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

  • Ice Cream Sundae - vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, butterscotch or berry sauce. Topped with whipped cream $7.50
  • Aioli $2.60
  • Scallops - scallops in a light tempura batter with chips, salad and tartare sauce $24.50
  • Death by Chocolate - chocolate mud cake covered in a Hershey's chocolate sauce with cookies & cream ice cream & whipped cream $11.50
  • Side of salad $3
  • Cheeseburger - beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun *add pineapple +$1 $11.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail - with thousand island seafood sauce $9
  • Double Donut Sundae - two warm donuts rolled in cinnamon sugar, topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce % whipped cream $8.50
  • Slow cooked pork belly $18.00
    • w scallops, crisp sesame slaw, sticky jus
  • Hand-cut sumac seasoned fries $5.50
  • Slow roasted lamb chips $15.00
    • w harissa yoghurt, chimmi churi sauce
  • Prawns in creamy butter sauce $17.00
    • w a hint of pernod, tomato, pepper, olives
  • Pork & veal meatballs $14.00
    • w apple, tomato, fried sage, parmesan
  • AngusPure sirloin $18.00
    • w orange kumara miso mash
  • Garlic crusted squid $15.00
    • w herbs, glass onion, cucumber, cashew nuts, chilli dressing, honey soy aioli
  • Mushroom ragù $12.00
    • w celeriac, sage, herb oil
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Steak Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • Marmite Mania $4.00
  • Brave Beef $5.00
  • Chicken Breast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
  • Warm Lamb Salad From $13.90
    • Warm Lamb Salad is served with humus dip, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and your choice of sauces
  • Lamb Shish Salad From $14.50
    • Grilled marinated lamb cubes threaded on a skewer served with salad
  • Mixed Shish From $18.90
    • Cubes of marinated and grilled chicken and lamb served with hummus, tabbouleh, salad greens, tzaziki, red cabbage, warm Turkish bread and choice of sauces
  • Chicken Shish From $15.90
    • Cubes of marinated and grilled chicken served with hummus, tabbouleh, salad greens, tzaziki, red cabbage, warm Turkish bread and choice of sauces
  • Garden Salad $7.00
    • lettuce, coleslaw, tabbouleh, tomato and cucumber with salad dressing
  • Dolma Salad From $7.90
    • Vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs with salad
  • Vege Falafel From $13.90
    • Falafels served on a bed of rice with hummus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread
  • Chicken Iskender From $14.50
    • Sliced chicken served on a bed of rice with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread
  • Apricot Prawn / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Diced meat tossed with apricot then mixed in delightful onion tomato gravy
  • Bombay Aloo $11.99
    • Diced potato cooked with chopped tomato, cumin seeds and spices
  • Saagwala Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Chunks of meat cooked in tandoor mixed with royal spinach sauce
  • Chicken Korma Wrap $8.99
  • Chicken Pakora $7.99
    • Supreme cuts of chicken marinated in spices dipped in chick-pea flour then deep fried
  • Cheese & Garlic Stuffed Butter Chicken Wrap $9.99
  • Raita $2.00
  • Butter Naan $2.50
  • Steak & egg burger $7.00
  • Seafood fritter $5.20
  • Egg burger $5.50
  • Extra filling $1.00
  • Potato fritter $1.00
  • Sauce $1.00
    • Tartare, tomato, aioli, mayo
  • Garlic chips $3.80
  • Steak & onion roll $2.40
  • Panko Hoki Piece $2.20
  • All our steaks are 300g, export quality beef, chargrilled, served with waffle cut fries & either mushroom or garlic sauce.
  • Roasties & Gravy (2+ppl) $9.00
    • 'Roasties' in our own house gravy check full of four hours worth of flavour
  • Pulled Beef & Cheese Po' Boy $6.00
    • Slow cooked beef in rich gravy on a sesame seed bun with cheese, a touch of mayo & BBQ sauce.
  • Chipotle Chicken $14.00
    • toasted focaccia bun, chargrilled chicken, Chipotle Mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheddar
  • Kiwi Blokes Rump, Eggs & Chips $23.00
  • The Drover $13.00
    • toasted sesame bun, mayo, our tomato relish, sweet pickles, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheddar, & prime NZ Beef mince patty
  • Beef Nacho's GF $10.00
    • Corn chips, melted cheese, spicy chilli mince with chilli beans, all put together in the traditional manner topped with sour cream
  • Barista Garlic Bread $12.00
    • with garlic butter, herbs, mozzarella & sundried tomatoes (GF)$13
  • Soup of the Day $13.00
    • with toasted white bread and butter (GF)$14
  • Eggs Any Way $10.00
    • Poached, fried or scrambled, served with white toast (GF add $1, with bacon $14)
  • Barista Breakfast $23.00
    • Bacon, kransky sausage, hash browns, roasted tomatoes, Portobello mushroom, and poached eggs on white toast (GF $24)
  • Cauliflower Cheese Fritters(GF) $24.00
    • served on a warm grain salad with baba ghanoush, roasted baby carrots and tomato chutney
  • Oven toasted pita $12.00
    • with hummus & pesto
  • Antipasto Platter $40.00
    • to share - a selection of warmed marinated beef, BBQ chicken pieces, salmon, olives and Brie, accompanied by Turkish bread & dipsGF Option $42
  • Black pudding, or veal bratwurst, or bacon $5.00
  • Fries (1 Scoop 1/2 Scoop) >> New Zealand hot chips fried in Canola oil
  • Khadai Paneer 14.90
    • Homemade Indian cottage cheese, cooked with capsicum, onions, tomatoes and spices. Especially recommended by RED CHILLIES
  • Chicken Mo:Mo: (8 Pieces) 11.00
    • Nepalese dumplings filled with spiced chicken mince in classic Nepalese style, steamed and served with tomato chutney
  • Fish Goan Curry 15.90
    • A mild tangy dish from a seafood rich coastal town of India, made with fish fillets cooked with coconut milk, vinegar and spices
  • Lamb Rocanjosh 15.90
    • The master chef's of the Royal Mughal kitchens boasted about perfecting this dish. Lean lamb cooked with onion and tomato gravy
  • Lamb Sekuwa 15.90
    • Tender piece of lamb marinated in Nepalese spicy, sauce and cooked in a charcoal oven, served with Nepali Achar (sauce)
  • Butter Prawns 16.90
    • King Prawns cooked in tomato gravy and butter finished with cream
  • Pickles 3.50
  • Ham N/A
  • White Chip Macadamia N/A
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Aioli N/A
  • Three Pepper Chicken N/A
  • Chicken & Bacon Ranch Melt N/A
  • Honey Mustard N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.50
    • marinated strips of prime beef, Thai style with crispy noodles & salad
  • Soup of the Moment $10.50
    • served with homemade bread
  • Big Mountain Breakfast $19.50
    • it is a feast - bacon, eggs, kranskys, hash browns, tomato's and toast
  • Penne Pasta $19.50
    • spicy Italian tomato pasta mixed with lots of vegetables topped with parmesan cheese
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $12.00
  • Lamb Shanks $27.50
    • our “Biggest Seller”…say no more..braised in mint jus served on potato & kumara mash......single Shank option $22.50
  • Scotch Fillet $27.50
    • prime beef scotch fillet served with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes and gravy. Add onion rings fore $2.00
  • Fish Bites & Curly Fries $8.00
  • Bagel $14.00
    • Served with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers & lemon
  • Pasta Spinach, lemon and ricotta ravioli in a pesto sauce $14.00
  • Apple Berry Crumble $8.00
    • Served with a chocolate surprise served with vanilla ice cream GF
  • B.L.T $15.00
    • Free range bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli on ciabatta
  • Breakfast Menu till 12.00 * Can Be Gluten Free
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • 2 free range poached eggs on ciabatta with roquett, topped with jalapeno hollandaise & your choice of smoked salmon, bacon or vegetarian
  • Bacon Butty $7.00
  • Cheese Burger & Fries $10.00
  • Beef Salad $17.00
    • marinated beef strips piled high on a mound of salad, topped with onion marmalade, blue cheese & aioli
  • Pasta of the day $15.00
    • tricoloured fettucine ask for today's flavour
  • Eggs Benedict with Salmon $16.50
  • Seafood Chowder $14.50
    • creamy chowder with toast
  • Build a Breakfast Start with Bacon & Eggs $12.00
    • your style eggs.
  • Petite Crumbed Panfried Fish and Chips $16.50
    • served the good old fashioned way wrapped in newspaper - no greens in sight!!
  • Rustic Mince on Toast $15.50
    • chili beef topped with a poached egg
  • Eggs Benedict with Bacon $15.50
  • Shrimb fried rice (corn chein tom) $19
    • Egg fried rice with fragrant shrimb
  • Vegetarian curry (curry chay) $14
    • Confit sof mixed vegetable curry. Served with warm bread and steamed rice
  • Saigon beef steak (Bo bit tet ) $18
    • Special vietnamese beef steak marinated in homemade sauce. Served with fries and choice
  • Grilled pork (suron chia nurong) $18
    • Grilled fragrant pork ribs served with jasmine rice and choice of kimchi or side salad
  • Egg roll (cha gio chein)/ 4 rolls $7
    • Crispy springs rolls of shrimb, pork, and vegetables served with ginger
  • Fried rice (com chien) $16
    • Combination fried rice with shrimbs, vietnamese sausage and beans. Served with tomato and cucumber
  • Saigon salad (Goi ga, goi bo, goi tom) $10
    • Salad of fresh vegetables with choice of poached chicken, beef or shrimb, served with sweet and spicy dressing and crushed peanuts
  • Spring roll (goi cuon)/3 rolls $9
    • Silky rice paper rolls with shrimb, shredded pork, lettuce, peanuts, fragrant herbs and vermiceli
  • Tempura Bento $12.90 Each
    • Deep fried chicken, fried rice & vege, fried mixed vege kumara & broccoli, gyoza, fried prawn, Teriyaki chicken sushi, springroll sushi Salad Dessert and Rice
  • Tofu Teriyaki $10.90
    • Pan fried with teriyaki sauce on rice served with variety side dishes
  • Spicy Tofu $10.90
    • Pan fried tofu with sweet and chilli sauce or Asian style chilli sauce on rice served with variety side dishes
  • Tofu Bento (Veg) $12.90 Each
    • Teriyaki or spicy tofu mixed vege sushi, Avocado sushi, Gyoza springroll, fried Kumara & brocolli, vege salad and rice
  • Manna Bento $12.90 Each
    • Chicken Teriyaki, Salmon Nigiri, Teriyaki Chicken Sushi, Gyoza, Springroll, Fried Prawn, Salad Dessert and Rice
  • Fresh Salmon $11.90
    • Fresh salmon with vegetables mixed with spicy or special soy and rice
  • Chicken Teriyaki $10.90
    • Deep fried chicken cutlets in vegetables, egg and Teriyaki sauce on rice
  • Chicken Cutlet Bento $12.90 Each
    • Chicken cutlet served with BBQ Sauce, Spring Roll Sushi, Deepfried & Teriyaki Chicken sushi, Salad Dessert and Rice
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