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

  • Paneer Sagwala $12.00
    • Paneer cubes with gravy of spinach, tomatoes & onion
  • Egg Volcano $13.00
    • Mountain of Rice with Hot & Spicy Grated Egg Curry
  • Egg fried rice $9.00
    • Stir fried rice with eggs and vegetables mixed with Chef’s secret spices
  • Crunchy Omelette $6.00
    • Beaten eggs cooked with chef’s special gravy in butter or oil with a layer of cheese.
  • Butter Bun $1.00
  • Egg Malai Kofta $12.00
    • Egg kofta cooked in onion, tomato and creamy cashew nut gravy with Chefs special Spices
  • Jeera Rice $3.00
  • Green Garlic Kheema $14.00
    • Grated boiled eggs cooked with green garlic and chef's special spicy with cheese
  • -1/2 Chicken $16.90
  • Lamb shanks
  • -Medium $2.50
  • -Add roast potatoes $0.60
  • Beef $5.50
    • With salad, gravy or sauces of your choice
  • drumstick $2.50
  • -1/2 chicken with 8 potatoes $14.00
  • -Add roast kumara $0.80
  • Southland lamb rump + belly, ‘peas n carrots’, goat’s cheese bon bon $42
  • Grass-fed beef tartare, smoky egg yolk, hot sauce, cacao, kumara chips $22
  • Gem lettuce, brioche, parmesan $8
  • Freshly opened oysters on ice $4.5
  • Farm gate black berkshire pig + sausage, pearl barley, asparagus $41
  • Linguine, little neck clams, smoked chilli, cured pig’s cheek, meyer lemon $24/37
  • Asparagus, ‘lardo di colonnata’, crackling $9
  • Crayfish cocktail, wagyu bresaola, chipotle, fennel pollen $34
  • Coppa $12.00
    • Italian gelato with caramel, chocolate and strawberry
  • Carne $35.00
    • San Marzano tomato, mozzarella, chorizo, pork and fennel sausages, Parma ham, vine tomatoes, wild rocket and parmigiana
  • Primavera $26.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, wild rocket, cherry tomato and garlic E.V.O.O
  • Calzone Nutella $26.00
    • Folded pizza filled with Nutella and strawberry finished with Nutella sauce and icing sugar
  • Puttanesca $26.00
    • San Marzano tomato, mozzarella, basil, capers, black olives, Mediterranean anchovies and fresh red chilli
  • Bufalina $26.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, vine tomatoes, basil and E.V.O.O
  • Diavola $32.00
    • San Marzano tomato, mozzarella, Italian chorizo, salami, from Calabria and fresh chilli
  • Calzone of the Day $30.00
    • Ask your waiting staff for explanation
  • Charred broccolini, sesame, soy $9.00
  • TUNA ‘POKE’ $18.00
    • Cucumber, avocado, sesame
  • ICE CREAM $9.00
    • Vanilla maple
  • CHILLED SEAFOOD BOARD $32.00
    • Oysters, clams, tuna ‘poke’, mussels & shrimp
  • SMOKED BEEF BRISKET $22.00
    • Shredded kale, shaved carrot, bbq dressing
  • Purple slaw, apple dressing $9.00
  • Pigs cheek $11.00
  • PIE $9.00
    • Bittersweet chocolate pecan
  • Chicken Katsu Lunchbox $12.00
  • Medium $12.90
  • Udon $9.90
  • Regular $12.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken Lunchbox $12.00
  • Large $14.90
  • Chilli Chicken
  • Teriyaki Chicken
  • T-Bone /450 gm $43
  • Oysters /6 /12 POA
    • Natural with mignonette sauce
  • Tuna $32
  • Beef Short Ribs $18
    • Sticky Asian sauce
  • Prawn Cocktail $17
    • Jalapeno guacamole
  • Grilled Vegetable Salad $20
    • Eggplant, capsicum, zucchini with green goddess dressing
  • Bourbon Glazed Sliced Sirloin /200 gm $38
    • Onion rings, iceberg wedge, blue cheese dressing
  • Lamb Rump Skillet $36
    • Baby spinach, roasted tomatoes, grilled halloumi
  • Pork Vegetable Wonton Soup N/A
  • Cold Noodle with Chicken N/A
  • Pork Shrimp Wonton Soup N/A
  • Beef Noodle N/A
  • Seafood - each $1.50
  • Rice Noodle N/A
    • Beef/Spice Sauce/Meat Sauce/Chicken
  • Rice Noodle $2.00
  • Tofu - each $1.20
  • Boneless Spring Onion Chicken (Large or 20pcs/Medium or 10pcs) $30/$16
  • Boneless Spring Onion Chicken $36
  • Fried & Spring Onion $35
  • M-pack
    • 1 drum & 9 nibbles
  • Boneless Fried & Seasoned $37
  • Fried Chicken (Large or 20pcs/Medium or 10pcs/Small or 5pcs) $26/$14/$8
  • Wedges (p/scoop) $5.50
  • Nibbles (p/c) $1.40
  • Plain Uttapam (Indian Pizza) $9.00
    • A thick crispy pancake made with rice flour
  • Paper Butter Dosa $8.00
    • Plain Dosa topped with butter
  • Gulab Jamun $6.00
    • Golden milk powder balls fired and then dipped in delicious syrup, flavoured with green cardamon
  • Sandwich Dosa $13.50
    • Tender lightly spiced mixed vegetables and chutneys wrapped in a rice pancake
  • Plain Dosa $7.00
    • A long & very thin delicate rice pancake
  • Tomato Uttapam $9.00
    • A thick pancake made with rice flour topped with tomato
  • Rice $3.00
  • Cheese Masala Dosa $12.00
    • Dosa stuffed with potato & onion mixture, topped with cheese
  • Toast & Preserves $7.00
    • Choice of either raspberry jam or orange marmalade & made in the Burbs with coconut sugar. Gluten free toast available.
  • Sides
  • LITTLE PEOPLE $8.00
    • Bacon & Eggs / French Toast with Maple Syrup / Prawn Taco
  • Prawn Tacos $18.00
    • Soft taco shell filled with prawns, avocado, tomato, capsicum with chipotle sauce. Gluten free option available
  • House Granola $13.00
    • A selection of nuts, oats and coconut freshly roasted in pure apple juice served with poached rhubarb and lightly spiced chai pears.
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.00
    • Mushrooms on 5 grain toast topped with roasted cashews and parmesan cheese.
  • Free range bacon / Sausage / Mushroom $5.50
  • Eggs on Toast $11.00
    • Free range eggs - Poached, Scrambled or Fried
  • Hot Dog $13.00
    • 2 Hot Dogs latin style, with mini chips, cheese and sauces of your choice
  • Guasacaca
    • The Venezuelan answer yo guacamole ( Avocado Relish) but with a brighter tangier flavor
  • 2 Empanadas or your choice with 1 sauce of your choice $7.00
  • Beef Burrito $15.00
    • Filled with Shredded beef, rice, black beans, cheddar cheese, mexican fresh sauce, sour cream and guacamole
  • Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla $15.00
  • Ham and Cheese Eggs on Toast $8.50
  • Latin Plate $15.00
    • Rice, Shredded beef, sweet plantains and black beans
  • Our Flavors
  • -Cream cheese and preserve $8.50
  • BLT $17.50
    • Bacon, toamato, lettuce served on toasted foccacia with fries
  • Chorizo sausage $16.00
    • Mushroom and bacon in a creamy sauce on foccacia
  • ●Kids breakfast
  • Chicken burger and chips $8.50
  • fish and chips $8.00
  • Bacon (2), house baked beans $6.50
  • Baked beans, sausage and egg on toast $8.00
  • Touch Sashimi $16.00
  • Vegetable Meal $21.90
  • Yaruki Salad $15.00
  • Seaweed Salad $6.00
  • Hot Chilli Salad $15.00
  • Nabe Udon $16.00
  • Salmon Teri Bento $17.90
  • Yakitori $7.50
  • Sticy Fingers $18.0
    • Hickory Pulled Pork, Streaky Bacon, American Cheddar, Iceberg, Tomato, Guacamole, Pineapple Salsa, Onion Ring, Special Sauce, Hickory Sauce
  • 120ml Pottles $5.0
    • Chocolate / Vanilla / Double Hokey Pokey / Strawberry
  • Winner Winner $19.00
    • Double Crispy Fried Chicken, Streaky Bacon, American Cheddar, Iceberg, Tomato, Red Onion, Chipotle Maple, American Mustard, Chipotle Tomato Relish, Guacamole, Special Sauce
  • Hand Cut Kumara Fries $5.5 / $8.5
  • That Burger $20.0
    • Double Beef Patty, Swiss Cheese, American Cheddar, Streaky Bacon, Iceberg, Tomato, Crispy Onion Ring, Dill Pickles, Truffle Mascarpone, Wholegrain Mustard Aioli, Tomato Relish, Special Sauce
  • Add to any Burger $4.0
    • Patty
  • The Mex $15.0
    • Mexican Dry Rub Beef, Streaky Bacon, Iceberg, Corn Salsa, Guacamole, Chipotle Aioli, Chipotle Ketchup
  • Fried Chicken $7.5
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