The Big Orange in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

MAINS MAINS
  • 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

  • Sashimi Lover Set (GF) $19.00
    • 9 pcs fresh mixed sashimi & 6 pcs baby roll sushi, salad, pickle, miso soup
  • Haru Curry on Rice Set $17.00
    • Choose one main: Chicken katsu / Prawn katsu / Chicken karaage. Homemade original Japanese mild hot curry with roll sushi, salad, pickle, miso soup
  • Gyoza (V) $10.00
    • Pork or veg pan fried japanese style dumpling prawn salt, yuru ponzu sauce
  • Edamame (GF/V) $7.00
    • Boiled premium grade green soya bean with Marlborough flaky sea salt
  • Karaage Chicken $9.00
    • Crisp crumbed sake marinated chicken with Japanese mayonnaise
  • Kushiyaki - 4 Skewers (V)
    • Skewered meat, seafood or vegetables grilled with a thick yakitori sauce
  • -Large moriawase (20 pcs) $45.00
  • Gyoza (V) $9.00
    • Pork or veg pan fried Japanese style dumpling with yuzu ponzu sauce
  • -Large $14.50
  • -Regular $12.50
  • Poh Pia Tod - Spring Rolls $7.50
    • Minced pork wrapped in rice paper filled with carrot, cabbage and vermicelli deep fried served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Pad Thai chicken $9.50
  • Sweet & Sour Pork Popcorn
    • Diced pork lightly coated in batter and deep fried, topped with sweet and sour sauce, pineapples and spring onions.
  • Sticky Rice S $3.00
  • Poh Pia Sod (Fresh Prawn Spring Rolls) $8.00
    • This is a very healthy starter, lettuce, mint, coriander, bean spout wrapped in fresh rice paper served with Hoisin sauce.
  • Pad Phieaw Wann (the sweet & sour)
    • Stir-fried choice of meat with sweet and sour sauce, onion, spring onion, tomato, pineapple and cucumber.
  • Samosa Chat $7.00
    • Mashed samosa spiced with chopped onion, tomatoes and yoghurt
  • Butter Prawn/ Scallop (GF) $14.50
    • Prawn/ scallops cooked in tandoor finished with creamy tomato sauce
  • -Full $9.49
  • ·Vindaloo Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF) (DF)
    • A unique dish famous among the portuguese in goa, meat cooked in tomato sauce and strong aromatic spices
  • Nawabi Prawn/ Scallop (GF) $14.50
    • Prawn/ scallops mixed in cashew nut, almond, coconut cream sauce and lightly spiced
  • Coco Rice (GF) $4.50
  • Lamb Wrap $8.99
  • -Full $13.50
  • Stir Fried Satay Sauce with chicken $11.90 / 1 pc
    • Our special peanut satay sauce with chicken and fresh vegetables.
  • Red Curry with Chicken $ 11.90 / 1 pc
    • Thai red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots and fresh vegetables.
  • Pad Thai Noodles $11.90 / 1 pc
    • Rice noodles stir fried with chicken or shrimp, bean sprouts, chives, egg and crushed peanuts.
  • Combination Fried Rice with Chicken $11.90 / 1 pc
    • With vegetables and chicken.
  • Mixed Entrees $12.50 / 10 pcs
    • Mixed selection of Money bags, Curry puffs, Spring rolls, Wontons and Chicken Satays served with peanu
  • Money Bags $ 5.90 / 6 pcs
    • Minced pork in spring roll wrapper, deep fried and served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $2.00 / 1 pc
  • Roti & Satay Sauce $5.90 / 1 pc
    • Roti & Satay Sauce
  • Seasonal Vegetable $9 Half / $13 Full
    • Fresh cut vegetables cooked in an onion tomato gravy & aromatic spices.
  • Aloo Kulcha $4.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with potatoes, mild spices and herbs.
  • Naan $2.50
    • Bread made with refined flour.
  • Dal Makhani $9 Half / $13 Full
    • Black lentils & kidney beans cooked in tomato spice with butter and cream.
  • Lamb Tikka Masala $9.50 Half / $15 Full
    • Lamb pieces roasted in tandoor and cooked in an onion tomato gravy with capsicum.
  • Fish Masala $10 Half / $15.50 Full
    • Pieces of fish cooked in an onion tomato gravy and thick sauce.
  • Butter Vegetable $9 Half / $13 Full
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in a rich creamy tomato gravy.
  • Chicken Biryani $15.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken, special spices and herbs, garnished with dry nuts & fruits.
  • A2 GARI PUFFS $7.50
    • Minced chicken and potato with curry paste, wrapped in puff pastry.
  • B1 TOM YUM GUNG (Medium Hot) $9.50
    • Traditional Thai hot and sour soup with prawns
  • S1 NAM TOK (Medium - Hot! Hot! Hot!) $17.50
    • North Eastern Thai style spicy beef or pork salad
  • S5 YAM NUA (Mild - Medium) $17.50
    • Bangkok style spicy beef salad.
  • SF2 PAD NAM PRIK PAO (Mild) $22.50
    • Seafood with vegetables in a chilli jam
  • SQ3 SQUID GARLIC (Mild) $20.50
    • Squid with garlic sauce and vegetables
  • A3 MIXED ENTREES (A2 & A3) $7.50
  • M5 KRA-PAO (Medium Hot) $17.50
    • A popular dish, Thai holy basil with chicken, beef or pork
  • Lamb Seekh Kebab $7.90
    • Lean Lamb mince skewered with freshly chopped onion, capsicum & ground spices then roasted in clay oven
  • Roti $3
  • Plain Naan $3
  • Peshawari Naan $5
  • Paneer Prantha $5
  • Squid Kali Mirch $17.90
    • Squid cooked with coconut cream, ground spices & crushed black pepper
  • Poppadom (each) $1
  • Tandoori Chicken ((¼ / ½ / Full) $6.90 / $11.90 / $21.90
    • Whole Chicken marinated with yoghurt, ginger, garlic&ground spices,roasted in clay oven
  • Deep Fried Spring Roll /Crumbed Fish
  • ●Soup
  • ●Soup
  • Pepper Salt Squid/Deep Fried Spring Roll/Crumbed Fish
  • Deep Fried Wonton/ Deep Fried Spring Roll
  • ●Appetizers
  • Deep Fried Spring Roll
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • Black pudding, or veal bratwurst, or bacon $5.00
  • Fully licensed and BYO wine – see our menu for wines, beers, spirits and drinks
  • Cauliflower Cheese Fritters(GF) $24.00
    • served on a warm grain salad with baba ghanoush, roasted baby carrots and tomato chutney
  • Hash browns, Portobello mushroom, or roasted tomato $4.00
  • Salt & Pepper Prawns $22.00
    • (GF & DF) – keep them to yourself, or share if you dare!
  • - Bacon $17.00
  • - Roasted Tomato & Spinach $17.00
  • Pan-fried Fish of the Day (GF) $34.00
    • served with a pistachio, avocado, cherry tomato, rocket, pickled ginger and prawn salad topped with a wasabi & condensed milk dressing
  • FRESH TERAKENI FISH $18.50
    • w/ chips & salad
  • SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD $18.50
  • VEGE STACK $17.00
  • SMOKED CHICKEN PENE PASTA $17.00
  • 4FORTY4 BURGER $18.50
    • w/ fries
  • CURRY CORNFRIHERS $17.50
    • w/ fries and salad
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $15.50
    • w/ garlic toast
  • FRESH TERAKEHI FISH BURGER $18.50
    • w/ fries
  • Sauces (Choose one) N/A
    • Mushroom, Barbecue, Peppercorn, Tartare, Hollandaise, Gravy, Tomato (Extra Sauces $1.50)
  • Red Wine Braised Manawatu Farmed Lamb Shank $39
    • Pumpkin Puree, Buttered Spinach, Bitter Blackberry, Trio of Beetroot, Confit Garlic
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • Blood Orange Parfait $16
    • Chocolate Sphere, Hot Caramel Sauce, Popping Candy
  • 2 Cheese $21
  • 300gm Rump $35
    • Prime NZ beef rump. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
  • 4 Cheese $35
  • 3 Cheese $27
  • Beef, pear + kikorangi blue $17.00
    • Aged scotch Fillet served on a rocket, Kikorangi blue vein, pear, walnut salad
  • Chicken and avocado $18.00
    • Coconut coated chicken served with garlic croutons, cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta, kale slaw, crispy shallots and harissa mayonnaise
  • Fried egg $2.00
  • Aioli
  • Fat chips (GF) $10.00
    • Hand cut seasoned fat chips served with tomato sauce and a choice home-made aioli or gravy (not GF)
  • Battered fish / side serving of fries $6.00
  • Kiwiana $18.00
    • Beef patty with beetroot, tomato, lettuce, caramelised onion + old- fashioned home- made dressing. Served with SR hand- cut fat chips
  • King prawns $15.00
    • Panko + coconut coated with a small side salad + dipping sauce
  • Fish burger $12.00
  • -Cheesy garlic bread $7.00
  • Chicken burger $12.00
  • Beef nachos $13.00
    • Nachos, tortilla chips topped with beef cheese salsa and sour cream
  • Honey, apricot and almond strudel $7.50
  • Pork chops $23.00
    • Grilled pork chops topped with a pineapple and apple ring
  • -Large $6.50
  • Pea, pie and pud $11.00
    • Homemade pie served with gravy
  • Four fillings $6.00
    • Choose from: Ham, bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, onion, pineapple y mushroom
  • Eggs benedict $13.00
    • With bacon, eggs, hollandaise on a toasted muffin
  • One filling $3.00
    • Choose from: Ham, bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, onion, pineapple y mushroom
  • Bacon & egg burger $9.00
  • Adds on From $3.00
  • Bacon & eggs on toast $12.00
  • Three fillings $5.00
    • Choose from: Ham, bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, onion, pineapple y mushroom
  • Pancake (small) $10.00
    • With banana, cream & maple syrup
  • Taboulleh salad $9.90
    • a finely balanced salad consisting of a mix of coriander, cucumber, tomatoes, olive oil & a hint of lemon
  • Mandi - lamb or chicken $15.90
    • slowly cooked & then roasted, served with our specialty rice cooked in the stock of the meat. served with homemade sauces with a delicious seasonal salad
  • Desert safary $22.90
    • a delicious mixed platter of lamb, beef, chicken served with specialty rice & homemade sauces & pickles
  • Musahab $14.90
    • boneless stone grilled chickeen served with specialty rice, homemade sauce & salad
  • Stuffed leaves - grape or cabbage $8.90
    • hand rolled vine leaves stuffed with steamed rice & spices, seasoned with garlic, onion & a hint of lemon
  • Arabian kebab $14.90
    • your choice of beef, chicken, lamb, falafel, cooked on a stone top & served with our specialty house rice & salad. with your choice of sauce
  • Desert dessert $6.90
    • a light creamy caramel mousse, topped with a dusting of fine milk chocolate
  • Little monster (for kids) $9.90
    • delicious deep fried chicken nuggets served with potatoe wedges & dipping sauce
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