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

  • -Roast chicken, roast capsicum, goat's feta & pesto $13.50
  • Raw vegan caramel slice $5.90
  • House made granola (FO) (GF) (V) $12.50
    • Toasted nuts, seeds, coconut & goji with fresh fruit & cashew milk
  • Sandwiches & wraps (plain or toasted)
  • -Peanut butter cups, almond cups, walnut cups $3.50
  • Feta, avocado & tomato $14.50
    • Goat's milk feta, smashed avo & tomato on organic multigrain toast
  • -Pesto, hummus $2.00
  • Toast with jam (GF) (V) $9.50
    • 2 pieces of multigrain toast with house made jam & butter (vegan option)
  • Black Pepper Chicken $19.90
    • chicken cooked with black pepper in a creamy sauce
  • Kadhai Paneer $16.90
    • cottage cheese in a thick tomato and fenugreek gravy with chopped onion and capsicum
  • Crispy Onion Bhaji $7.90
    • crispy fritters made with onion, gram flour and secret spices
  • Plain Rice $2.90
    • boiled basmati rice
  • Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream $8.90
  • Mango Kulfi $6.90
    • a traditional homemade milk ice-cream containing a delicate blend of mango
  • Amritsari Fish $16.90
    • fish marinated with gram flour and yoghurt and deep fried
  • Lamb Seekh Kebab $15.90
    • lamb mince mixed with spices cooked on skewers
  • Haloumi $15.90
    • Pan fried halloumi, courgette salad
  • Oysters $9.00 / $18.00 / $30.00
    • Natural or Tempura with Chardonnay vinaigrette, three, six or twelve
  • Toasted Muesli $10.50
    • Fresh fruit, vanilla yoghurt, honey
  • Pescatore $20.00
    • Calamari, prawns, cured salmon, mussels, tomato sugo, fior di latte
  • White & Dark Chocolate Brownie $14.90
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Quattro Stagioni $24.90
    • Shaved ham, button mushrooms, olives, artichokes, fior di latte, tomato sugo
  • Main $15.50
    • Chicken, Fish, sausage, steak or mini beef burgers
  • Braised Olives $6.00
    • Kalamata, green sicilian olives, thyme, spices
  • Shishlik (Lamb eye filet) $28.00
    • Our finest cut of marinated filet cuts served with charbroiled tomato, rice, and fresh season salad.
  • SALAD SHIRAZI $5.00
    • fresh chopped cucumber tomatoes, parsley & onion with virgin olive oil & fresh lime juice dressing
  • Negindar $28.00
    • Juicy strips of charbroiled seasoned ground lamb with a tender chicken breast on the top served with charbroiled tomato, rice, and fresh season salad
  • Koobideh $24.00
    • Juicy strips of charbroiled seasoned ground lamb Served with charbroiled tomato, Rice, and fresh season salad.
  • Baghali Polo $25.00
    • Basmati rice mixed with dill & lima beans served with fresh seasoned slow-cooked lamb shank and Shirazi salad.
  • MEZZE PLATTER(VEG) $15.00
    • combination of Kashk Bademjan, Kuku Sabzi, Dolma, olives & salad
  • TORSHI(HOMEMADE) $4.00
    • combination of aged pickled fresh vegetables
  • Bastani Sonati (Persian Ice cream) $9.00
    • Saffron ice cream flavored with Rosewater, Cardamom cream and pistachios
  • Ham Egg / Ham Pineapple $3.50
  • Sweet Tomato Sauce Noodles / Pan Tai Sauce Noodles / Teriyaki Noodles
  • Egg Foo Yona
  • Potato Fritter $0.70
  • ●Battered Fish
  • Ham Burger $2.60
  • Spring Roll $2.30
  • -One Meat $10.30
  • TARAKIHI $4.50
  • 1 fish
  • 3 ONIONS RING $1.00
  • MUSSEL $1.00
  • 2 squid rings
  • $2.50 chips
  • TARAKIHI BURGER $6.50
  • 1 fish burger
  • Rare Roast Venison
    • With scopoli chocolate, beetroot sponge & poached rhubarb
  • Gorgeous Celebration Cake Available (POA)
    • Using freeze-dried fruits fresh flowers, different style of piping and writing too
  • 2 choices/3 choices $49/$60
  • Grilled Haloumi (GF)
    • With chickpeas, roast pepper & sauce
  • Skewer Platter (GF) (30pc/ 60pc) $68/$132
    • Lamb koftas with coriander & pomegranate, molasses, Moroccan spiced chicken with cumin & lemon, chili jam prawn with coriander & time
  • Israeli Couscous Paella
    • With mussels prawn & calamari
  • Serve 12-14
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Rump
    • Agrio olive oil, soufflé, golden raisin vinaigrette & broccolini
  • Stir-Fried Intestine of Chicken $20.00
  • Fried Chicken w/ Soy SauceTebasaki $12.00/$16.00/$31.00
    • 5 Pcs / Half / One
  • Chicken Cutlet $13.00
  • Fried Pancake Cheese Egg Roll $18.00
  • Fried Chicken Intestine $25.00
  • Fish Cutlet $13.00
  • Stir-Fried Kimchi, Pork with Tofu $28.00
  • Oyako-don (Chicken w/ eggs) N/A
  • Sweet Corn Fritters $20
    • Portobello mushrooms, Feta, Free range bacon, Sour cream & Rocket leaves
  • Omelette - Organic Omelette $18.5
    • Free range bacon, Tomato, Mushroom, Red capsicum & Mozzarella topped
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $19.5
    • Free range chicken, Crispy bacon, Ciabatta croutons, Parmesan topped with a Free range Poached egg
  • Toast option $2
    • Ciabatta, Mix grain, Gluten free (+$1)
  • Stewart Island Salmon Potato Cakes $19.5
    • Wilted spinach, Free range soft poached egg & Citrus hollandaise, Kumara chips & Beetroot feta dip
  • French fries, Homemade hash cake, Zuchini & Sesame seed rosti, Avocado, Portobello mushrooms, Tomato, Free range egg $4.5
  • Grill - Organic Grill $24
    • Free range eggs any style on your choice of toast, Free range bacon, Homemade hash cake, Westmere pork sausage, Portobello mushrooms, Vine tomatoes
  • Omelette - White Bait Omelette $23
    • Manuka smoked salmon, Capers, Caramelize onion
  • For 1 person
  • Fish
  • 7. Marinated Sliced Pork $18.00
  • 12. OX Tongue $20.00
  • 7. Assorted Meat & Seafood BBQ $36.00
    • For 2 persons
  • Vegetables
    • Mushroom, potato, onion
  • Marinated Pork
  • 10. Assorted Meat BBQ $38.00
    • For 2 persons
  • King Prawns with Cashew Nuts (Shell off) / King Prawns with Oyster Sauce (Shell off) $34.00
  • Special Black Chilli Hapuka / Special Maggi Sauce Hapuka / Hapuka with Black Bean Sauce $29.00
  • Sizzle Chicken with Ginger & Spring Onion / Sizzle Chicken with Black Pepper $28.00
  • Stir Fried Rice-Noodles with BBQ Pork / Chicken / Beef / Stir Fried Egg-Noodles with BBQ Pork / Chicken / Beef $21.00
  • Combination Meats Fried Rice / Seafood Fried Rice $22.00
  • Egg Fried Rice $17.00
  • Taro with Braised Pork / Salt Vegetables with Braised Pork / Sweet & Sour Pork / Canton Sweet & Sour Pork $28.00
  • Stir Fried Vegetables with Beef/Chicken / Stir Fried Green Beans with Beef/Chicken / Snow Peas, Beans & Veggies with Beef/Chicken $28.00
  • Prawn or Mixed Seafood $13
  • 8. Garlic And Pepper $12
    • Stir fried vegetables with garlic and pepper
  • 8. Mango Red Curry Tofu (mild-med-hot) $12
    • Red curry with coconut milk, mango pulp pineapple and vegetables with Tofu
  • Prawn or Mixed seafood $13
  • Tofu, Chicken, Beef or Pork
  • 7. Fresh Chilli (Mild-Med-Hot) $12
    • Stir fried vegetables with fresh chili
  • 1. Vegetarian Spring Rolls (4 Pcs) $6
    • Vegetables mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Prawn or Mixed Seafood $13
  • Beef Brisket Noodle Soup / Pork Noodle Soup / Fish & Beef Ball Noodle Soup / Satay Beef Noodle Soup $8.00
  • Lamb Steak (in black pepper sauce, ginger onion sauce) $25.00
  • Fried Rice Noodle with Beef & Soya Sauce (chicken, pork) / Singapore Fried Rice Vermicelli / Cantonese Style Rice Vermicelli $10.00
  • Garlic Seafood Steam Tofu / Spicy Salted Mushroom $22.00
  • Two Choice on Rice $9.00
  • Pork Rib in Zhenjiang Sauce / Deep Fried Pork Rib with Garlic / Spicy Salt & Pepper Pork Rib $18.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken or Lemon Chicken / Chicken with Pepper in Black Bean Sauce / Chicken with Ginger, Pineapple, Capsicum $16.00
  • Eggplant with Salted Fish & Pork Minced in Hot Pot / Diced Chicken, Salted Fish & Tofu in Hot Pot $16.00
  • Mussel $0.90
  • Pork & mushroom $8.60
  • Prawn $9.40
  • Satay Chicken $8.80
  • For six $5.00
  • Scallop $1.20
  • Squid Ring $0.50
  • Pork $6.70
  • B6 $10.00
    • 1x stuffed drum, 1x thigh, +chips and coleslaw
  • Coleslaw $3.00
  • A5 $6.00
    • 1x chicken kebab, 1x chips, 1 x garlic bread, 1x can of 'spree’
  • PACK $40.00
    • 7 thighs, 5 drums & 3 wings
  • Dim Sim $2.00
  • Chicken Drum stuffed $3.50
  • B1 $8.50
    • Tasty Chicken Kebab On Rice & Salad, 1 can Spree Drink
  • A2 $17.50
    • 2 x chicken thighs, 2 x chicken drums, 1 x chips or steamed veggies, 1 x coleslaw or 5 garlic bread, 1 x 1.SL of soft drink
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