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

  • Seafood Pancake $20.00
    • pan fried Knead flour with seafood onion and spring onion
  • Oyster and pork $40.00
    • steamed pork and fresh oyster with vegetables
  • Kim-Chi pancake $12.00
    • panfried knead flour with Kim-chi
  • Spicy Snapper Soup $40.00
  • Kim-Chi Fried Rice $12.00
    • fried rice with kimchi and pork and served with fried egg
  • Chicken Bulgogi $15.00
    • strifried marinated chicken slices with chili sauce cabbage onion carrot and spring onion served on a hot plate
  • Deep Fried Mackerel $15.00
    • served half size of deep fried mackerel with spicy soy sauce
  • Spicy kim-Chi Tuna soup $30.00
    • boiled Kim chi and tuna in a pot with noodles and boiling at your table
  • Pamu Venison Bistro Fillet $37.00
    • Pumpkin polenta & puff wild rice, kikorangi pear soya, baby pak-choy, reduced pinot noir buerre rouge
  • Prime Angus Beef Scotch Fillet $37.00
    • Enoki & white cap mushrooms oxtail glaze, bacon creamy cheese potato, béarnaise sauce
  • Kingfish Crudo $19.00
    • Avocado wasabi gel foam, red onion, bonito flakes, cherry tomato, soy truffle, toasted togarashi ciabatta
  • Kushi-Yaki $18.00
    • Lamb, chicken, pork skewers, peanut, miso, verde salsa with tortillas and lentil curry sauce
  • Crispy Chicken Kawali or Pork Belly Lechon $25.00
    • Lemongrass butter rice, sweet soy chili, salsa verde
  • Nasi Goreng $22.00
    • Free range chicken thigh & fried rice, Asian spice and vegetables, egg, chili peanut sauce
  • Kingfish Crudo $19.00
    • Avocado wasabi gel foam, red onion, bonito flakes, cherry tomato, soy truffle, toasted togarashi ciabatta
  • Parmesan Potato Gnocchi $20.00
    • Young mozzarella, roasted vine tomato, citrus chilli-eggplant, rocket cashew pesto
  • Mr Miagi (vegan/GF) $18.00
    • steamed miso and ginger mushrooms with seasonal greens, crumbed tofu and lotus root
  • Omerta $17.00
    • open omelette with lightly cured seasonal white fish marinated in milk with evidence of fresh summer herbs
  • Buckwheat Hotcakes (GF) $18.00
    • organic maple, hung coconut yoghurt and medjool date paste
  • Add an egg $ 3.00
  • Poached Egg $4.00
  • Cured Salmon $6.00
  • Halloumi $5.00
  • Anzac Granola $14.00
    • organic maple, pecan, pistachio granola with hung coconut yoghurt and seasonal berries
  • Ugly Noodle $12.90 ea
    • Chicken dried noodle / beef noodle / BBQ pork dried noodle / prawn noodle
  • Pan fried dumplings $1.10 ea
  • Dumplings $1.10 ea
    • Prawn & pork / pork & vegetable / beef & onion chicken & spring onion / vegetarian
  • -Mini Bao $1.80 ea
    • Pork / Custard / red bean
  • Dessert $2.00 ea
    • Frozen mango (real fruit / no dairy / no cholesterol)
  • Freshly cooked dumplings (10 for) $10.90
  • Ugly Soup $12.90 ea
    • Won ton noodle / seafood noodle / dumpling noodle / chicken noodle / beef noodle / prawn noodle
  • Dim Sum (4 for) $6.95
    • Shu Mai
  • Choose from one of our carefully curated purpose bowls to help you achieve your health goals
  • Our trained staff are happy to help
  • Choice of two $12.90 / Choice of three $15.90
  • ●Protein
  • Optimum - mass $14.90
    • Chicken prawn, tofu, white rice or salad, edamade + your choice of sauce
  • -Half - half
  • -Japanese pickles
  • -Salad
  • Grilled eel $20.00
  • Seafood pancake w/ spring onion +3 Rice Wines $60.00
    • (Only seafood pancake w/ spring onion $30)
  • Spicy sea snails w/ vegetable & noodles $35.00
  • Rice & pan fried noodles $14.00
  • Spicy beef stew $15.00
  • Stir-fried seafood & vegetable $30.00
  • Salmon sashimi don $16.00
  • HITE $45.00
    • Chicken cutlet & salad + 3 Hite beers (Only chicken cutlet & salad $30)
  • Spicy bbq chicken $14.00
    • Stir-fried chicken and vegetables with a bowl of rice
  • Kimchi mandu jeogol $40.00
    • Home-made meat dumplig casserole served with two bowl of rice
  • Bbq beef $14.00
    • Stir-fried beef and vegetables with a bowl of rice
  • Kalguksu $12.00
    • Flat noodle soup with seafood
  • Fried meat dumpling $10.00
  • Bbq pork with kimchi $14.00
    • Bbq pork and kimchi with a gbowl of rice
  • Jjolmyun $12.00
    • Chewy noodles in hot sauce
  • Kare deopbap $12.00
    • Korean style curry rice
  • Fish Burger Combo $10.00
  • Fish Burger $8.00
  • Any 3 Fillings $4.00
  • Cheese Burger $6.50
  • Hawaiian Burger $8.00
  • Egg Burger $7.00
  • Fresh Snapper $7.00
    • Battered/Grilled
  • Fresh Fish & Chips $6.00
  • Meat Delux L $9.90 / XL $12.90
    • Lamb, Capsicum, onion, mushroom, mozzarella cheese
  • Chicken Kebab $9.50
  • Lamb on Salad S $9.00 / L $11.50
  • Combo 1 $9.00
    • XL Slice Pizza, Chips and 420ml Coke
  • Turkish Pepperoni L $11.50 / XL $14.50
    • Tomato, onion, jalapeno & Mozzarella cheese
  • Kebab Combo $13.00
  • Margarita L $8.90 / XL $11.90
    • Tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil
  • Vege Pizza L $8.90 / XL $11.90
    • Capsicum, onion, mushroom, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese
  • ● fish
  • Seafood platter $28.00
    • Prawns, mussels, oysters, fish, squid, and scallop
  • Garlic bread $6.50
  • Squid box $9.50
  • ●hot food
  • Gluten free batter $2.00
  • Tarakihi / gurnard $8.00
  • Scallop $3.50 each
  • -Balck bean sauce
  • BBQ pork $8.50
  • egg $3.00
  • Fish $3.00
  • Prawn $3.00
  • Steak $9.00
  • Chicken $3.50
  • Steak and egg $4.00
  • Tonkatu $ 15.00
  • Cutlass-fish Boiled $ 17.00
  • Spicy Cold Noodles $ 13.00
  • Chicken with Rice $ 13.00
  • Seafood Hot Pot (Small/Large) $ 45.00/$65.00
  • Pork with Rice $ 13.00
  • Squid with Rice $ 13.00
  • BiBim Bap $ 13.0
  • Gyoza Don $10.00
    • (Gyoza with veggie & Sauce on Rice)
  • Wasabi Tempura $10.00
    • prawn 2 pcs, veggies 8 pcs
  • Sushi & Sashimi $20.00
    • (Salmon Nigiri 2 pcs, Tuna Nigiri 2 pcs, Ebi Nigiri 1 pcs, Salmon Sashimi 4pcs, Tuna Sashimi 4pcs)
  • Vegetable Tempura Udon $15.00
  • Tempura Udon $15.50
  • Wasabi Box $13.50
    • (Chicken Teriyaki or Beef, Sushi, Chicken Katsu, Salad, Rice, Miso Soup)
  • Tofu Salad $9.00
    • (Green Salad Topping with Tofu)
  • Sashimi(8pcs) $12.00
    • (Salmon or Tuna)
  • Eggs & bacon 1/2 size $6.50
    • Served with ciabatta
  • Blueberry waffles $7.50
    • With vanilla ice cream
  • Big breakfast $17.00
    • Eggs any style, bacon, sausages, hash brown, balsamic mushroom, grilled tomatoes with ciabatta or 5 grain toast
  • Mum´s mince on toast $12.50
  • -roast balsamic field mushroom $12.00
  • Open steak sandwich $14.00
    • Tenderloin steak, tomatoes, lettuce balsamic onion jam on ciabatta, served with fries
  • Exotic beetroot salad $13.50
    • Baby beetroot, oranges slices, sweet walnuts, balsamic, olive oil & watercress with chicken (optional)
  • Vegetarian big breakfast $14.50
    • Eggs any style, avocado, tomatoes, hash brown, balsamic mushroom, with ciabatta or 5 grain toast
  • -with streaky bacon $16.00
  • -Add Bacon for $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Poached eggs with hollandaise
  • All of our eggs are free range
  • -with mascarpone, rhubarb & red berry compote $12.50
  • Never ending brunch (until 2pm)
  • Eggs on toast $8.50
  • Cinnamon french toast
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