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

  • IL Capo (the boss) Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, mushrooms, salami, capsicum, cabbanosy, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Spaghetti alla Marinara $15.00
    • combination seafood, tomatoes, anchovies, capers, parmesan cheese
  • Diavola Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • salami, capsicum, anchovies, garlic, jalapenos, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Lasagne alla mario $15.00
    • layered sheets with ground beef, spices, bechamel sauce, topped with tomato & cheese
  • Calzone Napoletana 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with ham, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, mozarella cheese
  • Fettuccine alla Vegetariana $15.00
    • tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, basil pesto, zucchini, parmesan cheese
  • Fettuccine alla Pollo $15.00
    • chicken & mushrooms in a creamy sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Pizza bread 9" $7.00/12" $14.00
    • brushed with olive oil, garlic, oregano
  • Mediterranean Crispy Prawns $18.00
    • Pan fried salt and pepper prawns with honeydew melon, green olives, feta and green gazpacho dressing
  • Bruschetta $14.00
    • Topped with vine ripened tomatoes, basil leaves, feta, balsamic reduction & olive oil
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with Ciabatta
  • Home Made Gnocchi $22.00
    • Homemade potato and parmesan gnocchi with roasted vine tomato, capsicum, spinach, pine nuts and sage beurre noisettes
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • A selection of seafood in a creamy veloute. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Fish and Chips $24.00
    • Parmesan crumbed fish of the day, mixed salad greens & home cut fries. Served with tartare sauce
  • AngusPure Steaks
    • Selection available on request
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Moroccan spiced chicken with mixed green, avocado, feta, capsicum, roasted almonds, maple and seeded mustard dressing
  • Sausage & Chips $7.00
  • Grilled falafel bites $7.80
  • Crumbed Chicken fillet with apricot or mushroom sauce $21.50
  • Deep fried fish $22.50
  • Crumbed prawn cutlets $21.50
  • Grilled Sausages & Onions $11.90
  • Apple crumble $7.00
  • Mussel Cocktail $7.50
  • Ika Age $19.50
    • panko crumbed squid strips served with fruit and veg sauce and salad
  • Saikoro cut steak $22.00
    • large cubed scotch fillet pan fried with vegetables and a thick soy based sauce
  • Teriyaki salmon $21.00
  • Tiramisu $14.00
  • Unagi $24.00
    • fresh water eel, boiled in a soy based sweetened sauce
  • Salmon creme croquette(5pcs) $22.00
    • salmon cooked in a cream sauce coated in panko, deep fried and served with Yatai salad
  • Seasonal stirfry
    • this season's vegetables stir-fried with garlic yakitori sauce
  • Teriyaki white fish $20.00
  • Benedict with Spinach (Florentine)
    • Wilted Spinach, Basil Pesto, Capsicum Coulis and Balsamic Reduction
  • Bacon and Eggs on Toast $12.00
    • Free Range eggs (2) cooked to your liking, Flame Grilled Streaky Bacon on Garlic Grilled Sourdough
  • Kids Size $9.50
  • All Burgers $15.50
  • Jalapenos $1.50
  • Bombay Express (Indian)
    • Tandoori Chicken Or Dahl. Lettuce, Tomato. Mango Chutney, Coriander and Raita
  • Truffle Fries $6.50
    • With Truffle Oil and Truffle Mayo
  • Fries $5.00
  • Butter (Vegetable / Paneer) $15.50
    • Vegetables or cottage cheese cooked in our famous butter sauce.
  • Malai Kofta $15.90
    • Cottage Cheese & Potato dumplings with a creamy cashew nut onion gravy & home ground spices.
  • Magic Chilli Paneer $16.90
    • Chefs special Cottage cheese (cooked with indo chinese herbs).
  • Garlic Naan / Butter Naan $4.50
  • Zeera Rice Rice cooked with cumin seeds $5.90
  • Mix Pickle $2.50
  • Butter (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
    • Boneless meat pieces cooked in our famous butter sauce.
  • Special Pack $14.99
    • 1/2 Curry,plain Naan & can of drink
  • Nelson miso paste with tahini dressing $11.00
  • Big vegan breakfast $20.50
    • Royale toast, mushroom, tomato, spinach, vege sausage & potatoes
  • Bean tacos $18.50
    • slow cooked beans, lightly spiced and served with finely sliced red onion, tomato, cheese and salad greens on soft corn tortillas
  • Pizza bread with garlic and olive oil $15.00
  • Oatmeal pancakes $15.50
    • with banana, cherry berry compote and apple syrup
  • add free range ham, bacon, pepperoni, Woody's Farm chorizo, free range chicken, salmon, or smoked tempeh $4.50
  • BLT $9.50
    • free range bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • Vege breakfast $20.50
    • of eggs, mushroom, tomato and vege sausage & potatoes with Royale toast
  • Plain $8.00
  • Scrambled Eggs $8.00
  • All Day Whopper $23.00
  • Supreme $12.00
  • Spaghetti on Toast $8.00
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon $18.00
    • with fried squid & onion
  • Roast Pork $15.00
  • Wedges
  • O' MY LAMBY(GF) $25.00
    • seared lamb rump sliced on fresh garden greens with cherry tom, Julianne veg, fresh mint leaves & grapes, kumara, caramelised pear & walnut & drizzled with yoghurt dressing
  • IT' SONYA SOUP $13.00
    • creamy tom soup served with ciabatta bread
  • Please do advise staff of allergies as not all ingredients are listed
  • YOCKAMOROCCA(DF) $18.00
    • moroccan buttered fried eggs, topped with spicy dukkah & lightly oven baked served with warmed pita bread, hummus & ayo
  • Veg: mushrooms or spinach $4.00
  • BENE TRUE STORY(GF) $19.00
    • 2 poached eggs on potato & roast garlic rosti with caramelised onions, hollandaise & pesto oil. Your choice of streaky bacon or salmon fillet or veggie option with spinach & mushroom or avo or asparagus(choose one)
  • Bacon $5.00
  • RISQUE SALMON(DF)>.fresh hand minced raw salmon marinated in coriander, chilli, garlic & lime, served with garden herb & toasted seed salad, ciabatta crusting, avo & tom salsa $22.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables, Garden salad $6.00
  • Lamb Shank (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Braised lamb shank, slow cooked in a vegetable and rosemary stock, served upon a bed of creamy potato whip, kumara chips, grape tomatoes and a lamb jus
  • Avocado Smash $15.00
    • An all time favourite of avocado and feta cheese served on top of toasted Vienna bread topped with a poached egg
  • Zucchini & Sweet Corn Fritters (Gluten Free) (Vegetarian) $17.00
    • Served with baby spinach, pickled onion and feta
  • Afghan & Jaffa Cheesecake $15.00
    • Served with raspberry coulis and biscotti
  • Fish & Chips $18.00
    • Succulent fresh fish of the day, either beer battered or pan fried accompanied with a mixed salad, fries and a homemade crème fraiche tartare sauce
  • Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $15.00
    • Served in a brandy snap basket (Gluten Free without basket)
  • Sticky Date Crème Brulee $15.00
    • Served with homemade butter shortbread
  • Pho (Vietnamese beef noodles) $13.90
  • Basic platter $16.90
    • French fries / prawn wonton 5 pcs/ chicken karaage 6 pcs
  • Tonkotsu ramen (pork bone broth) $13.90
  • -Chicken / pork $15.50
  • -Breaded pork cutlets on rice with egg sauce $15.50
  • Pork gyoza (6/12 pcs) $6.90 / $10.90
  • Chicken lemon sauce with rice $15.50
  • Chicken karaage (6/9 pcs) $6.90 / $9.90
  • Bacon avo tomato $15.00
    • Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado (when in season) + it vine-ripened tomato. Served 11 on fresh toasted bread (GF) (V) options available upon request
  • Aioli
  • Beef melt $18.00
    • Prime beef strips + SR Gourmet Herb Salad/Slaw served on ciabatta with SR hand-cut fat chips
  • Chicken and avocado $18.00
    • Coconut coated chicken served with garlic croutons, cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta, kale slaw, crispy shallots and harissa mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper lambs fry $18.00
    • Lambs fry served with creamy fried potato hash, rosemary infused onion gravy and a fried egg
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Beef, pear + kikorangi blue $17.00
    • Aged scotch Fillet served on a rocket, Kikorangi blue vein, pear, walnut salad
  • Thai curry (GF)(V) $15.00
    • Thai styled curry served on basniati rice. Choose from prawns, chicken or vegetarian
  • Grilled Free Rangee Chicken served with fries $15.00
  • Fries $8.00
    • Served with aioli GF
  • 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
  • Bagel $14.00
    • Served with smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers & lemon
  • Extra bread $5.00
  • Cheese Burger served with fries $11.00
  • Open Sandwich $16.00
    • With the choice of grilled sirloin OR free range chicken resting on ciabatta with aioli, greens & topped with caramelized onion jam & blue cheese
  • Egg on Ciabatta $6.00
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • your style eggs
  • Beef Nachos $15.50
    • with cheese, sour cream, chilli
  • Petite Crumbed Panfried Fish and Chips $16.50
    • served the good old fashioned way wrapped in newspaper - no greens in sight!!
  • Kids Bacon and Eggs $8.00
    • Single Serve
  • Rustic Mince on Toast $15.50
    • chili beef topped with a poached egg
  • Focal Point Beef Burger $18.50
    • with chunky oven baked chips
  • Kids Pancake Pyramid $8.00
    • Bacon, Banana, Maple
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrooms $14.00
    • panfried mushrooms with a creamy balsamic sauce served on garlic toasted baguette
  • Bowl of Fries with Tomato Sauce & Garlic Aioli $7
  • Mushrooms & Toast $14
    • porcini mushroom & port pâté with cheesy garlic mushrooms served with our own made bread sliced and toasted
  • Fresh Bread Baked To Order (Each) $10
    • garlic butter, grated cheddar, toasted garlic & aioli dip olive & caper tapenade with cherry tomatoes dukka spices with smoked chilli oil, olive oil & balsamic dip basil pesto with parmesan cheese & toasted pinenuts pear & blue cheese with walnuts & rocket >>
  • Bubbles Salad $22
    • fresh salad leaves, thin sliced red onion, carrot strips, tomato wedges, cucumber chunks, crumbled feta cheese, toasted cashew nuts, crispy croutons, balsamic dressing, garnished with fried parsnip crisps served with your choice of grilled angus steak strips, chicken tenderloins, prawn cutlets or polenta wedges
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $30
    • 300g Angus steak cooked to your liking with choice of sauce béarnaise ~ garlic ~ blue cheese ~ peppercorn ~ mushroom served with oven roasted sweet potato wedges & summer crunch slaw with toasted seeds & nuts
  • Balls of Fire
    • beef meatballs, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & olives
  • Say Cheese
    • camembert cheese, blue vein, grated cheddar, sliced pear with fresh rocket and walnuts
  • Venison Spring Roll $14
    • smoked venison & bacon spring roll served with crunchy noodle salad & sesame dressing
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