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

  • Baked caramel cheesecake.. $9.00
    • Thick and creamy cheesecake with a layer of delicious caramel on top
  • Lime Chicken Skewers.. $13.20
    • Served with a green chilli yoghurt
  • Breakfast Burger.. $15.90
    • Bacon, feta, avocado, rocket and relish inside a French toast bun
  • Corn Fritters.. $15.80
    • Corn fritters served on a salad with aioli dressing, avocado and salsa Add Bacon.. $18.80
  • Set cheesecake of The Day.. $9.00
    • Ask staff for today's flavour
  • Chicken Caesar Salad.. $19.40
    • Grilled chicken, bacon, croutons and parmesan with cos lettuce and a creamy anchovy dressing, topped with a poached egg
  • Chicken.. $29.50
    • Oven roasted chicken breast wrapped and stuffed with streaky bacon and rosemary. Served with potato gratin, braised greens and cream sauce
  • Avocado Smash..
    • Swap Vogels to gluten free bread. Served with tomato and poached egg Add bacon..
  • Di Famiglia $25.90
    • 8 slices
  • Bearnaise Sauce $2.50
  • Scarborough Fair see above
    • Bacon, Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, Spring Onions, “Parlsey, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”, topped with Sour Cream
  • Bambino $20.90
    • 6 slices
  • Italian Lover see above
    • Bier stick, Salami, Capsicum & Chilli
  • BBQ Chicken Salad $13.90
    • Chunks of Marinated Chicken, tossed through Fresh Salad Greens with Avocado, Crunchy Noodles & laced with House Vinaigrette
  • Honolulu Stopover see above
    • Ham, Pineapple, Extra Cheese & Onion
  • The Bay of Naples see above
    • Shrimps, Mussels & Calamari (add Anchovies at no extra charge)
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • with bacon
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
  • Toasted Museli $9.00
    • with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Toasted sandwiches $7.00
  • Pasta $16.00
    • linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
    • served in onion sauce on toast
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • 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
  • Chicken $20.00
    • Grilled chicken breast pieces with Brie, spinach, plum sauce and Mozzarella and red onion
  • ●Pizzas $20.00
    • A thin crispy base layered with homemade tomato sauce – gluten free bases available
  • - Main $19.50
  • Baked salmon fillet $34.50
    • Topped with focaccia crumb and pine nuts, baked and drizzled with homemade hollandaise sauce served on mash potato and steamed garden vegetables
  • Sirloin steak $35.00
    • 300-gram Sirloin steak with portobello mushroom, steamed seasonal vegetables and kumara rosti Sauces: Red wine Jus / Creamy mushroom / Garlic butter
  • Cabonara $26.50
    • Bacon and mushroom fettuccine in a white wine sauce topped with parmesan cheese
  • Onion Rings $4.00
  • Lemon & coconut syrup cake(GF) $11.00
    • With melon slice and cream
  • 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)
  • Grilled chicken burger $16.50
    • Grilled chicken with tasty cheese, chutney, avocado and tomato. Comes with beer battered chips and a green salad.
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked beef, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce and cheese
  • Ice cream trio $9.00
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi $16.00
    • Homemade pumpkin and spinach gnocchi in white wine sauce with rocket pesto and grated Parmesan cheese
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $15.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)without bacon
  • Smoked salmon, potato and rocket salad $16.00
    • Smoked salmon pieces, boiled gourmet potato and rocket salad with tangy sour cream dressing. (NF & GF)
  • Extra filling $1.00
  • Potato fritter $1.00
  • Single filling $3.00
  • Curry roll $2.40
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Crumbed scallop $1.80
  • Kune´s chicken thighs $3.00
  • Hamburger $4.50
  • Crave Sundae $10
    • Made with French vanilla ice cream topped with your choice of topping then covered w whipped cream and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts
  • Onion & garlic stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon(GF) $32
    • drizzled w spiced plum & served on a swede & parsnip mash accompanied by steamed vegetables
  • Tasty Chicken Burger $20
    • Juicy house-made chicken patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato, crispy bacon & aioli - served with rustic thick-cut fries
  • Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
    • Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
  • 300g Scotch Fillet Steak $34
    • Premium New Zealand Angus scotch fillet steak served on thyme potato’s, wilted spinach drizzled with béarnaise sauce & topped with house made onion rings
  • Seafood Platter $18.5
    • Pan fried in garlic butter green lipped mussels in half shell, scallops, prawns w tails & deep fried prawn twisters, served with tartare sauce
  • -Ostrich Burger $32
    • House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with béarnaise sauce - served with rustic thick-cut fries
  • Gourmet Venison Burger $22
    • House-made venison patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato drizzled with aioli and topped with our special beetroot salsa - served with rustic thick-cut fries
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • 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.
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • Spicy Beef Machos $13
    • Yummy beef mince, salsa, molten cheese, jalapenos on fiery tortilla chips (veg option available)
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
  • Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • Garlic Bread $6
    • Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
  • Pasta of the Day $25.00
  • Chocolate More Chocolate $13.00
  • BLT $24.00
    • Streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato on toasted sourdough, fries
  • Wild Venison Sausage $29.00
    • Potato mash with braised red cabbage, onion gravy
  • Indian garlic naan bread $9.50
  • Warm Blue Berry Short Cake / Vanilla ice cream $13.00
  • T-Bone Steak 500 gr $39.50
    • Garlic mushrooms, jacket potato or fries, grilled tomato and side salad
  • Quesadillas $22.50
    • Chilli beef & cheese, vegetable relish & petit salad
  • Hot Doughnuts & Ice Cream $3.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail $8.00
  • Scallops each $2.00
  • Seafood Basket $9.00
  • FISH $16.00
    • Served with eggs, chips & salad
  • Carton of chips $2.00
  • Carton of chips $3.00
  • Sundae $3.50
  • Aloo capsicum
    • potatoes cooked with diced capsicum and tomato based gravy
  • COMBO 4 $4.00
    • 2 main size curry, 2 plain rice, 2 plain naans, 1.5L drink, 1 onion bhaji
  • Channa Masala
    • white chick peas cooked in traditional India style
  • Beef Roganjosh
    • a deliciously spiced slow-cooked beef dish in a rich onion sauce with a special strain of spices which have brilliant color but do not scorch the palate
  • Beef Saag
    • a beautiful dish from the royal repertoire of India cubed beef cooked in a spice-laced spinach sauce
  • Butter Naan $3.50
  • Butter Chicken
    • Succulent pieces of chicken marinated overnight cooked in tandoori oven & smothered in an alluringly spiced creamy tomato sauce & butter sauce
  • COMBO 2 $34.00
    • 2 main size curry, 2 plain rice, 2 plain naans, 1.5l drink, 1 papadom
  • Croissant Bread and Butter Pudding $15.50
    • Candied fruit and croissant baked in custard served with whipped cream, apricot glaze and black doris plum ice cream
  • Gallery Platter for two $35 for four $45
    • An antipasto selection to share
  • Garlic Bread $9
    • Served with basil pesto, aiolo and balsamic reduction
  • Sticky Date Pudding N/A
    • Served with toffee sauce, French vanilla bean ice cream and cream anglaise
  • Rissotto $23
    • Roasted pumkin, feta and pine nut risotto, served with tempura chicken tenderloins and tomoto confit
  • Sides $6.50
    • Garlic mushrooms, Green Salad, Fries with or without aioli, Potato gratin, green beans with almond butter
  • Carbonara $23
    • Linguini, smoked chicken, bacon, mushrooms, and roquette, bound in a creamy white wine sauce topped with Parmigoano Reggiano
  • Truffles 3 N/A
    • Choose from our selection of Baileys, chocolate or rum and raisin truffles
  • Hot Cakes $4.00
    • Add Bacon
  • Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $16.50
    • House Smoked Salmon
  • Oats / Porridge $10.00
    • W/ Mixed Berries, Milk & Brown Sugar
  • Wedges $8.90
    • Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Hot Cakes $10.00
    • W/ Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • W/ Rocket, Tomato Salsa & Sour Cream
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Eggs any style on Five-Grain Toast
  • Omelette $14.90
    • W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast
  • Toast with choice of Spreads $ 4.00
  • Muesli with Yoghurt and Berries $ 8.00
  • Cakes
  • Mini Smoothies, banana, Berry, mango $ 4.50
  • Chicken Gourmet Burger $ 10.00
  • Meat Pie
  • Fluffy $ 1.00
  • Grilled Pumpkin $ 12.00
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