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

  • Vegetarian $19.00
    • tomato base olives, tomatoes mushroom, capsicum herbs, feta & sundried tomato pesto
  • Prawn & Avocado Pot $17.50
    • w smoked salmon herbed quinoa and a chili lime & coriander dressing GF
  • Garlic bread $7.50
    • whiped buttered grilled french baguette
  • Pulled Pork Wrap $17.50
    • BBQ pulled pork with capsicum & red onions slaw, chili aioli w fries
  • SCLT $17.50
    • smoked chicken lettuce & tomato w aioli on grain bread w fries
  • Grilled Haloumi Salad $18.50
    • w roasted pumpkin, almonds ^ sundried tomato couscous and mesclulin
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $16.50/$26.00
    • w smoked paprika lime aioli & a mesclun salad
  • Caesar Salad $18.50
    • w baby gem lettuce, soft boiled egg, bacon, garlic croutons & parmesan w caesar dressing
  • Mildly flavoured bean- sprout and stir-fried spicy-sweet chilli paste marinated beef brisket. $22
  • Representative Korean BBQ sauce marinated sweet and light stir fried beef. Stir fried bean-sprouts to have with Bulgogi. $18.5
  • Appetizer:
    • Today’s porridge, seasonal salad with sesame dressing, cocktail tranditional drink. Stir fried Kimchi on rice and soybean soup.
  • Platter of nine delicacies
    • Original Korean palace cuisine. Homemade pancakes to wrap with eight assorted vegetables.
  • Cheese cake w/ ice cream $11
    • Soft And Creamy Cheese Cake W/ Seasonal Fruit And HANSIK Style Dressing
  • Deep fried chilli chicken
    • Special powder battered free range chicken thigh deep fried and coated w/ peanut, sweet and spicy sauce
  • Stir fried glass noodle, two rolls, three deep fries.
  • Stir fried veg:
    • bean sprouts
  • Spicy Rice (Large) $6.50
  • Corn on the Cob (Regular) $4.50
  • 3 BBQ Wings & Regular side $9.90
  • Egg $1.50
  • Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
    • Combining a freshly baked Portuguese roll, scrumptious home-style veggie patty, gourmet lettuce, tomato, light mayo & PERi-PERi chutney.
  • Mediterranean Salad $9.90
    • The unmistakable Mediterranean mix of gourmet lettuce, capsicum, olives, feta, onion, cucumber, carrot & cherry tomatoes.
  • Caramelised Onion $1.50
  • Classic Chicken Breast Burger $9.90
    • Sink your teeth into our soft, seeded bun filled with a delicious marinated skinless chicken breast, fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo.
  • B $15.00
    • 4 hoki, $3.00 chips, 2 sausages, 4 potato fritters
  • Ham, Cheese, Tomato $4.50
  • Plain $3.50
  • Cheese $2.50
  • Potato Fritter $0.70 ea
  • Hamburger $5.00
  • Kumara Fritter $1.10
  • Steak & Egg $4.50
  • -Mushrooms, tomato, spinach, bacon, sauteed, potatoes, tomato $3.50
  • Blueberry and Apple Pancakes $16.50
    • With real maple syrup
  • The Big Bill $19.50
    • Double burger, double cheese, double bacon, caramelised onion
  • FR = Full rack / HR = Half rack
  • Buffalo Wings $15.00
    • Plain or tossed in your choice of Frank's hot sauce, bloody mary, or sweet & sour
  • S=Small / L=Large
  • Buffalo Cauliflower "Wings" $10.00
    • Southern spiced in franks hot sauce or plain with your choice of dip
  • -Nutella & banana $8.50
  • Chicken Chilli $12
    • Chicken cubes marinated in chilli/so/ sauce and cooked with onions and capsicum
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $ 15
    • Pieces of tender lamb curry in brown onion gravy enhanced with aromatic Indian spices
  • Prawn Masala $16
    • Prawn cooked with onion and tomato gravy
  • Mutton Biryani $10
    • Authentic Hyderabadi mutton biryani cooked in dum style
  • Lamb Angarey $15
    • Pieces of tender lamb cooked in red chilli paste and onion gravy
  • Chicken Tikka $10
    • Chicken spices marinated overnight with yogurt, fresh ground spices and cooked in tandoor
  • Butter Chicken $15
    • Oven grilled chicken cooked in cream and butter gravy (Mild. Medium ft Hot)
  • Daal Fry $12
    • Yellow split lentils cooked with cumin seeds, ginger, garlic and tomatoes
  • Tuna sandwich $4.00
  • Sausage and chips $6.00
  • Chicken lunch $4.00
  • Bhajiya (4) $3.00
  • Lamb curry $9.00
  • Chilly lamb $9.00
  • Goat curry $14.00
  • Vegetable samosa $2.00
  • Parsi Eggs $15.50
    • w softly scrambled eggs with ginger, cumin, onion, tomato, chilli & fresh coriander
  • Upland Breakfast $21.50
    • poached eggs w bacon, mushrooms, pork & sage sausage, grilled tomato, hash brown & 5 grain toast
  • Salmon Benedict $18.50
    • w salmon, baby spinach & poached eggs on toasted English muffin and hollandaise sauce
  • Chicken Risotto $24.00
    • w sauteed mushrooms, white wine, fresh herbs & shaved parmesan
  • Ham Omelette $17.50
    • w ham, cheddar, mozzarella, tomato & homemade relish
  • French Toast $18.50
    • with caramelised banana, maple syrup, whipped cream & bacon
  • Caesar Salad $18.50
    • w chicken, bacon or smoked salmon
  • Vege Omelette $17.50
    • w baby spinach, mushroom, caramelised onion and mozzarella
  • Vegetable roll $1.00 to $3.00
    • From
  • Grilled salmon sushi $1.00 to $3.00
    • From
  • Nabi udon & nigiri sushi $18.00
  • Ebi don $11.90
    • 3 pcs prawn tempura with pan fried vegetables on rice
  • Beef roll $1.00 to $3.00
    • From
  • Tempura don $11.90
    • Vegetable tempura with pan fried vegetables on rice
  • Beef bulgogi $12.00
    • Seasoned beef with pan fried vegetables, served with rice and miso soup
  • Nabi udon & sashimi $19.00
  • Mul Mandu $6.00
    • Boiled beef and pork dumplings
  • Dosirak Jeongsik (Chicken / Pork /Fish ) $11.00
    • Pork or chicken or fish, salad, rice
  • Goon Mandu $6.00
    • Deep fried beef and pork dumplings
  • BBQ Beef Donburi
    • BBQ beef, mixed veges, rice
  • Bul Gogi (Barbequed beef with steamed rice) $13.00
    • Marinated in a mixture of seasame oil, soy sauce, black papper, garlic, onions, ginger and wine
  • Pork Cutlets (Pork/ Chicken /Fish ) $13.00
    • Pork or chicken or fish, salad, rice
  • BBQ Pork Donburi
    • BBQ pork (spicy), mixed veges, rice
  • BBQ Pork (Barbequed pork with steamed rice ) $13.00
    • Marinated in a mixture of seasame oil, soy sauce, black papper, garlic, spicy sauce, onions, ginger and wine
  • Kingdom Special $12.00
    • Pan fried chicken thigh infused with kingdom's special sauce
  • Chicken Salad (Katsu or Teriyaki) Small $6 / Large $9
  • Tempura Prawn $10.00
    • 6 hand crumbed crispy tempura prawns & vegetables
  • Lunch box filled with a variety of favourites & served with miso soup, salad, spring rolls, 2 pcs sushi and rice
  • -Small (6 pcs) $10.50
  • Teriyaki Beef Don $11.50
    • Thinly sliced beef stir-fried with vegetables & homemade honey teriyaki sauce
  • Tofu Don $11.50
    • Deep fried silky tofu cook with vegetables and egg on rice
  • Seafood / King's Deluxe / Kingdom's Beef $13.00
  • Chips (minimum) $ 2.00
  • Satay prawn on rice $ 12.90
  • Hawaiian $ 4.00
  • Sea dog $ 3.20
  • Steak $ 9.90
  • BBQ pork $ 9.90
  • Kumara chips $ 4.00
  • Pineapple, mushroom $ 2.00
  • Toasted Granola $11.50
    • with berry compote, vanilla yogurt & almond crumble
  • Brioche French Toast $16.50
    • with caramelised banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • - with fresh tomato, avocado & pesto $10.50
  • - with preserved & cream cheese $6.50
  • Slow-Cooked Pork Belly $17.50
    • with cracking in steamed flat breast, pickled red cabbage, rocket & apple
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • caramelised onion, beetroot, barbecue sauce, aioli & mozzarella
  • - Grilled Halloumi, Smoked Salmon or Poached Chicken $5.00
  • smoked salmon $18.50
  • Vegetarian Box $14.00
    • (Vegetable Roll,Harumaki,Tofu Steak,Avocado,Salad,Rice,Miso)
  • Chicken Katsu Salad $9.00
    • (Green Salad Topping with Chicken Katsu)
  • Edamame $3.00
  • Green Tea $ 2.00
  • Kids Box $10.00
    • (Chicken Teriyaki or Beef, Chicken Katsu, Harumaki, Sushi, Salad, Rice, Miso Soup)
  • Vegetarian Sushi Set $15.00
    • (Vegetable Roll 4pcs,Tofu Nigiri 2pcs, Avocado Nigiri 2pcs, Seaweed Nigiri 2pcs)
  • Sushi Rice $ 2.00
  • Sushi & Sashimi $20.00
    • (Salmon Nigiri 2 pcs, Tuna Nigiri 2 pcs, Ebi Nigiri 1 pcs, Salmon Sashimi 4pcs, Tuna Sashimi 4pcs)
  • Palatine fritter $7.50
    • bowl of fries
  • Filetto di Manzo $44.50
    • Charred beef fillet, bone marrow, aubergine paste, potato gratin, zucchini, baby onions, jus (g.f)
  • Gnocchi di Casa $28.50
    • Made daily by our chefs with primavera sauce, feta, baby spinach, broad beans, peas, pesto and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and Italian herbs (v)
  • Pepperoni $26.50
    • Spicy salami, tomato, capsicum, chili, mozzarella
  • Pane con pepperoncino $7.50
    • chili pizza bread (v)
  • Della Casa $28.50
    • Chicken, tomato, mushrooms, and mozzarella
  • Caprese Mosaic $25.50
    • Tomato, boconccini, basil and herb oil (g.f) (v)
  • Affettato $25.50
    • Platter with mixed Italian dry cured meat, artisan salami with olives, gherkins, mustard and home-made bread (g.f available on request)
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