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

  • Ginger Fish $14.00
  • Vegee Sweet Corn Soup (Full/Half) $6.00 / $4.00
  • Tandoori Chicken (Full/Half) $18.00 / $10.00
  • Garlic Roti $3.00
  • Butter Chicken $12.00
  • Golden Chicken Boneless $12.00
  • Dal Makhani $11.00
  • Chicken Tikka $12.00
  • FEASTING MENU (7 COURSES) $70.00
  • Cheeses, seed/oat biscuits and roof honey $21.00
  • Dark Guanaja 70%, liquorice, passionfruit and cocoa $16.00
  • Tina’s wedge salad $7.00
  • White chocolate, quince and ginger $16.00
  • Whangaripo, Ash brie (buffalo milk) $21.00
  • RAW $5.50 each
    • Bluff Oysters, champagne granita, wakame and shallot
  • Sourdough doughnuts, elderberry and goats milk yoghurt $12.00
  • Green salad $9.00
  • Fries, mayo $9.00
  • Thai pork salad, watermelon, cashews, coconut $24.00
  • Falafels, pomegranate, yogurt, harissa,beest mint $21.00
  • Cherry + almond tart, mascarpone, praliné
  • Cremino al cioccolato
  • Coconut panna cotta, tropical fruit, gula melaka
  • Mozzarella, peach, caponata gr, tomato, coppa $25.00
  • Vegetable $9.00
  • Ham & Cheese / Pineapple & Cheese $3.50
  • Spring / Curry Roll $2.50
  • Hawaiian / Bacon $5.00
  • Chicken / Steak / Pork $12.00
  • Mussel Fritter $3.00
  • Egg / Cheese / Vegetarian /Fish $4.50
  • Meats $3.50
  • Smoked Salmon & Prawn Salad $23.5
    • served on lettuce, avocado, tomato, olives and red onions with balsamic dressing & basil pesto aioli
  • Bolognese Fettuccine $21.5
    • slow cooked beef ragout served with fragrant tomato sauce
  • Chargrilled rump steak $16.5
    • in blue cheese sauce
  • Paella $29.5
    • a saffron-flavoured spanish dish, served in a hot pan with a mixture of seafood, vegetables, chicken, & spanish chorizo sausage
  • Hummus $11.5
    • olive & tomato salsa & warm pita bread
  • Matadors Cape $27.5
    • roasted chicken, draped with chargrilled red pepper, creamy almond sauce, served on a rice & chorizo pilaf with green beans
  • Roast Chicken Salad $21.5
    • with roasted vegetables, chorizo, feta, tomato, olives, potatoes, cucumber, corn salsa & saffron aioli topped with mesclun and balsamic dressing
  • Eggs Benedict with warm smoked salmon $19.5
    • poached eggs on toasted ciabatta sopped with rocket and hollandaise sauce
  • 4. Soya Lover Burger $12.50
  • #9 8 Spring Rolls and Chips $6.00
  • Onion Rings $5.00
  • Veg Dog $4.50
  • Veg Spring Roll (x10) $5.00
  • 5. Chicken Burger $7.80 Combo $11.80
  • Crumbed Mushroom $7.50
  • Tofu Mushroom Roll $5.80
  • Fried Mushroom $3
  • -Ham, Cheese, Tomato A Relish $14.5
  • Toasted Bagel
  • Classic French Toast $16.5
    • Crispy Bacon, Grilled Banana, Maple Syrup
  • Salmon & Avocado Stack $18
    • Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Avocado, Poached Egg Served on Toasted Ciabatta with Green Salad
  • Bowl of Fries $7
  • -Bacon & Spinach $15.5
  • Beef & Bacon Burger $18.5
    • Kiwi Angus Beef, Bacon, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion relish. Crispy Potatoes, Aioli & Tomato Sauce
  • Beef short ribs(GF)(DF) $24.00
    • Slow cooked beef rib, confit potatoes, spinach, onion jam, jus, watercress
  • Black truffle scarmble $18.00
    • Blistered tomatoes, green seeds, chutney, sumac labnehm sourdough
  • Bircher (GF)(DF)(V) $14.00
    • Compressed nectarines, toasted almonf flakes, chias seeds, french fruits
  • Gourmet breakfast $24.00
    • Poached eggs, agria rosti, organic beef sausages, vine tomatoes, streaky bacon on portobello mushrooms served on 5grain toast
  • Italian lady(GF) $19.50
    • Freedom loaves*, feta, avocado, heirloom tomatoes, poached eggs, red onion, za'atar, drizzled with basil pesto italian glaze
  • -Salmon $19.50
  • Beef burger $21.50
    • Iceberg, tomatoes, pickled courgettes, emmental kumara chips, aioli
  • Green seed and oats granola(GF) (V) $15.00
    • Caramelised pearm vanilla yogurt, dehydrated apple, honeycomb
  • Shiitake Mushroom, Cucumber, Chilli Seared Yellow-Fin Tuna Salad $16.5
  • Bacon $5
  • Chorizo Butter Mussels $15.5
    • with side of salad (10 to 12)
  • Mushroom $4
  • Avocado On Toast $10.5
    • white or multigrain
  • Grilled Salmon Salad $21
    • baby spinach, mesclun, sun dried tomatoes, feta, avocado, honey, mustard dressing
  • Greek salad $8
  • Fruity Surprise $10
    • fresh seasonal fruit salad with vanilla yoghurt
  • Ham - Pineapple
  • Ham - Cheese
  • Smoke Fish Pie $3.90
  • Mince Potato Top $3.90
  • Bacon & Egg
  • Mince & Cheese Pie $3.90
  • Ham - Onion
  • Steak And Oyster Pie $4.50
  • Macarons $2.90 each
  • Contact us for gluten free options
  • Stgermain $10.90
    • Smoked chicken & home made celery mayo
  • Orange and almond cake (GF) / Berry Bakewell Tart (GF) / Lemon & Poppy Seeds Cake (GF) $55.00
  • Breakfast Baguette
    • Free range omelette with your choice of: Chorizo, Ham, Salmon, Cheese & Spinach
  • Cut in Half on request
  • Mario $10.90
    • Serrano ham and Manchego cheese
  • French Apple Tart $60.00
  • Toasty towers $10.90
    • Made with white or multigrain bread, choose from the following 3 options:
  • Chick 'N burger $18.50
    • Grilled chicken breast, dressed with guacamole, topped with grilled pineapple, lettuce tomato and pan fried halloumi served on herb flat bread. rustic fries on the side.
  • Creamy mussels with smoky bacon & cider $11.00
    • Delicious NZ mussels with a fragrant sauce accompained with garlic toast
  • -Streaky bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • -Bread cheese & dips
  • Rosti bites $9.00
    • Petite potato herb rosti layered with a beef pattie, baby spinach, roasted capsicum and topped with feta
  • Sticky plum baby ribs $12.00
    • Ribs basted in our own special plum sauce while charbroiled
  • Bread & dips $18.00
    • Warmed baguette, brie, puhoi and aged cheddar cheeses served with balsamic oil and Mediterranean tzatziki
  • Pad Prik Gaeng Nua $13.50
    • Stir-fried beef with beans, kaffir lime leaves, capsicum, coconut milk and red curry paste - served with rice.
  • Noodle Kra Ta Ron $13.50
    • Stir-fried flat rice noodles with prawns, bean sprouts, broccoli, carrots, garlic, cabbage and bok choy - topped with deep-fried pork wonton.
  • Pla Pad Kuen Shai $14.50
    • Tarakihi fillets stir-fried with garlic, onion, spring onion, capsicum, ginger, celery and soy bean paste - served with rice.
  • Kiew Wahn Gai Tod $13.50
    • Deep-fried chicken and green curry with carrots, beans, broccoli, cabbage, bamboo shoots and capsicums - served with rice.
  • Khao Na Gai $12.50
    • A thick dry red curry with chicken, egg, beans, broccoli and capsicum - served with rice.
  • Pad Kra Pao Gai Kai Dow $12.50
    • Stir-fried chicken with basil, beans, capsicums, onions, garlic and broccoli - topped with fried egg on rice.
  • Rad Na Mee Krob $11.50
    • Deep-fried egg noodles with prawns, squids and scallops, broccoli, carrots, garlic, mushroom, bok choy, cabbage in a gravy oyster sauce and soybean paste.
  • Pad Thai $10.50 / $12.50
    • Choice of chicken or prawns. Fried rice noddles with egg, tofu, bean sprouts, chives and crushed peanuts.
  • Tod Mun Pla $8.90
    • 4 pieces. Fish cake with sweet chilli paste
  • -Duck $23.90
  • Amazing Ruean Thong $25.00
    • Stir fried prawns, chicken and squid with mild sauce, pineapple and cashew nuts
  • Red Curry (Gaeng Ped) $17.90
    • Tasty, thick red curry with beef, chicken or pork
  • -Prawns or Scallops $23.90
  • Pad Poh Tack $23.90
    • Stir fried mixed seafood with chilli, bamboo shoot, basil leaves and coconut milk
  • Sweet & Sour (Pad Preaw Waan)
    • a selection of meat stir fried with vegetables
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.90
  • Scrambled Eggs $15.50
  • Omelette $15.50
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
  • Pancakes $12.50
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