The Block Cafe in Auckland Menu

SMALL PLATES SMALL PLATES
  • LOTUS LEAF BUNS $13.50
    • lemongrass pork, pickled cucumber, peanut
  • PLATTER FOR 2 $24.00
    • selection of small plates & chef's specials
  • GRILLED ARABIC BREAD $9.50
    • garlic oil Jalapeno & Chickpea Dip
  • AMITS TANDOORI CHICKEN $13.50
    • saffron rice poppadum, raw mango chutney
  • JALAPENO ZINGERS $12.50
    • cream cheese spiced apricot coulis
  • KINGFISH CEVICHE $13.50
    • coconut chili lime Lebanese cucumber
  • SICHUAN PORK DUMPLINGS $12.50
    • coriander spicy sauce garlic shoots
  • RAS EL HANOUT LAMB MEATBALLS $12.50
    • pomegranata, slaw
  • VANILLA POACHED PEAR $13.50
    • blue cheese mousse, pecan, balsamic grapes crackers
  • CRISPY PRAWN TACOS $13.50
    • corn, chili coriander shredded greens
  • PIZZA $14.50
    • see wait staff for this weeks pizza
  • BURGER $14.00
    • southern fried chicken capsicum chili jam smoked cheese Jalapenos
MAINS MAINS
  • TOMAHAWK PORK CHOP $28.50
    • crispy pig ear, white bean puree black pudding croquette cider jus
  • GRILLED HAPUKA $28.50
    • orzo salad, chardonnay vinegar, hazelnut, citrus creme fraiche
  • MASSAMAN BEEF CURRY $26.50
    • coconut rice cashew, shichimi tapioca cracker
  • WAIRARAPA LAMB BACK STRAP $32.50
    • cumin rub, pressed Agria, eggplant puree, feta, pomegranate
  • ROASTED PUMPKIN RIGATONI $21.50
    • ricotta, sizzling sage, tomato petals, Waldorf salad
THE BLOCK GRILL THE BLOCK GRILL
  • (all grill items served with wasabi onion rings, iceberg wedge & your choice of sauce)
  • Flatiron Steak 200g $19.50
  • Scotch 250g $27.50
  • Eye Fillet 200g $29.50
  • Scallops 1/2 Doz $24.50
  • lemon & thyme Chicken Supreme $25.00
SAUCES SAUCES
  • PEPPERCORN & BRANDY
  • RED WINE JUS
  • MUSHROOM CREAM
  • CAPSICUM BUTTER
  • TRUFFLE BEARNAISE
  • SPICED APRICOT
SIDES SIDES
  • Hand-Cut Chips $8.50
  • String Fries $7.50
  • Wild Mushroom Saute, wilted spinach $7.50
  • Spicy Potato Skins Sour cream $6.50
  • Black Pudding Croquette $6.50
  • ice Berg Wedge bacon bites ranch Parsley $6.50
  • Spiced Chickpea Kale Feta tomato salad $7.50
ADD-ONS ADD-ONS
  • FRIED EGGS X2 $4.00
  • HAND-CUT CHIPS $4.00
  • BACON $4.00
  • GRILLED VINE TOMATOES $4.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • -One for $6
  • Butter Chicken $23
    • Tandoori roasted chicken cooked in our rich gravy of cream and tomato with fenugreek and garam masala
  • 25 Herb and Spice Indian Lamb Curry $23
    • Tender lamb slow cooked with exotic indian spices
  • Sichuan Style Clay Pot $19
    • Zucchini, eggplant, fresh chilli and tofu, wok fried in a chinese hot bean paste
  • Bali Prawn Curry $23
    • Green coconut curry with green beans, zucchini and broccoli
  • Peking Duck Salad $23
    • 5 spice duck, baby spinach. cucumber, sprouts, Asian herbs and sesame lime dressing
  • Thai Yellow Chicken $24
    • Yellow curry with kaffir lime, lemongrass and galangal
  • Wok Fried Green Beans $10
    • With garlic and light soy
  • Aged wakanui scotch $48.00
    • Sous-vide prepared, served perfect medium
  • Crème Brulée duo $16.00
    • Vanilla, liquorice, raspberry sorbet & brandy snap
  • Spiced calamari $24.00
    • Peanut cucumber relish, chilli caramel, nam jim, coriander, mint
  • Irish coffee $16.50
    • Made traditionally with jameson whiskey
  • Duck breast and leg $44.00
    • Celeriac fondant, onion, kumara, madagaskar peppercorn and pink grapefruit sauce
  • Sails special $16.50
    • Kahlua, grand marnier & brown creme de cacao
  • Pavlova $15.00
    • Passion fruit curd, whipped cream
  • Red gold $16.00
    • Textures of berry, sorbet, spicy caramel top
  • Spinach $3.50
  • Falafel (V) $12.5
    • traditional falafel patty, beetroot. New York pickles, tomato, tahini yoghurt
  • Crumbed Eggs $19
    • with an orgy of mushrooms, bacon, herbs, parmesan
  • Smoked salmon $6.00
  • Toast $4.00
  • The Frenchest Toast $15
    • with bacon, banana, maple, vanilla cream
  • -Jam and marscapone $14
  • Holy Banana Bread (V/GF) $12
    • Served with coconut yoghurt or Lewis Road Butter
  • VEGETARIAN ROLL $2.50
  • DONUT $1.20
  • HOT DOG $2.50
  • FISH BURGER $8.00
    • (BATTERED OR GRILLED FRESH FISH, SALAD, TARTARE SAUCE, LEMON PEPPER)
  • PEPPER SQUID 6 FOR $5.00
  • MUSSEL (HOME MADE) $4.00
  • cooked in Vegetable Oil
  • CHICKEN TERIYAKI BURGER $8.00
    • (FILLET OF CHICKEN, AVOCADO, SALAD, CHEESE, EGG, TERIYAKI SAUCE, MAYONNAISE SAUCE)
  • Seasonal Vegetables $8.50
  • House Coleslaw $7.50
  • Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail $16.50
    • Cos Lettuce and Marie Rose Sauce
  • Trio of Ice Cream & Raspberry Sauce $12.50
  • Chicken Liver Pate $15.50
    • Toasted ciabatta and port wine jelly
  • Wedges with Soy $11.00
    • Sweet chili & sour cream
  • All served with fresh cream and ice cream
  • Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad $12.50
  • Choose 3 meats
    • 3/4 pound
  • Choose 1 meat
    • 1/4 pound
  • Includes choice of one side, roll, pickled vegetables
  • House salad $10.00
    • Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, pickled beetroot, salt & pepper vinaigrette
  • Choose 2 meats
    • 1/2 pound
  • Coleslaw $5.00
  • Pulled pork $18.50
    • Coleslaw, BBQ sauce
  • Smoked sausage hotdog $14.50
    • Kimchi relish, spicy mayo
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings $15.00
    • Chicken wings smothered in a Kiwi take on Louisiana style hot sauce and served with a mellow blue cheese dressing.
  • Chicken Burger $16.00
    • A juicy chicken patty, bacon and avocado. Served with our tasty fries
  • Pea and Parmesan Risotto $28.00
    • A hearty dish with delicate flavours, a classic mash up of old school and new.
  • Pepper Steak $37.00
    • For the Pepper lover, Eye fillet rolled in cracked pepper and served with a brandy and cream, sauce.
  • Pepper Sauce $5.00
  • Mushroom Sauce $6.00
  • Hot Apple Pie $12.00
    • A classic, lovingly handmade and served with ice cream and anglaise sauce.
  • Kumara Wedges $10.00
    • With crispy bacon and melted cheese. Naughty but so nice.
  • Cucumber in spicy sauce $9.00
  • Steam minced pork bun $5.80
  • Pork with fennel $12.00
  • Chicken and sweet corn soup $7.00
  • Pot sticker (Pan fried pork dumpling) $5.30
  • Seafood and tofu soup $7.00
  • Pork with cabbage $11.00
  • Diced chicken with szechuan sauce $18.00
  • - La Nordique $19.50
    • Salmon Gravlax, red onion, caper, lemon crème fraiche
  • L'Omelette de Champignon Sauvage $18.00
    • Wild mushroom & spinach
  • Avocado / Spinach / Provencal Tomato / Mushroom / Potato & Herb Hash $4.50
  • Bacon / Cured Salmon / Sausage $7.00
  • Le Vegan $19.00
    • Avocado, mushroom, Provencal tomato, spinach & toast
  • Eggs Any Style & Toast $9.00
  • Egg $3.00
  • Moules Frites $17 500g / $21 1kg
    • Fresh green lip mussels s/w fries and sauce of the day:
  • Wedges $10.00
    • served with bacon, cheese, sour cream
  • Mini Hotdogs & Chips $7.50
  • Sauces :
    • Tomato, Tartare, Sweet Chilli, Aioli
  • Hot Chips $5.50
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $7.50
  • Samosas & Chips $7.50
  • Prawn Twisters & Chips $7.50
  • Blackmore eye fillet - 9+ marble score - 650 day grain fed $75.00/100g, $150.00/200g
  • Calamari schnitzel - EVO / parsley / lemon $20.50
  • Steakhouse fries N/A
  • Black Angus sirloin - Cooked on the bone and from Wakanui fed lot near Ashburton, situated on the coast where a little paddling is possible at high tide $38.50 (90 day grain fed - 350g)
  • Truffle steak fries N/A
  • Potato mash N/A
  • West Coast whitebait - fritter / champagne lime mayo $26.00
  • Caprese salad - prosciutto / basil / Saporoso / EVO $21.50
  • Chips $1.80
  • Chicken kebab $2.50
  • Pork $6.50
  • Spring roll $2.00
  • Kumara $0.70
  • Beef $6.00
  • Pork $11.00/$14.00/$18.00
    • small/medium/large
  • Golden potato $0.60
  • Bombay tapas platter (GF) $38.00
    • Combination of 5 tandoor items garlic prawns, tandoori prawns, chicken tikka, paneer tikka and lamb seekh kabab
  • Bombay chips (fried idle)salted or spiced $7.00
    • Bowl of fries seasoned with our special mint and chilli powder served with chef’s classic spiced yoghurt dip
  • Tarakihi fish tikka $14.00
    • Tarahiki cubes marinated in mustard and classic tandoor home made marinade, served with yoghurt base coriander sauce
  • Awadhi lamb chops with spiced potato mash $25.00
    • Mace and cinnamon spiced lamb chops grilled and served on potato mash
  • Peppy paneer with veg fried rice $23.00
    • Cottage cheese tossed in onions,capsicum and garlic with soy and schezwan served with fried rice
  • Flat garlic bread $7.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Chocolate samosa with vanilla $12.00
    • Dark chocolate wrapped in a steaming hot samosa served with ice-cream
  • Samosa chat $10.00
    • Deep fried spiced potato wrapped in flour sheet, drizzled with a tangy dressing and served with cucumber salad
  • Fish fillets in hot chilli oil $28.00
  • Steamed rice floured pork $20.50
  • Sliced Beef and Ox tripe $16.50
    • with chilli sauce
  • Steamed blue cod with ginger and spring onion $36.00
  • Stir fried spicy beef dry pot $28.00
  • Spicy ox tripe $16.50
  • Stewed Catfish dry pot $28.00
  • Stir fried pork with sundried capsicums $22.50
  • CREAMY MUSHROOM (add poached egg $2.00) (add bacon or grilled chicken $4.00) $12.00
  • BUFFALO WINGS (add small fries $4.00) (add salad $3.00) $9.90
  • ANGUS BEEF BURGER (add fried egg $2.50) $12.00
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $9.90
  • CAJUN CHICKEN BURGER $12.00
The Block Cafe

The Block Cafe

location

Address

570 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand

phone

Phone

096270325

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Live Music ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
570 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 0600, New Zealand