Thai Central Rotorua serves Hinemoa Street with a full restaurant menu available throughout the week, backed by online pickup and delivery. Its range is broader than a short list of curries and noodle standards: starters, soups, salads, wok dishes, whole fish, rice plates and northeastern Thai food all have dedicated space. That structure makes it easy to order one self-contained dish, but it rewards a shared table where contrasting soups, stir-fries and salads can be passed around.
The opening courses cover crisp, grilled and brothy preparations. Pork wontons, prawn cakes, fish cakes and curry puffs sit beside chicken satay and dumplings, while prawns on toast combine minced prawn and pork beneath a fried surface. Tom yum builds heat and acidity from lemongrass and lime leaf, whereas tom kha softens galangal and mushroom with coconut milk. Wonton soup and noodle soup provide gentler choices, and yentafo introduces seafood and noodles in a distinctive pink broth.
Curries run from green and red through panang, yellow and massaman, with lamb shank available for a more substantial treatment. Wok cooking brings another set of decisions: garlic and pepper, cashew, ginger, basil, curry paste, peanut and oyster sauces can be matched with different proteins. Fish expands the kitchen's range further. Diners can choose fillets with sweet-and-sour or three-flavour sauce, or order a whole fish steamed with lemon or soy, or fried and finished with herbs.
Rice and noodles supply the menu's most direct meals, including pad Thai, pad see ew, drunken noodles, fried rice, crispy chicken rice, roast duck on rice and khao moo krob with crisp pork. The northeastern section shifts toward larb, tom zap, som tum, sticky rice and a hot jungle curry made without coconut cream. A dedicated vegetarian list pairs tofu and vegetables with curries and stir-fries, allowing a mixed group to explore several parts of the menu rather than relying on a single token meat-free dish.
Address: 1213 Hinemoa Street, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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Thai Central Menu
Entree
WONTON PORK
(4 PIECES)
CREAM CHEESE WONTON
(4 PIECES)
PRAWN CAKE
Deep Fried Prawn Cake served with sweet Chilli Sauce
FISH CAKE
Deep Fried Fish Cake served with sweet Chilli Sauce
PRAWNS ON TOAST
Deep Fried Minced prawns and pork on toast with sweet Chilli Sauce
PRAWN SPRING ROLLS
Deep fried prawn wrapped in spring roll pastry served with sweet chilli sauce
VEGETABLE SPRING ROLL
Deep fried vegetable wrapped in spring roll pastry served with sweet chilli sauce
CURRY PUFF
Deep fried curry puff with chicken, potato, carrot and onion served with sweet chilli sauce
CHICKEN SATAY
Marinated grilled chicken served with peanut sauce
DEEP FRIED DUMPLING
Deep fried Pork Chives & Prawns dumpling served with sauce.
MIXED ENTREE
One piece each of our popular selection Fish cake, Curry Puff, Chicken Satay and Vegetable Spring Roll
DEEP FRIED CHICKEN WINGS
(5 PIECES) Deep fried chicken wings served with sweet chilli sauce
ROTI
per serve
Prawn butter skewer
Marinated prawn grilled on stick serve with chilli sauce
Siam Chicken skewers
Marinated chicken grilled on stick serve with chilli tamarind sauce
Coconut prawn
Coconut nut prawn serve with plum sauce
Prawn Hakaw Dumplings
Serve with soya sauce
Shrimp Shumai
Serve with soya sauce
Soup
TOM KHA
Light Thai soup with mushrooms, galangal and your choice of meat in coconut milk.
TOM YUM
Thai hot and sour soup with your choice of meat, lemongrass, lime leaves, coriander and mushrooms.
WONTON SOUP
Pork / Prawns / Chicken Wonton Soup with vegetables
NOODLE SOUP
Choice of chicken or pork served with rice noodles in chicken broth soup
Yenta fo with seafood
Pink noodle soup with seafood
Salad
PRAWNS SALAD
Thai style salad with prawns and seasonal vegetables.
SEAFOOD SALAD
Thai style salad with seafood and seasonal vegetables.
BEEF SALAD
Thai style salad with sliced beef and seasonal vegetables
CALAMARI SALAD
Thai style salad with deep fried battered squid and seasonal vegetables
CRISPY PORK SALAD
Thai style salad with deep fried marinated pork belly and seasonal vegetables
Stir Fry
GARLIC AND PEPPER STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with garlic & pepper sauce and vegetables.
CASHEW NUT STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with garlic & pepper sauce and vegetables.
SWEET AND SOUR STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with sweet and sour sauce, pineapple and vegetables.
FRESH GINNGER STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with garlic, ginger and vegetables.
CURRY PASTE STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with red curry paste and vegetables.
THAI BASIL STIR FRY
Your choice of meat stir fried with basil leave paste and vegetables.
PRA-RAM
Your choice of meat stir fried with peanut sauce and vegetables.
OYSTER SAUCE STIR FRIED
Your choice of meat stir fried with mushrooms, onion in oyster sauce and sesame oil.
BLACK PEPPER STIR FRIED
Your choice of meat stir fried with black pepper sauce and vegetables
Fish
FISH FILLETS SWEET AND SOUR STIR FRIED
Fried fish fillet with sweet and sour sauce, pineapple and vegetables.
3 TASTES FISH FILLETS
Fried fish fillet with chilli and sweet chilli sauce served on seasonal vegetables.
LEMON STEAMED WHOLE FISH
Steamed whole fish topped with lime juice, Thai hot and spicy sauce
HERBAL WHOLE FISH
Deep fried whole fish topped with Thai herbs and spicy sauce
SOYA SAUCE STEAMED WHOLE FISH
Steamed whole fish in special soya sauce and vegetables
Sweet & Sour whole fish
Deep Fried whole fish with sweet and sour sauce serve on seasoned vegetables.
Curry
GREEN CURRY
Green curry paste with your choice of meat and vegetables in coconut milk.
RED CURRY
Red curry paste with your choice of meat and vegetables in coconut milk.
PANANG CURRY
Panang curry paste with your choice of meat and vegetables in coconut milk.
MASSAMAN CURRY
Massaman curry paste with your choice of meat and vegetables in coconut milk
YELLOW CURRY
Yellow curry paste with your choice of meat and vegetables in coconut milk.
CURRY LAMB SHANKS
Lamb shank cooked in your choice of curry paste red/green/yellow/panang/ massaman.
Rice and Noodles
PAD THAI
Popular Thai rice noodles with your choice of meat, tofu, egg, bean sprouts topped with crushed peanuts
PAD SEE EW
Popular Thai flat noodles with your choice of meat, egg, vegetables and soya sauce.
LAD NAR
Popular Thai flat noodles with your choice of meat, in gravy and vegetables.
PAD KEE MAO (Noodles)
Stir rice noodes with your choice of meat, garlic, chilli and sweet basil.
UDON NOODLES BASIL STIR FRIED
Stir fried udon noodles with your choice of meat, garlic, chilli and sweet basil.
HOKKIEN NOODLES BASIL STIR FRIED
Stir fried hokkien noodles with your choice of meat, garlic, chilli and sweet basil.
THAI FRIED RICE
Thai style fried rice with your choice of meat, egg and vegetables.
Suki yaki stir fried
Wok-Tossed glass noodle with your choice protein vegetable and spicy Suki yaki sauce.
PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE
Thai Style fried rice with your choice of meat, pineapple, vegetable with eggs.
TOM YUM FRIED RICE
Fried rice with your choice of meat, egg, vegetables with Thai hot and sour tom yum paste
THAI CRISPY CHICKEN RICE
Slices of deep fried chicken on special cooked rice topped with sliced cucumber
KHAO MOO KROB
Crispy Pork on jasmine rice topped with Thai gravy
ROAST DUCK ON RICE
Roast duck served on rice with cucumber
Thai boiled chicken rice
North Eastern Taste
TOM ZAP WITH BEEF
Traditional hot & sour clear soup with Thai herbs, mushroom, chilli & tomato topped with coriander and spring onion
BAMBOO SHOOT SALAD
Bamboo shoot salad mixed with Thai herbs, chilli powder, spring onion and coriander.
CHICKEN WINGS
(10 PIECES)
LARB
A mixture of herbs and spices with your choice of meat, lemon, red onion, mint leaves and ground roasted rice.
MIXED THAI HERBS CURRY(Jungle Curry)
(Hot & spicy no coconut cream) Your choice of meat cooked with red curry paste, peppercorns, shredded galangal, variety of vegetables with a touch of kaffir lime leaf.
SALMON SALAD
A mixture of herbs and spices with salmon pieces lemon, red onion, mint leaves and ground roasted rice.
FISH FILLETS SALAD
A mixture of herbs and spices with fish fillets, lemon, red onion, mint leaves and ground roasted rice.
THAI SOM TUM
Shredded Carrot with chilli, dried shrimp, peanuts, lemon juice and fish sauce.
NORTH EASTERN THAI SOM TUM
Northern Style salad with shredded carrot, chilli, dried shrimp, peanuts, lemon juice, fish sauce and Thai style anchovies.
CUCUMBER SOM TUM
Shredded cucumber with chilli, dried shrimp, peanuts, lemon juice and fish sauce.
STICKY RICE
Vegetarian
CASHEW NUTS STIR FRIED (V)
Stir fried mixed seasonal vegetables and tofu with sweet chilli paste and cashew nuts
THAI BASIL STIR FRIED (V)
Stir fried mixed seasonal vegetables and tofu with sweet basil leaves, garlic and chilli
MIXED VEGETABLES STIR FRIED
Stir fried mixed seasonal vegetables and tofu with homemade sauce
GREEN CURRY (V)
Green curry paste with seasonal vegetables in coconut milk.
RED CURRY (V)
Red curry paste with seasonal vegetables in coconut milk.
PANANG CURRY (V)
Panang curry paste with seasonal vegetables in coconut milk.
YELLOW CURRY (V)
Yellow curry paste with seasonal vegetables in coconut milk.
Extra
JASMINE RICE
Fresh Chilli with Soy Sauce
22ml
Fresh Chilli with Fish Sauce
22ml
Chopped Fresh Chilli
22ml
Peanut sauce
Coconut rice
Drinks
COKE
COKE ZERO
LEMONADE.
FANTA
GINGER BEER
L&P
SPARKLING MINERAL
Coke diet.
Sprite 0.0
Kombucha Raspberry Lemonade
Kombucha Raspberry Cherry plum
Bundaberg Peach
Bundaberg Passionfruit.
Bundaberg Guava
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