The Big Orange in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

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  • Lamb Rack $35.50
    • Served with chateau potatoes. forest mushrooms, green beans and with a basil balsamic glaze
  • Seared Duck Breast $40.00
    • Seared then flash roasted to medium rare and served with fondant potato, braised red cabbage with a star anise jus
  • Angus Beef Fillet S35.00
    • Grilled eye fillet served with horseradish mash, roasted heirloom carrots, rosemary yorkshire pudding with a bordelaise sauce.
  • Ballotine Of Chicken $32.00
    • Boned leg of chicken with mushrooms and served with boulangere potatoes, steamed green vegetables, crispy chicken skin and a white wine, thyme sauce
  • Twice Cooked Pork Belly $29.50
    • Served with braised savoy cabbage, apple potato mash, crispy crackling and black pudding sauce
  • Beetroot Risotto $32 00
    • A beetroot risotto served with goats cheese, toasted walnuts and rocket
  • Ravioli Of Pork $26.50
    • Pork, anchovy, thyme & parmesan ravioli served with a lemon beurre blanc sauce.
  • Venison Loin $39.50
    • Served with asmoked garlic mash, balsamic roasted beets, black kale and a port jus .
  • Fish Of The Day
    • Please select the type of fish you like then the way you want it cooked. (All fish is subject to availability)
  • Tempura Battered $30.50
    • Served with fries and a side salad accompanied by homemade tartare and lemon
  • Pan Fried $33.50
    • Fish of your choice, served with parsnip mash, pea panacoita and pea shoots
  • Chef'S Fish Special PRICED DAILY
    • Please ask your server about todays special.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Falafel $2.00
  • Chicken $7.50
    • Mediterranean Style
  • Taboulli $1.00
  • Beef $9.00 / $10.50
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Zucchini $7.00 / $8.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Beef $7.00 / $9.00
    • Mini / Large
  • Mixed $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Vegetarian $6.90
    • Mediterranean Style
  • Te Mata Fig and Chevre $22.00
    • Chargrilled Sourdough topped with a goat cheese and fresh figs, shaved fennel, prosciutto, orange and raspberry gastrique
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with Ciabatta
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Moroccan spiced chicken with mixed green, avocado, feta, capsicum, roasted almonds, maple and seeded mustard dressing
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • A selection of seafood in a creamy veloute. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • AngusPure on garlic ciabatta with mixed salad greens. Tomato, grilled flat brown mushroom, caramelised onions and béarnaise sauce. Served with shoestring fries
  • Bruschetta $14.00
    • Topped with vine ripened tomatoes, basil leaves, feta, balsamic reduction & olive oil
  • Pork Ribs $19.00
    • Sticky smoked pork ribs with garden salad and house fries
  • Fish and Chips $24.00
    • Parmesan crumbed fish of the day, mixed salad greens & home cut fries. Served with tartare sauce
  • Bruschetta with peperonata and ricotta (V, GF available) $10.00
  • Spaghetti with broccoli, capers, garlic, chilli and pangrattato (vegan) $22.00
  • Malt ice-cream, peanut praline $7.00
  • Roast beetroot salad, yoghurt, fennel, seeds and herbs (V, GF, DF) $7.00
  • Roast broccoli and smoked gouda croquettes, caper mayo (V) $9.00
  • Thyme ice-cream, honey baked feijoa, anzac biscuit $10.00
  • Green salad (V, GF, DF) $22.00
  • Mushroom risotto (V, GF) $25.00
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $16.50
    • Topped with bacon, banana and maple syrup.
  • Fish and Chips $18.50
    • Fish of the day deep fried in a sour dough crumb. Served with fries, salad and house made aioli.
  • Mushroom,Tomato and Haloumi Stack $17.80
    • Smoked tomato, Portobello mushroom. and grilled haloumi, on baby spinach and wholegrain toast, finished with a poached egg.
  • Quinoa Porridge $11.50
    • Infused quinoa grain finished with coconut and mango.
  • Mushrooms on Toast $17.50
    • Mushrooms served on multigrain toast with blue cheese sauce, Portobello, and split poached egg.
  • Skirt Steak and Onion Bap $17.50
    • Skirt steak marinated and rubbed with chilli and herbs, flash fried and sliced, in a house made bap with caramelised onion and garlic aioli. Served with beer battered fries.
  • Benedict $17.00
    • Poached eggs with hollandaise served on house made English muffin with vodka cured salmon, or bacon, or spinach and mushroom.
  • Eggs on Toast $10.50
    • Cooked how you like, served on multigrain bread.
  • Polenta Fritas (V, GFo) $9.00
    • With jalapeno crema, parmesan, crisp kale
  • Anchiote Fish Pan Fried (GF) $27.00
    • With rice, glazed carrots, lime, mexican salad
  • Smoked Pork Belly $7.00
    • With peanut crema, cured onions, sunflower seeds
  • Pork Enchilada $24.00
    • With picked carrots, kale, potato, feta, pineapple salsa, pepitas
  • Salsa Roja (V, GF) $8.00
    • With house made corn chips
  • Anchiote Chicken $19.00
    • With roast pumpkin, quinoa, garlic dressing, sesame seeds
  • Southern Jerk Fried Chicken $16.00
    • With chipotle crema, lime salt (must try)
  • Mushroom N Spinach Quesadilla (V) $16.00
    • With papas, oregano, salsa asada
  • Beef Roganjosh $10.00
    • A deliciously spiced slow cooked beef in a rich onion gravy with a special mix of spices.
  • LUNCH Combo $12.50/$12.50
    • Includes any curry from this lunch menu, rice, plain naan and your choice of Coke, Fanta or Sprite
  • Saag Aloo $10.00
    • Potatoes cooked in creamy spinach gravy
  • Vegetable Korma $10.00
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in a rich creamy cashew nut gravy.
  • Butter Chicken $10.00
    • MOST POPULAR - Marinated boneless chicken pieces, cooked in our tandoor and smothered in alluring spices and creamy tomato gravy.
  • Beef Korma $10.00
    • Tender beef pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • Chicken Korma $10.00
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • Paneer Tikka $6.50
    • Cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in our tandoor
  • Toast & Spreads $7.00
    • Multigrain toast with jam, marmite, vegemite or peanut butter (GF)$8
  • Barista Breakfast $23.00
    • Bacon, kransky sausage, hash browns, roasted tomatoes, Portobello mushroom, and poached eggs on white toast (GF $24)
  • Capsicum Schnitzel $23.00
    • (GF) stuffed with haloumi in a golden crumb, with a raw salad of beetroot, carrot, chia seeds and apple
  • French Toast sweet or savoury $17.00
  • Hash browns, Portobello mushroom, or roasted tomato $4.00
  • - Maple syrup & salted caramel mascarpone (With bacon $20)
  • Pan-fried Fish of the Day (GF) $34.00
    • served with a pistachio, avocado, cherry tomato, rocket, pickled ginger and prawn salad topped with a wasabi & condensed milk dressing
  • Corn Fritters $17.00
    • Served with capsicum sauce and sour cream (with bacon $20)
  • Medium Pizza - $15.00
  • MEAT
  • Creamy chicken drumsticks
  • - 2 meats
  • Gluten-free lemon lime cheesecake/lemon sorbet
  • Broccoli florets with bacon, honey roasted peanuts raisins & cider vinegar dressing
  • TOASTED CIABATTA $10.00
    • Served with garlic aoili & sweet basil oil - a modern take on garlic bread
  • All - $13.50
  • Club and Pinwheel $4.00
  • Pizza $5.50
  • Wraps $7.50
  • Sweet and Savoury $4.50
  • Pancakes with Berries $8.00
  • Cakes and Treats $5.50
  • Flans $7.50
  • Pies $5.50
  • Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
    • Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
  • Garlic Bread $6
    • Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
  • BLT $9
    • Chefs special bacon, Lettuce, tomato & cloverlea chutney drizzled Aioli sauce served with fries
  • Cripsy Onion Rings $9
    • Share a platter of cloves on our butter milk battered Onion rings with horseradish sauce just don’t go proposing with them.
  • Cheese board $17.00
    • With selection of Blue, Creamy Brie, Port Wine Cheddar, Quince Jelly, Dried Figs, Grapes and a selection of Crackers
  • High country lamb shank $29.50
    • Tender New Zealand Slow Cooked Lamb in a Mint Jus, coupled with Creamy Potato & Kumara Mash, and Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Garlic bread $6.50
    • Crispy Ciabatta Bread with Garlic & Herb Infused Butter
  • Chocolate mudcake $13.50
    • Warmed, moist chocolate cake served with ice-cream, whipped cream & fresh fruit slices
  • New yorker $21.50
    • Ham, Salami, Chorizo, Bacon, Cheese
  • Fish 'n' chips $21.50
    • Fresh Fish of the Day in a Homemade Crispy Beer Batter. Served with Steakhouse Fries, Salad, and Tartar Sauce
  • Affogato $7.00
    • Espresso coffee served with ice-cream
  • Salt and pepper calamari $15.50
    • Crispy deep fried squid with lemon pepper seasoning Served with Sweet Chili, Side Salad and Tartare Sauce
  • White Bread N/A
  • Wrap N/A
  • Flatbread N/A
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Aioli N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Mayo N/A
  • Thousand Island N/A
  • Chicken Parmigiana $21.00
    • Tuscan spiced chicken breast topped with MG tomato relish and parmesan, served with salad and fries
  • Toasted Sandwich (no fries) $9.50
  • Toast $2.00
  • Chilli Cheddar Bread $7.50
    • Three pieces of MG bread topped with cheddar cheese and sweet chilli sauce
  • Fritters $19.50
    • Two pumpkins, sweet chilli, feta and corn fritters served with salad, bacon, sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Falafel Salad $18.00
    • Falafel served on roast veg and salad with a mint yoghurt dressing
  • 26. Grilled Pork Skewers (2 Skewers) $8.00
  • 2. Hanoi Salad with Beef or Chicken (Vegetarian Available) (Goi ho ga Goi chay) $9.00
    • Beef tenderloin or chicken with red onion, carrot, celery, coriander, sesame seed, fried garlic, shallot and chili sauce
  • 8. Hanoi Noodle Soup with Beef or Chicken or Sauteed Beef (Pho Ha Noi Bo Ga / Bo tai Han) $15.00
    • Beef or chicken and fresh noodles served with spring onion, coriander, onion in a healthy broth
  • 7. Hanoi Grilled Pork with Fresh Noodles (Bun Cha Ha Noi) $15.00
    • Pork minced with shallots and lemongrass, chargrilled, served with noodles, lettuce and fish sauce
  • 14. Sauteed Chicken with Vegetables and Mushrooms (Ca Lan Xao Ga Nam) $16.00
    • Chicken, mushrooms and seasonal vegetables sauteed with garlic and oyster sauce, served with steamed rice
  • 24. Deep Fried Battered Prawn/Fish (6 Pieces) $10.00
  • 31. Caramel Custard $6.00
  • 27. Rice $3.00
  • Mushrooms $5.00
  • Sticky Honey Pork Spare Ribs $16.50
    • Marinated and slow cooked, tender sticky ribs with salad garnish
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $40.00
    • Prime Angus Scotch Fillet topped with mussels and prawns in a creamy garlic and brandy sauce.
  • Bacon & Mushroom Crostini $15.50
    • Creamy mushrooms & bacon on toasted Turkish pida bread
  • Prime Angus Eye Fillet $38.50
    • Most tender cut, best served rare-medium well. Approx. 250g
  • Crumbed prawns with Aioli Dip $19.00
    • Crumbed Prawns on mesclun leaves with aioli and lemon wedges
  • Cheese & Chive topped Turkish Pida Bread $10.50
  • Steaks are served with fries, salad and your choice of 1 sauce.
The Big Orange

The Big Orange

location

Address

51 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui, Wanganui City Centre, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4500, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063484449

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , Mexican , New Zealand , Pub Food , Sandwiches , Vegetarian , Wine Bar

features

Features

Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
51 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui, Wanganui City Centre, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4500, New Zealand