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

  • Cavolo nero, garlic, chilli, anchovy $10
  • Chargrilled broccolini, gremolata $10
  • Hikurangi sardines, pomodoro, pangrattato $34
  • Rag pasta, pumpkin, pistachio, pecorino $22
  • Casarecce, pesto alla trapanese, cavolo nero, ricotta $22
  • Sardinian Pecorino, semi hard sheep’s milk, pasteurized $18
  • Bistecca tagliata, grass fed Eye fillet, rocket, parmesan $47
  • Carbonara tableside “Sean’s Jarbonara” spaghetti, guanciale, egg, pepper, pecorino $32
  • -Tonkatsu(pork)
  • -Tuna only $43.00
  • Traditional yuzu bento $25.00
    • Including sashimi, 2 prawns and vege tempura, agedashi tofu, karaage, 3 nigiri, 2 rolls, edamame, seaweed salad and miso soup
  • Seaweed salad(V) $9.50
  • Grilled eggplant salad (V) $14.00
    • Japanese style grilled eggplant with miso sauce, salad and avocado
  • Edamame (GF) (V) $7.00
    • Boiled green soya beans with sea salt
  • -Karaage chicken
  • Crunch prawn tempura roll $15.00
    • Prawn tempura, cucumber, capsicum, mayo
  • - Full 18 pcs $27.00
  • ●Fish n' chips & fried chicken (3 nibbles) $9.00
  • -Add cheese $1.00
  • Fried drumsticks (5 pcs)n' chips $15.00
  • Chicken per piece $2.80
    • Drums 1 pc / nibbles 2pcs
  • ●Spring onion chicken
  • - Half 9 pcs $17.00
  • - Half 9 pcs $15.00
  • Extra: Rice $1.00
  • Curry Roll $2.50
  • Chicken & Sweet Corn $7.00
  • Crab Stick $1.20
  • Chicken Pineapple $12.90
  • Steak Burger $5.50
  • plum Sauce $1.50
  • Battered Sausage $1.60
  • Oyster $1.50
  • Mussel $1.00
  • Scallop $1.50
  • Cheese $ 4.00
  • Egg $0.50
  • Tomato $ 0.50
  • Potato $0.60
  • Pineapple $0.50
  • Mixed vege bake with curry sauce $16.80
  • Cucumber salad $6.80
  • Sliced duck noodle soup $8.00
  • Seafood soup $8.00
  • Lemon chicken $18.80
  • Deep fried pork with chilli on rice $10.80
  • Ox tongue & onion on rice $10.80
  • Needles mushroom $4.80
  • Chocolate Croissant / Eccles Cake / Apple Turnovers / GF Melting Moments $2.50
  • Apple donut / Cream Turnover / Chocolate Eclair / Cream lamington $2.90
  • Chocolate Afghan $2.40
  • Cream Donut $2.80
  • Pizza Large / Ham & Cheese buns $3.50
  • Napoleon / Lamington / Lemon Custard & Almond Tart $2.50
  • Potato Top pies $4.50
  • Croissants $2.00
  • Pork Katsu Bento $15.90
  • Pork Katsu Donburi $12.90
  • Your choice of meat served with steamed rice & salad N/A
  • Spicy Pork Donburi $12.90
  • Chicken Teriyaki Donburi $12.90
  • Steamed rice bowl topped with meat and salad N/A
  • Edamame Beans $5.00
  • Beef Teriyaki Donburi $12.90
  • Crêpe martiniquaise $10.50
    • Banana, coconut, French vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
  • Colonel $11.50
    • Lemon sorbet, vodka
  • Tartiflette $22.50
    • Potato gratin with onion, bacon and cream, grilled with Reblochon cheese
  • Butter & sugar $5
  • Nutella $7
  • Crêpe des alpages $9.50
    • Blueberry, whipped cream
  • French toast $14.50
    • With cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Bacon & eggs $12.50
    • wild pork sausage
  • Plain Roti / Butter Naan $3.00
  • Garden Salad / Cucumber Raita $5.00
  • Pickles / Aioli / Coriander & Mint Chutney / Coconut & Tomato Chutney $3.00
  • Butter Chicken $19.00
  • Goan Fish Curry $19.00
    • Market fish cooked in a rich coconut and lemon gravy and topped with shrimp fritters
  • Paneer Butter Masala $19.00
    • Cottage cheese chunks cooked in a rich and creamy masala base
  • Pizza Naan (Chicken) (V) $15.00
    • Chicken tikka along with sliced capsicums, onion and fresh chilli generously topped over a thin crispy naan bread
  • V=Vegetarian
  • 1 Fish. 2Chicken Nuggets, Small chips
  • 4 Mussels $3.00
  • 1 Fish, 2Mini Spring rolls, Small Chips
  • Stak & Cheese & Egg $5.50
  • Oyster $1.70
  • Chicken $5.00
  • 1 Tarakihi or 1 gurnard, 1 hash brown, small chips $7.00
  • Potato fritter Burger $3.50
  • Mac‘n’cheese with Bacon $12
    • Mac’n’cheese with bacon and truffle oil. Everyone’s comfort food with a luxury twist.
  • Couldn’t Come Up with a Better Name Salad $12
    • Orange, red onions, kalamata olives, fresh mint, greens and feta. Chef recommends adding house cured salmon $5
  • Cucumber, Lime & Chilli Salad $12
    • Finely diced jalapeño, garlic, fresh lime, crushed red pepper, local extra virgin olive oil. Chef recommends adding Creole chicken $5
  • Southern Country-Fried Chicken Burger $19
    • Lettuce. Tomato. Coleslaw. Spicy mayo.
  • The Big Lummie Burger $19
    • Bacon. Cheddar. Tomato. Lettuce. House Pickles.
  • The Full Lummie $24
    • Mozzarella, pepperoni, mushrooms, kalamata olives, red and green peppers and anchovies.
  • Freehouse Tacos & Lettuce Wraps $18
    • Choose from house made pulled pork, Creole chicken, market fish or Peking duck with coleslaw and either half an iceberg lettuce to build your own, or 3 dairy free, gluten free corn tortillas.
  • Campfire Chilli $14
    • A skillet of slow cooked homemade chilli, rich and full of flavour. Served with warm bread rolls and butter.
  • Special Red Bean on Crushed Ice / Baked Kumara with Cheese $7.90
  • Vegetarian Noodle Soup $8.00
    • Celery, broccoli, mushroom, bean sprout, deep fried tofu
  • Fried Noodle with Soy Sauce $10.90
    • Cabbage, bean sprout and spring onion
  • Matcha Ice Cream / Sesame Ice Cream / Egg Pudding / Mango Pudding / Matcha Pudding $5.50
  • Cumin Lamb ( 5 sticks) / Satay Chicken (5 sticks) $6.00
  • Home Style Fried Rice Noodle $11.90
    • Pork, bean sprout, pickled vegetable and spring onion
  • Japanese Ramen with Pork Chop Soup $12.90
    • Pork chop, vegetables
  • Shrimp Fried Rice $11.90
    • Shrimp, egg and mixed vegetables
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with spicy Lamb mince
  • Fish/Prawn Madras $22.50
    • Boneless fish prepared in madras spices, onion, tomato & coconut milk
  • Madras $16.50
    • A Popular South Indian dish, prepared in coconut cream, onion tomato & madras spices
  • Kachumbar salad $4.00
    • Diced onion, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander with lemon and spices
  • Chips & chicken nuggets (4pc) $7.00
  • Malai Tikka(5pcs) $12
    • Tender chicken fillets marinated in cashew nuts, garlic, fresh cream, ginger & cheese
  • Butter Fish/Prawn $22.50
    • Fish/Prawns cooked in creamy tomato sauce
  • Raita $3.00
    • Yoghurt & cucumber mildly spiced
  • Pizza Sub with Cheese N/A
  • Thinly Cut Sour Cream & Chives N/A
  • Carrot N/A
  • Thousand Island N/A
  • Chicken Classic N/A
  • Lettuce N/A
  • Old English N/A
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese N/A
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