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

  • BACON & ONIONS $6.60
  • BACON & EGGS $7.00
  • BAKED BEANS & EGGS ON TOAST
  • SAUSAGES & EGGS $7.00
  • STEAK & VEGGIES $7.00
  • COFFEE $4.00
  • HAMBURGER STEAK & VEGGIES $5.60
  • SPAGHETTI ON TOAST $4.00
  • Meat $12.00
  • Vg-10 Fried Rice with Only Vegetables $13/$14
  • 6. Crispy Fried Prawn $7.00 / 4ea
  • 16. Stir Fried Beef on Fried Rice $15.50
  • Large $20.00
  • 11. Seafood Fried Rice $14.50
  • Large $25.00
  • $10.00 / 4ea
  • Pumpkin Soup $6.90
    • Served with two toast
  • Fish Burger $12.90
    • Fish, salad and chips
  • Egg on Toast $5.90
  • SUPREME SATAY $12.90
    • (Grilled Marinated Chicken Satay on Top of Steamed Rice, Served with Salad and Peanut Sauce Vegetable)
  • PANCAKE BREAKFAST $13.90
    • (Pancake, Bacon, Banana, Fresh Cream Served with Syrup)
  • CORN FRITTERS $14.90
    • (3 Layers of Corn with 3 Slice of Bacon with Sour Cream & Chutney n the Side or Salmon)
  • Chicken Burger $12.90
    • Grilled chicken, salad and chips
  • SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD $13.90
    • (Mesculin, Carrot, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Red Onion, Dressing Served with Mango & Fresh Fruit)
  • Salmon nuta Variable
  • Chicken teriyaki $18.90
  • Special box $27.90
  • Tempura soup $16.90
  • Teriyaki salmon $12.90
  • Sushi collection $15.90
  • -50 pcs $55.00
  • Deluxe set menu $29.90
    • Chi teriyaki, crispy chicken (pork) and spicy pork
  • All our mains are served with self help vegetables, potatoes, chips & fresh salads.
  • Beef and Guinness Casserole $17.00
    • Served with Mashed Potato
  • mushroom sauce or pepper sauce $7.00
  • Pan Fried or Battered Scallop $20.00
  • onion rings $7.00
  • Grilled aged Sirloin $20.00
  • Bangers and Mash $15.00
    • with Red Wine & Onion Gravy
  • Wedges with Bacon, Cheese and Sour Cream $10.00
  • roasted moroccan lamb ribs, sticky bbq glaze, crispy shallots $16.00
  • green salad, house vinaigrette
  • Ploughman's
    • house made pork terrine, local cheese, charcuterie, pickles, toasted sourdough
  • cinammon coconut "cheesecake", crumbed nuts, pineapple wafer, sorbet $12.00
  • smoked fish, creme fraiche, turkish pide $11.00
  • herb butter roasted baby potatoes
  • feta, sweet corn, pinenut filo cigars, pickles $13.00
  • add chicken $20.00
  • Sausages $5.50
  • Wedges $12.00
    • With sweet chilli and sour cream
  • Garden salad $6.00
  • 2pcs garlic & herb butter toast $4.50
  • Fish taco $17.00
    • 3 pieces of tacos crumbled hoki with tartar coleslaw, lettuce, served with fries
  • -add bacon & cheese topping $4.00
  • Fried egg $1.50
  • Hoki bites $16.00
    • Hoki bites (4), with fries, served with tartar sauce
  • Butternut squash, fresh pasta, dukkah, buttermilk curds, confit yolk $29.00
  • Wild venison, cocoa nib crumb, red ‘sauerkraut’, beet, horseradish $19.00
  • -2 courses $39.00
  • Braised taupo beef short rib, wood-fired carrot, pistou, chervil $29.00
  • Kahawai tartare, créme fraiche, crouton, sansho pepper, lemon $19.00
  • New zealand lamb, eggplant and caper caponata, garlic buttermilk curd $29.00
  • -Add bread & a side dish for $9.00
  • Line caught market fish ‘fish n chips’, house ketchup, lemon mayo $29.00
  • Smoked Chicken Liver Pate $14
    • Cornichons, brioche toast
  • Garlic Bread (V) $7
  • Prawn Skillet $5 x 22 /$10x44.
    • Gremolata butter, grilled sourdough
  • Pork Scratchings $7
    • Comeback sauce
  • Cheesy Mash $8
  • Popcorn Fried Steak $12
    • House made Ranch dipping sauce
  • Tea Smoked Salmon $36
    • Savoy cabbage, baby carrots, new potatoes
  • Changes Daily
  • Meet fresh signature herbal jelly (ice) $8.50
    • herbal jelly + herbal blended ice + taro ball + coffee cream
  • Strawberry snowflake ice $13.80
  • O mochi $7.00
  • Red bean soup w/boba $6.50
  • Mango snowflake ice $13.80
  • Taro ball no3 $8.00
    • red bean + peanut + boba
  • Purple rice porridge w/fresh milk $7.00
  • Red bean soup w/small taro ball $7.00
  • KACHORI $1.50
  • PANEER CUTLET $1.50
  • AMIRTSARI THALI $15.50
    • ALOO KULCHA, CHANNA MASALA, RICE, ALOO MASALA, DAL MAKHANI, RAITA, SALAD, PICKLE, PAPAD & SWEET
  • DAHI BHALLA $6.80
  • PYAAZ KACHORI $1.50
  • RAJMA CHAWAL $8.90
  • CHAAT PLATTER $16.50
    • ALO TIKKI CHAAT, SAMOSA CHAAT, PANI PURI, DHOKLA & BHALLA PAPDI
  • DAL MAKHANI $7.00
  • Selection of dips $20.00
    • Tahini, baba ganoush, hummus, yogurt, egyptian pickles and feta cheese with tomato. Served with in house bread (if available) or lebanese bread
  • Dawood basha $10.00
    • Meat balls with tomato sauce, served with fries and salad
  • Regular $15.00
    • 8 pieces of lamb kebab served with two sauces, salad, and a choice of either bread or rice
  • -small $7.50
    • Served with parmesan cheese, feta cheese dukkah (a mixture of herbs, nuts, and spices) and olive oil
  • Large $20.00
    • As above with 5 kofta and three sauces
  • Baklava $5.00
    • Filo pastry filled with nuts topped soaked in syrup served with cream
  • Mahalabia $5.00
    • Egyptian pudding with nuts
  • Agyptian savoury pastries $8.00
    • Mince meat, feta cheese
  • Kangaroo Sandwich $21.50
    • Coated with pumpkin seeds & juniper berries, salad, fries
  • Wine Box Eggs Benedict $14.50 / $16.00 / $16.50
    • Lightly toasted bun served with spinach and topped with hollandaise sauce with a choice of: Mushroom / Bacon / Smoked Salmon.
  • Belgian Style Waffles $16.00
    • Sweet puffy Waffles served with berry compote, maple syrup and ice cream. Add Bacon: Add $2.00
  • Maxi Grill $17.50
    • Bacon, fried eggs, grilled tomato topped with parmesan and herbs, hashbrown, mushroom, sausage, toast and served with chutney.
  • Chicken Livers $17.50
    • Pan fried with a wholegrain mustard, manuka honey & cream sauce. Side salad and fries
  • French Toast $16.00
    • 3 Slices of baguette coated with coconut dip, grilled banana, bacon topped with fruit, mixed nuts and maple syrup.
  • Casserole Of The Day $13.50
  • The Box Burger $20.50
    • Ground venison, brie, caramelized onion chutney, salad, fries
  • Straight cut fries, roasted garlic aioli $8.95
  • Harbourside Seafood Chowder $23.95
    • Mussel, scallop, prawn, snapper, salmon, shellfish oil, dill, lemon, saffron potatoes
  • New Zealand Asparagus Risotto $23.95
    • Confit yolk, crispy forest mushrooms, shaved mimolette, vincotto
  • Grilled Hervey Bay Prawns $32.95
    • Garlic, lemon & parsley butter, upland cress
  • Harbourside Prawn Cocktail $23.95
    • Black tiger prawns, spanner crab meat, avocado, wasabi cream, tomato dressing
  • Roasted Merino Lamb Rump $42.95
    • Potato boulangère, honey spiced beetroot fondant, baby beets, burnt onion purée, hazelnut, panko crumbed sweet breads, herb yoghurt
  • Steak Diane $32.95
    • Grilled Wagyu rump cap, handcut chips, green beans, green peppercorn sauce
  • Vietnamese Dumplings $23.95
    • Prawn, sweetcorn & squid, chilli jam, spring onion, coriander
  • Free Range Eggs $11
    • On your choice of Toast (GF, Sourdough, 5 grains, Ciabatta). w Fried/Poached/Scrambled (+$1)
  • Baked Eggs & Beans $16.5
    • Free Range Eggs, Tomato Sugo, Home-made mixed beans, Basil Oil, Mozzarella cheese, and A toasted Focaccia. Add Chorizo Sausage +$4
  • Black Rice & Coconut $16.5
    • Lemon grass flavoured Black rice with Palm Sugar, Banana, Fresh Fruits and Coconut Cream
  • Cured or Smoked Salmon / Free Range Bacon $6
  • Mushroom on Toast $17.5
    • Choice of your Toast with Creamy Portobello Mushrooms, Blue Cheese Sauce and drizzled with Truffle Oil. Add Free Range Bacon +$4
  • Tacos $20.5
    • Choice of Grilled Beef or Chicken, Tortilla, Avocado, Aioli, Greens, Kimchi Salsa, Lemon and Dill Sour Cream. Add Potato Wedges +$5
  • Brioche French Toast $18.5
    • Cinnamon, Caramelised Banana, Honey Mascarpone and Vanilla Maple Syrup. Add Free Range Bacon +$4
  • Soup of the Day with Toasted Focaccia $14
    • Please check with our friendly staff for soup of the day - made with fresh sesonal ingredients!
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