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

  • Fettuccine alla Pollo $15.00
    • chicken & mushrooms in a creamy sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Fettuccine alla Vegetariana $15.00
    • tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, basil pesto, zucchini, parmesan cheese
  • Tagliatelle alla Ricotta $15.00
    • ribboned pasta with tomato, spinach, ricotta cheese, mushrooms, parmesan cheese
  • Tunno Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, tuna, onion, capsicum, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Contadina Pizza - farmers 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, cabbanosy, salami, capsicum, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Hawaiian Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, pineapple, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Desserts $8.00 - $10.50
    • Tiramisu bread & Butter Pudding, Choc Mud Cake, Cheesecake, Ice-cream sundaes
  • Spaghetti alla Bolognese $15.00
    • traditional meat sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Fiery frida
    • Melted cheese, sour cream, homemade salsa, jalapeños and sweet chilli
  • Citadel classic $12.00
    • Beef patty, cheddar, pickle, tomato ketchup, mayo, red onion, tomato and lettuce
  • -Regular $6.50
  • -Large $13.00
  • Beef $18.00
    • Tender flash fried rump strips, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, ginger, mint, coriander, crushed peanuts, vermicelli noodles and vietnamese chilli & coriander dressing
  • -Large $11.00
  • The emperor $18.00
    • Slow cooked sweet sticky asian pulled pork with zesty kaffir lime slaw
  • -Regular $10.00
  • Poutine Fries $6.50
    • With Cheese Curds and Brown Gravy
  • Caesar Fries $6.50
    • With Caesar Dressing, Kalamata Olives, Croutons, Bacon and Shaved Parmesan
  • General Lee (USA)
    • Chicken, Spicy Buffalo Sauce, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles and Blue Cheese Mayo
  • Benedict with Chorizo (El Borne)
    • Grilled Cronzo, Rocket, Capsicuni Coulis, basil Pesto and Balsamic Reduction
  • Blue cheese Mayo, Truffle Mayo, Kewpie Mayo, Okonomiyaki $2.00
  • Salgon Smile (Vietnam)
    • Pork, Crackling, Pickled Carrot & Cucumber, Fresh Chili, Vietnamese Slaw and Coriander
  • Bacon $4.50
  • The All (USA)
    • Beef, Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Pickles, jalapenos, Tomato, Lettuce and BBQ Sauce
  • Seafood Glass Noodle Salad - Soft glass noodles with mixed green salads tossed with prawns, calamari, fish meatball and mussels in lemon, chilli and coriander dressing $16.50
  • Green Curry - consists of green curry paste, vegetables, bamboo shoots with a choice of meat and slowly simmered with coconut milk (Chicken/pork/beef/ vegetables/tofu) $15.00
  • Phad Thai - Traditional Thai stir-fried noodles with a choice of meat, egg, bean sprouts and chives (Chicken/pork/beef/vegetables/tofu) $13.50
  • One Egg $3.00
  • Tom Yum Noodles - Rice noodle in traditional Thai Tom Yum soup and a choice of meat (Chicken/pork/beef/vegetables/tofu) $14.50
  • Sweet Soy Sauce Fried Rice - Fried rice with sweet dark soya sauce, egg, vegetables and a choice of meat (Squid/prawn/seafood/fish/crispy pork/BBQ pork/roasted duck) $16.00
  • Panang Curry - Full bodies semi-sweet curry with a choice of meat in coconut cream base (Squid/prawn/seafood/fish/crispy pork/BBQ pork/roasted duck) $17.00
  • Chicken Sweet Chilli Paste and Cashew nuts - Chicken breast stir-fried with sweet chilli paste and topped with cashew nuts $17.50
  • Pizza Bread $8.50
    • with Garlic, Herbs, Mozzarella Cheese
  • Supreme-
    • Ham,Salami,Pineapple,Mushrooms,Capsicum,Kalamata Olives
  • Smoked Salmon-
    • Blue Cheese, Capsicum, Capers, Red Onion
  • Extra toppings $2-4.00
  • BBQ-Bacon-
    • Bacon and Smokey BBQ sauce
  • Chicken, Cranberry, Brie
  • Cajun Chicken
    • Satay, Apricot, Spanish Onion
  • Mushroom-Blue Cheese-
    • Spinach, Roasted Garlic
  • The braised lamb shoulder rack $17.00
    • New cut of lamb. Braised slowly in jus and served with herbed polenta fingers, eggplant relish and minted yoghurt. (NF & GF)
  • French omelette $15.50
    • Filled with creamy mushroom, diced tomato, and cheese, finished off with a green salad and balsamic reduction. (GF)(vegetarian)
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $15.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)without bacon
  • Crumbed fish $15.50
    • Crumbed fish fillet with kaffir lime mayo, green salad, beer battered fries and sweet pepper chutney (DF)
  • Pasta of the day $15.50
    • *Changes daily please ask staff
  • Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
    • Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Curry of the day $15.50
    • Changes daily please ask staff (GF, DF)
  • PAUA FRITTER $6.60
  • STEAK ROLL $2.90
  • PACK 3 $11.00
    • scoop chips, 2 fish, hotdog or sausage, 4 chicken nuggets
  • SCALLOPS(1 doz) $24.00
  • BACON & EGGS $9.00
  • TARAKIHI $4.00
  • BACON BURGER $6.50
  • CHEESE BURGER $6.00
  • side of fries $4.00
    • Bowl of fries served with aioli or tomato salsa
  • Thai Beef Salad GF $17.50
    • Tender strips of beef sautéed with garlic and ginger served on a bed of crispy fried rice noodles with a mixed salad sprinkled with toasted cashews and drizzled with Asian style dressing.
  • - Add On: Bacon and melted cheese. $13.50
  • Soup Of The Day $12.00
    • Soup of the day served with toasted baguette.
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Choice of smoked salmon, bacon or spinach (garnished with basil pesto) on a bagel with hollandaise sauce
  • Ice Cream Sunday $7.00
    • Served with chocolate or passionfruit sauce.
  • BLT GFO $13.50
    • Bacon, lettuce and tomato on a crusty ciabatta
  • Steak Sandwich GF Option $19.50
    • Tender sliced beef tossed with "Sugar Plum" sauce served with onion marmalade and drizzled with aioli.
  • PRAWN RISOTTO $19.00
    • Lemon risotto with prawns, rocket & parmesan (gluten-free)
  • Fresh fruit platter
  • Creamy pasta salad with sundried tomatoes, pesto & kransky
  • Gluten-free lemon lime cheesecake/lemon sorbet
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $22.00
    • Changes regularly
  • - broccoli
  • LAMBS FRY $19.50
    • Bacon, creamy mash, field mushroom, tomato & jus - gf option available
  • TWICE-COOKED PORK BELLY $30.00
    • Pork belly, cooked twice and served on sweet kumara mash with steamed veges, homemade apples sauce and rich red wine jus
  • Egg Roll (Kebab) $10.00
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • Prawn Twister $9.50
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma $13.50
  • Cheese & Garlic Naan $4.00
  • Sabzi Bahar $11.50
  • Mango Lassi $4.00
  • Chicken Pakora $8.00
  • ●Thai green curry with rice
  • Tonkatsu with rice $15.50
    • Breaded pork cutlets on rice
  • -Strawberry / Banana $1.90
  • ●Extras
  • -Breaded pork cutlets on rice with egg sauce $15.50
  • Prawn wonton (5/8pcs) $6.90 / $9.90
  • Korean spicy pork with rice $15.50
  • -Nutella banana $6.90
  • Satay Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Phad Thai with Chicken, Beef or Pork $11.50
  • Duck Noodle Soup $13.00
  • Wonton (6 pcs) $6.50
  • Thai House Prawns (5 pcs) $6.50
  • Seafood Salad $14.00
  • Thai Fried Rice $11.50
    • with Chicken, Beef or Pork
  • Tom Kha Vegetables $11.50
  • Cauliflower Paratha $4.00
    • Wholemeal Flour Bread Stuffed With Cauliflower And Spices
  • Kadai Paneer $13.90
    • Fresh Cottage Cheese Cooked With Kadhai With Capsicum And Whole Coriander Seeds.
  • Mango Lassi $4.00
  • Chips $4.50
  • Lamb / Beef Rogan Josh $16.00
    • Adeliciously Spiced Slow Cooked Lamb/Beef Dish In A Rich Onion Sauce With A Special Spices Of Kashmir India
  • Cauliflower Chicken(House Special) $15.00
    • Boneless Roasted Chicken Cooked With Cauliflower , Red Onion, Red Capsicum, Spring Onion And Chef'S Special Sauce
  • Chicken Korma $15.00
    • Tender Boneless Chicken Pieces Cooked In Rich Cashew Nut Gravy
  • Kids Butter / Mango Chicken $111.00
  • Sanctuary Riesling, Marlborough 8.00 / 35.00
  • Cheese Board with House Port Two cheeses, crostinis, crackers, Grapes, dried fruits and nuts. $18
  • Duo of Kapiti Ice Cream Four scoops, two flavours, cinnamon tuile. $14
  • Soup of the Day Fresh toasted bread $12
  • Bethany’s Chicken Salad (GF without noodles) Succulent chicken strips sautéed with peppers, onions, button mushrooms and ginger served on mesculin, crispy noodles. Finished with honey dill and mustard $21
  • Station Road Sauvignon Blanc 6.00 / 25.00
  • Roast Pumpkin, Pinenut & Parmesan Risotto Tender risotto, roasted pumpkin, cream fraiche, pinenuts, parmesan, spinach, tomato salsa & avocado oil $17
  • Roast gourmet potatoes With bacon lardons. $8
  • Russian Dumplings $12.00
  • Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
  • Hot Plate $32.00
    • Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Apricot Pie with Ice Cream $6.50
  • Garlic Bread $3.50
  • Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
  • Lamb Shanks $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
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