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

  • Karaage Chicken $14.00
    • Crisp crumbed soy sake marinated chicken with Japanese mayonnaise
  • Any Three Balls $10.00
    • Green tea / vanilla / chocolate
  • Tuna Tataki (GF) $18.00
    • Seared sliced tuna, spring onion, wasabi cream, radish, garlic chips, soy vinaigrette, white truffle oil
  • Haru Lunch Gozen $18.00
    • Choose one main: Teriyaki chicken / teriyaki salmon / teriyaki beef / spicy pork. Served on hot plate with roll sushi, karaage chicken, salad, pickle, rice, miso soup
  • Karaage Chicken $9.00
    • Crisp crumbed sake marinated chicken with Japanese mayonnaise
  • Grilled Fish $24.00
    • Miso sake marinated white fish fillet with stir fried vegetables, misodare sauce, served on hot plate with multigrain rice, miso soup
  • Sukiyaki Nabe Set $19.00
    • Famous Japanese soy sauce based hot pot, consist sliced beef, various vegetables, tofu, udon noodle comes with salad, pickle, rice
  • Edamame (GF/V) $6.00
    • Boiled premium grade green soya bean with marlborough flaky sea salt
  • Xtra Large $3.90
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • BBQ Bacon & mushroom $8.00
    • Bacon, ushroom, onion & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Margherita Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Calzone Napoletana 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with ham, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, mozarella cheese
  • Pollo Rucola Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • chicken breast, spinach, feta cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Siciliana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • IL Capo (the boss) Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, mushrooms, salami, capsicum, cabbanosy, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Pesto alla Genovese Pasta $15.00
    • ribboned pasta with sundried tomatoes, basil pesto, garlic, pinenuts, parmesan cheese
  • Desserts $8.00 - $10.50
    • Tiramisu bread & Butter Pudding, Choc Mud Cake, Cheesecake, Ice-cream sundaes
  • Calzone venesia 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with tomato, ham, mushrooms, ricotta, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Beef $9.00 / $10.50
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Mixed $7.50 / $9.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Mixed $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Veg Fritter $2.50
  • Mixed $7.50
    • Mediterranean Style
  • Chicken $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Taboulli $1.00
  • Sesame Paste on Noodles (Cold) $9.90
  • Vegetarian Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Braised Fried Port on Rice $11.90
  • Vegetarian Fried Noodles $11.90
  • Beef Casserole on Rice $11.00
  • Pork and Preserved Veges $9.90
  • Pork and Seafood Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Shanghai Pork Buns $10.00
  • THE BREAKFAST BURGER $6.90
    • Chargrilled beef patty, folded egg, bacon, and cheese with hash rounds and ketchup on a seeded bun.
  • JR. DBL CHEESEBURGER $5.00/$7.50
    • Two chargrilled beef patties with pickles, onion, American Cheese, mustard and ketchup.
  • JR. CHICKEN BURGER $3.00/$5.00
    • One chicken patty with lettuce and mayonnaise
  • CHICKEN & BACON SANDWICH $8.90
    • Chargrilled chicken breast, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a honey wheat bun.
  • ALABAMA CHICKEN $9.90
    • A breaded chicken fillet topped with bacon, onion straws, cheese, fresh lettuce, tomato and slathered top and bottom with creamy aioli.
  • WESTERN BACON CHEESEBURGER $8.90
    • Chargrilled beef patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • JIM BEAM BOURBON BURGER $12.50/$14.50
    • Unwind with the Jim Beam® Bourbon Burger. Featuring a chargrilled beef patty topped with bacon, crispy onion, swiss cheese, fresh lettuce and tomato — slathered in a rich and tangy sauce flavoured with Jim Beam bourbon.
  • BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICH $7.90
    • Chargrilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and tangy BBQ sauce on a honey wheat bun.
  • Ostriche Del Pacifico $3.20 each
    • fresh rock oysters served w. balsamic vinaigrette & lemon (as available)
  • Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
    • parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
  • Capesante Inferno
    • gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
  • Gamberi Romani
    • prawn cutlets pan fried in olive oil & garlic, flamed w. brandy, parsley & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
  • - diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
  • Cocktail Di Gamberetti $16.90
    • the classic shrimp cocktail
  • Caprese $17.90
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
  • m. $38.90
  • Plain Rice $2.00
  • Kadhai Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Oven cooked meat tossed with onion, capsicum & coriander seeds, finished with special kadhai gravy
  • Paneer Tikka Masala $11.99
    • Cottage cheese cooked in clay oven with capsicum and onion, finished with tikka masala sauce
  • Aloo Gobi $11.99
    • Potato and cauliflower florets cooked with chopped onion and tomato, garnished with ginger and cilantro
  • Lamb Sheek Kebab $7.99
    • Lamb mince mixed with special blend of spices pressed in skewers and barbecued in tandoori oven
  • Madras Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Roasted meat cooked with coconut cream and nuts tempered with South Indian flavour
  • Batter fried Fish with Wedges or Chips $6.99
  • Cheese & Garlic Stuffed Curry (Chicken/Lamb/Beef) $9.99
  • ALL DAY BREAKFAST $16.00
  • SPICY SALADS CAJUN CHICKEN OR ASIAN BEEF $18.40
  • GARLIC BREAD $4.40
  • BANGERS & MASH $18.20
  • SQUID RINGS SALAD & CHIPS $18.40
  • NACHOS $14.50
    • with mince
  • THESE CHANGE DAILY ALL SERVED WITH CREAM & ICECREAM ALL $9.50
  • STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
  • Deep Fried Wonton
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • ●Main
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • Homemade Lamb Shank 2 Pieces Combination Seafood With Nestle/Lemon Fish/Sweet Sour Pork Combination Fried Rice/Noodle/Sizzling Cumin Lamb/Fruit Platter
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • Pepper Salt Squid Tentacle
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • Sirloin Steak $19
    • 300gms of prime steak choice of mushroom, pepper or garlic. Sauce, side of toss and salad. Extras optional $1 each.
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
    • Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
  • Vegas Chicken $20
    • Tender thigh meat with grilled mushrooms, cripsy bacon and cheddar cheese all covered in honey mustard sauce served with baby carrots, green beans & German fried potatoes
  • 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.
  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • Continental
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • Kiwi Breakfast
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • Pork Schnitzel $32.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Cheesecake $7.00
  • Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
  • Hot Plate $20.00
    • Scotch Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
  • Hot Plate $32.00
    • Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Roast Chicken $20.00
    • with Gravy, Chips and Salad
  • Double Chips with Melted Cheese $10.00
  • Condiments No Charge
    • Hollandaise, Bella's Apple & Onion Marmalade, Tomato Sauce
  • Bacon / Sausage / Confit Salmon / Steak / Tomato / Mushroom $4.00 per Selection
  • Served with your choice of complimentary side
  • Visual Menu of Bella's House Made Cakes and Tarts Please Let us Describe the Selection Displayed in the Cabinet
  • Spiced Peach Queen Pudding $16.00
    • Cream Anglaise, Butterscotch Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Black and White Sesame Calamari $25.00
    • with Oriental Salad, Chilli Ginger and Honey Soy Dip
  • Vanilla Bean Pannacotta $16.00
    • With Black Doris Plum and Opal Nera Salsa, Cream Anglaise and Peanut Slab Cookies
  • Char Grilled Chicken Salad $28.00
    • Char Grilled Breast of Chicken and Bella's Balsamic, Sweet Chilli Egg Mayonnaise, Leaf Salad and Tomato and Carrot Julienne, Topped with Parmesan Crouton Crumb
  • Desert safary $22.90
    • a delicious mixed platter of lamb, beef, chicken served with specialty rice & homemade sauces & pickles
  • Chicken biryani $14.90
    • a traditional rice dish delicacy, flavoured with subtle hints of spices. served with homemade sauces & salad
  • Vegetarian $13.90
    • cheese, capsicum, onion, tomatoes, tomato sauce & olives
  • Vegetable safary $15.90
    • a mix of stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage leaves, vegetable samosa, falafel, babaganoush, hummus & taboulleh salad
  • Basbousa $6.90
    • a sweet semolina cake soaked in a simple syrup with a touch of rose water
  • Specialty mandi rice $3.50
  • Bamya $14.90
    • okra stew with lamb in a homemade delicious tomato sauce served with our specialty house rice & salad
  • Dessert safary $14.90
    • a delicious selection of baklava, basbousa & konafa, decadence on a plate
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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