • Chiclken laksa $17.50
    • Chicken cooked in ligth coconut red curry sauce, served with udon noodle and chinese dumplings
  • White chocolate pancakes $18.00
    • Served with poached strawberries, topped with honey and mapple syrup
  • Creamy garlic mushroom $17.50
    • Mushroom sautéed served on a parmesan and paprika savory french toast
  • Muesli $10.50
    • Homemade caramelized muesli, served with milk and yogurt
  • Mammoth pie $18.50
    • Steak and mushroom pie in red wine gravy topped with pastry, side with mashed potato
  • Cornish seafood bake $18.00
    • Mixed seafood in withe wine sauce topped with mashed potato side with green salad
  • Butty $9.50
    • Bacon or kransky sausage with fries egg served on stoch roll
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