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

  • 102 Udon Noodle Soup (V)
    • Japan
  • Prawn $17.9
  • 28 Chicken Satay $6.9
    • Malaysia
  • 21 Vegetable Spring Rolls (V) $6.9
    • Thailand
  • 502 Sizzling Garlic Scallops(V) $19.5
    • Hong Kong
  • 122 Tom Yum Fried Rice (V)
    • Thailand
  • 81 Thai Tom Yum Soup
    • Thailand
  • 26 Salt Pepper Tofu (V) $7.3
    • China
  • Shredded Pork $11.90
    • With Sweet and Sour Sauce on Rice (Spicy)
  • Sichuan Noodle Soup (Spicy) $9.90
  • Shrimp Fried Noodles $11.90
  • Sweet and Sour Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Shrimp Fried Rice $11.90
  • Sichuan Stir Fried Pork $
    • On Rice (Spicy)
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $9.90
  • Pork and Vege Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Sausages $3.00
  • Selection from Cabinet $4.00
  • Crab Sticks $1.50
  • Salmon $35.90 / kg
  • Meat Patties $3.00
  • ½ Scoop Chips $1.70 / $1.70
    • Home Made / Straight Cut
  • Sausage Chunks $0.80
  • Hamburger $5.50
  • Kerala Paneer Curry $15.00
    • Creamy tomato simmered with light spices, studded with home-made cottage cheese
  • Koonu Curry $15.00
    • Mushrooms cooked with green peas, coriander, coconut and Kerala spices
  • Chicken Dosa $14.50
    • A dosa with a traditional chicken and potato filling
  • Kuttanadan Duck Masala $20.00
    • Pot roasted duck, marinated for eight hours and then cooked on a low flame with ground Kerala spices
  • Beef Varutheraccha Kari $16.50
    • Beef tossed with ginger, garlic, onion and tomato with a sprinkle of spices. The flavours of the Roasted & ground spices is the secret to this South Indian delicacy
  • Lentil Donuts (Uzhunnuvada) $6.00
    • Crispy golden fried donuts made of lentils, served with traditional Sambar and coconut chutney.
  • Chicken and Spinach $16.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in fresh spinach, sauteed with roasted garam masala and turmeric
  • Aubergine & Potato Pakoda $7.00
    • Aubergines and potatoes coated with chickpea batter and deep fried to perfection.
  • Chicken Caesar
    • With Free Farmed Bacon
  • Petita $8.90
  • Ediballs $3.00
  • Beetroot
    • with Feta and Mint
  • Bacon + $1.00
  • #3 The Treat Meal Add $5.00
    • Phoenix Organic Drink or Coke + Mrs. Higgins Cookie or Brownie
  • Reg $10.90
  • Reg $10.90
  • Avocado Bacon Supreme $10.20
    • Smooth creamy avocado and NZ manuka smoked bacon, combined with Wendy’s Homestyle Chicken fillet – unbeatable. Topped with aioli, sweet thai chili sauce, red onions, red tomato and crisp fresh lettuce.
  • M $3.40
  • 5pcs $9.30
  • 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.
  • Chili & Cheese Potato $6.20
    • Oven baked potato topped with Wendy’s tasty chili and cheese.
  • Crispy Chicken Burger $3.50
    • A tender breaded chicken patty topped with crisp lettuce and creamy mayo
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • Toasted sandwiches $7.00
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
    • served in onion sauce on toast
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Pasta $16.00
    • linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
  • Toasted Museli $9.00
    • with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
  • Fries $6.00
    • with aioli $7.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • with salmon
  • Bento Set A $18.50
    • pork cutlet, fried shrimp, fresh green salad ,salmon roll, takoyaki  /
  • Salmon Don $19.50
    • salmon sashimi, tamago egg, soy sauce, ginger, wasabi  /
  • Grilled Beef w/ Ginger Sauce $17
    • marinated beef, home made ginger sauce, fresh green salad  /
  • Bento Set B (Vegetarian) $18.50
    • vegetable tempura, fresh green salad, wakame, inner (tofu) sushi, avocado sushi, seaweed sushi, gyoza (dumplings)  /
  • Grilled Salmon / 2pcs $5
    • grilled salmon sushi topped with house made teriyaki sauce.
  • Yakisoba $15.50
    • stir fry yellow noodles w/ chicken, beef or pork + seasonal veg  /
  • Unadon $19.50
    • grilled eel, pickled radish, pickled ginger, teriyaki sauce, nori  /
  • Katsudon $16.50
    • pork or chicken cutlet, egg, shitake mushroom, onion, scallions, home made sweet sauce, nori  /
  • Vege breakfast $21.00
    • of eggs, mushroom, tomato and vege sausage & potatoes with GF toast
  • Freedom farm $9.50
    • ham, mustard, mayo & salad
  • Eggs Bene $18.50
    • poached eggs & fresh hollandaise on house made sourdough with bacon, black, pudding, salmon or Woody’s Farm chorizo
  • Soup with home-made bread. $13.50
    • Today's tasty flavours are on the blackboard
  • Kumara fries $12.90
    • loaded with salsa
  • Mushroom hash $14.50
    • potatoes, mushroom, garlic, and spinach, topped with a poached egg
  • Royale breakfast $23.00
    • of eggs, GF toast, mushroom, tomato, free range bacon & Woody’s Farm pork, apple & sage sausage
  • Bruschetta $16.50
    • grilled sourdough, fresh tomato, red onion and basil leaves dressed in balsamic and olive oil, topped with feta
  • Paneer Pakora - Full $7.00
  • Mixed Platter Non Veg - Full $16.00
  • Fish Rawa Fry - Full $5.00
  • Beef Saagwala - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Keema Naan $4.00
  • Kabab Wraps $10.00
    • Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kabab, Murgh Malai Kabab, Kasoori Kabab, Hara Kabab
  • Fish Malabari - Full $15.00
  • Tandoori Prawn - Half/Full $10.00/$16.00
  • ●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
  • Bbq Pork
  • Sweet Sour Pork/Honey Chicken Sizzling Beef With Black Pepper Combination Fried Rice/Noodle
  • ●Main
  • Sweet Sour Pork/Lemon Fish/Stir-Fried Lamb With Spring Onion Cooked King Prawn With Spicy Salt/ Sizzling Beef With Black Pepper/Combination Fried Rice/Noodle/Fruit Platter
  • ●Appetizers
  • Daal Makhani $10.00
    • Black lentil and red kidney beans slow cooked in a creamy onion butter sauce.
  • Lamb Korma $10.00
    • Tender boneless lamb pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • Vegetarian Platter for Two $14.50
    • Samosa, onion bhaji, pakora and spring rolls perfect for sharing
  • Paneer Tikka $6.50
    • Cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in our tandoor
  • Onion Bhaji $5.00
    • Julienne cut onion dipped in spiced chickpea batter and deep fried.
  • Sabzi Saag $10.00
    • Mixed seasonal vegetables cooked in a spinach and onion tomato gravy.
  • Beef Korma $10.00
    • Tender beef pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • LUNCH Combo $12.50/Takeaway$12.50
    • includes any curry from this lunch menu, rice, plain naan and your choice of Coke, Fanta or Sprite
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
  • Cakes and Treats $5.50
  • Avo & Tomato on Toast with 1 Egg $10.00
  • Pizza $5.50
  • Pies $5.50
  • Salad - extra $3.00
  • Avo & Tomato on Toast $8.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $12.00
  • Prawn Kadai $15.00
    • prawns cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato green peppers onion and coriander
  • Keema Naan $4.50
    • naan bread stuffed with lamb mince
  • Lamb Curry(Rogan Josh) $14.50
    • diced lamb cooked in a fine onion tomato gravy with spices and herbs
  • Vegetable Samosa(2 Pieces) $5.00
    • triangular pastry filled with potatoes peas and herbs the fried golden brown
  • Chicken Madras>boneless chicken cooked with coconut, onion tomato gravy tempered with curry leaves and mustard seed $14.00
  • Butter Paneer $11.90
    • cubes of cottage cheese cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
  • Bhuna Ghost $14.50
    • diced lamb cooked in special spices,herbs,onion and tomatoes in thick gravy
  • Paneer Kadai $11.90
    • cottage cheese cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato green peppers, onion and coriander
  • BOBBIE'S BREAD PLATTER $17.50
    • Mixed platter of breads served with a selection of homemade peste's, accompanied with rosemary marmalade
  • SATAY CHICKEN SALAD $20.50
    • Chicken tenders marinated in aromatic spices pan fried, tossed with fresh salad greens, crispy apple, sun dried grapes, avocado and mandarin, drizzled with sweet chilli satay vinaigrette
  • ETHIOPIAN SAMOSAS $17.00
    • Homemade samosas filled with Ethiopian spiced vegetables, served with spicy tomato relish and sour cream
  • OLD FASHIONED BANANA SPLIT $12.50
    • Whole banana dredged in lemon and orange juice split in half with three scoops of vanilla ice-cream and topped with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or passion fruit sauce
  • SPECIALTY GATEAUX $15.50
    • Please ask for today's choice, served with ice-cream and double cream
  • PASTA CARBONARA $17.50
    • Sauteed onion, bacon, garlic, Portobello mushroom and spinach, finished in a creamy sweet basil sauce, served with crusty bread
  • SPICED WEDGES $15.50
    • Grilled with tomato basil salsa and cheese, topped with sour cream
  • CURRIED SAUSAGES $17.00
    • Prime beef sausages finished in a mild aromatic coconut curry, served with basmati rice and poppadums
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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