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

  • Sea Dog $3.00
    • (+Cheese & Onion $4.50)
  • Beef $10.00
  • Yangzhou (shrimp + BBQ Pork) $11.00
  • 4 x Crab Sticks
  • Vegetable $8.50
  • 5 x Fish
  • Ham $3.00
  • Chicken Sweet Corn $9.50
  • Filetto di Manzo $38.90
    • Eye Fillet wrapped in bacon, duck fat potatoes, bearnaise sauce
  • Pescatore $20.00
    • Calamari, prawns, cured salmon, mussels, tomato sugo, fior di latte
  • Margherita $24.90
    • Garlic, basil, olive oil, tomato sugo, fior di latte, buffalo mozzarella
  • Wagyu Burger $20.00
    • Firstlight wagyu beef, provolone, beetroot relish, iceberg
  • Calzone $20.00
    • Folded pizza, salami, fior di latte, tomato sugo
  • Pancakes $17.50
    • Banana, Vanilla bean ice cream, Maple syrup, sweet almond and coconut crumble
  • ●Secondi
  • Eggs Florentine $17.50
    • Poached eggs, sauteed spinach, hollandaise sauce on toasted ciabatta
  • Paua Fritter $2.00
  • Bread and Butter $0.50
  • -Combination Meat $11.00
  • Cheese Burger $3.60
  • Sausage $1.10
  • U.S.A Hot Dog / Sea Dog $3.60
  • Steak Egg $4.40
  • Ham Burger $2.60
  • Vegetarian $5.80
  • Crab sticks $1.80
  • 18
    • 3 fish(hoki), 3 sausages, 5 potato fritter, $3 chips
  • -bacon $1.00
  • Spiced wedgys $5.00
    • With sour cream
  • Family pack $25.00
    • 3 fish, 3 sausages, 3 spring rolls , $5 chips
  • Onion rings $0.50
  • Extras
  • Snack box $ 5.90
    • 1 piece of chicken,regular chips
  • Bargain box $ 20.90
    • 6 pieces of chicken, regular chips, 355-ml coca cola can
  • Chicken feast $ 30.90
    • 9 pieces of chicken,regular chips, 2-355-ml coca cola can
  • Mini feast $ 9.90
    • 2 pieces of chicken,regular chips, 355-ml coca cola can
  • Family feast $ 39.90
    • 12 pieces of chicken,2 regular chips, 2-355 ml coca cola cans
  • Lunch box $ 7.90
    • regular chips
  • Dinner box $ 9.90
    • 3 pieces of chicken,regular chips
  • Potatos vada x3 $5.00
  • Plain naan $2.50
  • Hot chips (cup) $3.90
  • -With chips $7.90
  • - Upsize to any 600 ml soft drink for only
  • Lamb or beef curry + rice $11.90
  • Mix thali $13.50
  • Hot chips + butter chicken sauce $2.90
  • Kitty $3.00
  • Bacon & Avocado Nigiri with mayo / spicy mayo
  • Chicken Patsy $10.00
  • Miso Soup $1.50
  • Seafood Lovers $10.00
    • salmon sashiml, Fried Prawn & Sweet Chili Prawn
  • Roast Duck
    • with Hoisen Sauce
  • Avocado, cream cheese, Pineapple
  • Fried Chicken
  • Tandoori Prawns $20
    • Prawns marinated in youghurt and inidan spices and then cooked in the tandoor.
  • Chicken/Lamb Jalfrazie $10
    • Tender chicken/lamb cubes cooked in onion, capsicum, tomatoes, herbs and spices.
  • Butter Seafood $15
    • Mixed seafood cooked in creamy butter sauce.
  • Masala Popadoms $4
    • Small pieces of onion, coriander and chaat masala sprinkled on fried popadom on top.
  • Fish Tikka $15
    • Boneless chunks of fish marinated in Indian spices and then cooked in the tandoor.
  • Dal Makhani $10
    • Mixed lentils and beans cooked in onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger.
  • Gulab jamun $5
    • Deep fried balls fipped in sugar syrup-derved hot, with ice-cream.
  • Roti $3
    • Wholemeal bread buttered and roasted in tandoor.
  • Stir-fried Gong Pao chicken $16.00
  • Sichuan noodles (small/large) $4.50/$9.00
  • Egg fried rice with prawn $12.00
  • Boiled fish fillet with green pepper paste $28.00
  • Mango with sweetened sago cream $4.50
  • Spare ribs with hot and spicy sauce in pot $20.00
  • Boiled fish fillet in spicy hot soup $28.00
  • Tofu soup with salt egg yolk topping $18.00
  • A) vegetarian(cheese, spinach, mushroom)
  • special toast bagel $12.90
    • (bacon, cream cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato)
  • Omelette $14.90
  • B) ham(cheese, ham)
  • egg on toast $7.20
    • (brown or white or focaccia bread) (poached, scrambled or fried)
  • fruit salad $7.00
  • bacon on toast $8.90
  • toast sandwiches from $4.50
    • (ham, cheese, egg, avocado, tomato, pineapple, sweet corn, chicken bacon)
  • Fried scampi with chilli sauce $58.00
  • Yummy fried rice $16.00
  • Minced chicken in corn soup $16.00
  • Stir-fried prawn with oatmeal $28.00
  • Boiled fish with pickled cabbage $38.00
  • Beef jerky(original/spicy) $16.00
  • Stir-fried pork strip in fish-flavours sauce $18.00
  • Fried vegetable with chilli sauce $8.00
  • Smoked Fish Pie $3.50
  • Chips $2.50
  • Steak & Cheese $2.80
  • Fish $2.20
  • Chicken Kebab $2.70
  • American Hot Dog $3.00
  • Steak & Pepper $2.80
  • Quiche $3.00
  • Garlic + pepper / Fried Rice / Pad Thai Noodles / Sizzling Beef or Chicken $11.90
  • Stir Fried King Prawn with Black Pepper Sauce $13.90
  • Curry Triangle $4.50
  • Jumbo Size Fish $16.00
  • Grilled Chicken Salad / Seafood Vermicelli Salad / Larb Gai / Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice $11.90
  • Stir Fried with Thai Peanut Sauce $11.90
  • Garden Fish $14.50
  • Panang Curry $11.50
  • Vege Tempura $11.00
    • 12 pcs of vegetable tempura and sauce
  • Salmon Teriyaki Bento $16.80
    • Fried salmon with teriyaki sauce
  • Pork Katsu Don $11.00
    • Pork cutlet with vegetables, egg and sauce on rice
  • Delux Bento $21.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, pork cutlet, 2 pcs nigiri sushi, salad, 2 pcs sushi, 4 pcs tempura, 2 dumplings served with rice and large miso soup
  • Chicken Katsu Curry Don $11.00
    • Chicken cutlet with vegetables and curry sauce on rice
  • Combination Roll $10.90
    • 10 pcs
  • Chicken Katsu $11.00
    • Chicken cutlet, salad and rice
  • Salmon Sashimi $11.00
    • 7 pcs sashimi
  • Chicken Balado $11.50
    • Grilled chicken with hot chilli, roasted onions, garlic and sun dried tomatoes
  • Gulai Kepala Ikan (Fish Curry) $12.50
    • Traditional fish soup with special coconut spicy curry sauce. Rice Included
  • Chicken Padang $11.50
    • Grilled chicken served with special coconut cream red sauce
  • Indonesian Lamb Satay $12.00
    • Sauteed marinated lamb served with peanut sauce on top
  • Indonesian Chicken Satay $11.00
    • Sauteed marinated chicken served with peanut sauce on top
  • Ayam Bali ( Bali Chicken) $11.00
    • Fried chicken with special bali spicy sauce
  • Special Fried Rice $11.00
    • Chicken /Lamb and beef fried rice served with egg and prawns crackers. Vegetarian Available
  • Oxtail Soup $13.00
    • Boiled tender oxtail, fresh tomatoes, onion, carrot, soup, infused nutmeg and cloves. Rice Included
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