SPQR Cafe Restaurant and Bar in Auckland Menu

PANE PANE
  • Pizza Bread $9.5
    • garlic, cheese, Maldon sea salt & olive oil
PRIMI PIATTI PRIMI PIATTI
  • Crayfish Ravioli $17.5
    • dill, creme fraiche, chives, lemon zest, truffle salt
  • Char-grilled Calamari $19.5
    • chilli, parsley & lemon juice
  • Prawns Gremolata $25.5
    • garlic, parsley, extra virgin olive oil & lemon zest
  • West Coast Whitebait Fritter $26
    • chives, lemon butter
  • Eggplant Parmigano $19.5
    • a true Italian delight in a rich Napoletana sauce
  • Eye Fillet Carpaccio $26.5
    • truffle oil, anchovy dressing, Maldon sea salt, shaved parmesan & watercress
  • Caprese Salad $35 / $19.5
    • fresh Clevedon buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, vine-ripened tomatoes, basil & olive oil
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • S.P.Q.R. Mini Platter $16.5
    • olives, feta cheese, tomatoes & prosciutto
  • S.P.Q.R. Classic Platter $39
    • individual tastings of Italian crudites
  • S.P.Q.R. Meat Platter $39
    • platter of chorizo, salami, cured meats w/- olives, artichokes, cheese & truffle oil
TASTING PLATES TASTING PLATES
  • Salmon Gravlax $19.5
    • cured in Hendrick’s Gin w/- capers, onion & dill mustard sauce
  • Oven Baked Scallops $19.5
    • served in the shell w/- basil, mint brandy & breadcrumbs
  • Prawn Cocktail $6.5
    • w/- avocado salad (minimum of 3) (each)
  • Piccolo Platter $19.5
    • salmon, prosciutto, pate, olives & tomatoes
INSALATE INSALATE
  • Char-grilled Calamari Salad $26.5
    • rocket, roast garlic, baby spinach, balsamic & virgin olive oil
  • S.P.Q.R Caesar $23.5
    • cos lettuce, par-boiled egg, anchovies, bacon & croutons
  • S.P.Q.R Caesar $27.5
    • w/- char-grilled chicken or prawns
  • Scampi Tail Salad $29.5
    • a light fresh salad w/- fennel, cucumber, radish, basil, mint, chiili & apple mustard vinaigrette
  • Seared Rare Tuna $28.5
    • smoked tomato salsa, rocket, balsamic & virgin olive oil
  • Char-grilled Eggplant $25.5
    • slow roasted capsicum, goat’s cheese, basil & olives
PASTA PASTA
  • Saffron Risotto $30.5
    • sautèed prawns, snowpeas, chilli & garlic
  • Cockle Linguini $27.5 share $40
    • white wine, garlic, Italian parsley broth
  • Scampi Tail Linguini $33 share $45
    • garlic, chilli, Italian parsley & lime
  • Fettuccine $27.5
    • char-grilled chicken, porcini mushrooms, spinach, leeks & cream sauce
  • Fresh Crab Spaghettini (50gms) $26.5 / $44.5
    • lemon butter, chilli
  • Scallop & Prawn Spaghettini $29.5
    • garlic, white wine, parsley & chilli
  • Vegetarian Linguini $23.5
    • crushed chilli, roast garlic cloves, pinenuts, olives, wilted spinach & rocket
  • Vegetarian Linguini $27.5
    • w/- char-grilled chicken
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Fresh tomato, basil & buffalo mozzarella $24.5
    • w/- truffle oil
  • Fresh tomato, basil & buffalo mozzarella $25.9
    • w/- prosciutto
  • Pamplona chorizo $25.9
    • Pamplona chorizo, blue cheese, fresh rosemary, red onion, chilli & Italian parsley
  • Smoked ham $25.9
    • Smoked ham, mushrooms, taleggio cheese, balsamic, truffle oil & Italian parsley
  • Chorizo $25.9
    • Chorizo, tomato, red onions, olives & shaved parmesan
  • Fresh buffalo mozzarella $25.9
    • Fresh buffalo mozzarella, pesto, pepperoni, cherry tomatoes & watercress
  • Eggplant $25.9
    • Eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, roasted garlic, capers, olives, fresh rosemary & goats cheese
  • Pepperoni $25.9
    • Pepperoni, olives, chilli, cherry tomatoes & anchovies
  • Prawns $25.9
    • Prawns, chilli, proscuitto, mushrooms, rocket & cherry tomatoes
  • Wild mushrooms $25.9
    • Wild mushrooms, crispy sage & Kikorangi blue cheese
  • Cajun chicken $25.9
    • Cajun chicken, caramelised onions & feta
  • Fresh prosciutto $25.9
    • Fresh prosciutto, rocket, rosemary, caramelised onion, red onion & chilli
  • Salami $25.9
    • Salami, anchovies, capers, olives, chorizo, mushrooms, chilli & oregano
SECONDI - FRUTTI DI MARE SECONDI - FRUTTI DI MARE
  • Oven Roasted Snapper $38.5
    • saffron lime risotto, rocket, shaved Monte Vecchio, extra virgin Olive oil & chardonnay vinaigrette
  • S.P.Q.R. Seafood Paella $30.5 / $50
    • selection of fresh seafood & chorizo (for 1 / to share)
  • Italian Fish Stew $35.5
    • prawns, calamari, fish, cockles, & mussels in a rich tomato & Pernod ragu
  • Seafood Risotto $29.5
    • sautéed prawns, mussels, calamari, cockles, scallops & fresh fish
SECONDI - DI CARNE SECONDI - DI CARNE
  • Veal Scaloppine Marsala $33.5
    • traditional veal marsala & sautèed parsley potatoes
  • Vitello alla Milanese - Veal Scaloppine $32.5
    • crumbed w/- parmesan and parsley w/- rocket, lemon & truffle oil
  • Free Range Chicken Breast in Italian Herb Rub $33.5
    • w/- homemade coleslaw & mash
  • Angus Pure Wakanui Scotch Fillet $46.5
    • 340 gram, hand-cut fries, pinot jus, truffle herb butter, coleslaw
  • Duck Confit $38
    • truffle mash, sauteed spinach & a rich duck jus
  • Glazed Duck Confit $38.5
    • (glazed in a sherry reduction) parsnip puree, salsa verde
  • Free Farmed Pork Belly Confit Entree $19.5 Main $29.5
    • Giusti Richardo balsamic & Italian coleslaw
  • Angus Pure Eye Fillet $39.5
    • marinated in thyme, lemon, garlic, served w/- cubed potatoes, spinach & red wine jus
CONTORNI CONTORNI
  • Sautèed beans $8
    • w/- cherry tomatoes & olives
  • Minted pea salad $8.5
    • w/- red onion & feta
  • S.P.Q.R herb & garden salad $9.5
  • Tomato & fresh basil $8
    • w/- extra virgin olive oil
  • Rocket $9.5
    • w/- balsamic & reggiano
  • Crispy potatoes $8.5
    • w/- rosemary & salt
  • Garlic linguini $7.5
  • Sautèed spinach $8.5

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Miso soup $3
  • Karaage $12.5
    • Fried chicken or salmon -Japanese style (chicken ・salmon)
  • Yakiniku $12.5
    • Spicy garlic sauce (chicken・pork ・beef)
  • Spicy Karaage chicken $5.5
  • Tofu salad $5
  • Tempura $12.5
    • (prawn/vege ・vege only)
  • Potato katsu $5.5
  • Katsu curry $12.5
    • Fried bread-crumbed cutlets in curry (chicken ・pork・prawn)
  • Tuna Sashimi $4.90
  • Sweet Soy Chck Popcorn $4.90
  • Mini Salmon(G) $3.00
  • Mini Chck Katsu $3.00
  • (D)=Diary
  • Battered Salmon $4.90
  • Salmon Wing $7.00
  • Tempura Cream Cheese R with Scallop(D) $4.90
  • Gourmet Finger Clubs (3pc) $7
    • Truffled free range chicken mayo, free range ham, sliced swiss cheese, onion jam & garlic aioli, classic BLT/ roast vegetable baby spinach & whipped feta, ordered as a multiple of 3
  • Caramelised Scallops (GF)
    • With cauliflower puree, pancetta, dotes & creme fraiche potato
  • Free range chicken skewer with cucumber coriander yoghurt
  • Artichoke & brie frittata, roast pepper & cress (GF)
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Rump
    • Agrio olive oil, soufflé, golden raisin vinaigrette & broccolini
  • House Smoked Salmon (GF)
    • With beetroot, mint salad, pomegranate molasses
  • Louise Slice $46
  • Seared scallop tostada with avocado relish
  • The champions breakfast $21.90
    • 2 eggs cooked to your liking and served with bacon, hash cakes, tomato, mushroom and suasage on your choice of toasted ciabatta and 5 grain bread.
  • Eggs $8.90
    • Add Steak
  • Toasties $7.90
    • White or brown bread served with salad and relish with 2 choices of e following filling: cheese, egg, mushroom, pineapple or tomato
  • Olivers burger $17.90
    • A hand made beef pattie, served on grilled focaccia bread, carmelized onion and olivers aioli, topped with cumin seed Gouda.
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $9.90
  • Rustic omelette $40
    • Add toast
  • Eggs benedict $13.90
    • 2 soft poached eggs atop baby spinach and your choice of english muffin or low gluten hash cakes all topped with hollandise sauce.
  • French toast $4.90
    • Add Bacon
  • Fried Sticky Rice with Preserved Meat Sausage $15.80
  • Chicken with Lemon Sauce / Secret Homemade Golden Bean Curd $28.00
  • Sweet Corn Crab Soup / Beef Minced Soup / Sweet Corn Chicken Soup $9.00
  • Jee Jee Marinade Chicken with Rice $13.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork on Rice / Sweet & Sour Chicken on Rice / Sweet & Sour Fish on Rice $12.00
  • Seasonal Veges Fried with Preserved Meat / (Beef/Chicken/Pork) fried with snow peas $48.00
  • Seafood Stir Rice $14.80
  • Stir Fried Chinese Broccoli in Ginger Sauce $38.00
  • Chicken Satay $15.00
  • Mixed Chicken & Lamb $12.00
  • Wedges $4.90
  • Hawaiian beef $11.00
  • Cheese $11.00
  • Chicken Shish $17.00
    • chargrilled chicken fillet tenderloin
  • SAUCES: SATAY/HOT CHILI AND T.RELISH $1.00
  • mixed Chicken & Lamb $15.50
  • Fried Fillets with Spiced Salt/Sweet & Sour Sauce / Fried Fillet with Rice Wine Sauce $18.00
  • Pickled Vegetable with Pork Slice / Braised Pork Meat Ball $15.00
  • Deep Fried Spare Ribs with Chilli / Fried Garlic Pork Spare Ribs with Silver Paper / Pork Slice with Garlic and Coriander $16.00
  • Needle Mushroom (Hot Spicy) $6.00
  • Beef Slice with Onion on Rice / Lamb or Chicken or Beef with Black Pepper Sauce on Rice / Lamb with Cumin on Rice $10.00
  • Stewed Pork Cubes and Tofu Skin in Brown Sauce / Braised Intestines with Spicy Sauce in Cooking Pot $22.00
  • Sauteed Lamb Slice with Cumin / Black Pepper Beef (lamb) in Sizzling Plate $18.00
  • Sauteed Shredded Pork in Special Sauce / Pork with Beijing Thick Soy Sauce / Pork Egg Agaric and Veggies $16.00
  • Green Salad $8.5
    • Stables dressing
  • Shoestring Fries $9
    • Ketchup aioli
  • Gourmet Pizza $12
    • with any or all toppings - tomato sauce, ham, cheese, pineapple
  • Pan-fried Calamari $16
    • Chorizo, Nuoc cham, fresh herb, lime
  • Country Park $26
    • Roast potato, caramelized onion, rosemary, crispy bacon, sour cream
  • Old Fashioned Beef Burger $24
    • Cheese, onion rings, salad, gherkins, fries. Bun $3
  • Beer Battered Fish $28
    • Shoestring fries, tartare, lemon
  • Hawke's Bay Lamb Rump $34
    • Stables rub, zesty summer veg, cous cous, labne
  • Toasted muesli, feijoa, coconut yoghurt $ 12
  • Agria potato rosti, free range eggs and honey roasted bacon, smokey tomato sauce(flourless) $22
  • Apple & maple compote, fresh stone fruit, organic porridge $ 12
  • Savoury porridge, crispy bacon, poached egg. roasted tomato $ 18
  • Roast butternut, rocket pesto & feta on toasted sourdough $ 18
  • Mushroom ragu, garlic puree, poached egg & shaved parmesan $ 18
  • Beef or Chicken Sambal $12.50
    • A blend of shrimp paste, chili & spices on Coconut rice or Fried rice
  • Nyonya Fried Rice $11.50
    • with spice cabbage, mixed vegetables, prawn & chicken. Recommend top with fried egg (extra $1.50). Prawn only $12.50
  • Tom Yum Noodle Soup $11.50
    • Yellow noodles in hot & sour soup with prawns and chicken.
  • Beef or Chicken Sambal $11.90
    • A blend of shrimp paste, chili & spices on Steam Rice
  • Roti Canai (2 pcs ) with curry gravy $11.00 / $10.00
    • Chicken or Beef / Vegetarian
  • Beef or Chicken Curry on Steam rice $11.50
  • Malaysian Chinese style Fried Rice with Shrimp $12.00
  • Nasi Goreng $11.50
    • Savoury fried rice with vegetables, prawn and chicken cook in traditional Malay style. Prawn only $12.50
  • LARGE (500G) $17.00
    • For every 500g of wings ordered please select a side of sauce [to be picked up in store]
  • LARGE 18 VEGGIE $32.00
    • Garden Fresh Capsicum and Mushroom
  • Authentic sauces $1.50
    • Famous Tomato Sauce, Buffalo Sauce, HOT Buffalo Sauce, Chunky Blue Cheese, Creamy Ranch Dressing, Marinara Sauce
  • Onions, olives $2.00
  • A TASTE OF NY $100.00
    • 4 of our Signature Large 1 Topping Pizzas Cheese, Pepperoni, Meatball, Sausage (12 - 16 Adults)
  • Mozzarella Stick 6 pieces $9.00
  • NEW YORK'S FINEST $60.00
    • 1 Pepperoni Pizza, 1 Cheese Pizza, 8 Garlic Knots, 1 legendary sauce and a 1.5L Soda
  • Mushroom, capsicum, tomato $4.00
  • Steamed Blue Cod Fillet with Egg (pre-order) $39.80
  • Deep Fried Prawn with Salty Egg Yolk $26.80
  • Braised Blue cod with tofu in soy sauce $33.80
  • Spicy Pork Fried Noodle $9.80
  • Combination Chicken on Rice $9.80
  • Dry Noodle and Pork Mince Topping $9.80
  • Stir Fried Chicken with Celery and Cashew Nuts $15.80
  • Stir Fried Prawn $24.80
  • -Also served on Rice or Salad
  • Grilled Chicken Pizza $ 16.50
    • Roasted tomato. Onion. Garlic, Oreganos, Mozzarella
  • Salami Pizza $15.50
    • Dried Salami, Oregano, Mozzarella & Garlic Oil
  • Triple Cheese Pizza $14.50
    • Melted Mozzarella, Feta,Tasty Cheese, Oregano and garlic
  • -Combo (Fries and Coke) $13.50
  • Bamya $24
    • Stewed lamb & okra tomato, garlic,coriander served with rice
  • Kebab’s $ 9.50
    • Chicken or Lamb with Your choice of toppings from display cabinet
  • -Lamb pita with tomato Gherkins, onion, garlic sauce $12 50
  • Lamb flap $3.50
    • In soyer sauce
  • Lamb curry S$5/L$8
    • With potatoes
  • Plain rice $2.00cup
  • Taro $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Yeast doughnuts 5 for $1
    • Keke 'isite
  • Chop suey S$5/L$8
    • With beef
  • Kumara $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Tapioka $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Sauteed duck in hot pot $28.00
  • Pork Lungs in chilli sauce $12.00
  • Fried noodle with Beef in black bean sauce $26.00
  • Stewed Beef tendon with tomato in hot pot $26.00
  • Deep fried sliced chicken meat with Lemon/Lime sauce $24.00
  • Sizzling sweet & sour shrimps with pineapple $32.00
  • Steamed Fish with chilli N/A
  • Fried rice with Beef $24.00
SPQR Cafe Restaurant and Bar

SPQR Cafe Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

150 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

093601710

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Thursday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Friday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Saturday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Sunday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Luxury Dining ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
150 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand