Thai Orchid Hamilton has spent more than two decades serving Thai food from its Grey Street dining room. The restaurant opens for dinner every day and adds lunch from Wednesday to Sunday, with reservations, pickup and delivery all available. That established, full-service format is reflected in a menu that moves comfortably from quick noodles and rice dishes to curries and larger special plates designed for a longer evening meal.
The entree list gives diners several textures before the mains. Spring rolls, fish cakes and crumbed prawns provide crisp openings, while marinated pork ribs and chicken satay bring deeper savoury notes. Curry puffs enclose minced chicken, sweet potato, onion and yellow curry, and the angel wing is a boneless chicken wing stuffed with minced chicken, herbs and spices, making it a more distinctive house starter.
Soups and salads carry the sharper side of the menu. Tom yum is built with Thai herbs and mushrooms, while tom kha adds galangal and coconut richness. Chicken and beef salads use chilli, lime and herbs; prawn or squid salad introduces lemongrass and the kitchen's own dressing. Green curry follows a coconut-milk route with beans, vegetables and kaffir lime, while the signature red curry places crispy pork against lime leaves and red curry paste.
Special dishes broaden the experience through sizzling beef with cashews, barbecue duck over vegetables, salmon choo-chee and lamb shank massaman. Seafood can be stir-fried with mild curry powder and egg, and honey crispy duck offers another richer centrepiece. Sweet-basil, nasi and pineapple fried rice sit beside separate noodle and stir-fry sections, while Thai iced tea and coffee give the drinks list a fitting regional accent.
Address: 435 Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand
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Thai Orchid Restaurant Menu
Entrees
Spring Rolls
Deep fried spring rolls served with Thai Orchid homemade sauce.
Fish Cake
Mixed fish patties with spices & Thai herbs, Deep fried and served with sweet chillies sauce.
Deep Fried Prawn
Crumbed prawns, deep fried served with chillies sauce.
Pork Spare Ribs
Thai style marinated pork spare ribs.
Curry Puff
Minced chicken, sweet potato, onion and yellow curry wrapped in puff pastry. Deep fried served with sweet chillies sauce.
Chicken Satay
Popular all over Thailand. Skewer of grilled chicken, served with sweet peanut sauce.
Angel Wing
Boneless chicken wing stuffed with minced chicken, herbs & spices served with sweet chillies sauce
Tofu & Satay Tempura vegetables
Roti with Satay Sauce
Thai Deep Fried Chicken
Chicken Satay
Popular all over Thailand. Skewer of grilled chicken, served with sweet peanut sauce.
Angel Wing
Boneless chicken wing stuffed with minced chicken, herbs & spices served with sweet chillies sauce
Tofu & Satay Tempura vegetables
Roti with Satay Sauce
Thai Deep Fried Chicken
Soup
Main Soup Served with Rice
Tom Yum
The most popular Thai spicy soup. Cooked in Thai herbs, and mushrooms.
Tom Kha
Delightful taste of galanga & coconut soup.
Thai Salad
Chicken Salad
Minced chicken cooked with fresh Thai herbs, chilli, grounded rice powder and lemon juice
Beef Salad
Beef rump mixed with lime dressing and Thai herbs.
Prawns Salad
Spicy king prawn salad in Homemade Thai Salad Sauce, sliced lemongrass, onion, coriander, mixed spice and lime dressing.
Mixed Seafood Salad
Mixed seafood salad in Homemade Thai Salad Sauce, sliced lemongrass, onion, coriander, mixed spice and lime dressing.
Crispy Pork Salad
Main Course – Curry Dishes
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $29.90; Duck or Crispy Pork $31.50; King Prawns, Squid or Mixed Seafood $32.50; Vegetarian $29.90
Green Curry
Delightful green curry, cooked with coconut milk, beans, mixed vegetables, kaffir lime leaves and sliced bamboo shoots.
Red Curry
Thai red curry paste cooked with cauliflowers, sliced bamboo shoots, mixed vegetables, kaffr lime leaves and coconut milk.
Yellow Curry
A cooked with potato, carrot, onion, in coconut milk and sprinkled with roasted shallots.
Sweet Peanut Curry
Our most popular curry: selected from the Royal Thai Cuisine recipe. A thick and creamy sauce peanut curry cooked with your choice of meat, mixed vegetables and coconut milk. Sprinkled with kaffr lime leaves.
Evil Jungle Prince
Traditionally spicy curry with fresh Thai herbs and vegetables. Famous dish from norther part of Thailand (without coconut milk)
Pineapple Curry Prawn
Spicy king prawn cooked in red curry paste, pineapple, mushroom in coconut milk.
Massaman Curry
Ancient Royal Thai curry with slow cooked beef rump, roasted peanuts, potato, pumpkin and onion in coconut milk.
Lamb Massaman
Slow cooked lamb.
Main Course – Stir Fried Dishes
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $29.90; Duck or Crispy Pork $31.50; King Prawns, Squid or Mixed Seafood $32.50; Vegetarian $29.90
Stir Fried Cashew Nut
Stir fried with onion, vegetables and cashew nuts.
Stir Fried with Oyster Sauce
Stir fried seasonal vegetables in oyster sauce.
Sweet and Sour
Stir fried pineapple, onion, carrot. tomato & cucumber in Thai sweet and sour sauce.
Stir Fried Fresh Ginger
Stir fried gingers, mushroom, onion, and broccoli in a mixed Thai sauce.
Stir Fried Spicy Basil
Stir fried sweet basil paste with sliced bamboo shoots, courgette and seasonal vegetables, with a little bit of coconut milk.
Stir Fried Pepper & Garlic
A popular sizzling of meat or seafood of your choice in pepper & garlic sauce topped with coriander. Served on base of streamed vegetables.
Stir Fried Chillies Garlic
Stir fried seasonal vegetables with your choice of meat in chillies garlic sauce.
Stir Fried Black Bean Sauce
Your choice of meat or seafood stir fried with seasonal vegetables in delicious black bean sauce.
Stir Fried Red Chili Paste
Stir fried red chill paste with bamboo shoots, green pepper corn , krachai, onion, cauliflower, courgette, carrot and kaffr lime leaves.
Stir Fried Choo-Chee Prawn
King prawn cooked in a mild curry paste. Served on a base of streamed vegetables.
Honey Lemon Chicken
Famous marinated chicken, deep fried and topped with honey lemon sauce.
Noodle and Rice
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $29.90; Duck or Crispy Pork $31.50; King Prawns, Squid or Mixed Seafood $32.50; Vegetarian $29.90
Thai Orchid Duck Curry
Slices BBQ Duck served on a bed of steamed broccoli, onion, carrot, courgette and topped with Thai homemade sauce
Stir Fried (King Prawns, or Mixed seafood)
Stir fried seafood of your choice in mild curry powder, egg, onion and fresh seasonal vegetable.
Salmon Choo-Chee
Fresh salmon fllets cooked in dried curry paste and coconut milk. Served on a bed of fresh Steamed vegetable.
Beef Sizzling
Sizzling platter of rump steak slices with onion, carrot, cauliflower in Thai style sauce. Topped with cashew nuts.
Thai Orchid Duck
Slices BBQ Duck served on a bed of steamed broccoli, onion, carrot, courgette and topped with Thai homemade sauce
Curry Stir Fried (King Prawns, or Mixed seafood)
Stir fried seafood of your choice in mild curry powder, egg, onion and fresh seasonal vegetable.
Salmon Choo-Chee
Fresh salmon fillets cooked in dried curry paste and coconut milk. Served on a bed of fresh Steamed vegetable.
Lamb Shank Massaman Curry
Honey Crispy Duck
Pad Thai
Traditional Thai noodle cooked In tamarind sauce with vegetables, egg, bean sprouts, roasted crushed nuts.
Drunken Noodle
Spicy thick noodles cooked in chillies & sweet basil paste, vegetables and Fresh Thai herbs.
Pad See Eiw
Pan fried noodles with vegetables and egg cooked in homemade sauce.
Mee Goorang
Pan fried egg noodles with sweet soy sauce, egg, vegetables, Bean sprouts, spring onion and seasonal vegetables. Topped with omelette.
Thai Orchid Fried Rice
Thai Orchid fried rice with egg and seasonal vegetables.
Sweet Basil Fried Rice
Spicy fried rice with egg and seasonal vegetables in basil paste.
Nasi Fried Rice
Fried rice with egg, pineapple and vegetables cooked in yellow curry powder with cashew nuts.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with curry powder, pineapple, sultanas, egg and vegetable topped with Cashew nuts.
Set Menu – Thai Orchid A
Banquet for 4 people or more. $50 per person. Entree: Chicken Satay, Spring Roll. Main: Sweet and Sour Prawns, Green Curry chicken, Stir Fried seasonal vegetables AND Steamed Jasmine Rice. Dessert: Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce.
Chicken Satay
Spring Roll
Sweet and Sour Prawns
Green Curry chicken
Stir Fried seasonal vegetables
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce
Set Menu – Thai Orchid B
Banquet for 4 people or more. $60 per person. Entree: Deep fried Prawn, Spring Roll. Soup: Tom Yum Prawn. Main: Red Curry Chicken, Pepper Garlic Beef, Mixed Seafood Curry Stir Fried, Fresh Ginger Pork AND Steamed Jasmine Rice. Dessert: Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce.
Deep fried Prawn
Spring Roll
Tom Yum Prawn
Red Curry Chicken
Pepper Garlic Beef
Mixed Seafood Curry Stir Fried
Fresh Ginger Pork
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce
Extra
Meat
Seafood
Cashew Nuts
Vegetable
Jasmine Rice
Crispy Pork
Duck
Curry Dishes
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $29.90; Duck or Crispy Pork $31.50; King Prawns, Squid or Mixed Seafood $32.50; Vegetarian $29.90.
Green Curry
Delightful green curry, cooked with coconut milk, beans, mixed vegetables, kaffir lime leaves and sliced bamboo shoots.
Red Curry
Thai red curry paste cooked with cauliflowers, sliced bamboo shoots, mixed vegetables, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk.
Yellow Curry
A cooked with potato, carrot, onion, in coconut milk and sprinkled with roasted shallots.
Sweet Peanut Curry
Our most popular curry: selected from the Royal Thai Cuisine recipe. A thick and creamy sauce peanut curry cooked with your choice of meat, mixed vegetables and coconut milk. Sprinkled with kaffir lime leaves.
Evil Jungle Prince
Traditionally spicy curry with fresh Thai herbs and vegetables. Famous dish from norther part of Thailand (without coconut milk)
Stir Fried Dishes
Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $29.90; Duck or Crispy Pork $31.50; King Prawns, Squid or Mixed Seafood $32.50; Vegetarian $29.90.
Stir Fried Cashew Nut
Stir fried with onion, vegetables and cashew nuts.
Stir Fried with Oyster Sauce
Stir fried seasonal vegetables in oyster sauce.
Sweet and Sour
Stir fried pineapple, onion, carrot. tomato & cucumber in Thai sweet and sour sauce.
Stir Fried Fresh Ginger
Stir fried gingers, mushroom, onion, and broccoli in a mixed Thai sauce.
Stir Fried Spicy Basil
Stir fried sweet basil paste with sliced bamboo shoots, courgette and seasonal vegetables, with a little bit of coconut milk.
Stir Fried Pepper & Garlic
A popular sizzling of meat or seafood of your choice in pepper & garlic sauce topped with coriander. Served on base of streamed vegetables.
Stir Fried Chillies Garlic
Stir fried seasonal vegetables with your choice of meat in chillies garlic sauce.
Stir Fried Black Bean Sauce
Your choice of meat or seafood stir fried with seasonal vegetables in delicious black bean sauce.
Stir Fried Red Chili Paste
Stir fried red chill paste with bamboo shoots, green pepper corn , krachai, onion, cauliflower, courgette, carrot and kaffir lime leaves.
Stir Fried Choo-Chee Prawn
King prawn cooked in a mild curry paste. Served on a base of streamed vegetables.
Set Menu
THAI ORCHID A $50PP – Banquet for 4 people or more. THAI ORCHID B $60PP – Banquet for 4 people or more.
THAI ORCHID A
Banquet for 4 people or more. Entree: Chicken Satay, Spring Roll. Main: Sweet and Sour Prawns, Green Curry chicken, Stir Fried seasonal vegetables AND Steamed Jasmine Rice. Dessert: Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce.
THAI ORCHID B
Banquet for 4 people or more. Entree: Deep fried Prawn, Spring Roll. Soup: Tom Yum Prawn. Main: Red Curry Chicken, Pepper Garlic Beef, Mixed Seafood Curry Stir Fried, Fresh Ginger Pork AND Steamed Jasmine Rice. Dessert: Ice-Cream Sunday with Chocolate Sauce.
Extras
Crispy Pork
Meat
Seafood
Cashew Nuts
Vegetable
Jasmine Rice
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