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

  • Market vegetables $7.90
  • Bruschetta $19.00
    • Garlic brushed, Roasted red peppers, Vine tomatoes, Red Onion, Basil, Aged balsamic reduction, Parmesan
  • Angus Pure steak Sammy $22.00
    • Grilled mushroom, Streaky bacon, Onion jam, Salad, Ciabatta, Beamaise
  • Red chicken curry $22.00
    • Coconut Rice, Poppadom
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Ciabatta, Hollandaise - with Bacon
  • House fries $8.50
  • Crumbed mushrooms drizzled in truffle aioli $8.50
  • Duck and French brandy pate $18.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, Brown onion jam
  • Fegatini Al Marsala $19.90
    • chicken livers sautéed in olive oil w. garlic, mushroom, sundried tomato & onion in a marsala creme sauce, grilled italian loaf
  • m. $38.90
  • m. $38.90
  • 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
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • Ostriche Del Pacifico $3.20 each
    • fresh rock oysters served w. balsamic vinaigrette & lemon (as available)
  • Calamari Alla Griglia
    • grilled squid rings tossed in garlic, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice & rocket
  • Baconator Mushroom Melt $10.70
    • The much loved Baconator Mushroom Melt is chock full of oozy, cheesy mushroom sauce, sandwiched between half a pound of juicy, Quality Mark sourced fresh beef, and NZ bacon.
  • 1/2 LB Double $9.70
    • Double up with a half pound of fresh NZ beef, natural cheese and the freshest premium toppings of tomato, red onion, hand cut lettuce, and pickle, plus mayo and ketchup on a warm toasted bun.
  • Guacamole Crunch Bowl $6.10
    • This tasty snack starts with a bed of crunchy corn chips, and then we spoon on a generous amount of meaty chili, and top with tangy guacamole and smooth sour cream, for a Mexican themed treat.
  • Baconator $10.20
    • Introducing the meaty masterpiece. Four strips of New Zealand manuka smoked bacon, two Quality Mark sourced fresh beef patties, natural cheese, and topped with mayo and ketchup on a premium toasted bun. Carnivores rejoice!
  • Frosty Parfait $5.90
    • A decadent way to finish your meal. We have created the ultimate dessert: A fusion of cool creamy Frosty and chocolate cookie pieces. Also available in berry.
  • Bacon Chicken Chompa $6.30
    • A crispy all meat chicken patty partnered with bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayo, delivered on a plain bun.
  • Sour Cream & Chives Potato $3.60
    • Slow-baked in an oven, not zapped in a microwave. Need we say more? Our Sour Cream and Chives Baked Potato is perfect by itself or paired with a burger. Great taste. Great value.
  • Bacon Chicken Fiesta Salad $9.90
    • Grilled chicken fillet on a bed of crispy lettuce, diced tomatoes, grated cheddar cheese, corn and manuka smoked bacon. Topped with honey mustard and a smoky BBQ ranch dressing.
  • Hot Cakes $14.50
    • with bacon banana and berry
  • Fries $6.00
    • with aioli $7.00
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • Toasted Museli $9.00
    • with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
  • Eggs any style $9.00
    • served on toast
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Bacon and eggs $14.50
    • served on toast
  • Pasta $16.00
    • linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
  • Seekh Kebab $8.50
    • Lamb mince mixed with spices, herbs, vegetables and cooked in charcoal oven
  • -Beef Kadai $14.50
    • Tender meat pieces cooked with capsicum, onion and coriander seeds
  • -Vegetable Jalfrezi $12.90
    • Fresh mixed vegetable julienne of onion, tomato, capsicum, carrot and onion sauce
  • Peshawari Naan $5.50
    • Naan stuffed with nuts
  • -Chicken Korma $14.50
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked in rich cashew nut gravy
  • Tandoori Prawns $9.00
    • King prawns marinated in chef's special sauce and cooked in tandoor, capsicum, onion and tomatoes
  • -Lamb Vindaloo $15.00
    • Lamb cooked in specially blended spices and herbs
  • Chicken Biryani $16.50
    • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated chicken pieces and spices
  • Squid Rings Salad & Chips $18.40
  • Chips SM $4.20 LG $8.40
  • Nachos $12.00
    • With beans
  • Hot Beef Madras Curry $18.60
  • Rump Steak $25.00
    • Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
  • Fish & Chips With Salad $21.40
  • Squid Rings $6.20
  • Omelette With Salad $15.80
  • Tandoori Drumsticks & Salad (4 pieces) $6.49
    • Chicken marinated with special ground spices and roasted in tandoori oven, served with salad
  • Lamb half $8.49 full $13.49
  • Paneer Pakora $4.99
    • Cottage cheese coated with spiced gram flour batter and deep fried
  • Veg Jal-Frezi $11.99
    • Seasonal vegetables with capsicum and onion, finished with sweet and sour sauce
  • Curry Chicken/Lamb/Beef Wrap $8.99
  • 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
  • Lamb Sheek Kebab $7.99
    • Lamb mince mixed with special blend of spices pressed in skewers and barbecued in tandoori oven
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken/Lamb/Beef $8.99
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.00
  • Smoked Salmon Salsa $15.00
  • Toast (2pcs) $3.00
  • Crumbed Chicken Cutlet $25.00
    • on Thai Red Curry Linguini
  • Kransky sausage $2.50
  • Bacon & Egg Burger $12.00
  • Streaky Bacon $2.50
  • Sticky Rice and Mango $13.00
    • seasonal availability
  • Vegetable Spring Roll $5.00
    • Crispy deep fried pastry rolls filled with julienne cut seasonal vegetables.
  • Beef Korma $10.00
    • Tender beef pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • Chicken Wings $7.00
    • Chicken wings marinated in yoghurt and spices then cooked in our tandoor.
  • Paneer Tikka $6.50
    • Cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in our tandoor
  • FULL menu seafood curry $12.00/$12.00
  • Seafood Combo $14.50/$13.50
    • Includes ‘Full Menu’ seafood curry, rice, plain naan and your choice of Coke, Fanta or Sprite
  • FULL menu curry (excl. seafood) $11.00/$11.00
  • Lamb Seekh Kebab $8.00
    • Tender lamb mixed with spices, herbs and cooked in our tandoor.
  • Breads & Spreads f/2$10 f/4 $16
    • House made spreads and fresh, locally baked bread
  • Fries $8
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • 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
  • New Zealand Diamond-Shell clams & Nz green lipped mussels (GF w/o the ciabatta) $29
    • This dish is one to get your mouth watering! Fresh clams & mussels steamed together in tomato, chilli & mint - served with toasted ciabatta
  • 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
  • Apple & Plum Crumble $14
    • Served with French vanilla ice cream
  • -Ostrich Burger $32
    • House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with béarnaise sauce - served with rustic thick-cut fries
  • Garlic Bread f/2 $10 f/4 $16
  • Salad of the Day $12.50
  • Muesli & Berries $8.00
    • served with yoghurt, honey & milk
  • Big Breakfast $20.00
    • Kransky's bacon, eggs, tomato, avo & toast
  • Avo & Tomato on Toast with 2 Eggs $12.00
  • Pancakes with Berries $8.00
  • Raisin Toast - 2 slices $4.00
  • Pies $5.50
  • Big Rolls $7.50
  • Potato Puree with Truffle Oil $5
  • Macaroon $3
  • Pork Spare Ribs $36
    • Tender ‘fall off the bone’ pork ribs. Coated in our special BBQ style Rib sauce. 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
  • Market Fresh Garden Salad $5
  • Blood Orange Parfait $16
    • Chocolate Sphere, Hot Caramel Sauce, Popping Candy
  • The Monster $49
    • 900gm prime 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
  • 3 Cheese $27
  • Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
  • Mix Platter $15.00
    • Combinationof Vegetables Samosa, Seek Kebab, Chicken Tikka
  • Vegetable Samosa $5.00
    • Crispy Deep Fried Triangular Pastry Stuffedwith Potato, Peas And Nuts
  • Onion Bhaji $5.00
    • Spiced Onion Dipped In Chickpeas Then Battered And Deep -Fried
  • Chicken Saag $15.00
    • Boneless Chicken Pieces Cooked In Creamy Spinach
  • Prawn Saagwala $17.00
    • Prawns Cooked In Creamy Spinach Gravy
  • Lamb / Beef Jafrezi $16.00
    • Tender Lamb / Beef Cooked With Julienne On Onion, Tomato, Capsicum, And Carrot And Onion Sauce
  • Lamb / Beef Kadhai $16.00
    • Tender Lamb / Beef Pieces Cooked In With Capsicum And Whole Coriander Seeds
  • Peshawari Naan $5.00
    • Stuffed With Nuts
  • Kiwi Breakfast
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • Continental
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • Lamb Shanks $28.00
    • Braised in Speight’s, on creamed potato mash, chefs jus & garlic bread for the sauce
  • Seafood Basket $18.00
    • Fish, Mussels, Scallops, Prawns Calamari, fries & tartare
  • Tapas Platter $30.00
    • A Grand Selection of the Chefs finest choices
  • Fritto Misto $17.00
    • Samosas, wontons, spring rolls, Chicken chips w/ dipping sauces
  • Onion Bhaji $3.00
  • Fish n Chip $21.00
    • Tempura battered fresh catch on Grand fries w/ salad greens & loads of the chefs Tartare
  • Chili Crumbed Squid $21.00
    • Chili crumbed squid served with garden salad and fries
  • Cured Meat Platter $28.00
    • House smoked venison back strap, prosciutto, parma ham, chorizo sausage, olives, caper berries, pepper jam, brie. Blue cheese and crackers
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
Similar Restaurants based on Cuisines