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

  • Hu Tiéu Gá $11.50
    • Slow simmered chicken broth over rice noodle and poached chicken pieces served with garlic chives, bean sprout, fried garlic
  • Char Siu Pork on Sticky Rice $9.50
  • Grilled Beef Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with Vietnamese mint and hoisin sauce
  • Stir-Fried Beef $11.50
  • Golden Tofu Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with hoisin sauce
  • Cool noodle salad with lettuce, cucumber, pickled carrot, spring onion oil, herbs, peanut served with Vietnamese fish sauce:
  • Roast Pork Belly Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with spring onion oil and Vietnamese fish sauce
  • All of our Bánh Mi automatically contaisn high amount of vegetables in each: Pickle Carrot & Daikon, Cilantro, Cucumber, Spring Onion and Chilli. Please let us know if you don't want any of these goodies.
  • -Large $14.50
  • Gaeng Panaeng
    • Thick peanut curry with coconut cream, kaffir lime leaves and capsicum served with steamed vegetables.
  • Coconut Rice S $3.00 / M $4.50 / L $6.50
  • Khoa Phad Prink Geang
    • Fried rice with red curry paste, egg, peas, carrot, onion, Kaffir lime leaves and spring onion.
  • Pla MerkTodd $8.80
    • Deep fried home made salt & pepper squid served with lemon wedge and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Curry Puffs $7.50
    • Thai mini pie filled with minced chicken, potatos, onion, yellow curry powder, served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Kuay Tiew Nam (*Thai Famous Noodle Soup..)
  • Khieaw Todd (Deep fried wontons) $7.50
    • Deep fried wonton filled with marinated minced pork served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • -Regular $8.00
  • -Regular $10.00
  • -Side $3.00
  • The emperor $18.00
    • Slow cooked sweet sticky asian pulled pork with zesty kaffir lime slaw
  • Fiery frida
    • Melted cheese, sour cream, homemade salsa, jalapeños and sweet chilli
  • 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
  • Chicken $16.00
    • Grilled chicken poached egg, croutons, parmesan, lettuce, anchovies and dressing
  • SCHNITZEL - Crumbed weiner schnitzel topped with honey cured ham and gruyere cheese w creamy potato mash, caramelised onions and lemon wedge $25
  • Grilled lemon thyme chicken salad w persian and maple roasted pumpkin, cherry tomatoes, sweet chilli dressing and toasted pumpkin seeds $16
  • Grilled flat bread topped w eggplant, spinach, gourmet potatoes, caramelised onions and goats cheese $12
  • Chickpea, coriander and feta fritters w a balsamic beetroot chutney and minted yoghurt dipping sauce $11
  • Eggs Benedict - choice between honey cured ham or crispy bacon served w spinach, hash brown and hollandaise $16.50
  • Wholegrain mustard & herb rosti w caramelized onions wilted spinach, poached egg and hollandaise $15.00
  • Eggs Florentine - served on English muffins, fresh spinach, grilled tomato poached eggs and hollandaise $16.50
  • French fries w aioli and tomato sauce $8
  • Chilli Paneer $12.00
    • Indian dish with a chinese influence deep fried cottage cheese finished with onion, capsicum, chilli seed & soy sauce
  • ·Hariyali Chicken (8 - 10 pcs) (GF)
    • Boneless chicken meat is rubbed with an intoxicating paste made with cilantro, mint, spinach and other distinctive flavors then roasted in the tandoori clay oven, served with salad
  • Keema Naan $4.00
    • Lamb mince & spices stuffed in naan bread
  • Biryani Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef/ Prawn/ Veg (GF) $11.50
    • Rice flavoured with whole spices, rose water and meat cooked with onion tomato sauce garnished with nuts, cilantro and brown onion
  • muglai chicken $15.00
  • -Full $13.50
  • -Full $9.49
  • Fish & Chips Combo - 3 $22.00
    • 2 fish, 2 masala fried chicken, 4 chicken nuggets, 3 scoop chips & 1.5Ltrs drink
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $13.00
    • Blue Cheese and caramelized onion
  • Fettucine Carbornara $23.00
    • Smokey bacon, garlic, creamy, egg & herbs
  • Sumac Lamb Rumb $28.00
    • served with roast vegetables, shiraz and mint jus with beetroot chutney
  • Margarita $20.00
    • Baby Mozzarella, Fresh Tomato and Herbs
  • Scotch Fillet n/a
    • Served on you choice of roast potatoes, smoked kumara mash, roast veg or mushroom rissotto & with you choice of sauces bacon & mush garlic cream sauce, peppercorn sauce, blue cheese and caramelized onion or shiraz jus & beetroot chutney
  • Roasted kumara Salad $14.00
    • feta, seeds, rocket and balsamic dressing
  • Salmon Rissotto $25.00
    • In house smoked salmon in a lemon and caper rissotto
  • Lamb Parpadelle $25.00
    • slow cooked lamb with rocket sour cream and mint jelly
  • Cashew nuts (V) (GF) $15.00
  • Fish & chips $6.90
  • Garlic and black pepper (V) (GF) $13.50
  • Thai spring rolls (V) $6.90
  • Honey beef (GF) $18.00
  • Kimchi $4.90
  • Spicy egg noodle (V) $13.50
  • Prawn cakes $10.00
  • Pesaweri Naan $6.00
  • Plain Rice $3.00
  • Masala (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
    • Boneless meat pieces cooked in onion, tomato gravy with cream & mildspices.
  • Shahi (Paneer) $15.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a creamy onion, tomato & cashew nut gravy.
  • Coconut Rice Rice cooked with grated coconut $6.90
  • Magic Chilli Paneer $16.90
    • Chefs special Cottage cheese (cooked with indo chinese herbs).
  • PRAWN MAINS
  • Pulao Rice (Peas / Vegetable) $7.90
    • Rice cooked with your choice of peas or mixed vegetables.
  • STUFFED MUSHROOMS $8.20
  • HAM STEAK SALAD & CHIPS $17.20
  • FISH & CHIPS WITH SALAD $21.40
  • ROSIE’S SEAFOOD BASKET $20.90
  • STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
  • NACHOS $12.00
    • with beans
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $10.00
  • CHICKEN SATAY BURGER & CHIPS $17.60
  • Hotdog with Tomato Sauce $3.00
  • Sausage & Eggs $15.00
    • 2 Sausages, 2 Eggs, 2 Hashbrowns and Onions on Toast
  • French Toast with Maple Syrup $12.50
    • (Bacon added at request)
  • Eggs Florentine $20.00
    • 3 Poached Eggs on Spinach with Bacon OR Salmon on a Muffin topped with Hollandaise sauce
  • Toast and Jam, Honey, Marmalade, Peanut Butter OR Marmite $6.50
  • Fish, Eggs & Chips $15.00
  • Breakfast Cereals $6.50
  • Seasoned Wedges with Bacon & Sour Cream $12.50
  • ●Chicken
  • ●Sides
  • Roti & banana / Ice cream banana crepe / Banana split $12.50
  • Crumbed camembert $11.50
  • Edamame beans $6.50
  • -Black Pepper Steak $22.00
    • Your choice of steak topped with black pepper sauce bok choy served on sizzling plate
  • Grilled salmon sticks / The lab chicken $11.50
  • -Thai Chilli Lamb Cutlets $26.00
    • Grilled lamb topped with traditional chilli paste with chokboy
  • Toasted Sandwich & Fries $12.50
    • Made with MG Bread: tomato, onion, pesto & cheddar; chicken, brie & cranberry; ham, tomato & cheddar
  • Mince on Toast $16.50
    • Savoury bolognese mince on MG toast, topped with a poached egg
  • Eggs On Toast $11.50
    • Scrambled, fried or poached eggs served with MG homemade toast. Add your choice of extras.
  • Egg $2.00
  • Open Steak Sandwich $22.50
    • Cajun spiced steak with garlic MG bread, onion jam, salad & fries topped with a fried egg.
  • Chilli Cheddar Bread $7.50
    • Three pieces of MG bread topped with cheddar cheese and sweet chilli sauce
  • MG Platter (serves one) $16.50
    • Spreads and breads with house smoked salmon and chorizo sausage
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • SATAY CHICKEN SALAD $20.50
    • Chicken tenders marinated in aromatic spices pan fried, tossed with fresh salad greens, crispy apple, sun dried grapes, avocado and mandarin, drizzled with sweet chilli satay vinaigrette
  • FRENCH TOAST $17.50
    • Sugar and cinnamon toasted baguette topped with grilled bacon, banana and pineapple, drizzled with maple syrup
  • BOBBIE'S BREAD PLATTER $17.50
    • Mixed platter of breads served with a selection of homemade peste's, accompanied with rosemary marmalade
  • PRAWN COCKTAIL $20.00
    • Succulent prawns served on a chiffonade of lettuce, topped with a spicy ivory sauce, accompanied with a wedge of lemon and tomato
  • KILIMANJARO $15.50
    • Tropical fruit salad infused with cognac and topped with meringue
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $16.50
    • Homemade traditional seafood chowder served with crusty bread
  • ETHIOPIAN SAMOSAS $17.00
    • Homemade samosas filled with Ethiopian spiced vegetables, served with spicy tomato relish and sour cream
  • MASAI MARA $35.00
    • Prime beef sirloin grilled to your liking, served on a bed of roasted rosemary and minted potatoes, topped with a Wild mushroom and seeded mustard cream sauce, dressed with a tossed green salad
  • Saigon beef steak (Bo bit tet ) $18
    • Special vietnamese beef steak marinated in homemade sauce. Served with fries and choice
  • Grilled fish (ca nu ong ) $22
    • Whole fish grilled in foil tin with signature sauce. Served with steamed rice and fresh salad
  • Shrimb fried rice (corn chein tom) $19
    • Egg fried rice with fragrant shrimb
  • Grilled beef (bonurong sa)/ 3 skewers $17
    • Grilled coriander beef on lemongrass skewers served with rice and salad
  • 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
  • Soup (sup tom, sup ga) $7
    • Light, fragrant chicken or shrimb broth with fresh greens
  • Saigon curry (cari ga, cari bo) $17
    • Vietnamese chicken or beef curry. Served with warm bread
  • Beef stew(bo kho) $15
    • Spicy fragrant vietnamese beef stew with carrots. Served with side salad and warm bread
  • DEEP FRIED WONTON $6.50
  • LAMB CURRY & RICE $16.50
  • VEGETABLE SPRING ROLLS $6.50
  • PRAWN TWIST $8.50
  • CURRY FRIED RICE $13.50
  • STIR FRIED RICE NOODLES $12.50
  • HOKKIAN NOODLES $14.50
  • DEEP FRIED TOFU $6.50
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