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

  • Chicken or Beef & Lamb & Chips $8.00
  • Adana Iskender (Large size only)
    • Traditional hot and spicy minced lamb and toast
  • Chicken Yavo $17.90
    • Served with creamy mushroom sauce and parmesan cheese
  • Chicken or Beef & Lamb Burger $6.00
  • Calamari Salad $16.90
  • Beef / Lamb Chips Meal
  • Grilled Halloumi Cheese $11.00
    • with hummus dip, falafel and Turkish bread
  • Small $13.90
  • Side Salad $6.00
  • Peppercorn Sauce $2.50
  • Fries $4.00
  • Blue 'n' Gold $25.80
    • Great Southland Blue Cod, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter served with fresh garden salad and fries.
  • Farmhouse Cheesecake $13.00
    • Ask for today's selection.
  • Catch of the Day $29.50
    • Allow our chefs to create for you a taste sensation using daily fresh fish from the markets. Please ask your waiter for today's inspiration. Beer Match: A glass of Speight's Pilsner is just great with fish.
  • Ale House Loaf $6.90/ $11.90
    • Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot and delicious served with garlic or plain butter. Half or whole loaves available.
  • High Country Hog $27.90/ $32.90
    • Two giant bacon-cured chops, served on potato, red onion and cabbage hash, topped with apple and pear chutney, finished with lashings of Ale House Gravy and seasonal vegetables. Beer Match: This is great with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Chicken $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Mixed $12.90 / $15.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Chicken $12.90 / $15.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Vegetarian $10.00 / $12.00
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Beef $9.00 / $10.50
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Any Extra Sauce 50c
  • Mixed $7.50 / $9.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Pork and Vege Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Stir Fried Tofu on Rice (Spicy) $11.90
  • Chicken Nuggets $5.50
  • Chinese Pickie Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Braised Fried Port on Rice $11.90
  • Spring Onion Pancake $5.50
  • Fried Squid Rings $5.50
  • Beef Fried Noodles $11.90
  • BIG CHEESEBURGER $5.50
    • Just like its name implies, the Big Cheeseburger features a big, tasty, chargrilled beef patty with cheddar cheese, dill pickles, mustard and ketchup all on a 4.5” bun.
  • JR. CHEESEBURGER $3.00/$5.00
    • Chargrilled beef patty with pickles, onion, American Cheese, mustard and ketchup.
  • WESTERN BACON CHEESEBURGER $8.90
    • Chargrilled beef patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • GUACAMOLE, CHICKEN & BACON SANDWICH $10.90
    • Chargrilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon, guacamole and swiss cheese on a honey wheat bun.
  • MONSTER BREAKFAST TOASTED SANDWICH $5.90
    • It starts with bacon, then a sausage patty, a folded egg, and Swiss and cheddar cheese, between two slices of toasted sourdough.
  • NATURAL-CUT FRENCH FRIES $2.50/$3.20/$4.00
    • Premium quality, skin-on, natural cut french fries/small/medium/large
  • JR. FISH 'N CHIPS $6.50
    • 2 pieces of fish with small fries and drink/COMBO
  • CHEESEBURGER $4.00
    • Chargrilled beef patty, cheddar cheese, dill pickles, mustard and ketchup on a 4" bun.
  • Crispy Chicken and Corn Salad $21.00
    • Lightly crumbed and seasoned chicken pieces, salad greens, red onion, capsicum, cucumber, pumpkin seeds and sweet corn. Served with fresh coriander and aioli.
  • Toasted Muesli $12.00
    • With banana and natural yoghurt.
  • Roasted Moroccan Chicken $31.00
    • Marinated and roasted chicken breast, filled with Mediterranean vegetables, stacked on honeyed pumpkin roasties and lightly dressed rocket.
  • Open BBQ Chicken Sammie $17.00
    • Marinated chicken breast on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, cheese and topped with  caramelised onions and aioli. Side of fries $3.00
  • Scallop and Bacon Salad $26.00
    • Pan‐fried scallops, bacon, mesclun salad, cherry tomatoes, red onion, tomato relish and aioli.
  • Gluten‐free bread $0.50
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.50
    • Sautéed mushrooms and baby spinach in a creamy garlic sauce on toasted Vienna. Add bacon $3.00. Add lambs fry $3.00
  • Seasonal vegetables $6.50
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • m. $38.90
  • Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
    • parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
  • marinated feta cheese $8.90
  • 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
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • Insalata Con Feta $16.90
    • fresh tomato, olives, feta, onion, white cannellini beans & capsicum
  • - diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Brave Beef $5.00
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Brownie $2.50
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Tnadoori Platter for Two (Non Veg) $15.99
    • Combination of Chicken Tikka, Sheek Kebab, Tandoori Prawn, Fish Tikka served with mixed salad
  • Plain Naan $2.00
  • Aloo Saag $11.99
    • Diced potato cooked with green herbs and spices, finished with fresh spinach and onion sauce
  • Entrees Full
    • All entrees accompanied with chutney
  • Chicken Nuggets with Chips (6 pieces) $5.49
  • Tikka Masala Prawn / Fish / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Prawn/Fish fillets/Scallop sauteed with onion and capsicum finished with tikka masala sauce
  • Butter Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Boneless meat marinated in herbs and spices cooked in tandoori oven finished with creamy tomato gravy
  • Mutter Paneer $11.99
    • Fresh green peas and cottage cheese sauteed with onion and finished with tomato gravy
  • Basil pesto / hollandaise / sour cream/cream cheese / brie / aioli $2.00
  • Toast and Spreads $6.00
    • 3 slices of grain / white bread or English muffin toasted and served with either rhubarb and red berry jam/marmite/honey/marmalade/peanut butter >>
  • Potato and Chorizo (GF) $17.50
    • Pan-fried seasoned potato with bacon, chorizo, wilted spinach,caramelised onions and cherry tomatoes, served with a free-range poached egg, house made hollandaise and basil pesto
  • Kids Lunch Pack $10.00
    • Ham or Marmite sandwich Rice crackers, raisins and banana
  • Avocado / hash browns / portabella mushrooms $4.50
  • Open Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • Prime scotch fillet minute steak with fresh salad greens, caramelised onions, oven roasted tomato, portabella mushroom, swiss cheese, house made bernaise sauce and green tomato relish on toasted sour dough Served with a side of fries >>
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips $18.50
    • Fresh fish in a crispy beer batter served with a fresh garden salad, fries, lemon wedge and house made tartare >>
  • Potato Dippers $12.00
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chilli or aioli(Add cheese and bacon $2.00)
  • -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
  • Winter warmer! $28
    • Lamb meatballs in tomato, bacon and butter bean sauce
  • 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
  • Pasta of the Day $19
  • Pan-fried crispy-skin NZ Snapper $26
    • Fresh New Zealand caught snapper, lightly seasoned, pan-fried to achieve a delicious crispy-skin - served alongside fresh salad with rustic thick-cut chips & tartare sauce
  • Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
    • Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
  • (GF = Gluten Free)
  • Garlic Bread f/2 $10 f/4 $16
  • Three Cheese Kapiti Selection $17.00
    • Served with water crackers and a fig and Pear chutney
  • Seasonal Vegetables, Garden salad $6.00
  • coriander salsa with crispy salmon skin $35.00
  • Coachman Burger $18.00
    • Grilled beef patty topped with sliced cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion jam and smoked BBQ sauce. Served with fries and jalapeno aioli sauce
  • Sticky Date Crème Brulee $15.00
    • Served with homemade butter shortbread
  • Coachman Combo $49.00
    • Entrée and Main
  • Thai-Style Salmon Salad (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Smoked salmon with a vegetable salad, basil, coriander and mint chilli sauce and sweet chilli lime dressing
  • Mixed Spice Pepper Squid (Gluten Free) $17.00
    • Served with a petite salad, chilli jam and jalapeno aioli
  • Fish & Chips $35
    • Market Fresh Fish, Tempura Batter, Chunky Fries, Salad, Homemade Tartare Tomato Sauce, Lemon Jelly
  • Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $16
    • Served with Petite Cone, Jaffa Pearls, Persion Fairy Floss, Berry Dust
  • Café Latte Panna Cotta $16
    • Turkish Delight, Honeycomb, Strawberry Spheres, Coffee Caviar
  • 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
  • Macaroon $3
  • Fresh Steamed Market Vegetables $5
  • Market Fresh Fish of the Day $39
    • Chef’s Daily Creation
  • Chicken cutlet $13.50
  • Salad roll 5p $6.50
  • Chicken teriyaki $13.50
  • Tofu salad $7.00
  • Tuna roll 5p $6.50
    • Tuna / lettuce / carrot / cucumber / capsicum
  • Tofu soup $13.50
    • You can choose vege/seafood/tuna/chicken
  • Ramen $10.00
    • You can choose vege/seafood/chicken
  • Teriyaki chicken roll 5p $6.50
    • Teriyaki chicken / Avocado
  • Eggs on Toast $4.00
    • Add Bacon
  • Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $16.50
    • House Smoked Salmon
  • Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $14.90
    • Bacon
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • W/ Rocket, Tomato Salsa & Sour Cream
  • Wedges $13.90
    • Bacon & Cheese
  • Beef Burger $8.90
    • House made Meat Pattie with Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • French Toast $14.90
    • W/ Crispy Bacon, Grilled Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Fries $3.90/$7.50
    • W/ Aioli and Tomato Sauce - Regular/Large
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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