SPQR Cafe Restaurant and Bar in Auckland Menu

 PANE

• Pizza Bread $9.5
  • garlic, cheese, Maldon sea salt & olive oil

 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

150 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand

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