The Lab Restaurant in Palmerston North Menu

APPETIZERS APPETIZERS
  • Crispy prawn cigars / Roti and satay sauce $7.50
  • Garlic bread / Roasted duck summer rolls $9.50
  • Edamame beans $6.50
  • Prawns miang spinach with ginger / Green apple salad miang spinach (V) $7.50
  • Minced roasted duck $7.00
  • Salt & pepper crispy squid / Spicy salmon rolls $11.50
  • Crispy chicken wings 5 sauces $9.00
  • Spicy chicken balls / Prawns cheese balls $9.50
  • Takoyaki $8.00
  • Crumbed camembert $11.50
  • Grilled salmon sticks / The lab chicken $11.50
  • Mix A $11.50
    • Green apple salad miang spinach / Prawn miang spinach with ginger / Minced roasted duck
  • Mix B $11.50
    • Roasted duck summer rolls / Crispy prawn cigars / Prawn cheesy balls
  • ●Sides
  • -Small fries / Potato mash / Kumara mash / Green salad / Steamed veggies $5.00
  • -Rice $3.00
  • -Large Fries $7.50
MAIN MAIN
  • ●Vegetarian
  • ●Beef
  • -Melting beef cheek $20.00
    • Tenderised beef chicken on Thai creamy red curry sauce
  • -Beef massaman curry $19.00
    • Slow cooked beef and potatoes in Thai style creamy coconut curry
  • -Beef Schnitzel $19.00
    • Served on golden fries, choice of gravy or mushroom sauce
  • -Thai Grilled Steak (G) $22.00
    • Steak marinated with Thai herbs on seasonal vegetables
  • ●Steak
  • -Sweet Basil Steak $22.00
    • Chargrilled scotch fillet topped with Thai sweet basil sauce served on seasonal vegetables
  • -The Lab Steak $23.00
    • Chargrilled chuck steak served on golden fries and onion rings, topped with gravy or mushroom sauce
  • -Black Pepper Steak $22.00
    • Your choice of steak topped with black pepper sauce bok choy served on sizzling plate
  • -Red Wine Steak (G) $23.00
    • Chargrilled scotch fillet and topped red wine sauce
  • -Thai Green Curry Steak $23.00
    • Chargrilled scotch fillet cooked in thai green curry
  • ●Lamb
  • -Rosemary Lamb Cutlets $23.00
    • Served on kumara mash with stir fried capsicum, green beans, tomato and garlic rosemary sauce
  • -Massaman Curry Lamb Shank $22.00
    • Slow braised shank on kumara mash topped with creamy massaman curry sauce
  • -Thai Chilli Lamb Cutlets $26.00
    • Grilled lamb topped with traditional chilli paste with chokboy
  • ●Pork
  • -Crispy Pork & Fried Rice $18.00
    • Served with sweet soy sauce
  • -Pork Spare Ribs (G) 4pcs $13 / 8pcs $25
    • Roasted pork ribs fused with the lab's sweet hoisin sauce
  • -Sticky Pork Hock $19.00
    • Slow braised pork hock in Thai style chilli sauce topped green apple salad
  • -The Lab Pork Belly (G) $22.00
    • Crispy pork belly served on cabbage flash and seasonal vegetables topped with gravy
  • ●Chicken
  • -Wok Fried Chicken Cashew Nuts $19.00
    • Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and seasonal vegetable
  • -Almond Crumbed Chicken $19.00
    • Served on potato and kumara salad topped with creamy mayo
  • -Chicken Pesto Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, onion and mushroom pasta with creamy basil sauce topped with streaky bacon
  • -The Lab Chicken Pad Thai (G) $19.00
    • Stir fried noodle in tamarind sauce with chicken, served in egg net
  • -Bacon Wrapped Chicken (G) $20.00
    • Topped with italian sauce served on potato and pumpkin mash
  • -Tom Kha Chicken Soup $18.00
    • Creamy Thai chicken soup flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leave and mushroom
  • ●Duck
  • -Tom Kha Duck Soup $21.00
    • Creamy thai roasted duck soup flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf and mushroom
  • -Black Bean Sauce Roasted Duck $22.00
    • Roasted duck cooked in black bean sauce served with seasonal vegetables
  • ●Seafood
  • -Deep Fried Whole Snapper in Fish Sauce $25.00
    • Deep fried whole snapper cooked in fish sauce served with green apple salad
  • -Sweet & Sour Whole Snapper $25.00
    • Deep fried whole snapper cooked in sweet and sour sauce
  • -Tempura Tarakihi $22.00
    • Deep fried tempura tarakihi fish on green apple salad
  • -Steamed Snapper in Soya Sauce (G) $25.00
    • Thai style steamed snapper fillet in light soya sauce
  • -Black Pepper Fish Steak $22.00
    • Battered tarakihi fish fillet topped with black pepper sauce and bok choy
  • -Fresh Tuna Salad (G) $22.00
    • Fresh tuna salad with orange, fresh coconut and Thai herbs
  • -Yellow Curry Fish (G) $22.00
    • Tarakihi fish topped with mild yellow curry served on seasonal vegetables
  • -Spicy Mayo Salmon Fillet $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet in homemade wasabi mayo sauce served with seasonal salad
  • -Black Pepper Grilled Salmon $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet cooked in black pepper sauce served with seasonal vegetables
  • -Chu Chee Salmon (G) $23.00
    • Grilled salmon cooked in thai red curry served with seasonal vegetables
  • -Grilled Salmon with Butter Sauce $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet with spinach, mushroom, mash topped with butter sauce
  • -Teriyaki Salmon (G) $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet with Japanese homemade teriyaki sauce
  • -Salt & Pepper Prawns $22.00
    • Stir fried prawn with salt,pepper and Thai herbs
  • -The Lab Wok Fried Prawn Noodles (G) $20.00
    • Stir fried noodle in tamarind sauce with prawn served in egg net
  • -Hot Seafood Tom Yum $23.00
    • Thai traditional hot & sour seafood soup with mushroom and lemongrass
  • -Wok Fried Tofu in Satay Sauce (G) $18.00
    • Wok fried tofu & vegetables in Malaysian style satay sauce
  • -Wok Fried Veg with Oyster Sauce (G) $16.00
    • Thai style stir fried vegetables with oyster sauce
  • -Wok Fried Veg Cashew Nuts $16.00
    • Stir fried vegetables with cashew nuts
  • -The Lab Vegetarian Pad Thai $18.00
    • Stir fried rice noodle in tamarind sauce with vegetables and tofu served in egg net
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Coconut creme Brulee / Banana pudding with creamy sauce / Chocolate mousse parfait $12.50
  • Roti & banana / Ice cream banana crepe / Banana split $12.50
  • Pakora & fruit salad / New York style cheesecake / Meringue sundae with berries sauce $12.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Premium Bangers and Mash $16.00
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon $15.00
  • Crispy Chicken Salad $18.50
  • Cream Burlee $9.50
  • Cobb Shout $18.50 large $24.50
  • Burger & Fries $17.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.50
  • 404 Sizzling Sweet Chilli Beef (V) $18.5
    • Thailand
  • 406 Japanese Beef curry $18.5
    • Japan
  • 102 Udon Noodle Soup (V)
    • Japan
  • S2 Vegetables & Seaweed Maki(V) $10.5
  • 33 Platter C (V) $12.5
    • Curry Puff, Spring roll & Money Bag
  • Prawn $9.9
  • 81 Thai Tom Yum Soup
    • Thailand
  • S6 Chicken Volcano(V) $16.5
  • Five Spice Chicken on Sticky Rice $9.50
  • Bánh Mi + Vietnamese Coffee $11.50
  • Vietnamese Pork Bun $4.50
  • Tofu and Coriander $7.50
  • Beef and Mustard Green $8.00
  • Fish Cake and Vietnamese Mint $8.00
  • Cool noodle salad with lettuce, cucumber, pickled carrot, spring onion oil, herbs, peanut served with Vietnamese fish sauce:
  • Grilled Beef Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with Vietnamese mint and hoisin sauce
  • Thattudosa $5.50
  • South Indian Veg Korma $15.00
    • A vegetarian speciality from the Malabar coast. Cauliflower, broccoli, peas and carrots cooked in a light creamy cashew and coconut base
  • Cauliflower 65 $6.50
    • Marinated florets with ginger, garlic and speciality spices. Deep fried until crisp, served with garlic sauce
  • Vegetable $14.50
  • Cauliflower Manchurian $15.00
    • Cauliflower Manchurian is an adaptation of Chinese cooking and seasoning techniques to suit Indian tastes. Batter fried florets are then cooked with a chef’s special sauce of herbs and spices
  • Kerala Paneer Curry $15.00
    • Creamy tomato simmered with light spices, studded with home-made cottage cheese
  • Sambar $3.50
  • Lamb Stew $17.00
    • Lamb simmered in a light creamy coconut base and flavoured with whole black pepper, cardamom, ginger and fresh curry leaves
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • with salmon
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Hot Cakes $14.50
    • with bacon banana and berry
  • Pasta $16.00
    • linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
  • Eggs any style $9.00
    • served on toast
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Bacon and eggs $14.50
    • served on toast
  • Plain Sundae N/A
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
  • Fruit Bag N/A
    • Our delicious crisp apple slices are picked from New Zealand orchards. They're fresh, washed, sliced, ready to eat and extremely yummy.
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • $30 Legends Sharebox® $30
    • Included in the $30 Legends ShareBox®: 2 x Big Mac®, 1x McChicken®, 1x Filet-o-Fish®, 1 x 6pk Chicken McNuggets®, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Fries, 4 x Medium Soft Drinks
  • Italian Dressing N/A
    • Lighten up. Enjoy a vinaigrette-blend of vinegar, lemon, garlic, onion, and capsicum, with a mix of herbs including parsley and allspice.
  • Chicken 'n' Mayo N/A
    • Enjoy mouth watering crispy-coated chicken with crunchy, fresh iceberg lettuce and cool delicious mayo, all within a tasty bun.
  • Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
    • Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Crispy N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma see above
    • Boneless meat roasted in oven finished with cashew nut & almond sauce lightly spiced
  • Special Bombay Kebab (Chef Special) $8.99
    • Boneless chicken marinated overnight in exotic Bombay spices, home made yogurt then cooked in charcoal oven, served with salad
  • Vegetable Samosa $4.99
    • Deep fried conical pastries stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes and nuts
  • Aloo Saag $11.99
    • Diced potato cooked with green herbs and spices, finished with fresh spinach and onion sauce
  • Rogan Josh Lamb / Beef / Chicken see above
    • Chunks of meat cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, garnished with cilantro
  • Prawn / Scallop Malabari $13.99/$14.49
    • Tiger Prawns/ Scallops cooked in ginger, garlic and tomato, finished with delicious coconut gravy
  • Prawn Pakora $8.99
    • Tiger prawns marinated in spices dipped in chick-pea flour then deep fried
  • Fried Fish Koliwada with Chips (4 pieces) $6.99
  • Pizza Verde – broccoli and spinach with black olives, pesto and garlic $17.50
  • Royale breakfast $23.00
    • of eggs, GF toast, mushroom, tomato, free range bacon & Woody’s Farm pork, apple & sage sausage
  • Soup with home-made bread. $13.50
    • Today's tasty flavours are on the blackboard
  • Eggs on GF toast $13.00
    • free range eggs poached, scrambled or fried
  • Crisp corn chips $17.50
    • served with guacamole and fresh herbs or slow cooked spiced beans
  • Royale garden salads $17.50
    • fresh salad leaves tossed in our vinaigrette and nut mix, topped with beetroot relish and served with your choice of grilled halloumi, fried tempeh, chicken, beef or salmon
  • Bruschetta $16.50
    • grilled sourdough, fresh tomato, red onion and basil leaves dressed in balsamic and olive oil, topped with feta
  • Potato fries $7.50
    • served with house aioli
  • Butter Prawn - Half/Full $10.00/$16.50
  • Chicken Vindaloo - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Beef Madras - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Shahi Paneer - Half/Full $8.50/$12.50
  • Chicken Tikka - Full $9.00
  • Mango Chutney $2.00
  • Navratan Korma - Half/Full $8.00/$12.00
  • Vegetable Samosa - Full $6.00
  • Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
    • Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
  • Pasta of the day $15.50
    • *Changes daily please ask staff
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Chicken, cranberry, lettuce and brie
  • Mini maple and walnut cake with vanilla ice cream $8.00
  • Caramel slice $6.50
  • 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.
  • Vegetable samosa $6.00
    • Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices
  • Bhuna chicken $16.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy
  • Paneer naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with cottage tandoori cheese
  • Aloo parantha $4.00
    • Plain flour bread stuffed with spiced potatoes
  • Kashmiri naan $4.00
    • Special naan from hasmi, plain flour bread stuffed with dry fruits and spice
  • Punjabi chicken $16.90
    • Fresh tender cooked chicken with tomatoes and coriander powder, cumin powder with rich onion gravy
  • Vegetable biryani $15.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with seasonal vegetable
  • -Full $18.00
  • Butter Prawn $11.00 / $17.00
    • Half / Full
  • Chicken Kabuli $13.50
  • Samosa / Papri Chat $8.00
  • Egg Roll (Kebab) $10.00
  • Chicken Changezi $15.00
  • Goan Fish Curry $10.00 / $15.00
    • Half / Full
  • Biryani ( Chicken / Lamb / Beef ) $14.00
  • Kheer (Rice Pudding – Gluten Free) $7.00
  • Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
    • Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
  • Classic shrimp cocktail (GF) $15
    • w crisp lettuce, shrimp, fresh tomato & seafood dressing, the good old kiwi classic.
  • Beef & Reef (GF) $38
    • 200gm of Premium New Zealand Angus eye fillet, seared prawns & scallops infused w garlic butter accompanied by button mushrooms, cherry tomatos & green beans
  • 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
  • (GF = Gluten Free)
  • Breads & Spreads f/2$10 f/4 $16
    • House made spreads and fresh, locally baked bread
  • 300gm Scotch fillet steak (GF) $36
    • Premium New Zealand Angus scotch served on a swede & parsnip mash w garlic infused wilted spinach and topped with our house made beetroot salsa
  • 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
  • Vegetable spring rolls (6/9 pcs) $6.90 / $8.90
  • Bi bim bap $15.50
  • Hot pot pork set $16.50
    • Pork sliced / fish ball / egg / vegetable / glass noodle
  • Bigg boss platter $21.90
    • Pork gyoza 6 pcs/ prawn wonton 5 pcs / takoyaki 4 pcs / chicken karaage 6 pcs
  • -Chicken / beef / pork $15.50
  • ●Extras
  • Deep fried squid tentacles $6.90
  • Prawn twister (5/8 pcs) $6.90 / $8.90
  • Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $14.90
    • Spinach & Mushroom
  • Sides $4.00
    • Bacon, Tomato, Chorizo, Agria Hash, Mushrooms
  • Marbecks Grill $19.90
    • Two Eggs, Chorizo, Bacon, Mushroom, Agria Hash, Tomato & Toast
  • Hot Cakes $4.00
    • Add Bacon
  • Oats / Porridge $10.00
    • W/ Mixed Berries, Milk & Brown Sugar
  • Hot Cakes $10.00
    • W/ Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Beef Sliders x 2 $9.90
    • Fragrant Meat Pattie topped with melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • Cheese Burger $9.90
    • House made Meat Pattie topped with Melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
The Lab Restaurant

The Lab Restaurant

location

Address

62 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North 4412, New Zealand

phone

Phone

03545374

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30-14:30, Tuesday: 11:30-14:30, Wednesday: 11:30-14:30, Thursday: 11:30-14:30, Friday: 11:30-14:30, Saturday: 11:30-14:30, Sunday: 11:30-14:30
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Fusion , Thai

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Seating

Location
62 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North 4412, New Zealand
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