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

  • Risotto, prawn, broad bean, lemon $21.50
  • Free range eggs scrambled, poached, fried on sourdough $10.50
  • Corn fritters, bacon, tomato $16.50
  • Rare grilled tuna, cos, avocado, crispy capers $21.50
  • Steak sourdough $17.50
  • Salmon breakfast salad, poached egg, seeds, almonds $16.50
  • Chicken salad, cos, lime, peanut, coriander $21.50
  • Half and half, fresh fruit, toast $15.50
  • Extra Options $4
    • Toast, Salmon, Bacon, Pork or Sausage
  • Mince on Toast $17.50
    • With A Free Range Egg on Toast
  • Vege Omelette $14
    • Lu'Au, Mushrooms & Tomato
  • Beef Nachos Sm $12 Lg $16
    • With Cheese & Sour Cream
  • Texas Ranger Steak Sandwich $19
    • Steak Onions, Chutney, Egg & Salad
  • Avo Gene $14
    • Gluten Free option with Avocado. Two Poached Eggs, Home-Made Hollandaise & our Mango Salsa
  • Lu'Au $6.50
    • Taro Leaves Baked in Coconut Cream
  • Mussel Fritters with Salad $17
    • Our Famous Mussel Fritters Aioli and Salad
  • Lamb / Beef Masala $14.00
    • Lamb /Beef cooked with capsicum, tomato with thick onion sauce.
  • Cheese & Spinach Naan $4.50
    • Naan bread filled with cheese & spinach.
  • Prawns Tandoori $14.00
    • Prawns marinated in yoghurt, herbs and spices, cooked gently in tandoor.
  • Fish Malabari $16.00
    • Fish cooked with capsicum, onions and spicy coconut flavoured sauce.
  • Tandoori Roti $5.00
    • Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in the tandoor. Mango Kulfi / Gulab Jamun
  • Tandoori Chicken H $11 / F $20
    • A tender whole chicken marinated in yo ghurt dressing , fresh garlic, ginger & spicesand cooked in the tandoor. Served with mint dressing.
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Crunchy onion snack. Slice of onion coated with a chickpea batter & fried .
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
    • Naan filled with cheese.
  • -Prawns $13.00
  • -Additional $0.70 ea
  • Bacon & Egg Burger Combo $7.00
    • Chips, burger, can drink
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $11.00
  • Golden Noodles
    • Stir fried egg noodles with our special sauce and seasonal vegetables
  • Khao Phad
    • Thai fried rice with meat, egg and vegetables
  • ●Fish
  • Hamburger Combo $5.00
    • Chips, burger, can drink
  • Double Chocolate $14
    • two scoops of dark rich chocolate gelato. chocolate toppings, dressed with housemade warm rich chocolate dippng
  • -Mushrooms, avocado, roasted tomato and wild rocket (VG)
  • Beef Burger $19.5
    • prime housemade beef-minced patty, streaky bacon, onion Swiss cheese, avocado tomato, rockets, dressed with housemade beetroot chutney and garlic aioli served with fnerch fries -
  • Pastram $11
    • Swiss cheese hot mustard, pidde and radish shoot served with sundried tomato pesto
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrooms $4
    • with bacon finished with parmesan served on toasted ciabatta - 18 add old school hash browns
  • Grilled Halloumi & Warm Roastedvegetables (Vg Gf)>>with slowly roasted vine tomato and wild rocket radicehio salad dressed with balsamic vinaigrette
  • Seasonal Fruit $16
    • freshly cut seasonal fruits & housemade bemy compote - choice of: fresh whipped cream or Greek yogurt -
  • Preserves $6
    • Te horo raspberry jam & marmalade and cream cheese
  • Aloo Gobhi $14.49
    • Cauliflower potatoes, and an enticingly fragrant blend of spices make up this traditional indian fish
  • Garden Fresh Green Salad / Onion Kachumbar $5.00
  • Vegetable Pakoras $7.00
    • Vegetables dipped in a spicy batter and deep fried to make fabulous fritters
  • Charcoal Chicken Tikka $9.99 / $18.99
    • Succulent diced boneless Chicken in a mildly spiced marinade, cooked in the Tandoor and Served with salad
  • Mains
    • Dhal Makhani, Palak Paneer, Veg Korma and mix vegetables served with rice, Naan bread and condiments
  • Rogan Josh $15.99
    • A popular aromatic fish from Kashmir (Northern India), Rogan Meaning Oil while Josh Meaning heat, hot, boiling, or passionate. Rogan Josh Thus means cooked in oil at intense heat. Lamb or Beef
  • Entree
    • Samosa, onion bhaji, seekh kebab and chicken tikka served with tamarind and mint sauce
  • Lamb Seekh Kebabs $10.99 / $19.99
    • Freshly ground meat of your choice with a perfect balance of spice, skewered and cooked in the tandoor
  • Steak (scotch fillet) $3.80
  • Spring roll / Curry roll $2.20
  • Sea dog (crab stick & tartare sauce) $2.80
  • -Chips $4.00
  • Giant burger $6.80
    • meat patty, cheese, bacon, egg & pineapple
  • 3 Fish+ 3 Hot Dogs + 3 Crab Sticks + 3 Potato Fritters $6.00
  • Chips (450g) / Fish(terakihi) / Corn fritter $2.50
  • -Chips $3.00
  • Mixed Satay $14.50
  • Super Kebab $16.00
    • (Lamb & Chicken mixed with falafel)
  • Mixed Souvlaki (Spicy) $12.00
    • (Cooked with coriander chilli paste)
  • Calamari Kebab $10.00
  • Chicken & Chips $10.00
  • Super Kebab $13.00
    • (Lamb & Chicken mixed with falafel)
  • Spicy Beef $10.00
    • Prime beef pattie, chilli sauce, salads & sauces
  • Nachos (Chicken / Lamb) $8.00
  • Calamari Fritti $17.90 E / $28.90 M
    • Tender squid rings, shallow fried with garlic, lemon, cracked pepper and parsley.
  • Salmone $26.90
    • Smoked salmon, cream cheese, courgettes, capers and sundried tomatoes.
  • Lemon Meringue $12.50
    • Home made lemon merringue pie served with vanilla ice cream
  • Peperoni $19.50
    • Tomato, cheese, capsicum, salami.
  • Botticelli Pizza $23.90
    • Tomato, cheese, mushroom, onions, capsicum, olives, asparagus, shrimps, tuna, ham, salami.
  • Pepperoni $24.90
    • Tomato, cheese, capsicum and salami.
  • Hawaiian $19.50
    • Tomato, cheese, ham, pineapple.
  • Fillet Mignon $36.90
    • Chargrilled eye fillet cooked with bacon, mushroom, onion and garlic cream sauce finished with brandy, served with seasonal vegetables.
  • Ceviche / coleslaw / green $8.50
  • ●sauces
    • Basil mayo, tomato aioli, sweet chili mayo, tartare sauce, garlic aioli, tomato sauce
  • Panko
  • Battered snapper with fries and salad $20.00
  • Mussel $2.00
  • Sauteed prawns with sweet chili mayo / raw fish marinated in coconut cream $15.00
  • Kumara chips / fries / wedges $5.00
  • Prawn and scallop salad $22.00
  • Potato. Kumara. Pumpkin $0.60
  • Vegetarian
  • -Large $4.00
  • Small $10.00 / Medium $13.50 / Large $17.50
  • Small $10.00 / Medium $13.50 / Large $17.50
  • -Large $4.00
  • Small Combo $6.50
    • 2 drumsticks with chips or 4 potatoes
  • Lamb
  • Indonesian Fried Rice Stick (Ho Fan) $11.50
  • Fried Salted Vegetables and Pork Mince with Fresh Soybeans $11.50
  • Shredded Duck and Salted Vegetable Rice Noodle Soup $11.50
  • Indonesian Fried Noodles (Bami Goreng) $11.50
  • Double Cooked Pork Belly On Rice $11.50
  • Chicken and Salted Fish Fried Rice $11.50
  • Lemon Chicken on Rice $11.50
  • Ma Po Tofu on Rice $11.50
  • Pork and pickled cabbage $10.00
  • Vegetable with tofu soup $6.00
  • Cold seaweed with garlic sauce $3.00
  • Pork, egg with black fungus $13.00
  • Tofu with green chili $12.80
  • Noodle with gravy $8.00
  • Celery with potato noodle $9.80
  • Potato with green chili $9.80
  • Chicken melt with salad n chip $14.90
    • grill chicken with cheese, served with toast salad n chip
  • Steak eggs salad and chip $17.90
    • 25og grill scotch served with chip n aioli sauce, 2* eggs,side salad
  • Grill steak salad delight (rum steak) $14.90
    • grill dice steak choice of cook, served with salad delight mixed with fresh fruit and avocado
  • Pork strip on fried rice $13.90
    • grill pork strip served eggs fried rice
  • Wedge $9.90
    • served with bacon, cheese, sour cream
  • Bacon BLAT served with chip $13.90
    • 3*slice bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, toast sandwich
  • Bacon eggs benedict $11.90
    • choice of 2* english muffin or toast, 3*slice of bacon, 2* poach eggs served with hollandaise sauce
  • Satay sweet and sour chicken $12.90
    • stir fried satay chicken satay sauce with pineapple served with rice
  • Sizzer Platter For Two $16.50
    • Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhaji ,Chiken Tikka & Seekh kewab on hot sizzer platter
  • Bolliwood Special Naan $5.50
  • Bread Basket[Choose Any 3 Bread] $13.50
  • Masala (Fish / Prawn) $21.50
    • Tender succulent Fish/shelless Prawn cooked in an onion base with a touch of coriander flavour
  • Madras(Fish / Prawn) $21.50
    • A traditional South Indian style curry cooked with coconut and spices
  • Vindaloo $15.50
    • Choice of chicken/lamb/beef Red hot curry from Goa
  • Palak Paneer $13.50
    • Fresh leafy spinach and cottage cheese cooked in a mild gravy straight from North India
  • Bolliwood Special Curry $15.50
    • Choice of chicken/lamb/beef cooked with onions, fenugreek and spices
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