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

  • Pull-apart Loaf $9.50
    • w spreads & balsamic olive oil
  • Malay Chicken Satay $15.50
    • on basmati rice w a peanut & coriander sauce
  • BLT $17.50
    • bacon lettuce & tomato w aioli on grain bread w fries
  • Fish & Chips $19.50/$23.50
    • asahi Battered or Grilled w lemon pepper crisp green salad fries tartare
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $18.50
    • w roasted pumpkin, almonds & sundried tomato couscous and mesclulin
  • Crisp salad greens w vine tomatoes $5.00
  • Greek Lamb Burger $19.50
    • w feta & tzatziki spread, baby spinach, cucumber & tomato w fries
  • Fillet Mignon $36.00
    • 200g Angus Eye Fillet wrapped in streaky Bacon and topped with mushrooms in red wine sauce w a grain mustard mash & seasonal greens
  • Pork $14.50
  • Won Ton $0.80
  • Fish $13.50
  • Chicken $14.50
  • Chicken $14.50
  • Scallops $17.00
  • Quarter One $4.50
  • Fish $5.80
  • Desserts All $10.50
  • Fettucine Cabonara with bacon, ham, mushrooms, double cream and parmesan cheese $24.00
  • Humus, ground chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, lemon and tahini, served with warm Turkish bread $10.50
  • Scotch fillet served with garlic mash, seasonal vegetables and port wine jus $27.50
  • Rich Chocolate Fudge Cake served with vanilla ice cream (Gluten Free)
  • Spaghetti Marinara with mussels, salmon, white fish and shrimps in a creamy vin blanc sauce $24.50
  • Mezze Platter (for 2), selection of dips, falafel, feta, filo parcels with olives and Turkish Bread $19.50
  • Cannelloni, beef or chicken baked in homemade tomato sauce with grated mozzarella $23.50
  • Stir fried beef and vegetables on rice $16
  • Fresh Vietnamese Summer rolls $7
    • with salad and dipping sauce - with grilled prawns, fresh vegetables, corianders
  • Calamari salad $16
    • Cucumber, capsicums, carrot, herbs, bean sprout
  • Grilled pork skewer on vermicelli $15
  • Vietnamese beef stew on rice $16
  • Grilled pork skewer on rice $15
    • with salad
  • Grilled lemon grass chicken on vermicelli $15.5
  • Vietnamese chicken noodle - Pho ga $14
    • with bean sprout, corianders, mint, onion and Vietnamese broth
  • A $33.00
    • 1 bolognese (medium), 1 pork meal (medium), 1 chicken meal (medium)
  • Potatoes / Pumpkin $0.50
  • Cheese
  • Pork S$9.9/$12.9/L$16.9
  • 2 pcs chicken, 4 pcs potatoes + one 1.5L soft drink $9.00
  • Chicken S$9.9/$12.9/L$16.9
  • Onion
  • One beef roll, 2 pcs potatoes + 1 can soft drink $8.00
  • Salted caramel slice $8.00
    • w/ dense dark chocolate
  • Lemon syrup loaf $7.00
    • classic butter cake soaked in lemon syrup
  • Scone $4.00
    • classic parsley, chives, cheese
  • Apple pie $8.00
    • hannah's secret apple filling made w/ cinnamon, nutmeg & a touch of lemon encased in rosebank's home made flaky pastry, topped w/ salted caramel
  • Lemon slice $6.00
    • silky lemon tart designed from whole lemons
  • Mushrooms a la creme $7.00
  • Cream doughnut $5.00
    • diplomate cream, homemade raspberry compote
  • Lemon friand $7.00
    • lemon curd topped w/ lemon curd mascarpone & blueberry compote
  • Seafood Tofu Casserole / Beef Brisket Casserole $25.00
  • Roasted Pork / BBQ Pork $23.00
  • Fujian E-Fu Noodles $18.00
  • Garlic/Stir-Fried/Oyster Sauce Vegetable $20.00
  • Beef with Spring Onion & Ginger / Chilli Beef / Spicy Beef with Chilli $25.00
  • Whole Blue Cod Seasonal Price
    • Steamed / Deep Fried / Braised / Sweet Vinegar / Steam with Chilli
  • Seasonal Vegetable in Soup / Seasonal Vegetable with Mushrooms $20.00
  • Salt & Pepper Pork Spare-Ribs / Szechuan Chilli Pork Belly / Garlic Pork Spare-Ribs $23.00
  • Falafel on Rice L $13.00 / R $11.00
  • Chicken Souvlaki Kebab $10.50 / C $14.50
    • Cooked with homemade chilli sauce
  • Mixed Kebab $11.00 / C $15.00
    • Combination of marinated lamb & chicken
  • Chicken Salad $14.00
  • Baklawa $3.00
  • Chicken Satay Kebab $10.50 / C $14.50
    • Cooked with homemade satay sauce
  • Lamb or Chicken Samosa / Wedges with Sour Cream $5.00
  • Almaz Beef Burger $14.00
    • 200 gram prime beef mince with herb and spices, beetroot, onion, double, cream melted cheese and fries
  • Malt Vinegar $1.10
  • Mussel $1.00
  • Every Portion of Beer Battered Fish is 120 to 140 Grs -
  • Oyster $2.50
  • Smoked Fishcake $6.90
  • Homemade Tartar $2.80
  • After school special (3-5pm, School students only) 2 bite size fish + small chips $5.00
  • Fish Wrap(crumbed fish + salad + aioli) $12.00
  • Paneer Kadai (made to order) $16
    • Paneer tempered with onion, tomato, capsicum and special spices served in kadai.
  • Raita $2
  • Chicken Dum Biryani $35
    • Served with raita, gravy and eggs (for 4 persons).
  • Chicken Kadai (made to order) $16
    • Bone chicken tempered with onion, Tomato, capsicum And special spices, serve in kadai.
  • Prawn Malai Curry $16
    • Prawn cooked in creamy gravy.
  • Garlic Naan $3
  • Paya $12
    • A royal moghul speciality of lamb flesh soup.
  • Balti Lamb (made to order) $14
    • Boneless lamb cooked with special Balti gravy.
  • Special Fried Rice $13.00
    • chicken, steak, pork, prawn and cashew nuts
  • Ham Roll $3.50
  • Pork Mushroom $12.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice $10.00
  • Fish Cake $2.50
  • Lemon Fish $12.00
  • Prawn Fried Rice $13.00
  • Veges, Mushroom, Pineapple or Fried Rice $2.00
  • Mega Beef Burger $16.90
    • 2 beef patties, fried egg, tomato, cheese and more!!
  • Caesar
    • chicken breast, bacon, egg, parmesan
  • French Toast with Bacon $16.90
    • with Fried Banana and lots of fresh fruits & syrup on top
  • Bacon $15.90
  • Eggs Benedict
  • Salad M $8.90 L $11.90
  • Big Breakfast $16.90
    • egg (poached, scramble, fried) sausage, bacon, vege, toast
  • Eggs on Toast $11.90
    • eggs (poached, scramble, fried) with homemade toast
  • Bacon, Mushroom And Cheese $17.50
  • Smoked Salmon, Avocado And Cheese $17.50
  • With bacon $17.50
  • With portobello mushrooms $17.50
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Soft poached eggs on sweet potato hash or English muffins with hollandaise sauce
  • TOASTED BAGEL
  • Club Toasted Sandwich $13.50
    • Filled with lettuce, tomato, fried egg served with bacon and chips
  • Omelette
  • -with salmon $19.50
  • -with mascarpone, rhubarb & red berry compote $12.50
  • Eggs on toast $8.50
  • -with streaky bacon $16.00
  • Cinnamon french toast
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Poached eggs with hollandaise
  • Bagel with jam and cream cheese $7.50
  • -with bacon, banana & maple syrup $16.50
  • Fried Chinese cabbage $17.50
  • Mushroom beef soup $18.50
  • Marinated chicken with liquor sauce $8.50
  • Steamed plain buns $6.50
  • Pickled tuber mustard, shredded pork and egg soup $7.50
  • Boiled bean curd strips with ham and prawns $19.50
  • Fried sliced chicken with oyster sauce $17.50
  • Fried yangchun noodles with shredded pork $8.50
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