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

  • Egg any style (gf) $3.00
  • Chicken & Crispy Noodle Salad $17.00
    • Warm roast chicken, almonds, light mango dressing & avocado.
  • Prime Beef Burger $22.00
    • Aged cheddar, fried onions, pickles & mustard on a brioche bun with fries.
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken Burger $22.00
    • Bacon, smashed avo & chipotle mayo on a brioche bun with fries.
  • Cold-smoked salmon (gf) $5.00
  • Sumac Lamb & Hummus (gf) $19.00
    • Roast pumpkin, pinenuts, courgette & mint.
  • Sautéed garlic butter mushrooms (gf) $4.00
  • Three tomato Salad $17.00
    • Olives, croutons, basil, crispy fried anchovies.
  • Bacon & Caramelised Banana - $17
    • cream cheese served with maple syrup (add a scoop of vanilla ice cream - 2.0)
  • -sage fried / scrambled (+$1) / poached on toast choice of sourdough / ciabatta / five-grain / gluten free / Best Ugly Bagel (+$1) exfrus bacon / smoked salmon / balsamic Portobello mushrooms / prosciutto / hallouimi / potato hash $5
  • - or choose from:
  • Preserves $6
    • Te horo raspberry jam & marmalade and cream cheese
  • -BACON, old school hash browns and sauteed spinach
  • Tofu Croquette (Vg) $18
    • poached eggs, wild rocket fresh sliced vine tomato, avocado, radish shoot and hollandaise served on housemade tofu croquette
  • Chicken Teriyaki $18
    • grilled free range chicken breast glazed with traditional Japanese style sesame terryaki sauce served on bed of steamed rice with wild rocket almond salad
  • Eggs Benedict $18 or petite $10
    • free range poached eggs drizzled with housemade lemon holandaise on toasted English muffin
  • Small $6.00
  • -Add bacon $4.00 extra
  • Omelette $19.00
    • Hot smoked salmon, green harissa, sumac or leek, mushroom, parmesan sourdough toast
  • Korean bbq $11.00
    • Pulled chicken, korean bbq sauce, slaw, mayo, coriander
  • Large $15.00
  • Medium $10.00
  • Schnitzel $15.00
    • Panko crumb chicken breas, butter, capers, lemon, mayo, rocket
  • Rotisserie chicken, salad from the cabinet, warm bread
  • BUTTER CHICKEN (FREE RANGE)(GF) $10.80/$21.50
    • Yoghurt and spice marinated boneless thigh pieces cooked in a lightly spiced creamy tomato sauce. Popular with the whole family. Mild to medium heat.Single /Double
  • MACARONI CHEESE WITH BACON $7.80/$15.80/$29.80
    • old school style with the traditional small macaroni elbows that our moms used, lots of bacon and topped with cheesy crumbs(single/double/family)
  • TIRAMISU-RHUBARB & RASBERRY TRIFLE-LIMONCELLO TIRAMISU $11.50/$22.80
    • small serves 2/large serves 4
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STYLE PULLED PORK FREE RANGE IN A BBQ SAUCE $11.80/$23.50
    • Pork shoulder marinated in smoky spices and slow cooked in a homemade BBQ sauce, then fork shredded Excellent in tacos or wraps, on soft buns with slaw American style, or with rice and salad Single/Double
  • SOUPS AND SALADS $7.50/$9.80
    • Always available freshly made with a range of choices each week. Our repertoire is extremely varied with the emphasis on seasonal produce and our customer's preferences. Many of our soups and salads are vegetarian, gluten and/or dairy-free/large single/small double
  • SMOKED FISH PIE(GF) $11.80/$24.50 /$ 45.50
    • Generous pieces of smoked fish in a creamy white sauce with preserved lemon, parsley. parmesan and a little. spinach, topped with mashed agria potatoes.Single/Double/family
  • CHICKEN (FREE RANGE) LEEK & BACON POT PIE $11.80/24.50/$45.50
    • Sautéed leeks and bacon with a tender chicken breast in a mild creamy grain mustard sauce, topped with puff pastry. Single/Double/family
  • ANNABELLE’s CHICKEN (FREE RANGE) KUMARA & SPINACH CURRY $10.80/$21.50
    • Named for our local celebrity, Annabelle White, who devised this recipe using our own Indian spice Paste A real crowd pleaser - mild heat.Gluten & dairy free(single/double) >>
  • Fries $6.5
    • A large bowl with tomato sauce or aioli
  • Calamari Salad $19.5
    • Calarmari tossed in baby spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum, mung beans, lime, crispy shallots with a sweet soya dressing
  • Greenfinger Big Breakfast $22.5
    • Choice of eggs, toasted bread, slow roasted tomatoes, bacon, hashbrowns, baked beans, mushrooms and pork sausages
  • Slow Grilled Tomato $4.9
  • Bacon $4.9
  • Pork Sausage $4.9
  • Good To Go Fritters $19.9
    • Corn fritter with bacon, poached eggs, mango salsa and micro greens
  • Turkish BLT $19.5
    • Toasted Turkish pide, bacon, avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, green leaves and aioli add smoked chicken for $3
  • ROLLING IN THE DIP $12.00
  • Bagel smoked salmon $14.50
    • with cream cheese, capers, red onion & dill
  • ROASTED MUSHROOM $8.00
    • with herbs
  • GRILLED LAMB $24.00
    • with sauteed eggplants, feta cheese and mint
  • Name your omlette $18.50
    • choose 3 fillings - ham, feta, cheese, spinach, tomato mushroom, onion, sweet corn(extra filling $3.00)
  • CHICKEN WINGS $10.50
  • Eggs benedict petite$14.00/$21.50
    • with spinach ciabatta & hollandaise -choose from bacon smoked salmon or portobello mushrooms
  • BEEF MASSAMAN $23.50
    • braised beef gravy with roti cubed carrot and potato plus peanut
  • Miso Chicken Kara-Age Don $11
    • With sweet miso sauce
  • Chicken $13
  • Add $1
    • Cheese Topping
  • Beef Curry $17
    • With rice & pickles
  • Chicken Kara-Age $6
    • 4 pieces of fried chicken, sweet & sour sauce
  • Squid Katsu $5
    • 4 pieces with sweet chili mayo
  • Vegetarian $12
  • Pork Fillet Katsu $8
    • 3 pieces with katsu sauce
  • Falafel Kebab Roll - Medium/Large $6.99/$8.99
  • Hawaiian $4.99
    • Tomato Base, Pineapple, Ham, Cheese
  • BBQ Chicken Pizza $7.99
    • Tasty Chicken, Onion, Capsicum, Mushroom, Cheese with BBQ Swirl
  • Satay Chicken $7.99
    • Chicken, Onion, Tomato with Satay Sauce
  • Peri Peri Chicken $11.99
    • Tasty Chicken with Onion, Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes and Peri Peri Swirl
  • Ham with Cheese $4.99
    • Tomato Base, Ham, Cheese
  • BBQ Bacon Mushroom $7.99
    • Bacon, Onion, Mushroom, Cheese with Mayonnaise Swirl
  • Tasti Cheese Pizza $4.99
    • Tomato base, Double Cheese
  • OBC Full Quota Breakfast $24.00
    • eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, portobello mushrooms, hashbrown
  • Scallops wrapped in bacon (GF)
  • Just Fries $9.00
    • with aioli or sweet chili sauce
  • Quesadilla tomato, red onion & cheese (GF/V)
  • Big O 250ml $18.00
  • - 1 doz $34.00
  • Caesar Salad $22.00
    • with crispy prosciutto, parmesan & garlic croutons topped with a poached egg & a rich anchovy dressing
  • - Bacon $20.50
  • -Seafood spicy ramen $11.50
  • -Crispy tofu don $10.50
  • Seafood spicy ramen $11.50
  • -Chicken katsu set $16.50
  • -Spicy seafood don $12.95
  • Plain shoyu udon $9.95
  • ●Happy special
  • Spicy seafood don $12.95
  • Large $11.00
  • Mix (Chicken & Lamb) $14.50
  • Chicken $11.00
  • Lamb
  • Falafel Kebab $13.00
  • Vegetarian $11.50
  • Mix (Chicken & Lamb) $9.50
  • Vegetarian $7.50
  • Chao Zhou style pork, vegetables, tofu and peanuts stir fry $22.00
  • -Boiled / Stir fried with garlic sauce / Cooked with oyster sauce / Cooked in soup $19.80
  • ●Tofu
  • Deep fried fish fillet with snow peas $32.00
  • Malaysian style seafood laksa noodle soup $19.00
  • -Beef / Pork / Chicken / Seafood $18.00
  • -Lightly fried tofu with salt and pepper / Thai style tofu $18.00
  • Live fish Abalone soup $18.00
  • Soup of the moment $13.00
    • Our chef's freshly prepared soup of the day with toasted bread
  • Oriental Chicken Fried Rice $26.00
    • 250g Chicken Breast marinated in lemon grass, fish sauce, ginger and soy, cooked with mushroom, pineapple, egg and shallots into fried rice
  • Cranberry Chicken
    • House smoked chicken, cashew nuts, feta, rosemary and cranberry preserve
  • Chicken Kebabs
    • Crumbed Cajun chicken tenders on skewers served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken Gnocchi $23.50
    • Chicken, mushroom & bacon in creamy parmesan sauce
  • Lamb and Couscous Salad $32.00
    • 250g of lamb rump cooked to your liking served with couscous, chick pea, harissa and coriander salad
  • Entree $14.50
  • Mexican Caesar Salad $23.50
    • 150g of Mexican spiced chicken on a bed of Crispy Cos lettuce with a light dressing of aioli and anchovies, topped with soft-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, crunchy croutons, roasted tomatoes and parmesan cheese
  • Manuka carrots (DF) $9.00
    • Orange gremolata, pistachio, burnt orange segments and a herb salad
  • Marinated portobello, roasted red pepper and artichoke (V)(DF) $17.00
    • With olive tapenade and our own parmesan aioli, served on toasted whole grain sourdough
  • Fresh catch market fish (GF) MV
    • Braised fennel & olive, charrel lemon, chive
  • -Duck fat option $12.00
  • Bone marrow brulee (DF) $11.00
    • With sherry gastrique, crispy shallots, grilled bread,
  • The late starter $16.00
    • Sous vide eggs brekkie, prosciutto, raclette, eggplant, tomato ragout, crispy potatoes and sourdough toast
  • Buttermilk soaked southern fried chicken $19.00
    • Lettuce, avocado, chipotle mayo
  • Duck fat extra $2.00
  • Curry puff $7.00
    • Minced chicken mixed with yellow curry and mixed vegetables (5 pieces).
  • Steamed mussel pot $13.00
    • Steam fresh musseld with thai herbs served with chilli & lemon sauce, served with rice.
  • -Squid, prawns or seafood $13.00
  • Beef Oyster sauce
    • Stir fried meat with oyster sauce and vegetables, served with rice.
  • Fish cakes $5.00
    • Minced fish blended with curry then deep fried, served with sweet chilli sauce (5 pieces).
  • -Squid, prawns or seafood $13.00
  • Honey lemond chicken $12.00
    • Fried crumbed chicken with homemade sauce & vegetables served on a sizzling plate, served with rice.
  • Mixed seafood ginger
    • Stir fried seafood with homemade sauce, vegetables and ginger, served with rice.
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