Thai Opal Invercargill has served Dee Street since 2020, presenting Thai cooking in a warm restaurant setting for lunch and dinner. The kitchen draws on both local and imported ingredients, while its service model accommodates an unhurried meal at the table as well as pickup or delivery. That flexibility suits a quick midday noodle dish, an evening curry or a larger spread shared across several diners, and staff can help guests navigate the menu when dietary requirements shape the order.
The starter list is broad enough to begin with familiar crisp bites or something more substantial. Prawn twisters and vegetable spring rolls bring delicate wrappers and sweet chilli sauce, while pork ribs, sticky chicken nibbles and pork-ball skewers turn the opening course toward meat and richer marinades. Roti with peanut sauce provides a simple, savoury contrast, and the combination platters gather several textures on one plate for two or four people who would rather sample than choose a single appetiser.
Rice and noodles give the menu a dependable centre. Pad Thai balances flat rice noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion and peanuts, while pad see ew and spicy pad kee mao offer contrasting stir-fried noodle styles. Pineapple fried rice brings fruit, ginger and cashews into the wok, and the stir-fry section ranges from chilli and fresh basil to ginger, black pepper, cashew nut and peanut satay sauces. Choices of meat, tofu or prawns let diners apply those flavour profiles to different meals.
Curries and soups extend the kitchen's range from creamy and aromatic to sharp and warming. Green, red, yellow, massaman and panang curries each use a distinct foundation of chillies, herbs and spices, with the massaman lamb shank offering a slow-cooked centrepiece. Tom yum and tom kha explore hot-and-sour flavours with or without coconut cream, while laksa turns coconut broth and vermicelli into a complete bowl. Clearly marked gluten-free options and tofu additions make the selection more adaptable for a mixed table.
Address: 122 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Thai Opal Invercargill Menu
Lunch Menu – Starters
Monday – Saturday 12pm-2pm. A lot of our meals can be modified to personal preference, dietary requirements, allergies, and spice level of mild through to Thai hot. Please let our staff know of any these requests you may have upon ordering. Change of mind on any meal will be a full charge of the first ordered meal. All orders on a public holiday will incur a 15% surcharge. Ingredients are subject to availability.
STICKY CRISPY CHICKEN NIBBLES
(6) Crispy coated nibbles tossed in a soy & garlic sticky sauce. (GF Avail.)
PORK SPARE RIBS
(6) Marinated pork ribs served with a side of hoisin dipping sauce. (GF Avail.)
PORK BALL SKEWERS
(6) Seasoned pork mince meatballs threaded through skewers drizzled with Thai sweet chili sauce, topped with garlic and coriander. (GF Avail.)
CRISPY SPRING ROLLS
(4) Medley of vegetables and vermicelli noodles in a crispy spring roll wrapper, served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
CURRY PUFFS
(6) Sweet and savoury vegetables and spices in a flaky puff pastry, served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
SATAY CHICKEN SKEWERS
(4) Marinated chicken strips threaded through skewers, served on a bed of steamed jasmine rice and topped with our satay sauce. (GF)
PRAWNS TWISTERS
(4) Garlic prawns in a crispy spring roll twist, classic prawn twisters served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
COMBINATION
Combination of crispy nibbles, pork spare ribs, crispy spring rolls, curry puffs, and prawn twisters. Served with a sweet chili and soy sauce.
ROTI BREAD WITH PEANUT SAUCE
A toasted flaky roti bread served with our delicious peanut sauce.
Lunch Menu – Soups
TOM YUM / TOM KHA
(Tom Kha is cooked with coconut cream.) Hot and sour soup, cooked with mushrooms, red onions, tomatoes and topped with fresh coriander. Served with steamed jasmine rice.
LAKSA
Lightly spiced vermicelli noodle soup with a creamy coconut base, cooked with selected fresh vegetables and topped with coriander and fried shallots.
NOODLE SOUP
A mild, tasty broth cooked with selected fresh vegetables and choice of egg or rice noodles. Topped with bean sprouts and coriander.
Lunch Menu – Salads
SERVED WITH STEAMED JASMINE RICE
NAM TOK/LARB
Fresh yet spicy sliced, OR minced meat salad tossed with fresh herbs.
VIETNAMESE SALAD
Fresh and fragrant salad with lettuce, cucumber, and tomato, tossed in a Thai lime dressing. Served with Kumara crisps.
Lunch Menu – Curries
SERVED WITH STEAMED JASMINE RICE
GREEN CURRY
Flavour base: Green peppers, coriander seeds and lemongrass. Our Thai Green Curry is cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and basil.
RED CURRY
Flavour base: Red peppers, shallots, hint of garlic. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and basil. Cooked with or without coconut cream. With-making it a creamy delight, without-making the flavours more pronounced.
YELLOW CURRY
Flavour base: Medley of flavours from massaman and green curries. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and pineapple.
MASSAMAN CURRY
Flavour base: Subtle spiced aromas of cinnamon and ginger, ground coriander seed, and lemongrass. Cooked with fresh ginger, potato, peanuts, and with a selection of fresh vegetables.
PANANG CURRY
Flavours base: Red peppers, lemongrass, coriander seed and cumin seed. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and kaffir lime leaf.
MASSAMAN LAMB SHANK
Flavour base: Subtle spiced aromas of cinnamon and ginger, ground coriander seed, and lemongrass. Slow cooked lamb shank in a delicious massaman curry, cooked with baby onion, potato, and topped with peanuts. ADD VEGETABLES FOR 6.50
Lunch Menu – Rice and Noodles
WOK FRIED RICE
Traditional or spicy, Thai style wok fried rice, stir fried with a selection of fresh vegetables.
PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE
Stir fried rice cooked with selected fresh vegetables, pineapple, and ginger. Topped with roasted cashew nuts and sweet dark soy sauce.
PAD THAI
Classic Pad Thai. Flat rice noodles stir fried with bean sprouts, spring onion, peanuts, and cooked in our special Pad Thai sauce.
PAD SEE EW (STIR FRIED NOODLES)
Your choice of egg or flat rice noodles stir fried in our special stir fry sauce with a selection of vegetables
PAD KEE MAO (SPICY NOODLES)
Medium spicy flat rice noodle stir fry, cooked in our signature stir fry sauce with fresh vegetables. Choose your spice level.
Lunch Menu – Stir Frys
SERVED WITH STEAMED JASMINE RICE
CASHEW NUT STIR FRY
Roasted cashews and selected vegetables stir fried in our signature stir fry sauce.
CRISPY CHICKEN & CASHEW
Roasted cashews , tempura coated chicken pieces and fresh vegetables stir fried in a sweet chili stir fry sauce.
PEANUT SATAY
House made peanut satay sauce stir fried with a selection of fresh vegetables.
GINGER STIR FRY
Fresh ginger stir fried with fresh vegetables in our signature stir fry sauce .
OYSTER SAUCE
A selection of fresh vegetables stir fried in delicious oyster stir fry sauce.
CHILI AND FRESH BASIL
Fresh basil leaves stir fried in a fragrant chili based paste with fresh vegetables.
SWEET AND SOUR
A sweet yet tangy stir fry with pineapple, tomato, and fresh vegetables.
HONEY LEMON CHICKEN
Crispy tempura chicken pieces covered in a sweet and tart honey lemon sauce, served with a salad and kumara crisps.
SOY GARLIC
Tasty garlic and fresh vegetables stir fried in our signature soy and garlic stir fry sauce.
BLACK PEPPER
Cracked black pepper stir fried in our signature stir fry sauce with ginger, potato, and fresh vegetables.
CRISPY FISH
Stir fried vegetables in our signature stir fry sauce, served over delicious crumb coated flaky fish fillets.
Lunch Menu – Extras
Steamed rice ,chicken, beef, pork, plain roti, vegetables, tofu
Substitute chicken breast for tempura chicken
Vegetable option – Add Tofu
Prawns, cashews, peanut sauce, tempura chicken
Lunch Menu – Desserts
Mango and Sweet Sticky Rice
Delicious mango slices served over decadent sweet sticky rice and topped with coconut cream, served with vanilla ice cream, topped with mango sauce and served with whipped cream. (GF)
Crispy Coconut & Passionfruit Sundae
Crispy roasted coconut flakes sprinkled over a tasty passionfruit pulp on vanilla ice cream, served with whipped cream. (GF)
Hot Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Delicious warm hot double chocolate fudge brownie topped with rice chocolate syrup, served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. (GF)
Sticky Toffee Date Pudding
Delicious warm sticky toffee date pudding, topped with a tasty caramel syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
Starters
STICKY CRISPY CHICKEN NIBBLES
(6) Crispy coated nibbles tossed in a soy & garlic sticky sauce. (GF Avail.)
PORK SPARE RIBS
(6) Marinated pork ribs served with a side of hoisin dipping sauce. (GF Avail.)
PORK BALL SKEWERS
(6) Seasoned pork mince meatballs threaded through skewers drizzled with Thai sweet chili sauce, topped with garlic and coriander. (GF Avail.)
CRISPY SPRING ROLLS
(4) Medley of vegetables and vermicelli noodles in a crispy spring roll wrapper, served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
CURRY PUFFS
(6) Sweet and savoury vegetables and spices in a flaky puff pastry, served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
SATAY CHICKEN SKEWERS
(4) Marinated chicken strips threaded through skewers, served on a bed of steamed jasmine rice and topped with our satay sauce. (GF)
PRAWNS TWISTERS
(4) Garlic prawns in a crispy spring roll twist, classic prawn twisters served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
COMBINATION
Combination of crispy nibbles, pork spare ribs, crispy spring rolls, curry puffs, and prawn twisters. Served with a sweet chili and soy sauce.
ROTI BREAD WITH PEANUT SAUCE
A toasted flaky roti bread served with our delicious peanut sauce.
FRESH RICE PAPER ROLLS
(4) PORK or GARLIC PRAWN and selected fresh herbs, vegetables, and noodles in a rice paper wrapper, served with your choice of Thai sweet chili or satay sauce. (GF)
Soups
TOM YUM / TOM KHA
(Tom Kha is cooked with coconut cream.) Hot and sour soup, cooked with mushrooms, red onions, tomatoes and topped with fresh coriander. Served with steamed jasmine rice.
LAKSA
Lightly spiced vermicelli noodle soup with a creamy coconut base, cooked with selected fresh vegetables and topped with coriander and fried shallots.
NOODLE SOUP
A mild, tasty broth cooked with selected fresh vegetables and choice of egg or rice noodles. Topped with bean sprouts and coriander.
Salads
Served with steamed jasmine rice.
NAM TOK/LARB
Fresh yet spicy sliced, OR minced meat salad tossed with fresh herbs.
VIETNAMESE SALAD
Fresh and fragrant salad with lettuce, cucumber, and tomato, tossed in a Thai lime dressing. Served with Kumara crisps.
Curries
Served with steamed jasmine rice.
GREEN CURRY
Flavour base: Green peppers, coriander seeds and lemongrass. Our Thai Green Curry is cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and basil.
RED CURRY
Flavour base: Red peppers, shallots, hint of garlic. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and basil. Cooked with or without coconut cream. With-making it a creamy delight, without-making the flavours more pronounced.
YELLOW CURRY
Flavour base: Medley of flavours from massaman and green curries. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and pineapple.
MASSAMAN CURRY
Flavour base: Subtle spiced aromas of cinnamon and ginger, ground coriander seed, and lemongrass. Cooked with fresh ginger, potato, peanuts, and with a selection of fresh vegetables.
PANANG CURRY
Flavours base: Red peppers, lemongrass, coriander seed and cumin seed. Cooked with a selection of fresh vegetables and kaffir lime leaf.
MASSAMAN LAMB SHANK
Flavour base: Subtle spiced aromas of cinnamon and ginger, ground coriander seed, and lemongrass. Slow cooked lamb shank in a delicious massaman curry, cooked with baby onion, potato, and topped with peanuts. ADD VEGETABLES FOR 6.50
Rice and Noodles
WOK FRIED RICE
Traditional or spicy, Thai style wok fried rice, stir fried with a selection of fresh vegetables.
PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE
Stir fried rice cooked with selected fresh vegetables, pineapple, and ginger. Topped with roasted cashew nuts and sweet dark soy sauce.
PAD THAI
Classic Pad Thai. Flat rice noodles stir fried with bean sprouts, spring onion, peanuts, and cooked in our special Pad Thai sauce.
PAD SEE EW (STIR FRIED NOODLES)
Your choice of egg or flat rice noodles stir fried in our special stir fry sauce with a selection of vegetables
PAD KEE MAO (SPICY NOODLES)
Medium spicy flat rice noodle stir fry, cooked in our signature stir fry sauce with fresh vegetables. Choose your spice level.
Stir Frys
Served with steamed jasmine rice.
CASHEW NUT STIR FRY
Roasted cashews and selected vegetables stir fried in our signature stir fry sauce.
CRISPY CHICKEN & CASHEW
Roasted cashews , tempura coated chicken pieces and fresh vegetables stir fried in a sweet chili stir fry sauce.
PEANUT SATAY
House made peanut satay sauce stir fried with a selection of fresh vegetables.
GINGER STIR FRY
Fresh ginger stir fried with fresh vegetables in our signature stir fry sauce .
OYSTER SAUCE
A selection of fresh vegetables stir fried in delicious oyster stir fry sauce.
CHILI AND FRESH BASIL
Fresh basil leaves stir fried in a fragrant chili based paste with fresh vegetables.
SWEET AND SOUR
A sweet yet tangy stir fry with pineapple, tomato, and fresh vegetables.
HONEY LEMON CHICKEN
Crispy tempura chicken pieces covered in a sweet and tart honey lemon sauce, served with a salad and kumara crisps.
Hot Plates
Served with steamed jasmine rice.
SOY GARLIC
Tasty garlic and fresh vegetables stir fried in our signature soy and garlic stir fry sauce.
CRISPY FISH
Stir fried vegetables in our signature stir fry sauce, served over delicious crumb coated flaky fish fillets.
BLACK PEPPER
Cracked black pepper stir fried in our signature stir fry sauce with ginger, potato, and fresh vegetables.
Desserts
Please advise upon ordering of any allergies or dietary requirements you may have. Please let us know if you would like your meal spice level mild, medium, hot, or Thai hot.
Mango and Sweet Sticky Rice
Delicious mango slices served over decadent sweet sticky rice and topped with coconut cream, served with vanilla ice cream, topped with mango sauce and served with whipped cream. (GF)
Crispy Coconut & Passionfruit Sundae
Crispy roasted coconut flakes sprinkled over a tasty passionfruit pulp on vanilla ice cream, served with whipped cream. (GF)
Hot Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Delicious warm hot double chocolate fudge brownie topped with rice chocolate syrup, served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. (GF)
Sticky Toffee Date Pudding
Delicious warm sticky toffee date pudding, topped with a tasty caramel syrup and served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
Lunch Menu – Drinks
COKE RANGE
Coke,Coke Zero Sugar, Sprite, Sprite No-Sugar, L&P, Fanta.
LEMON LIME & BITTERS
BUNDABERG GINGER BEER
SODA WATER
JUICE
Orange, apple, pineapple, cranberry.
THAI MANGO LASSI
Thai style mango lasi, with mango pulp and coconut cream.
Drinks
COKE RANGE
Coke,Coke Zero Sugar, Sprite, Sprite No-Sugar, L&P, Fanta.
LEMON LIME & BITTERS
BUNDABERG GINGER BEER
JUICE
Orange, apple, pineapple, cranberry.
SODA WATER
THAI MANGO LASSI
Thai style mango lasi, with mango pulp and coconut cream.
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