Deluxe Diner commits fully to its theme. Opened in 2014, the Leach Street restaurant surrounds its counter service with red booths, rock 'n' roll, Coca-Cola imagery and memorabilia celebrating Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and the American 1950s. The room has enough space for sizeable family or group bookings, yet the counter and booth layout keeps the experience recognisably diner-like. It is a setting built for lingering over a shake as much as eating a quick burger, with visual details that connect the broad menu to a specific period rather than treating 'American' as a generic label.
All-day breakfast gives the menu its first anchor. Diners can build around eggs, bacon and familiar breakfast sides, choose an eggs Benedict variation, or head towards pancakes and other sweet starts. Toasties, sandwiches, salads and lighter lunch plates carry the service into the afternoon without abandoning the comfort-food brief. That flexibility is especially useful at weekends, when breakfast can be followed later by the same menu's more substantial grills. Generous home-style portions are part of the stated approach, so the restaurant is better suited to an appetite than a tasting sequence.
The street-food side is where Deluxe becomes more playful. Signature hot dogs include a New York-style version and a chilli-cheese coney, while the burger list currently features crisp Southern chicken. Dirty Pig Fries turn a side into a meal, and curly fries provide a simpler accompaniment. The Monte Christo toastie brings the menu back to a classic diner sandwich, while separate vegetarian choices and full dinner mains widen the appeal beyond dogs and burgers. It is an intentionally large menu, allowing one table to combine a snack, a stacked handheld dish and a traditional plated dinner.
Dessert is not an afterthought. Apple pie and pumpkin pie reinforce the retro American theme, while banoffee pie brings a richer local cafe favourite into the cabinet. The milk-bar pages then take over with thick shakes, floats, sundaes and elaborately topped dessert drinks designed to be an event in themselves. Children have a wide menu of their own rather than one token option, making the theme accessible for family visits. Between the sweets, booth seating and old-school decor, Deluxe works best when the meal is allowed to be a little theatrical.
Address: 36 Leach Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand
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Deluxe Diner Menu
All Day Breakfast
Available until 4 pm.
B.L.T Bagel
With toasted bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli.
Eggs on Toast
2 free-range eggs poached (unless specified) on your choice of whole-grain or white bread (add bacon $5, add hollandaise $2, gluten free bread extra $2).
Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs served on hashbrowns, kumara thins & hollandaise (choose bacon or ham or mushroom & spinach) or southern chicken.
Salmon Benedict
American Breakfast
American Breakfast
Streaky bacon, smokey bacon and maple sausage, 2 free-range eggs poached (unless specified), toast (your choice of whole-grain or white bread) and 2 x buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup. (Gluten free bread extra $2)
The Big Breakfast
Streaky bacon, smokey bacon and maple sausages, 2 free-range eggs poached (unless specified), toast (your choice of whole-grain or white bread) hashbrowns, beans and mushroom. (Gluten free bread extra $2)
Breakfast Burger
With streaky bacon, smokey bacon and maple sausage, hashbrowns, tomato, portobello mushroom, fried egg, tomato relish.
Vege Ranch Style Breakfast
(VG) (GF)
Hashbrowns
With egg omelette, spinach, Mexican beans & red grilled halloumi cheese served with charred corn salsa, guacamole & coriander.
Buttermilk Pancake Stack
Choose 3 pancakes
Buttermilk Pancake Stack
5 pancakes
Buttermilk Pancake Stack
With bacon, banana & maple syrup
Buttermilk Pancake Stack
(Add berry compote or ice cream $2)
3 Waffles
With bacon, banana & maple syrup (add berry compote or ice cream $2)
Cuban Toasties
Served with a side of aioli & fries.
Muncho Goode
Grilled bacon, ham, cheddar cheese, pickles, American mustard, mayo & tomato relish (Add side skinny fries $5, Add side curly fries $5.50, gluten free bread extra $2).
Monte Cristo
Chicken, streaky bacon, camembert, red onion, cranberry sauce & mayo (Add side skinny fries $5, Add side curly fries $5.50, gluten free bread extra $2).
Chicken BLT
Chicken, bacon, lettuce & tomato with mayo and relish (Add side skinny fries $5, Add side curly fries $5.50, gluten free bread extra $2).
Philly Cheese Steak Roll
Grilled and sliced sirloin filet, sautéed onions, roasted capsicum, grilled swiss cheese, dill pickles and tomato relish in a fresh baked cuban roll. (Add side skinny fries $5, Add side curly fries $5.50, gluten-free bread extra $2)
Lunch
Available until 4 pm.
Garlic Bread
(Add cheese $3).
Market Fish
Gurrard either beer-battered or panfried with lemon polenta, served with salad, skinny fries, lemon & tartare sauce. (GFA)
New York Striploin with Eggs and Chips
New York strip steak cooked to your liking, served with two fried eggs, onion rings, side salad, skinny fries and gravy.
Dirty Bird Waffle
House-made savoury waffle stacked with spicy jerk fried chicken breast, smokey bacon, poached egg & hollandaise.
Clucking Wing Dings (6 pcs)
Fully your choice of sauce: smoky BBQ, fiery hot, honey and soy, buffalo wing sauce.
Deluxe Nachos
Pulled beef or mince on beans served with grilled cheese, dill pickles, coriander, jalapenos, salsa, sour cream, and guacamole. (GF DF)
Truffled Mac & Cheese Bites with Bacon Jam (8 pcs)
Irresistible crispy coated bites in creamy macaroni paired with our irresistible house-made smokey bacon jam for a sweet and savoury explosion.
Salads
Available All Day & Night.
Classic Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, streaky bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons & topped with a soft poached egg (Add chicken $7, add prawns $7, add anchovies $5).
Deluxe Power Bowl
Spinach, lettuce, corn, beans, guacamole, Deluxe salsa, cherry tomatoes, chilli beans, toasted sunflower seeds, chia and walnuts, finished with a poached egg (Add chicken $7, add calamari $7).
Hotdogs
Available All Day & Night. Hot Dog Extras: Add Jalapenos $2, add guacamole $3, add dill pickles $2, add bacon $5, add pulled beef $6. Add a side of skinny fries $5, add a side of curly fries $5.50.
Puppy Dog
12″ inch frankfurter in a roll with smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & American mustard.
Corn Dog
12″ inch Corn battered jumbo frankfurter in a roll with smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & American mustard.
Pulled Pork Dog
12″ inch Jumbo frankfurter in a roll with sauerkraut, grilled cheese, slow pulled pork, tomato relish & American mustard.
Loaded Chilli Dog
12″ inch Jumbo frankfurter in a roll with pulled beef, smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & American mustard.
The “New York Street” Dog
12” inch cana frankfurter in a roll with smokey onions, sauerkraut, grilled cheese, tomato relish & Spicy brown mustard.
The “Big Dipper Corn” Dog
12” inch corn battered jumbo caba frankfurter in a roll with smokey onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & Spicy brown mustard.
The “BBQ Pulled Pork” Dog
12” inch jumbo cabana frankfurter in a roll with smokey onions, grilled cheese, slaw pulled pork, tomato relish & Spicy brown mustard.
The “Chilli Cheese Coney” Dog
12” inch jumbo cabana frankfurter in a roll with a rich, meaty, pulled beef, diced onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & Spicy brown mustard.
Deluxe Burgers
Available All Day & Night. All burgers come with lettuce. Why don’t you try our BURGER IN A BOWL? Choose any burger and have it without the bun! Add side of skinny fries $5, add side of curly fries $5.50, gluten free bun extra $2.
California Cheese Burger
Beef patty with melted cheddar cheese, dill pickles, American mustard, Deluxe burger sauce, and tomato relish (add bacon $5, add fried egg $3, add patty $4).
Crispy Southern Chicken Burger
Fried chicken breast coated in our southern seasoning with peach chutney and maple chipotle aioli (add bacon $5, add cheese $3).
Fish and Slaw Burger
Beer battered crumbed fish, coleslaw, long sliced gherkins and house-made tartare sauce (GFA panfried fish, add egg $3, add side of pineapple $3).
Kentucky Melt
With a choice of fried chicken breast coated in spicy jerk seasoning or Spicy Jerk grilled chicken breast and a smoky bacon with Truffle Aioli and Parmesan (add choice of pineapple $3).
Hawaiian Favo Burger
Chicken breast marinated in buttermilk and coated in our spicy southern seasoning with streaky bacon, camembert, pineapple, tomato relish & maple chipotle aioli.
Wind-Wand Tower Burger
Two x beef patty, double cheddar cheese, streaky bacon, dill pickles, beetroot relish, fried egg, Deluxe burger sauce and onion rings.
BBQ Beef Burger
Beef patty, streaky bacon, onion straws, BBQ sauce, melted cheddar, fried egg, and deluxe burger sauce.
Asian Pulled Pork Burger
Pulled pork, pickled red onion, pickled cucumber, crushed peanuts, fresh chilli, coriander, lime and deluxe hot sauce.
The Route 66 Smash
Double Smash beef with melted cheddar cheese, dill pickles, lettuce, American mustard, lettuce, pickle red onion, tomato relish and Deluxe burger sauce.
Nashville Fire Bird
Crispy fried chicken breast dipped in hot honey Nashville sauce, pickles, lettuce, comeback sauce and coleslaw.
Hawaiian Fire Burger
Chicken breast marinated in buttermilk and coated in our crispy southern seasoning with lettuce, coleslaw, streaky bacon, camembert, tomato relish & maple chipotle aioli.
The Truffle Shuffle Stack
Two beef patties, swiss cheese, streaky bacon, dill pickles, fried egg, truffle aioli, grilled portobello mushrooms, Arugula and onion rings.
The Cowboy Crunch
BBQ-glazed beef patty, streaky bacon, onion rings, melted cheddar, lettuce, coleslaw, fried egg, and deluxe burger sauce.
Grilled Mushroom and Halloumi Burger
Portobello mushroom, pesto, grilled halloumi, beetroot chutney, kumara chips, and Deluxe burger sauce. (V)
Vega Cheese Burger
Pumpkin and Quinoa Patty with swiss cheese, pickles, spicy brown mustard, aioli and tomato relish. (add egg $3, make it a DBL extra $5). (V)
Deluxe Veggie Burgers
Grilled Mushroom and Halloumi Burger (V)
Portobello mushroom, pesto, grilled halloumi, beetroot, chunky, kumara chips, and Deluxe burger sauce.
Vege Cheese Burger (V)
Quinoa and Feta Patty with swiss cheese, pickles, American mustard, aioli and tomato relish.
Deluxe Fries
Available All Day & Night.
Skinny Fries with Aioli
Curly Fries with Aioli
Kumara Fries with Aioli
Wet Fries with Gravy
Onion Rings with Aioli or Chipotle Mayo
(12 pcs)
Cheese Fries with Melted Cheese & Gravy
Dirty Pig Fries
Pulled pork with pickles, red onions and melted cheese.
Chilli Cheese Fries
Smothered with slow cooked pulled beef, melted cheese & gravy.
USA Loaded Fries
Layered with slow-cooked pulled beef, Mexican beans, cheese, topped with dill pickles, coriander, salsa, jalapenos & sour cream.
Crispy Cauli Bites in Buffalo Sauce
with blue cheese and celery sticks
Dinner Starters
Available from 4 pm.
Garlic Bread
(Add cheese $3).
Frickles (V)
Beer battered dill pickles served with chipotle mayo.
Clucking Wing Dings (6 pcs)
With your choice of sauce: Smokey BBQ, fiery, hot, honey and soy, buffalo wing sauce.
Lemon Pepper Calamari (GF,DF)
Coated in lemon seasoning and deep fried until golden. Served with lemon and aioli dipping sauce.
Cheese Burger Spring rolls (6 pcs)
Served with truffle aioli and slaw.
Avocado Toastadas (VG,GFD,V)
Smashed avocado, Corn Tostadas, charred corn and tomato salsa, pickled red onion and greens.
Deluxe Nachos (GF DF)
Pulled beef or mince on beans served with grilled cheese, dill pickles, coriander, jalapenos, salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.
Truffled Mac & Cheese Bites with Bacon Jam (8 pcs)
Irresistible crispy coated bites in creamy macaroni paired with our irresistible house-made smokey bacon jam for a sweet and savoury explosion.
Dinner Mains
Available from 4 pm.
New York Striploin Steak (GFA)
250g Sirloin cooked to your liking and served with salad, onion rings, 2 fried eggs, your choice of fries or mash and your choice of sauce (beef gravy or garlic butter) or choose a mushroom sauce (add bacon or peppercorn).
Texas Scotch (GFA)
300g Scotch cooked to your liking and served with salad, mushrooms, onion rings, your choice of fries or mash and your choice of sauce (beef gravy, peppercorn or garlic butter) or choose one mushroom & bacon, extra $3).
Pork Roast (GF)
Slow roasted pork shoulder served with crackling, seasonal vegetables, mash potato, apple sauce and rich meaty gravy.
Market Fish (GFA)
Market fish either beer-battered or panfried with lemon polenta, served with salad, skinny fries and tartare sauce.
St Louis Pork Short Ribs (Chicagо) (GF)
Braised and glazed in our rib sauce and served with salad and skinny fries.
Chicken Supreme (GF)
Cranberry bacon stuffed chicken breast topped with grilled streaky bacon, camembert cheese, cranberry sauce, served with salad and your choice of fries or mash.
Desserts
Ice-Cream Sundae
Soft serve ice-cream topped with sprinkles, wafer and your choice of sauce: Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel or Passionfruit. Add M&M’s, Flake, Marshmallows, crushed Oreo Cookie or Wine Gums $2 each
American Donuts
2 donuts served with chocolate sauce and your choice of whipped cream or ice-cream.
Banana Split
Traditional banana split with soft serve ice-cream, sprinkles, wafer and your choice of sauce: Chocolate, Caramel or Passionfruit.
Cakes and Pies
Served with your choice of fresh whipped cream or ice-cream.
Apple Pie
Banoffee Pie
Cheesecake of the week
Chocolate Brownie
Key Lime Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Kids Menu – Breakfast
Available until 4pm.
Toasted Bagel
With peanut butter or jelly
Bacon & Egg on Toast
(Poached, scrambled or fried)
Hash Browns & Ketchup
(GF or DF on request)
Pancakes or Waffles
With 2 berries & maple syrup. Option 2: Blueberry & chocolate sauce. Add: Bacon $3
Kids Menu – Day Snacks
Corn on the cob
Fairy Bread
Nutella Sandwich
Pretzels
Popcorn
Kids Menu – Main Meal
BLT
(GF & DF on request)
Country steak with fries
With tomato, bacon and BBQ sauce, served with grilled corn, butter, and tomato relish.
Chicken Little
With carrot, celery sticks & fries.
Mac n’ Cheese
With carrot, celery sticks & fries.
Chicken nuggets
With grilled corn, carrot, celery sticks.
Fish & Chips
With grilled corn, carrot, celery sticks, and fries.
Big Benny
With carrot, celery sticks & fries.
Kids Menu – Kids Sweets
Mini Pancakes
With whipped cream, berries or chocolate sauce.
Banana Split
With sprinkles, chocolate sauce & ice cream.
Ice Cream Sundae
With chocolate sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles & chocolate flake.
American Donuts
With chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Chocolate Brownie
With chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Gluten-Free (Dairy-Free Ice Cream $8.5)
Freaky Sundaes
Freaky Sundaes
You choose the flavour: Strawberry, Chocolate, Caramel or Passionfruit.
Toasties & Melts
Available until 4 pm. Gluten free bread extra $2.
Munchy Goody
Grilled bacon, ham, cheddar cheese, pickles, American mustard, mayo & tomato relish on a sourdough toast. (Served with a side of slaw or curly fries)
Monte Christo
Chicken, streaky bacon, camembert, red onion, cranberry sauce & mayo. (Served with a side of slaw or curly fries)
Chicken BLT
Chicken, bacon, lettuce & tomato with mayo and relish on a grilled ciabatta toast. (Served with a side of slaw or curly fries)
Philly Cheese Steak Roll
Grilled and sliced sirloin fillet, sautéed onions, roasted capsicum, grilled swiss cheese, dill pickles and tomato relish on a fresh baked Cuban roll. (Served with a side of slaw or curly fries)
Deluxe Hot Dogs
Available All Day & Night.
The “New York Street” Dog
12” inch cabana frankfurter in a roll with smoky onions, sauerkraut, grilled cheese, tomato relish & spicy brown mustard.
The “Big Dipper Corn” Dog
12” inch Corn battered jumbo cabana frankfurter in a roll with smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & spicy brown mustard.
The “BBQ Pulled Pork” Dog
12” inch jumbo cabana frankfurter in a roll with smoky onions, grilled cheese, slow pulled pork, tomato relish & spicy brown mustard.
The “Chilli Cheese Coney” Dog
12” inch jumbo cabana frankfurter in a roll with a rich, meaty, pulled beef chilli, diced onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish & spicy brown mustard.
Kids Menu
Children under 12 years.
Toast and Bagel with your choice of butter & Jelly
Bacon & Egg Toast
(Poached, scrambled or fried)
Hashbrown with Egg
Add bacon $3, add hashbrown $3.
Pancakes or Waffles
Option 1: Banana & Maple syrup; option 2: Bacon & Maple syrup. Add bacon $3; add ice cream or cream $2.
Corn on the cob
Fairy Bread
Nutella Sandwich
Keri Blackcurrant
Juice.
Apple
Juice.
Orange, Apple Pineapple, Cranberry
Juice.
Soft Drinks
Lemonade, Coke, Fanta, L&P, Coke Zero, Sprite, Zero Sugar.
Milkshakes
With soft ice creams. Chocolate, Lemonade, Coke, Fanta, Raspberry, Lemonade, Lime, Coke Zero, Sprite Zero.
Milkshakes
Raspberry, Banana, Strawberry, Chocolate, Caramel, Spearmint, Creaming Soda, Orange, Vanilla, Jaffa.
Frappes
BLT
(GF & DF option) Crispy streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo with fries.
Chicken Little
Chicken tenders with fries.
Fish & Chips
Freshly battered fish with fries.
Naughty Dog
Mini American hot-dog with tomato, celery sticks & fries.
Kids Meal
Select from: the Junior menu above; Ice cream; Drink.
Loaded Fries
Pancakes
Mini Nachos
(GF & DF) Ask chef of Bean nachos with grilled cheese, sour cream and salsa.
Sponge Burger
(GF & DF or enquire) with cheese, lettuce, tomato and sauce.
Chicken Nuggets
(GF or enquire) Grilled fries, cheese & mayo toasted sandwich with carrot, celery sticks and fries.
Deluxe Veggie
Grilled Mushroom and Halloumi Burger (V)
Portobello mushroom, pesto, grilled halloumi, beetroot chutney, kumara chips, and Deluxe burger sauce.
Vege Cheese Burger (V)
Pumpkin and Quinoa Patty with swiss cheese, pickles, spicy brown mustard, aioli and tomato relish. (add egg $3, make it a DBL extra $5).
Floats
Soda Pop over soft serve ice-cream.
Root Beer
Creaming Soda
Cherry Cola
Dr Pepper
Coke
Coke No Sugar
Sprite
Sprite No Sugar
Fanta
L&P
Ginger Beer
Soda Pop over soft serve ice-cream — One Size
Root Beer, Creaming Soda, Cherry Cola, Dr Pepper, Coke, Coke No Sugar, Sprite, Sprite No Sugar, Fanta, L&P, Ginger Beer, Lime Ginger Beer.
Kids Menu – Drinks
Keri Blackcurrant
Juices
Juices
Orange, Apple, Feijoa, Pineapple, Cranberry
Flavoured Milk
Lamington, Mocha, Frappe, L&P, Coke Zero, Chocolate, Raspberry, Strawberry
Milk Bar
Milkshakes
Kids Donut Shake
Kids Menu – Mini-Drinks
Keri Blackcurrant
Flavoured Milk
Mini Juice
Orange, Apple, Pineapple, Cranberry
Mini Coke
Mini Chocolate Milk
Mini Orange Juice
Bottled Beers
Tui
Export 33
Budweiser
Heineken
Panhead Hazy
Panhead Supercharge APA
Monteiths Crushed Apple Cider
Export Citrus 2%
Export Gold
Steinlager Classic
Corona
Monteiths Black
Export gold Zero
White Wine
Trout Valley Sauv Blanc
Trout Valley Pinot Gris
Kahurangi Pinot Rose
Veuve Du Vernay Brut 200ml
Deluxe Famous Shakes
Available All Day & Night.
Thick & Creamy Milkshakes
Espresso, Strawberry, Raspberry, Creaming Soda, Chocolate, Lime, Spearmint, Banana, Orange, Vanilla, Caramel, Jaffa
V.I.P Shakes
Topped with fresh whipped cream. Iced Coffee, Iced Mocha, Iced White Mocha, Iced Chocolate, Snickers, Nutella, Jelly Tip, Oreo Cookie, Kit Kat Crush, Crunchie Bar, Biscoff
Donut Shakes
Original
VIP Thick Shake
Topped with whipped cream.
Boozy Shakes
Boozy Shakes
Baileys (today’s special flavour), Kahlua & Bourbon, Key lime & Malibu Coconut, White Russian (Vodka & Kahlua)
Baileys
Kahlua & Bourbon
Key lime & Malibu Coconut
Smoothies
Berry Berry
Berries, banana, honey, yoghurt & juice.
Green Protein Smoothie (GFA) (GF)
Spinach, parsley, kale, celery, pea protein, apple, banana, ginger, lime juice, coconut water and apple juice.
Mixed Berry
Berries, banana, honey, yoghurt & apple juice.
Avocado Green Glow Smoothie
Spinach, avocado, celery, banana, lemon, coconut milk and chia seeds. (DF) (GF) (VG)
Soft Drinks
Soda Pop
Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Fanta, L&P, Soda Water, Tonic Water, Ginger Ale.
RASPBERRY Sprite Or Coke Or Fanta
Lemon Lime & Bitters, Schweppes Ginger Beer, Voyage Sparkling Water 500ml
American Sodas
Subject to availability. Root Beer, Dr Pepper, Cherry Cola, Creaming Soda.
Coffee
Black
White
Iced Latte
Iced Americano
Red Wine
Kahurangi Pinot Noir
Lake Chalice the falcon Merlot
Cocktails
Bloody Mary
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila & orange with droplets of raspberry syrup.
Margarita
Tequila, Cointreau, sugar syrup & lime juice blended with ice.
Mimosa (Lindauer with OJ)
Spirits & Liqueurs
Mix it with your favourite soda.
Gordon’s Or Bombay Sapphire Gin
Absolut Or Smirnoff Vodka
Appleton estate Or Coruba Rum
Stolen Dark Or Bacardi white Rum
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