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

  • Beef Rendang $15.50
  • Curry Puff $8.00
    • curry potato pastry
  • Roti Telur 1 pcs Roti Egg $11.00
    • roti egg & onion served with Indian Cabbage, Dhai and chicken gravy
  • (coconut fragrance rice served with cucumber Ikan Bilis peanut egg & spicy sambal as its come)
  • Roti Bawang 1pcs Roti Onion $11.00
    • roti onion served with Indian cabbage Dhai and chicken gravy
  • Beef Murtabak $15.50
  • Nasi Goreng $14.00
    • Malaysian style fried rice with prawn topped with egg & crispy cracker
  • Old Fashion Fried Chicken Bites $15.50
  • - Fish of the Day $14.00
  • Slimm's Polenta $20.00
    • polenta hush puppy, haloumi, pickled red onion, lettuce, aioli, avocado pesto
  • - BBQ Pork Ribs $14.00
  • Chocolate Tart $10.00
  • Fish & Chips $12.00
  • - Beetroot & Fennel Gnocchi $16.00
  • Pork Ribs $32.00
    • smokey bourbon bbq, sun-dried tomato & potato salad
  • Smoked BBQ Ribs $18.00
  • Porridge V $13.00
    • topped with seasonal Otago summer fruits, herbal tea, stewed fig, dried apple & apricot with brown sugar on the side
  • Toasted muesli with fruit, yogurt, and a berry compote $9.50
  • Soup of the Day $13.50
    • served with toasted ciabatta
  • Bread and Dips To share $16.50
    • sharing platter with in-house smoked southern ocean salmon dip, homemade broad bean hummus, balsamic and extra virgin olive oil, served with chargrilled kumara sourdough and Turkish pide
  • Pancakes $9.50
    • served with banana, vanilla ice cream, and maple syrup
  • Early Bird Combo Special V $11.50
    • a regular coffee and free-range eggs your style on toasted ciabatta
  • Toasted Muesli V $9.50
    • topped with fresh fruit salad, natural unsweetened yogurt and served with homemade berry & rhubarb compote on the side
  • Smoked salmon scrambled on toast V $16.50
    • in-house hot smoked southern ocean salmon with capers and fresh dill on toasted ciabatta
  • Tuna & Mayo Spanish Salad $5.00
  • Olives $3.00
    • National Manzanilla Olives (Spain)
  • Add Roast Veges to your order for only $8.50
  • Escabeche Mussels $7.00
    • Mussels from Las Rias Gallegas (Spain)
  • Try & Share Our Selection of Pintxos
  • Add Navarra Asparragus $4.00
    • White Spanish Asparagus from Navarra (Spain)
  • Salmon, Capers & Creme Cheese $6.50
  • Chorizo Pintxo "El Clasico" $4.50
  • Cheese Burger,Beetroot Relish, pickles $14.00
  • Chicken Schweitzer Burger, Goddess Dressing $14.00
  • Free Ranae Rotisserie Chicken & Chips $11.00
  • Beer Battered Market Fish Burger, Tartare $14.00
  • Beer battered terakihi & chips $14.00
  • Onion and Lemon $2
  • Saffron Basmati Rice $2
    • Par basmati rice with saffron.
  • Kadai Lamb (made to order) $16
    • Lamb leg pieces tempered with onion tomato, capsicum and special spices, served in kadai.
  • Chicken 65 (medium spicy) $12
    • Cubes of chicken cooked in yogurt, curry leaf and Hand pound spieces.
  • Fish Capsicum Masala $16
    • Fresh fish capsicum cooked with hand ground spices.
  • Nizami Sheek Kabab (Chicken or Lamb) $10
    • Mince marinated with Special Spices cooked in Tandoor.
  • Balti Paneer (made to order) $12
    • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with special balti sauce.
  • Garlic Paneer Naan $5
  • Plain shoyu udon $9.95
  • -Teriyaki chicken don $11.95
  • -Yakiniku don $10.95
  • Fresh salmon don $15.95
  • Seafood spicy ramen $11.50
  • Lunch box $9.95
    • Teriyaki chicken, soy chicken, spicy chicken, spicy pork, teriyaki salmon
  • -Spicy chicken don $11.95
  • -Chicken katsu spicy ramen $12.50
  • Truffle Scarmble On Your Choice Of Toast $10.50
  • Hash $5.00
  • Watermelon Gazpecho W Feta Crème $15.00
  • Benedict W House Made English Muffin $19.50
    • House Cured Salmon, Spinach
  • Crisp Spicec Pork Belly W Egg Noodle Salad $24.00
  • Three Egg Omelette $18.50
    • Red Ball Pepper, Spinach & Provolone
  • Laffare Panzanella W Rainbow Tomatoes, Basil & White Anchovy $20.00
  • Herb Crusted Kingfish With Biscue And Charred Greens $24.00
  • Pork Cabbage
  • Black Pepper Chicken $12.90
  • Fried Prawn $7.90
    • Per pack
  • Wonton Soup $6.90
  • Satay Chicken $12.90
  • Reg $12.90
    • 20 Dumplings
  • Potato Fritter $ 1.90
  • Garlic Ribs $12.90
  • Sticky plum baby ribs $12.00
    • Ribs basted in our own special plum sauce while charbroiled
  • Bachy potato croquettes $9.00
    • Creamy potato flavoured mash that will burst into your mouth, accompanied with sour cream chives sauce
  • -Cajun chicken, cheese & lettuce
  • Snack attackCalamari rings, prawn twisters, money bags, spring rolls, samosa, served with a dipping sauce $20.00
  • -Bread cheese & dips
  • Served with a side of fries
  • -Snack attack & dips
  • -Smokey ham, cheddar cheese and grilled pineapple
  • Samosas & Chips $7.50
  • Sauces :
    • Tomato, Tartare, Sweet Chilli, Aioli
  • Prawn Twisters & Chips $7.50
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $7.50
  • Hot Chips $5.50
  • Wedges $10.00
    • served with bacon, cheese, sour cream
  • Mini Hotdogs & Chips $7.50
  • Calamari $15.90
    • A frito of broad fin squid w rocket leafs, tomato, chilli mayonnaise and fresh lemon
  • NZ Green lipped Mussels $16.90
    • Steamed in white wine with a coconut, curry Ginger and lemongrass scented broth, served with bread and salad
  • Risotto $24.90
    • pumpkin, spinach. Blue cheese, creamy herb sauce
  • Aged T- bone steak $35.90
    • Crispy potato wedges, salad and roasted tomato in peppercorn wine sauce (GF)
  • Chicken pasta $26.90
    • marinated chicken pieces, mushroom, sundried tomato pesto, parmesan
  • Omelette (GF) $18.00
    • bacon, tomato, spinach, mushroom and cheese served with mixed salad
  • Mini breakfast
    • 1 egg (served any style), bacon and toast
  • Seasonal Vegetables $8,
  • Fish Roll Meatballs $5.8
  • Chopped Green Onion $1.5
  • Frozen Tofu $4.8
  • Prawn $12.8
  • Fresh White Mushrooms $5.8
  • Knife Shell
  • House Special Wild Mushroom Soup Stock $12.8
  • Fern Root Vermicelli $6.8
  • Butter chicken $18.00
    • Home made Tomato base sauce, marinated chicken topped with coriander
  • Bbq chicken $18.00
    • Chicken Breast, red Onion, Capsicum, Spring onion and BBQ swirl
  • Who's the boss $18.00
    • Some Soy a T.V Show, Some Soy Mr Springsteen, We soy PIZZA, So la mi, red Onion, Bacon, Chorizo
  • Brandy garlic prawns $18.00
    • Creamy garlic sauce and rice
  • By land $20.00/$35.00
    • Chicken wings. Spring rolls, Samosas, Onion rings, Cabanossi sausage, Wedges, grilled Bread, BBQ sauce and Blue cheese aioli.
  • Sirloin $28.00
    • 300g Angus beef sirloin served with rustic Fries, garden Salad and creamy Mushroom sauce
  • Calamari (gf) $13.00
    • Served with petit salad, chor lime aioli. Lemon wedge (9 pieces)
  • Beer battered fish & chips $19.00
    • Beer battered Tarakihi, rustic Fries, garden Salad and Tartare sauce
  • White Chip Macadamia N/A
  • Double Choc Chip N/A
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Italian Dressing N/A
  • Sweet Onion N/A
  • Tomato N/A
  • White Bread N/A
  • Thinly Cut Ready Salted N/A
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