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

  • Desserts $8.00 - $10.50
    • Tiramisu bread & Butter Pudding, Choc Mud Cake, Cheesecake, Ice-cream sundaes
  • Spaghetti alla Bolognese $15.00
    • traditional meat sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Penne alla Romana $15.00
    • tube pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, garlic, capsicum, parmesan cheese
  • Diavola Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • salami, capsicum, anchovies, garlic, jalapenos, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Margherita Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Napoletana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, anchovies, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Fettuccine alla Vegetariana $15.00
    • tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, basil pesto, zucchini, parmesan cheese
  • IL Capo (the boss) Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, mushrooms, salami, capsicum, cabbanosy, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Beef & Onion $12.00
  • Chicken & Camembert $12.00
  • Fish & Chips $18.80
  • Arancini Balls $9.50
  • Classic Roast $12.90
  • Cobb Shout $18.50 large $24.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.50
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
  • 201 Chicken Cashew Nut (V) $19.9
    • Thailand
  • Prawn $17.9
  • S6 Chicken Volcano(V) $16.5
  • 207 Sizzling Spicy Basil Chicken (V) $18.5
    • Thailand
  • 209 Chicken Teriyaki (V) $18.5
    • Japan
  • 26 Salt Pepper Tofu (V) $7.3
    • China
  • 203 Chicken Katsu $18.5
    • Japan
  • 305 Mapo Tofu(V) $18.5
    • Hong Kong
  • Southern fried chicken $14.00
    • w lemon sour sauce, cucumber cabbage slaw, sesame aioli
  • Pan fried goats cheese $14.00
    • w honey, thyme, hazelnuts, pita crisps
  • Slow cooked pork belly $18.00
    • w scallops, crisp sesame slaw, sticky jus
  • Garlic crusted squid $15.00
    • w herbs, glass onion, cucumber, cashew nuts, chilli dressing, honey soy aioli
  • “Roll your own” Soy braised duck $16.00
    • w hoisin, cucumber, pancakes x 6
  • Sticky bourbon pork ribs $12.00
    • w chilli garlic salsa
  • Pork & veal meatballs $14.00
    • w apple, tomato, fried sage, parmesan
  • Pork belly steamed bun $8.00
    • w coriander, pickled cucumber, peanut hoisin x 2
  • Bacon and Egg $6.50
  • Trevally $22.90 / kg
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.80
  • Blue Moki $22.90 / kg
  • Scoop Chips $4.00 / $3.00 / $4.80
    • Home Made / Straight Cut / Kumara Chips
  • Salmon $35.90 / kg
  • Hoki $18.90 / kg
  • Groper Steaks $31.90 / kg
  • Vegetable $14.50
  • Lamb Mappas $17.00
    • Lamb cooked in a cashew and coconut base with South Indian 5 spices
  • Coconut Rice $5.50
  • Chicken $16.50
  • Fish/Prawn Moilee $18.00
    • A light coconut based dish with an abundance of ginger, garlic and fresh tomatoes finished with a splash of lemon juice
  • Aleppey Fish/Prawn Curry $18.00
    • Aleppey, the Venice of the East, is well known for its seafood culinary arts. A thrilling prawn dish cooked in a thick mix of coconut, tomato, fresh ginger and “Malabar Tamarind”
  • Chutneys $3.00
  • Beef Ularthu (Semi Dry Dish) $16.50
    • Pot roasted beef cooked with onions, shaved coconut and chef’s speciality spice mix
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $18
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Mushroom
  • Pasta of the Day $18
    • See the staff for today's flavour
  • Toasted Banana and Almond Loaf $17
    • With crème fraiche, berry compote and drizzled with apple syrup
  • Cordon Bleu $22
    • Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese served on mash and finished with red wine jus
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $18
    • Cinnamon Brioche, with bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Gourmet Beef and Bacon Burger $22
    • Served on toasted focaccia with relish, brie, aioli, hoisin onion, battered gherkin and fries
  • Galette de Pomme de Terre, Brocoli et Chorizo $20
    • Broccoli, chorizo potato stack with crispy bacon, spinach and a herb hollandaise
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $19
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Bacon or Salmon
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
  • Spicy Salads $18.40
    • Cajun Chicken or Asian Beef
  • Chunkies SM $6.70 LG $13.70
  • Chicken Satay Burger & Chips $17.60
  • Fish & Chips With Salad $21.40
  • Battered Mussels $6.20
  • Lamb Shanks $21.30 / $28.00
    • Single or double served on a Kumera Mash with a mint gravy
  • Chicken Parmigiana $23.50
    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
  • Tikka Masala Prawn / Fish / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Prawn/Fish fillets/Scallop sauteed with onion and capsicum finished with tikka masala sauce
  • Rogan Josh Lamb / Beef / Chicken see above
    • Chunks of meat cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, garnished with cilantro
  • Beef half $7.99 full $12.99
  • Vindaloo Prawn / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Prawn/Scallop cooked in tomato sauce and strong aromatic spices
  • Entrees Full
    • All entrees accompanied with chutney
  • Mixed Platter for Two (Veg & Non Veg) $12.99
    • Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhajia, Sheek Kebab, Chicken Tikka served with salad
  • Chana Masala (Punjabi style) $11.99
    • Chick-peas cooked with onion tomato sauce in Punjabi style garnished with ginger and cilantro
  • Cheese & Garlic Stuffed Curry (Seafood) $10.99
  • Curry of the day $15.50
    • Changes daily please ask staff (GF, DF)
  • French omelette $15.50
    • Filled with creamy mushroom, diced tomato, and cheese, finished off with a green salad and balsamic reduction. (GF)(vegetarian)
  • Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi $16.00
    • Homemade pumpkin and spinach gnocchi in white wine sauce with rocket pesto and grated Parmesan cheese
  • 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)
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $15.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)without bacon
  • Braised 1st class lamb shanks $17.50
    • Tender lamb foreshank on kumara and cumin mash, green beans and port jus (GF)
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $17.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)with bacon
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked beef, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce and cheese
  • Mixed pakoras $6.00
    • Chopped vegetables spiced and dipped in batter then deep fried
  • Palak paneer $16.90
    • Fresh made cottage cooked in creamy spinach
  • -Half $10.00
  • Lamb masala $16.90
    • Cooked in a wok in a spicy blend on masala
  • Beef rogan josh $16.90
    • Diced meat cooked in traditional north indian style
  • Beef shasi korma $16.90
    • Beef cooked in delicious cashew nuts sauce
  • Chicken madras $16.90
    • Delicious curry garnished and prepared with coconut sauce in south indian style
  • Chicken naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with boneless chicken tikka
  • Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
    • Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings $55
    • Fresh chicken wings glazed in our hot chilli sauce or try them galzed with honey and soy 5 Wings $8 / 10 Wings $10 / 12 Wings $15 / 21 Wings $26 / 50 Wings
  • Vegetarian Tempura
  • Teriyaki Chicken $28.00
  • Tempura Udon $16.00
    • Japanese noodle soup with tempura prawn and vegetables
  • Kara-Age $13.00
    • Crispy, deep fried and mildly spiced chicken meat and come with homemade sauce
  • Beef Tataki $14.00
    • Delicate slivers of seared beef with homemade sauce and fresh salad
  • Fish of the Day $13.50
    • Today’s freshest selected fish with Japanese crumb, and served with our special sauce
  • Stir Fried Udon $16.00
  • Fish Of The Day
  • Market Fresh Fish of the Day $39
    • Chef’s Daily Creation
  • Chatham Island Crayfish & Saffron Ravioli $21/$39
    • Green Pea & Coriander Puree, Ocean Consommé, Horseradish Espuma
  • Café Latte Panna Cotta $16
    • Turkish Delight, Honeycomb, Strawberry Spheres, Coffee Caviar
  • Beef Duo $42
    • Manawatu Angus Pure Eye Fillet & Smoked Short Rib Parsnip Puree, Creamed Parsley, Caramelised Black Garlic, Porcini Wafer, Horseradish Espuma & Ruahine Boysenberry Port Jus
  • Twice Cooked Braised Pork Belly $42
    • Smoked Cauliflower Puree, Zucchini Roulade, Cherry Tomato Fluid Gel, Crispy Skin Tahitian Vanilla Scented Scallop, Calvados Glaze
  • Sauces (Choose one) N/A
    • Mushroom, Barbecue, Peppercorn, Tartare, Hollandaise, Gravy, Tomato (Extra Sauces $1.50)
  • Homemade Citrus & Vodka Sorbet $4.9
  • Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
  • Char Grilled Beef $29.00
    • Roasted Tomato and Mushroom, Potato Rosti, Sauteed Spinach and Apple Onion-mm-laude with Hollandaise and Jus
  • Visual Menu of Bella's House Made Cakes and Tarts. Please let us Describe the Selection Displayed in the Cabinet
  • Baked Filo Encasing Kumara and Spinach Pesto $36.00
    • On Fried Gnocchi with Sweet Tomato and Green Herb Salsa
  • Chilli Cream Mussels $20.50
    • Steamed Mussels in Shell, Spiked with Riesling and Finished in a Sweet Chilli and Herb Cream Reduction
  • Confit Salmon and Pickled Kim Chi Vegetables Thru Salad Greens $28.50
  • Vanilla Bean Pannacotta $16.00
    • With Black Doris Plum and Opal Nera Salsa, Cream Anglaise and Peanut Slab Cookies
  • Bella's Thai Chicken Curry $30.50
    • 17 years, no explanation required
  • Bella's Thai Chicken Curry $30.50
    • 17 Years, No explanation Required
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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