Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant brings Karen and Wayne's hospitality to Clevedon in a branch designed for both a full table-service meal and an easy takeaway. The dining schedule moves between evening service and selected lunches, while reservations make it possible to plan a longer visit around the extensive menu. Although the restaurant shares its name with the Parnell location, the Clevedon address has its own clear identity and serves as a destination for the village rather than simply an outpost on the edge of Auckland.
The entrée selection introduces the kitchen's balance of herbs, sweetness, heat and texture. Aroy Dee wraps fold duck or prawns into spinach leaves with ginger, peanut, coconut, lemon and plum sauce. Prawn cakes bring red curry paste and kaffir lime, while chicken satays, northern Thai pork sausage and grilled scallops offer distinct grilled and fried alternatives. Tom yum follows with lemongrass, galangal, lime and kaffir lime leaves; tom kha softens those aromatics with coconut milk.
Curries have sharply different personalities rather than changing only the protein. Green curry combines coconut, basil and vegetables, panang adds crushed peanut, and the massaman slowly cooks lamb with potato, roasted peanut and shallot. Red duck curry takes a more opulent direction with tomato, pineapple, grapes, lychee and longan. Seafood specials stretch the range further, from choo chee salmon and king prawns to scallops with chilli, garlic, pepper and basil, plus whole fish in sweet chilli and tamarind sauce.
Vegetarian diners can follow the same breadth of the menu through tofu or mock-chicken herb wraps, soups, stir-fries, curries, noodles and rice rather than settling for a single token main. Pad Thai, spicy noodles, pineapple fried rice and the restaurant's chilli-forward fried rice provide flexible shared or individual choices. Set menus simplify a larger gathering, while sticky rice with banana, fried banana or fruit with ice cream gives the meal a recognisably Thai-leaning finish before the drive home from Clevedon.
Address: 26 Clevedon-Kawakawa Road, Clevedon, Auckland 2582, New Zealand
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Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant Clevedon Menu
Entrées
Aroy Dee Thai herb wraps 4
Option of duck or prawns wrapped in a spinach leaf with finely chopped capsicum, ginger, roasted peanut, red onion, lemon, roasted coconut topped with Blue Elephant plum sauce
Thai prawn cakes 4
Deep fried minced prawn mixed with red curry paste, kaffir lime leaves, sliced green beans and served with Blue Elephant sweet chilli sauce topped with crushed peanuts and sliced cucumber
Chicken Satays 4
Grilled skewers of marinated chicken and served with Blue Elephant peanut satay sauce
Spring Rolls 4
Spring Rolls made with vermicelli, cabbage, carrot, onion, aromatic mushroom, celery and served with Blue Elephant sweet chilli sauce
Thai Curry Puffs 4
Minced chicken with kumara and onion filled in a light puff pastry casing and served with Blue Elephant sweet chilli sauce
Blue Elephant Sausage 4
Grilled Northern Thai style sausage with minced pork scotch fillet and Thai herbs served with pickled vegetables with sliced fresh ginger and red onion
Blue Elephant Scallops 4
Grilled scallops on tasty coconut cream based casings and served with Blue Elephant tamarind sauce
Mixed Entrée 1 of each
A Thai combination favourite: Spring Roll, Thai Curry Puff, Chicken Satay and Thai Prawn Cake
Platter for two persons 2 of each
A combination of the Blue Elephant’s favourite entrées: Aroy Dee Thai herb Wraps, Chicken Satays, Blue Elephant Sausage, Thai Prawn Cakes and Blue Elephant Scallops
Soup
Kai (Chicken)
Goong (Prawns)
Talay (Mixed Seafood)
Tom Yum
A very famous Thai style hot and sour soup flavoured with lemon grass, galangal, lemon juice, mushroom, red onion, tomatoes and finished with spring onion, coriander and kaffir lime leaves
Tom Kha
Light spicy authentic Thai soup, flavoured with coconut milk, galangal, mushroom, red onion, tomatoes, kaffir lime leaves and coriander
Side Dishes/Extras
Steamed or Stir Fried Combination of vegetables
Extra Cashew Nuts
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Salads
Prawn Salad
King prawns seasoned with a tasty chilli paste, herbs, and Blue Elephant sauce and a garden salad
Duck Salad
BBQ duck with lemon dressing, red onion, mint, chilli and ground roasted rice and a garden salad
Chicken Salad ( Larb Gai )
A popular North Eastern Thai dish of minced chicken with lemon dressing, red onion, mint, chilli and ground roasted rice and a garden salad
Seafood Salad
Prawns, fish, scallops and mussels with lemon dressing, red onion, celery, coriander, chilli, capsicum and a garden salad
Curries
Choice of meat: Chicken or Beef or Pork $31.90; Duck or Lamb $33.90; Prawns $34.90; Seafood $37.90
Green Curry
Your choice of meat in a green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green beans, capsicum, zucchini, carrot and basil leaves
Panang Curry
Your choice of meat in a Panang curry with coconut milk, crushed peanuts, capsicum, carrot, green beans and peas
Massaman Lamb Curry
Slowly cooked tender lamb leg, potato, roasted peanuts, onion, capsicum finished with roasted shallots in a special Blue Elephant curry sauce
Blue Elephant Red Duck Curry
Sliced roast duck in a Thai red curry with coconut milk, tomatoes, pineapple, grapes, capsicum, Lychee, and Longan Fruit
Chef’s Specials
Blue Elephant Friends
Deep fried chicken breast coated with almonds and with a delicious Blue Elephant sauce and served with green beans, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower and zucchini
Blue Elephant Spicy Crispy Pork
Blue Elephant specially made crispy pork stir fried with basil leaves, fresh chilli, broccoli, bamboo shoots, green beans, capsicum, cauliflower, mushroom, onion and garlic in a spicy Blue Elephant sauce
Seafood
Sweet Chilli Fish
Deep fried whole snapper or filleted Hapuka (groper) in a delicious blue Elephant sweet chilli & tamarind sauce served with broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and garnished with coriander
Choo Chee Salmon
Deep fried salmon on a bed of steamed green beans, carrot, zucchini, cauliflower and broccoli topped with a Thai traditional red curry and kaffir lime leaves
Chubby Young Blue Elephant
Deep fried diced chunks of lightly battered Hapuka with stir fried broccoli, onion, capsicum, cauliflower, carrot, mushroom, water chestnuts and cashew nuts in a delicate Blue Elephant chilli sauce
Choo Chee King Prawns
Deep fried King Prawns on a bed of steamed green beans, carrot, zucchini, cauliflower and broccoli topped with a Thai traditional red curry and kaffir lime leaves
Blue Elephant King Prawns
King Prawns topped with Blue Elephant sweet chilli and tamarind sauce served with ginger, capsicum, cabbage and zucchini
Spicy Scallops
Stir fried scallops with chilli, garlic, fresh pepper, green beans, bamboo shoots, mushroom, broccoli, capsicum and basil leaves in a special Blue Elephant sauce
Stir Fried
Choice of meat: Chicken or Beef or Pork $31.90; Duck or Lamb $33.90; Prawns $34.90; Seafood $37.90
Cashew Nuts
Your choice of meat stir fried with cashew nuts flavoured with chilli paste, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, water chestnuts, carrot, mushroom and aromatic mushrooms in a blue Elephant special blended sauce
Basil & Chilli
Your choice of meat stir fried with fresh chilli, basil leaves, mushroom, garlic, beans, capsicum, bamboo shoots, carrot, onion, cauliflower in Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Ginger & Oyster Sauce
Your choice of meat stir fried with sliced fresh ginger, mushroom, broccoli, celery, garlic, black fungus, spring onions, carrot, capsicum, onion and zucchini in a Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Sweet & Sour
Your choice of meat stir fried with pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, capsicum, carrot, lychee fruit and longan fruit in a Blue Elephant sweet and sour sauce
Peanut Lovers
Your choice of meat stir fried with garlic, mushroom, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, celery and onion in oyster sauce and topped with delicious Blue Elephant peanut sauce
Noodles & Rice
Choice of meat: Chicken or Beef or Pork $30.90; Duck or Lamb $32.90; Prawns $33.90
Pad Thai
Your choice of meat stir fried with Thai rice noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, spring onion, red onion, turnip, tofu, and chives served with crushed peanuts, chilli powder and lemon
Thai Fried Rice
Your choice of meat stir fried with Thai jasmine rice, egg, carrot, broccoli, capsicum, peas, tomato, onion, spring onion and served with cucumber, coriander and lemon
Spicy Noodle
Your choice of meat stir fried with rice noodles, fresh chilli, egg, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, spring onion and basil leaves
Pineapple Fried Rice
Your choice of meat stir fried with Thai jasmine rice in yellow curry, egg, capsicum, pineapple and raisins topped with cashew nuts and spring onion
Blue Elephant Spicy Fried Rice
Your choice of meat stir fried with Thai jasmine rice, fresh chilli, egg, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, capsicum, onion, garlic, and basil leaves
Vegetarian Entrées & Soups
Aroy Dee Thai herb wraps 4
Option of tofu or mock chicken wrapped in a spinach leaf with finely chopped capsicum, ginger, roasted peanut, red onion, lemon, roasted coconut topped with Blue Elephant plum sauce
Spring Rolls
Spring rolls made with vermicelli, cabbage, carrot, onion, aromatic mushroom, celery and served with Blue Elephant sweet chilli sauce
Tom Yum
Option of tofu or mock chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushroom, red onions in hot and sour soup, flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lemon juice, tomatoes and finished with coriander
Tom Kha
Option of tofu or mock chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, mushroom, red onions in light spicy authentic Thai soup, flavoured with coconut milk, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and coriander
Vegetarian Mains
Cashew Nuts
Option of tofu or mock chicken wrapped in a spinach leaf with finely chopped capsicum, ginger, roasted peanut, red onion, lemon, roasted coconut topped with Blue Elephant plum sauce
Basil and Chilli
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with fresh chilli, basil leaves, mushroom, garlic, beans, capsicum, bamboo shoots, carrot, onion, cauliflower in Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Ginger & oyster sauce
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with sliced fresh ginger, mushroom, broccoli, celery, garlic, black fungus, spring onions, carrot, capsicum, onion and zucchini in a Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Sweet & Sour
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, capsicum, carrot, lychee fruit and longan fruit in a Blue Elephant sweet and sour sauce
Peanut Sauce
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with garlic, mushroom, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, celery and onion in oyster sauce and topped with delicious Blue Elephant peanut sauce
Green Curry
Option of tofu or mock chicken in a green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green beans, capsicum, zucchini, carrot and basil leaves
Panang Curry
Option of tofu or mock chicken in a panang curry with coconut milk, crushed peanuts, carrot, capsicum, green beans and peas
Pad Thai
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with Thai rice noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, spring onion, red onion, turnip, tofu, and chives served with crushed peanuts, chilli powder and lemon
Fried Rice
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with Thai jasmine rice, egg, carrot, broccoli, capsicum, peas, tomato, onion, spring onion and served with cucumber, coriander and lemon
Spicy Noodles
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with rice noodles, fresh chilli, egg, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, spring onion and basil leaves
Blue Elephant Spicy Fried Rice
Option of tofu or mock chicken stir fried with Thai jasmine rice, fresh chilli, egg, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, capsicum, onion, garlic, and basil leaves
Desserts
Steamed Sticky Rice with Banana and Ice Cream
Authentic Thai dessert with vanilla or chocolate ice cream
Deep Fried Banana and Ice Cream
Coated with almond slices with vanilla or chocolate ice cream
Blue Elephant Fruit Salad
Lychees, longans, pineapple and grapes with an option of vanilla or chocolate ice cream
Basic Set Menu
Minimum 4 persons $45 per person
Entree (per person)
2 spring rolls and 2 curry puffs
Pork Panang Curry
A red Panang curry with coconut milk, crushed peanuts, capsicum, carrot, green beans and peas
Chicken Green Curry
A green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green beans, capsicum, zucchini, carrot and basil leaves
Beef Ginger & Oyster Sauce
A stir fry with sliced fresh ginger, mushroom, broccoli, celery, garlic, black fungus, spring onions, carrot, capsicum, onion and zucchini in a Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Chicken Cashew Nuts
A stir fry with cashew nuts flavoured with chilli sauce, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, water chestnuts, carrot, mushroom and aromatic mushrooms in a Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Chubby Young Blue Elephant Set
Minimum 4 persons $59 per person
Mixed Entree (per person)
A Thai combination favourite: Spring Roll, Thai Curry Puff, Chicken Satay and Thai Prawn Cake
Blue Elephant King Prawns
King Prawns topped with Blue Elephant sweet chilli and tamarind sauce served with ginger, capsicum, cabbage and zucchini
Beef Penang Curry
A panang curry with coconut milk, crushed peanuts, capsicum, green beans and peas
Chicken Cashew Nuts
A stir fry with cashew nuts flavoured with chilli sauce, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, water chestnuts, carrot, mushroom and aromatic mushrooms in a Blue Elephant special blended sauce
Pork Sweet & Sour
A stir fry with pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, capsicum, carrot, lychee fruit and longan fruit in a Blue Elephant sweet and sour sauce
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Premium tea or plunger coffee
Blue Elephant Parade Set
Minimum 4 persons $85 per person
Special Entrée (per person)
A combination of the Blue Elephants favourite entrees: Aroy Dee Thai herb wraps, Blue Elephant sausages, Blue Elephant Thai prawn cakes and Blue Elephant Scallops
Tom Yum Prawns (per person)
Prawns in a very famous Thai style hot and sour soup flavoured with lemon grass, galangal, lemon juice, mushroom, red onion, tomatoes and finished with spring onion, coriander and kaffir lime leaves
Chubby Young Blue Elephant
Deep fried diced chunks of lightly battered Hapuka (fish) with stir fried broccoli, onion, capsicum, cauliflower, carrot, mushroom, water chestnuts and cashew nuts in a delicate Blue Elephant chilli sauce
Blue Elephant Friends
Deep fried chicken breast coated with almonds and with a delicious Blue Elephant sauce and served with green beans, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower and zucchini
Blue Elephant Spicy Crispy Pork
Blue Elephant specially made crispy pork stir fried with basil leaves, fresh chilli, broccoli, bamboo shoots, green beans, capsicum, cauliflower, mushroom, onion and garlic in a spicy Blue Elephant sauce
Massaman Lamb Curry
Slowly cooked tender lamb leg, potato, roasted peanuts, onion, capsicum finished with roasted shallots in a special Blue Elephant curry sauce
Fresh Fruit Salad and Ice cream
In season fresh fruit with an option of vanilla or chocolate ice cream
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Premium tea or plunger coffee
Chardonnay
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Pinot Gris / Riesling / Gewürztraminer / Viognier
Peregrine Pinot Gris
Central Otago NZ
Palliser Estate Pinot Gris
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Misha’s Vineyard Limelight Riesling
Central Otago NZ
Kerpen Spatlese Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Syrah, Shiraz, Grenache
Clearview Cape Kidnappers Syrah
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Langmeil ‘Hangin Snakes’ Shiraz
Barossa AUS
Samuel’s Gorge Grenache
McLaren Vale AUS
Samuel’s Gorge Shiraz
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Cabernets, Merlot, Malbec, & other reds/blends
Clearview Merlot
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Clearview Two Pinnacles Malbec
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Topsy Turvey Cabernet Sauv Merlot Cab Franc
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The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra AUS
Beer & Cider
Tiger Lager Beer (Tap pour)
Heineken
Heineken Light 2.5%
Heineken Zero 0%
Spirits
Gordon’s Gin
Vodka
Bacardi
Famous Grouse
Cocktails
Hemp and Home
Hemp Gin, Apricot Brandy, lime juice, ginger beer
Blue Elephant
Aquifer vodka, lime juice, Blue Curacao, lemonade
Whiskey Sour
JD Bourbon, lime juice, bitters, sugar syrup
Non Alcoholic
COKE, coke zero sugar
SCHWEPPES lemonade, ginger ale, tonic water, soda water
JUICES (Homegrown) – pure orange or pure apple
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Against typical prices in Auckland
- Fried rice Typical in Auckland: $21.90 $30.90
- Pad thai Typical in Auckland: $21.95 $30.90
- Green curry Typical in Auckland: $22.45 $30.90
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