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

  • Steamed Edamame soy beans with smoked salt $8
  • Your choice of filling (3) N/A
  • Dashi and mirin braised mushrooms (4) $7
  • Fresh broccoli steamed and grilled $7
    • with miso ginger dressing (4)
  • Tempura prawns with wasabi soy sauce (4) $9.5
  • Steam rice Free
  • Brocolli, edamame, green bean salad with ginger dressing $8.5
  • Bang Bang chicken salad with broccolini, asparagus, cashew, chilli (spicy) $15.8
  • Tuska $10.50
    • streaky bacon in a warmed joe’s roll
  • Joe’s green salad $4.80
  • Kransky and chips $9.80
    • kransky sausages with chips and tomato sauce
  • Little trev $12.80
    • savoury mince served on ciabatta with an egg
  • Kids beef burger $12.80
    • free range chicken breast and lettuce with chips and tomato sauce
  • The tall texan $29.80
    • 300g t-bone steak with mushroom sauce, joe’s green salad and mash
  • Vinnie barbarino $17.50
    • cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, mozzarella and joe’s tomato sauce
  • Avocado (seasonal) $2.30
  • Calamari and baby octopus, micro herbs, aioli $16.90
  • Asparagus, poached egg, grana padano $14.90
  • Cheese, gluten free seed crackers, pears, your choice of: Gorgonzola Dolce / Provolone Dolce / Grana Padano $15.90
  • Crispy Pancetta $5.90
  • Set Menu 1 $60.00 pp
    • First Course - Warm olives on the table - House cured salmon, whipped feta, seed crackers OR Calamari, baby octopus, aioli, lemon OR Chicken liver and pistachio pate, pickled vegetables, crostini / Second Course - Market fish, warm buckwheat salad, kale, avocado, baby spinach, peppadew salsa OR Pork belly, chilli, lemon, rosemary, garlic, black olive, semolina gnocchi OR Chicken cotoletta, caponata, cannellini beans, pepadew salsa / Third Course - Chocolate hazelnut bonbons, amaretto biscuit cream OR Tiramisu, shaved callebaut chocolate OR Panna cotta, mango, mint syrup
  • Caramelised leek, prosciutto, grana padano $3.00
  • Free range eggs, toasted 5 seed $11.90
  • Market fish, warm buckwheat salad, kale, avocado, baby spinach, peppadew salsa $28.90
  • ●Ice Cream
  • Potato Bombs ( GF) $9
    • With Cracked Pepper Gravy
  • -3 X Balls $24
  • Pomodoro (GF, V)
    • Vine Ripened Tomato/ Basil / Balsamic
  • ●Sauce
  • -Butterscotch
  • Vegan
    • Black Beans / Cumin/ Coriander / Jalapeño
  • Pasta (V)
    • Durum Wheat Spaghetti/ Or Gluten Free
  • Pan Fried Zany Zeus Haloumi, Tomato Compote, Prosciutto Ham, Avocado oil N/A
  • Sautéed King Prawn Cutlets served in a Garlic, Tomato and Herb Butter with toasted Ciabatta, petite Salad $23
  • 2 course $40
  • Slowly Braised Beef Cheek, Pomegranate-Roasted Grape, Puy Lentil, Quinoa and Basil Salad N/A
  • 3 course $50
  • Sundried Tomato Stuffed Free Range Chicken Breast atop Pumpkin and Feta Cannelloni with Spinach and Vegetable Selection $30
  • Puy Lentil and Quinoa Salad w Pomegranate-Roasted Grape and Cherry Tomatoes, topped w fork tender Beef Cheek $23
  • Chocolate Brownie w Chocolate Sauce, Whipped Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream $9.5
  • Fish & Chips $19.00
    • Light, crispy crumbed fish with fresh salad & chips.
  • - With melted cheese and crispy bacon. $10.00
  • Mussels $10.00
    • Classic New Zealand mussels with a tomato, herb and coconut cream sauce.
  • Chicken Curry $19.00
    • Yummy authentic Indian curry made with succulent chicken breast. Served on rice with a refreshing yoghurt raita.
  • Pork Belly $26.00
    • Succulent Pork Belly Strips grilled and topped with honey mustard, apple and red onion sauce served with beer battered fries and fresh salad.
  • Prawns $15.00
    • Tasty prawn cutlets with garlic, chilli & fresh lime.
  • Lamb Shank
    • Tender lamb shank slow cooked with red wine mint and herb sauce Served with a side of beer battered fries and fresh salad.
  • Calamari $11.00
    • Crispy fried calamari coated with lemon pepper.
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • The Family Feast $40.00
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • - 8 Pack $7.90
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Vegetarian Burger $6.50
    • aioli sauce
  • -cheesy weezy's $5.50
  • -mini hotdog $1.00
  • Hawaiian Burger $6.50
    • t/sauce
  • Small $1.50
  • -hotdog $2.50
  • Chicken Burger $6.50
    • Apricot or Plum sauce
  • -chicken cordon bleu
  • Onion ring $0.80
  • Two filling (excl. Steak) $5.00
  • Saveloy $2.50
  • -hangover (bacon, egg, hash brown, baked beans & sausage)
  • Chicken $8.00
    • 1 chicken fattie, salad and bbq sauce
  • Mushroom $7.50
    • 1 beef patties, mushrooms, salad and tomato relish
  • Chicken nuggets $0.80
  • Hawaiian
    • Cheese, ham & pineapple
  • Vegetables Only
  • -Medium $17.00
  • Pasta of the Day
  • -Mini $8.00
  • All Roasts Gluten Free, served with a choice of vegetables.
  • -9 inch $11.00
  • Butterscotch Pudding $4.00
  • Roast Beef Dinner w Horseradish Sauce
  • Gourmet breakfast pie $4.80
  • Roll $5.00
    • beef and salad with mustard
  • Steak and mushroom pie $4.70
  • Iced donut $3.00
  • Savoury pull-apart $6.80
    • bacon, cheese and onion
  • Cottage mince pie $4.80
  • Make your own using: salami, chorizo, beef, ham, chicken, chilli, mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, kalamata olives, pineapple $100.00
  • Plain croissant $2.80
  • Mango/mint/tamarind chutney $2.50
  • Saag $17.00
    • Tender pieces of fish, prawns cooked in ginger garlic paste, spinach puree and spices
  • Tandoori chicken (GF) H $8.00 / F $15.00
    • Chicken (with bone) marinated in yoghurt and spices, and roasted in tandoor
  • All curries are served with rice
  • Goan curry $17.00
    • Tender pieces of fresh fish fillet and prawns cooked with onion tomato gravy in coconut cream anti kokum
  • Curry/rice combo with one plain naan $10.00
  • Lamb rogan josh $14.50
    • Tender pieces of lamb cooked in tomato and onion gravy in Kashmiri style
  • Pepper trio $50.00
    • Three Curries of your choice with Rice, 3 Poppadoms, 3 Plain Naan Bread, and a 1.5 litre Soft Drink.
  • 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
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • VEGGIE EXPLOSION $21.90
    • veggie stack consisting of pumpkin, kumara, carrot, mushroom, courgette & tomato, served with poached eggs & tomato, reduction, finished with hollandaise sauce.
  • STICKY DATE PUDDING $10.90
    • with vanilla bean Ice cream.
  • GREEK SALAD $15.90
    • with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, onion, olives & feta, tossed in the house dressing.
  • RUMP400G $31.90
  • Mushroom sauce
  • CAESAR SALAD $15.90
    • with cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons & bacon tossed in caesar dressing, topped with a poached egg & anchovies.(Add grilled chicken or smoked salmon to your salad for $7.50)
  • REEF & BEEF add $9.00
    • make your steak a reef and beef.
  • Whole seeded mustard mash
  • Pirzolla Salad $22.00
    • Grilled lamb cutlets, served warm on a bed of salad with kumara and topped with feta cheese and hummus
  • Kebab Borek 15.00
    • Deep fried small filo pastry parcels filled with a mixture of beef & lamb mince, onion, garlic, green peas & fresh herbs
  • Moroccan Pasta $10.00
    • Pasta with meatballs, moroccan tomato sauce
  • Zazik $10.00
    • Refreshing creamy dip of yogurt, crushed garlic, grated cucumber, mint & olive oil served with pita or Turkish bread wedges
  • Dolma $12.00
    • Vine leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, parsley & fresh herbs served on green salad and zazik sauce
  • Dolma $10.00
    • Vine leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, parsley & fresh herbs served on green salad & zazik sauce
  • Mixed Dips $16.00
    • A mixture of all the above dips, served with Turkish bread
  • Crispy Calamari $10.00
    • Home-made crispy calamari served on Traditional Lebanese fresh salad with a mix of parsley, cracked wheat, tomato, onion & herbs, tossed in olive oil & lemon juice dressing. Served with a home-made Aioli 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