The Block Cafe in Auckland Menu

SMALL PLATES SMALL PLATES
  • LOTUS LEAF BUNS $13.50
    • lemongrass pork, pickled cucumber, peanut
  • PLATTER FOR 2 $24.00
    • selection of small plates & chef's specials
  • GRILLED ARABIC BREAD $9.50
    • garlic oil Jalapeno & Chickpea Dip
  • AMITS TANDOORI CHICKEN $13.50
    • saffron rice poppadum, raw mango chutney
  • JALAPENO ZINGERS $12.50
    • cream cheese spiced apricot coulis
  • KINGFISH CEVICHE $13.50
    • coconut chili lime Lebanese cucumber
  • SICHUAN PORK DUMPLINGS $12.50
    • coriander spicy sauce garlic shoots
  • RAS EL HANOUT LAMB MEATBALLS $12.50
    • pomegranata, slaw
  • VANILLA POACHED PEAR $13.50
    • blue cheese mousse, pecan, balsamic grapes crackers
  • CRISPY PRAWN TACOS $13.50
    • corn, chili coriander shredded greens
  • PIZZA $14.50
    • see wait staff for this weeks pizza
  • BURGER $14.00
    • southern fried chicken capsicum chili jam smoked cheese Jalapenos
MAINS MAINS
  • TOMAHAWK PORK CHOP $28.50
    • crispy pig ear, white bean puree black pudding croquette cider jus
  • GRILLED HAPUKA $28.50
    • orzo salad, chardonnay vinegar, hazelnut, citrus creme fraiche
  • MASSAMAN BEEF CURRY $26.50
    • coconut rice cashew, shichimi tapioca cracker
  • WAIRARAPA LAMB BACK STRAP $32.50
    • cumin rub, pressed Agria, eggplant puree, feta, pomegranate
  • ROASTED PUMPKIN RIGATONI $21.50
    • ricotta, sizzling sage, tomato petals, Waldorf salad
THE BLOCK GRILL THE BLOCK GRILL
  • (all grill items served with wasabi onion rings, iceberg wedge & your choice of sauce)
  • Flatiron Steak 200g $19.50
  • Scotch 250g $27.50
  • Eye Fillet 200g $29.50
  • Scallops 1/2 Doz $24.50
  • lemon & thyme Chicken Supreme $25.00
SAUCES SAUCES
  • PEPPERCORN & BRANDY
  • RED WINE JUS
  • MUSHROOM CREAM
  • CAPSICUM BUTTER
  • TRUFFLE BEARNAISE
  • SPICED APRICOT
SIDES SIDES
  • Hand-Cut Chips $8.50
  • String Fries $7.50
  • Wild Mushroom Saute, wilted spinach $7.50
  • Spicy Potato Skins Sour cream $6.50
  • Black Pudding Croquette $6.50
  • ice Berg Wedge bacon bites ranch Parsley $6.50
  • Spiced Chickpea Kale Feta tomato salad $7.50
ADD-ONS ADD-ONS
  • FRIED EGGS X2 $4.00
  • HAND-CUT CHIPS $4.00
  • BACON $4.00
  • GRILLED VINE TOMATOES $4.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Dessert
  • Galbi Jeongsik $29.00
    • Soy Sauce Marinated Beef Rib Barbecue Set Menu
  • Rice Cake (Raspberry/Blueberry/Pumpkin) $7.00
  • Gyejul Salad $69.00
    • Season Salad.
  • Haemul Kalguksu $15.00
    • Korean Seafood Noodles.
  • Gujeolpan $89.00
    • Platter of nine delicacies.
  • Gyejul Yuk+Mul $89.00
    • Entree Soup + Watery Kimchi.
  • Gungjung Japchae $89.00
    • Soysauced marinated Glass noodle with Vegetables.
  • Ploghman's Platter with cold nuts of meat & seafood accompanied with chutney, pickles, cheese &warm buttered ciabatta buns $80
    • (feeds 4-6 people)
  • Margherita 15/30/45
    • Bocconcini, Mozzarella,Cherry tomatoes & basil
  • Prawn cocktail Fresh prawns & avocado served in our house made Thousand island dressing $19.5
  • Duck Fat Potato Skins w/house made chipotle aioli. $16
  • Rib Feast Be Prepared to get your hands dirty. Hickory Barbeque Pork Ribs, Rosemary Lamb Ribs, Slow cooked venison Ribs & Braised Beef Short Rib with warm buttered ciabatta buns and house made sauce, $85
    • (Feeds 3-4 people)
  • Twice cooked Hoisin& Ginger Soy Pork Belly Skewers $15
  • Quinoa with baby spinach,kale,tomato, spring onion, feta amd pomegranate dressing $15
  • Chicken liver & Bacon Pate served w/grilled pide $18
  • Soan Papri $20.00 kg
  • Missi Roti $1.99
  • Combo Thali $13.99
    • Lamb or Prawn Curry, 1 Naan, Rice, Salad & Coke Can
  • Dahi Puri $6.00 pl.
  • Cheese Chilli $13.99
  • Mix Veg Korma $11.99
    • Mixed Veggies cooked with cashew gravy, garnished with coriander
  • Pinni $20.00 kg
  • Rasmalai $1.99 ea
  • Cucumber & Red Onion Salsa $2.00
  • BBQ Duck Basil (Ped Pad Kra-Pao) $17.90
    • With market fresh vegetables, bamboo shoots, onion & chilli
  • Tofu & Cashew Nut Salad (Yum Tohu) $15.90
    • Tossed with apple, red onion, chilli, lime juice & shallots
  • Prawn & Pork Triangles (Kanom Pung Na Goong) $7.50
    • Crispy fried triangles of bread topped with minced prawns & pork served with plum sauce
  • Ginger Fish (Pla Pad Khing) $17.90
    • Stir-fried with spring onion & market fresh vegetables
  • Tofu Flat Noodles (Pad See Ew Jay) $14.90
    • With pepper & market fresh vegetables
  • Tofu Fried Rice (Khao Pad Jay) $14.90
    • Jasmine rice, seasoned & wok-tossed with egg, pepper, spring onion & market fresh vegetables
  • Sweet Basil (Pad Kra-Pao) $15.90
    • With market fresh vegetables, bamboo shoots, onion & chilli
  • Angus Pure Eye Fillet $39.5
    • marinated in thyme, lemon, garlic, served w/- cubed potatoes, spinach & red wine jus
  • Seared Rare Tuna $28.5
    • smoked tomato salsa, rocket, balsamic & virgin olive oil
  • Crispy potatoes $8.5
    • w/- rosemary & salt
  • Garlic linguini $7.5
  • Free Range Chicken Breast in Italian Herb Rub $33.5
    • w/- homemade coleslaw & mash
  • S.P.Q.R. Classic Platter $39
    • individual tastings of Italian crudites
  • Oven Roasted Snapper $38.5
    • saffron lime risotto, rocket, shaved Monte Vecchio, extra virgin Olive oil & chardonnay vinaigrette
  • Saffron Risotto $30.5
    • sautèed prawns, snowpeas, chilli & garlic
  • Mixed (Lamb & Chicken) $14.00
  • All kebabs on rice are served with your choice of meat, salads, and three sauces N/A
  • Classic satay $10.00
    • Grilled chicken fillets, satay sauce, salads & Sauces
  • Kumara Chips $5.00
  • Calamari Kebab $10.00
  • Super Kebab $13.00
    • (Lamb & Chicken mixed with falafel)
  • Mixed Satay $13.00
  • Mixed Satay $12.00
  • Works $21.80
    • Egg, bacon, chorizo sausage, tomato sa1sa, mushrooms, relish and toast
  • Ham Toasted $10.80
    • On Turkish bread , leg ham, cheese, tomato & spinach
  • Fish & Chips $19.80
    • fresh fish of the day with Chips & Salad When Available
  • Salmon Mash $16.80
    • Potato mash, spinach, smoked salmon, topped with a poached egg & Hollandaise
  • Toasted bread $5.50
    • With homemade jam and butter (5 grain, sourdough-or Turkish)
  • Fries with aioli $8.00
  • Ham Toasted on Turkish Bread $10.80
    • leg, ham, Mustard Mayo, cheese, tomato & spinach
  • NZ Salmon Fillet $24.80
    • grilled, served on mash with salad, lemon dressing & balsamic reduction
  • 11 PAD NAM MUN HOY (Mild) $10.00
    • Stir fried Chicken, Pork or Beef with seasonal vegetables in oyster sauce.
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $10.00
  • Extra Omelette $3.00
  • 7 KAENG MASSAMAN (Mild) $10.00
    • Chicken, Beef or Pork, cooked in massaman curry paste with onions, capsicums and potatoes.
  • 6 KAENG KARI (Mild) $10.00
    • Yellow curry paste Chicken, Beef or Pork with potatoes & onions in coconut milk.
  • 26 CHOO CHEE PAK (Mild) $9.50
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in red curry.
  • 14 PAD MED MAMUANG (Medium) $11.00
    • Chicken, Pork or Beef with cashew nuts, special chilli sauce and vegetables.
  • 17 GOONG PAD PRIEW WAN (Mild) $12.50
    • King Prawns with sweet & sour sauce and vegetables.
  • Poppadom Platter $7.00
    • Raita, Hot Mixed Pickles, Sweet Mango Chutney & Poppadoms
  • Milouni Tarkari $15.00
    • Fresh spinach, mixed vegetables, cottage cheese & potatoes cooked together with indian herbs & spices. This has lots of vitamin A & iron
  • ●Seafood Mains
  • Dessert $6.00 per person
    • Top-up with banquet. Gulab Jamin, Bukhara Kulfi
  • Kheema Mutter $16.00
    • Lamb mince & green peas cooked in onion tomato masala with lots of cilantro.
  • Malai Kofta $16.00
    • Cottage cheese and potato dumplings in mild korma sauce
  • Chicken or Egg Fried Rice $14.00
  • Lamb Bukhara $18.00
    • Slow cooked in secret spices
  • Sticky pork ribs $11.00
    • coated in homemade smokey BBQ sauce, chips or garlic potatoes
  • Big it up $3.50
    • add garlic bread or garlic salad
  • Mega grill breakfast $17.50
    • angus steak, gourmet sausage, manaku bacon, eggs,hash brown, tomato and toast
  • Kiwi veggie grill $14.00
    • veggie hash cake, grilled eggs on toast with mushrooms and tomatoes
  • Kiwi grill breakfast $14.00
  • Breakfast bun $8.50
    • manuka bacon, grilled egg and lettuce
  • Big it up $3.50
    • with mushroom-add
  • Add mushroom or pepper sauce $1.50
  • Mezze Platter $15.00
    • Combination of Kashk Bademjan, Kuku sabzi, Dollma, olives & salad.
  • Gilaneh (Veg) $24.00
    • Eggplant, potato, mushroom and capsicum cooked in an authentic persian gravy served on side of rice topped with saaron and fresh season salad.
  • Baghlava $5.00
    • sweet pastry made of layers of lo lled with chopped nuts
  • Salad Shirazi $5.00
    • Fresh chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley & onion with virgin olive oil & fresh lime juice dressing
  • Kuku Sabzi $15.00
    • Persian herb frittata (combination of leafy vegetables parsley, chives, coriander, spinach & eggs) served with pita.
  • Kashk Bademjan $8.00
    • Sautéed eggplant mixed with yogurt, topped with sautéed walnut, garlic, mint, onion, & Kashk (whey).
  • Garden Salad $6.00
    • Lettuce, tomato, cucumbers with virgin olive oil & fresh lime juice dressing.
  • Shishlik $28.00
    • Our finest cut of marinated fillet cuts served with charbroiled tomato, rice and fresh season salad.
  • Pork Belly $12
    • Slow cooked pork belly and jus
  • Fish Po Boy $19
    • Tarakihi, avocado and slaw in a baguette topped with aioli
  • Scallops $12
    • Grilled Buttered Fresh NZ Scallops
  • Add Cheese $16
  • Vegetarian $28
    • Vege hash, avocado chips, pickled cucumber & mushroom croquettes
  • Garlic & Ginger Prawns $16
  • House Grill $22.50
    • Breakfast sausage, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, roasted spuds, toast, blistered tomato
  • Beef Banh-mi Rotti $17
  • Granola $ 10.50
    • with greek yoghurt and fresh fruit
  • Salt and pepper squid salad $ 17
  • Tasting Platters $ 25
  • ¼ Roast chicken fries & salad $ 18
  • Breakfast hamburger $ 14
    • – fried egg bacon salad and a sweet thai relish
  • Caesar Salad $ 17
    • with smoked salmon or roast chicken
  • Cream style mushrooms $ 14
    • with spinach on toast
  • Sirloin Steak $ 22
    • with dijon mayonnaise fries and salad
  • Lamb Kebab $9.00
  • Mix Kebab $10.00
  • Grilled Fish rice & salad $20.00
  • Falafel with rice $14.00
  • Shawarma with Chips $14.00
  • Whole Chicken $25.00
  • Lamb Shesh / Chicken Shesh $14.00
  • Lamb or Chicken with rice $14.00
  • Grilled chorizo sausage
  • Best ugly bagels $16.00
    • farmers temptation, Crispy bacon smoked bacon chutney sliced tomatoes and melted swiss cheese
  • Peri-Peri chicken Burger $15.00
    • Grilled chicken with bacon crispy lettuce smoked bacon chutney and chipotle mayo add rustic fries or polenta chips $5.00
  • Grilled Chicken Salad GF $20.00
    • Soy marinated grilled chicken breast with grilled halloumi, peach cheeks, kumara crisps toasted almonds, reduced palm sugar dressing and garlic aioli
  • Mr.Benne $19.00
    • Poached eggs, potato croquettes, baby spinach, beetroot puree and a lime + mustard hollandaise plus your choice of bacon, salmon, chicken kara-age or wild forest mushrooms and halloumi
  • Ms.Twisted(V) $22.00
    • Any style eggs, wild forest mushrooms, kumara rosti, slow-roasted vine tomatoes and grilled halloumi on chia toast, with pesto + ricotta whip and homemade chutney( add bacon or salmon $5.00)
  • Confit Pork Belly Cut $22.00
    • served on apple puree, green pesto, garlic butter mushrooms and seasonal greens
  • Pea and halloumi fritters(V) $18.00
    • served with tomatillo sauce, Greek yogurt and homemade harissa sauce(add bacon or salmon $5.00
The Block Cafe

The Block Cafe

location

Address

570 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand

phone

Phone

096270325

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Live Music ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
570 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand