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

  • Calamari and Rump Combo $38.90
    • Rump grilled, topped with a sauce of your choice and served with fried calamari.
  • Sticky Date Pudding for the Soul $13.50
    • Served warm with a rich butterscotch sauce and creamy vanilla ice-cream.
  • Top Any Steak with Prawns $8.90
  • Banana Split $13.50
    • Take a trip down memory lane with this old favourite. Sweet ripe banana filled with creamy vanilla ice-cream, topped with whipped cream and crunchy chocolate malt. Finished with a side of warm chocolate sauce.
  • Scotch Rib $42.90
    • 450g on the bone dry aged for the ultimate Scotch!
  • Crispy Onions $5.00
  • Porterhouse $35.90
    • 300g A choice cut sirloin, thick and tender
  • Served with crunchy golden fries, baked potato or garlic mashed potato, crispy onions and a selection of salad from our salad valley
  • Oyster tempura $16.80
    • lightly battered deep fried oyster served with tempura sauce
  • Fresh oyster (1/2 doz) $15.80
    • Fresh oyster from Orongo bay served with ponzu vinaigrette soy sauce
  • Marinated seaweed $6.00
  • Mixed seafood tempura $20.00
    • lightly battered deep fried prawn, scallop, fish, oyster and soft-shell crab served with tempura sauce
  • Grilled oyster $16.80
    • grilled oyster with three kinds of sauce
  • Tempura roll $12.80
    • rolled sushi with prawn tempura, cucumber and japanese mayonnaise
  • Lamb rack (2p) $11.00
    • grilled lamb rack marinated with sweet soy sauce
  • Grilled mackerel $12.00
    • grilled mackerel seasoned with salt
  • Fried Vegetables Thai Salad $18.50
    • Tempura mixed vegetables with spicy Thai salad dressing
  • Sweet & Sour $18.90/$22/$23.50/$25
    • A flavored of tomato paste, pineapple with vegetables. Chicken, Pork, Beef / Duck / Prawn or Mixed Seafood / Scallops
  • Cashew Nut $18.90/$22/$23.50/$25
    • A popular stir fried with chilli paste & cashew nut, vegetables. Chicken, Pork, Beef / Duck / Prawn or Mixed Seafood / Scallops
  • Pineapple & Cashew Nut Fried rice $18.00 / $19.00 / $21.00
    • Stir fried rice with spice, pineapple, cashew nut, vegetables. Chicken, Pork, Beef / Duck / Prawn or Mixed Seafood
  • Larb Chicken $19.00
    • Spicy finely chopped chicken with lime juice, Thai herbs & chilli
  • Satay Tofu (6 pcs) $9.00
    • Deep fried tofu top with peanut sauce, crispy shallots
  • Massaman Curry $18.90/$22/$23.50/$25
    • A gorgeous of braised beef in curry with a flavored curry of potato, onion with peanut. Chicken, Pork, Beef / Duck / Prawn or Mixed Seafood / Scallops
  • Bangkok Fried Rice $18.00 / $19.00 / $21.00
    • A flavored Thai style fried rice, egg, onion, vegetables. Chicken, Pork, Beef / Duck / Prawn or Mixed Seafood
  • Free Range lemongrass fried chicken, sriracha mayo, white cabbage and pickled red onion $8.50
  • Sticky Rice / Jasmine Rice / Satay Sauce $3.00
  • 5 pm - Late And Weekends
  • Pork Crackling and Jaew Sauce (GF)/ Spicy Peanuts (GF)(V) / Prawn Crackers and Sweet Chilli Sauce (GF) $5.50
  • Naem Khao Tod $16.50
    • Fragrant crispy rice salad, served with herbs, peanuts and homemade Northern Thai Sausage
  • Thai Style Pork Belly with som tom salad, peanuts and mint $8.50
  • -Add Satay Sauce $3.00
  • Phat Kana $12.00
    • Stir fried kai.lan with fish sauce chilli and garlic
  • Prawns(6 x $7.50) $ 1.50
  • Prawn(small/large) $11.00/$ 13.00
  • 25 chicken nibbles, $4 chips, 1.5L drink $25.00
  • Onion rings(6 pieces) $3.00
  • Kumara $4.50
  • 40 chicken nibbles, $5 chips $35.00
  • Chicken(small/large) $9.00/$ 11.00
  • Meat $3.00
  • B5 Miso Katsu Toji $15
    • Chicken cutlet with red miso & egg
  • Miso soup can be changed to mini udon
  • A8 Torikara
  • A5 Gobo Salad
  • C9 Seafood Curry $14
  • C1 Chicken Teriyaki Don $12
  • C5 Tempura Don $12
  • B3 Chicken Teriyaki $14
    • Deep fried chicken with Teriyaki Sauce
  • Rump Steak $8.80
    • Onon, Tomato, Sauce, Salad, Mayo
  • Potato (agria) $3.00
  • Fish Burger $5.90
    • Fresh Fish, Salad, Tartare Sauce, Mayo
  • Egg Burger N/A
    • Meat Patty, Egg, Salad, Tomato Sauce and Mayo
  • Pineapple $1.00
  • Cheese or Egg $1.00
  • Senior Citizen (new) $7.00
    • 1 Chips, 1 Sausage, 1 Fresh Fish
  • Ones Pack $8.90
    • Fresh Fish, Hotdog, Chips
  • Pepperoni $24.90
    • Tomato, cheese, capsicum and salami.
  • Cassata $12.50
    • Ice cream cake laced with brandied fruit
  • Pesce All'uva $34.90
    • Fresh fish of the day, Pan fried and garnished with grapes & almonds, Flamed in amaretto liqueur. Served with seasonal vegetables.
  • Botticelli Pizza $23.90
    • Tomato, cheese, mushroom, onions, capsicum, olives, asparagus, shrimps, tuna, ham, salami.
  • Quatro Stagioni $26.90
    • Tomato, cheese, mushroom, ham, salami and prawns
  • Insalata Caprese $19.90
    • Slices of fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with rock salt, capers, extra virgin olive oil and toasted ciabatta.
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $17.90
    • Tomato based sauce with ground beef, garlic and parmesan.
  • Botticelli Pizza $26.90
    • Tomato, cheese, mushroom, onions, capsicum, olives, feta cheese, ham, salami.
  • -Crispy tofu don $10.50
  • ●Happy special
  • Plain shoyu udon $9.95
  • Yakiniku don $10.95
  • 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
  • Combo 2 $9.50
    • Spice ramen or plain shoyu udon, 3pcs rolled sushi
  • Seafood $21.50
    • fresh seafood and vegetables with buttered teriyaki sauee
  • Takoyaki (6 pcs) octopus ball $6.50
  • Teriyaki Salmon Don $17.50
  • Spicy Tuna Roll $17.00
  • Salmon Katsu - deep fried salmon $23.50
  • Tofu & Vege Don $15.50
  • Beef Teriyaki $21.50
  • Salmon & Avocado Roll $14.00
  • Small intestine BBQ $38.00
  • Lunch Box (Incl Soy Stew) $8.00
  • Rumen BBQ $45.00
  • Large intestine BBQ $36.00
  • Rumen + Marbling BBQ $40.00
  • Abomasums $18.00
    • Pork / Beef
  • Rumen + Small Intestine BBQ $40.00
  • Jelly Noodle $10.00
  • Side Dishes $5.00
    • Grain potatoes, chunky fries with aioli, roasted agria potatoes, garden greens, seasonal steamed vegetables
  • Meat lovers R$14.50/L$17.50
    • Bacon, chorizo ,beef mince amd mozzarella cheese
  • Pan fried fish of the day $30.50
    • set on roasted pumpkin rissotto and watercress cream
  • Latter lunch options are available from the food cabinet N/A
  • Garlic herb bread $5.50
    • Plain
  • Omelette $3.00
    • With your choice of three of the following : ham,cheese, tomato, mushroom, spinach or red onion, .Extra item
  • Chicken burger $20.50
    • Foccaccia bun, seared chicken breast schnitzel, cheese, plum sauce, streaky bacon, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise. Served with chunky fries and tomato sauce
  • Beef eye fillet steak 180gr $40.50
  • Pancakes served with maple syrup $5.00
  • Tandoori Chicken Burger $4.40 / C $7.90
  • Please note: some of these meals are made to order.
  • Hash Brown each $1.50
  • Chicken Chowmein $8.00
  • Chicken or Vege Fried Rice / Chicken or Vege Chopsuey $7.00
  • Cheese Brat $6.90
    • Cheese burger, chips, & drink
  • Grilled Chicken Roll $7.50 / C $10.90
  • Lotus Roots with meat $ 8.00
  • Tofu with rice and vegetables meat $ 11.00
  • Sweet glutinous soup rice balls and egg $ 7
    • bowl
  • Beef ciblets noodle $ 12.00
    • Rice noodle
  • Steamed pork ball with rice $ 8
    • Plate
  • Steamed pork with rice flavor $ 15
    • Plate
  • Pig ear in special sauce $ 10
    • Plate
  • Glutinous rice ball with chicken slice $ 3.00
    • each
  • Cheese Garlic Bread $5.50
  • Meze for two L $11.50
  • Mixed on Rice L $13.50/Mini $11.00
    • Chicken, Lamb & Falafel
  • Tomato N/A
  • Falafel Kebab L $9.50/Mini $7.00
  • Satay Chicken on Rice L $12.50/Mini $10.00
  • Hummus Roll L $7.50/Mini $6.00
  • Chicken Salad L $11.00/Mini $9.00
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