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

  • Lamb Peri-nice
    • Tomato Base, Garlic, Onion, Lamb Cubes, Black Pepper, Tomato, Coriander, Capsicum, Mozzarella, Peri-nice Sauce.
  • Tandoori Chicken
    • Tomato Base, Mozzarella, Onion, Mushrooms, Capsicum, Tandoori Chicken
  • Peri-Peri Paneer
    • Tomato Base, Mozzarella, Onion, Garlic, Capsicum, Peri-Peri Sauce, Coriander, Paneer, Black Pepper.
  • Pizza Bella
    • Tomato Base, Onion, Capsicum, Black Olives, Mozzarella, Feta, Tomatoes, Pepperoni, Parsley.
  • BBQ Chicken Wings $12.00
  • Salmon & Feta
    • Tomato Base, Mozzarella, Salmon, Baby Spinach, Feta, Garlic, Black Pepper, Hollandaise Sauce.
  • Hot ‘n’ Spicy Beef
    • Tomato Base, Onion, Garlic, Chilli Flakes, Beef Cubes, Jalapenos, Capsicum, Mozzarella, Tomatoes, Bell Pepper Sauce.
  • Apricot Chicken
    • Tomato Base, Mozzarella, Onion, Capsicum, Garlic, Chicken, Pineapple, Spiced Apricot Sauce
  • Mixed and entrée $12.90
    • Kumara chips, Spring rolls, Prawn cutlet, Hoki bites & Aioli.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips
  • Char Beef steak rice $14.50
    • Stir Fried Scotch fillet, Tomato, Salad and 2 Fried eggs.
  • Kumara chips. $5.90
    • (With Aioli).
  • Butter Chicken $12.90
    • Served with Steamed rice.
  • Chicken Pasta $14.50
    • Chicken Breast, Onion Creamy mushroom and Parmesan cheese.
  • Moroccan Mango Chicken $12.90
    • Chicken Breast, Coconut cream, Mango slice with Almonds and Steamed rice.
  • Penne Bolognese $10.90
    • Premium minced beef and Bolognese sauce and Parmesan Cheese.
  • Ortolana $17.50 S / $25.50 L
    • Tomato, cheese, seasonal vegetables, eggplant, artichokes, olives, capers, mushrooms, capsicum
  • Gelati $13.80
    • A selection of three low fat gelato and sorbet. Pistachio, passionfruit, raspberry.
  • Maccheroni Alla Mamma Mia $18 Entree / $26 Main
    • Gluten free, wheat free, tomato and basil infused macaroni, cooked to order, tossed with zucchini, vine ripened tomatoes, smoked provolone, served with walnut pesto. Unique!
  • Cozze $18.00
    • Fresh New Zealand mussels poached in napoletana sauce, with vodka and basil.
  • Antipasto Freddo $26.80
    • A traditional Italian way of commending a meal with a stunning array of ingredients.
  • Barbecue $26.80
    • Chargrilled eye-fillet in a barbecue sauce, spinach, chargrilled capsicum topped with mozzarella and feta.
  • Ricca $17.50 S / $25.50 L
    • Tomato, cheese, mushrooms, cajun chicken breast, camembert, sun dried tomato, capsicum coulis
  • Pescatore $17.50 S / $25.50 L
    • Tomato, cheese, king prawns, mussels, calamari, anchovies, pesto sauce
  • Sweet Mango Chutney $3.00
    • Mangoes mildly spiced
  • Chicken Jalfkezi $13.00
    • Tender chicken cooked with onion, fresh capsicum, tomatoes herbs, and spices
  • Chicken Vindaloo $13.00
    • Tender chicken fillets cooked in Goan style with hot spices
  • Mix Pakora $5.00
    • Mixture of onion, potatoes dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried
  • Butter Naan $2.50
    • leavened bread from refined flour
  • Matar Paneer $12.00
    • fresh peas cooked with tomato, onion gravy with paneer
  • -Full $18.00
  • Bombay Potato $11.00
    • Cubes of potatoes cooked with capsicum, onions and spices
  • Served with garden pesto, house terracotta bread and crisp flatbread
  • Windy Peak Gouda, Puhoi Aged Cheddar, Matakana Blue and Te Muri Triple Cream Brie (GFA) $22.90
    • Served up with apple paste, fresh fruit, flatbread and toasted sourdough
  • Spiced Lamb Meatballs (GF) $14.90
    • pumpkin hummus and mint yoghurt
  • Shed Burger $23.90
    • Local beef and cheddar or haloumi and avocado. With Lettuce, tomato, mustard, sweet and spicy pickles, battered onion rings and bloody mary ketchup, served up with skinny chips
  • -Land (GF)
    • prosciutto, grana padano and roasted vine tomato
  • Roasted Chicken Breast (GF) $32.90
    • Cream cheese, lemon and basil, green market vegetables, fennel and roasted red capsicum relish
  • Poached Prawns (GF)(DF) $16.90
    • summer gazpacho, fresh herbs, local tomatoes and avocado.
  • Best Ugly Benny (GFA on potato rosti) $19.90
    • Crispy cavolo nero, poached eggs and hollandaise with streaky bacon or shed cured salmon or asparagus
  • MARKET FISH OF THE DAY $ 4.00
  • PRAWN KEBAB $ 2.50
  • SNAPPER $5.60
  • MUSSELS $ 0.90
  • VEGE SAMOSAS 4 FOR $ 1.00
  • OYSTER $ 1.80
  • FISH CAKE $ 2.00
  • POTATO FRITTER $ 1.00
  • Chicken $3.70
  • Special A $9.50
    • 1 Egg Burger, 1 Fish, 1 Hot Dog, 1 Potato Fritter, $1 Chips
  • Donut $1.30
  • Fish burger (snapper) $6.00
  • Hawaiian burger $4.50
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $11.00
  • Prawn $12.50
  • Chinese Meal Special F $24.00
    • 1 Pork Fried Rice, 1 Steak Chow Mein, 1 Sweet & Sour Wonton
  • Egg Burger (Beef+Egg) $7.50
  • Fish Burger $5.99
  • Kebab Salad $14.50
    • salad combos
  • Dinner Box $8.50
    • 2 chicken drumstick, 1 thigh & chips
  • Chicken Nugget Combo $6.50
    • 6 chicken nuggets, chips & can of drink
  • Chicken/Lamb $9.99
  • Crab Stick $1.50
  • Drum Each $2.30
  • Eggs on toast $7.5
    • Cooked your way
  • -Tomato, Avocado & Pesto $9.5
  • Creamy Mushroom $4.5
  • -Special Omelette $17.5
    • Sweet Corn, Onion, Mushroom, Chicken, Cheese, Toasted Ciabatta A Relish
  • Kitchenette Mushroom on Toast $15.5
    • Creamy Mushroom, Poached Egg & Baby Spinach
  • Crispy Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Aioli. Tomato Sauce with Fries $16.5
  • Peri-Peri Chicken Burger $16.5
    • Delicately Grilled Chicken Breast, Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce, Cranberry sauce .Crispy Potatoes, Aioli A Tomato Sauce
  • Bacon $4.5
  • Tabbouleh of grains, sumac dressing, harissa labneh, green (V) $18.00
  • The eggs you want, toast, creames feta $14.50
  • -Grilled holloumi, sujuk, flat bread (GF)(On request) $12.50
  • -Cauliflower fritters, black garlic aioli $12.50
  • French fries with tomato sauce $7.50
  • -Baked salmon, locorice gel, horseradish mascarpone, kale chips, beetroot powder $33.00
  • Turkish mussels stuffed with pine nuts, raisin, cheese $15.50
  • -Fattoush salad $9.50
  • Soft tortilla $17.50
    • with braised pulled beef, chipotle, spinach, black beans and grilled peppers
  • Poached/fried eggs $11.50
    • on toast with homemade chutney
  • Cassoulet $22.50
    • berlotti beans with sweet smoked paprika provencal sauce organic pork and fennel sausage with a poached egg and sourdough
  • The herbivore $14.50
    • grilled aubergine, haloumi, capsicum, pesto and spinach in a toasted panini
  • Peanut parlour pancake $17.50
    • with roasted peanuts, vanilla bean ice cream, palm sugar and coconut infused sauce
  • Black sticky rice $17.50
    • with lemongrass, coconut cream and tropical fruits
  • Seared spinach oven roasted tomatoes sliced fresh tomatoes w basil hollandaise $4.50
  • Rumbledthumps $22.50
    • crushed potato and cabbage with tasty english cheddar, hollandaise and middle bacon braised in cider with soft poached eggs
  • FISH $3.00
  • SEAFOOD $3.00
  • STEAK & PEPPER $ 3.00
  • STEAK & CURRY $ 3.00
  • MINCE & CHEESE $ 3.00
  • CHICKEN CORDON BLEU $ 3.00
  • BUTTER CHICKEN $ 3.00
  • STUFFED SAUSAGE $ 2.00
  • Large $11.00
  • Lamb $13.00
  • Vegetarian $12.50
  • Small $7.00
  • Lamb $9.00
  • Medium $9.00
  • Mix (Chicken & Lamb) $14.50
  • Large $14.00
  • 7 - Chicken Drumsticks $1.80
  • Sausage Roll $1.20
  • Chicken Kebab $2.50
  • 11 - Chicken Nuggets 6 for $2.50
  • Potato Top Pie $3.00
  • 10 - Potato Wedges w/ Sour Cream $2.50
  • Chicken Pie $3.00
  • 9 - Potato Wedges $2.00
  • Tuna tartare - toasted quinoa / sesame seaweed salad / saffron yoghurt $23.50
  • Blackmore sirloin - 9+ marble score - 650 day grain fed $120.00/200g
  • Chopped prawn cocktail - garlic horseradish custard / gazpacho sauce / masa croutons $28.50
  • Jervois cut eye fillet on the bone - Farmed on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Eating nothing but pure New Zealand pasture, this animal has an unmatched tenderness & flavour $42.50 (grass fed - 370g)
  • Brandy & green peppercorn - Angus Pure eye fillet $2.50
  • Top your steak w BBQ jumbo prawns or King crab $28.00
  • Truffle chipotle & horseradish béarnaise - Black Angus sirloin, Steak Fiorentina $2.50
  • Caprese salad - prosciutto / basil / Saporoso / EVO $21.50
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