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

  • Beef rendang (dry red curry beef & potatoes) $26.00
  • Red chicken curry $23.00
  • Laksa (malay red curry egg noodles) vegetables and togu $19.00
  • Stirfry black beans, vegetables with chicken or beef $28.00
  • Laksa (malay red curry egg noodles) chicken & prawns $26.00
  • 4 satay chicken sticks $14.00
  • Mee goreng (fried egg noodles) chicken or beef $19.00
  • Stirfry garlic pepper vegetables with prawns $28.00
  • Yum thaley $20.90
    • Mixed seafood salad with chilli sauce, lemon, onion,tomato ,coriander and spring onion
  • Tom kha (mild) Chicken $8.00/$16.50
    • Chicken coconut soup with mild chilli paste, galanga, mushroom, lemon grass, lime leaves and coriander
  • Neua pad nummanhoi (mild) $15.90
    • Stir fried beef with oyster sauce, mushroom, broccoli and spring onion
  • Pad ped pla kha-pong $21.90
    • Deep fried snapper fillet cooked in a red curry paste, thai herb, coconut milk,mushroom, green beans,capsicum, young pepper corn,basil and kaffir lime leaves
  • Pet pad med mamuang himmapan (mild) $19.90
    • Stir fried duck with chilli paste, vegetable spring onion and cashew nuts
  • Pet pad gratiam priktai (mild) $19.90
    • Stir fried duck with garlic, courgettes and leak
  • Gai pad num peung supparot (mild) $15.90
    • Stir fried chicken with honey , pineapple, spring onion and cashew nuts
  • Pet pad graprow $19.90
    • Stir fried duck with green beans, capsicum, broccoli and basil leaves
  • Pork tripe with oil $10.00
  • Vegetarian-cabbage, carrot, onion, mushroom 20 pieces $10.00
  • Spicy sour soup $6.00
  • Lamb noodle $10.00
  • Beef and celery (fried) 10 pieces $10.00
  • Celery and mushroom fried with garlic sauce $10.00
  • Pork and cabbage 20 pieces $10.00
  • Pork chive and prawn 20 pieces $12.00
  • Pan fried fish on risotto (gf) $28.50
    • Pan fried market fish with wild rocket, prawn and mussel risotto, lemon butter and shaved parmesan (Beer match: Undercurrent/ Wine match: Last flight sauv.blanc)
  • Rack of lamb $34.50
    • Hawkes bay lamb rack with orange kumara mash, roasted carrots, pea puree and cherry jus. (Beer match: Leprechauns Belle/ Wine match: Akarua pinot noir)
  • Chunky fries (v) (gf) $8.50
  • Pork belly $29.50
    • Rolled pork belly on a bed of sauteed red cabbage with apple, fondant potato, baby carrots, horse radish and crackling. (Beer match: lotus/ Wine match: matawhero gewurtztraminer)
  • You can add your choice of meat to your salad $5.50/ $5.50/ $6.50/ $7.50
    • Chicken/ Cajun Beef/ Fish of the day/ Prawns
  • Black angus steak $20.00
    • Flame grilled rump steak with a chimichurri sauce, served with chunky fries and market salad. Beer match: Dusty gringo brown ale
  • Spicy chicken bites (gf) $15.50
    • Chicken thigh bites, lightly coated in rice flour and flash fried, served on fennel & rocket salad
  • Spicy skirt steak tacos $17.50
    • Flame grilled, sliced black angus skirt steak, roasted red capsicum salsa, fresh slaw, radish, in soft shell wraps
  • Beef $11.50
  • Lamb $19.50
  • Chicken Thigh & Chips Combo $9.50
    • and any 420ml drink
  • Fried Chicken Family Platter $35.00
    • 4 Drum Sticks, 4 Thighs, 10 Potatoes, 1 Garlic Bread & 1.5lt Drink
  • Pork $6.50
  • Special A $8.00
    • Roast Roll with Drink, Choice of Beef, Lamb or Pork
  • Pork $15.00
  • Chicken $7.00
  • Sour and spicy potato slices / Edamame / Black mushroom with wasabi $6.00
  • Roast okra / Mushroom / Chives $2.00
  • Corn $3.00
  • Deep fried bun and steamed bun with condensed milk dip $6.00
  • Beef back straps / Sweet chicken skin / Cabbage / Garlic / Cauliflower $1.50
  • Pork cabbage dumpling / Pork wonton $98.00
  • Taro wasabi / Deep fried peanuts / Sally peanuts $5.00
  • Beef fried noodle / Chicken fried noodle $11.00
  • Scallops and smoked salmon parcel $19.90
    • With sweet chilli garlic tiger prawns, petit salad and citrus hollandaise sauce
  • Dinner: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
  • -Chicken and Chippies $15.00
    • Fresh crumbed chicken pieces served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Chilled forest berry cheesecake $12.00
    • Served with berry coulis, mixed berries, cream and toffee
  • -Seasonal vegetables / Fries with tomato sauce and aioli $8.00
  • -Pancakes $7.90
    • 1 pancake with banana, maple syrup and bacon
  • -Add chicken extra $5.00
  • -Wilted spinach $4.00
  • French Toast $16.00
    • Bacon, grilled banana, seasonal fruits drizzled with maple syrup
  • Chicken Pesto $15.50
    • Chicken breast & Penne in house-made basil pesto sauce
  • Omelette $16.50
    • ham, mushroom, tomato & mozzarella cheese, choice of toasted bread & Grilled banana
  • Waffle Burger $17.50
    • Prime house beef-minced patty, bacon, grilled pineapple, tomato, camembert, mesclun, house-made waffle with tomato relish side of chips & aioli
  • Garlic Cream Penne $15.50
    • Chicken breast, button mushroom & penne in house-made garlic cream sauce
  • Eggs Benedict (V) $16.50
    • Choose from bacon/ salmon /mushroom comes with poached eggs, avocado, mesclun, served on choice of toasted five grain bread with hollandaise sauce
  • Corn Fritters (V) $15.00
    • with bacon, mesclun, tomato, cucumber & tomato relish
  • Bulgogi with Rice $15.50
    • Pan fried bulgogi & grilled vegetable with rice
  • In house cold smoked mussels (x3) (GF) $5.70
    • Nz green lip mussels, coriander, in house sweet chilli sauce
  • Copper thief chicken $10.00
    • Coated chicken breast, sliced gherkins chipotle mayo
  • Marinated olives (GF)(V) $5.00
  • Eggs on toast (V) $8.00
    • Poached / scrambled / fried, or scrambled egg whites, with a choice of sourdough, white or whole meal, comes with a house chutney
  • Beef sliders (x3) $18.00
    • Spiced beef cheek and slaw, beer battered fries and aioli
  • Fish & chips (GF) $21.50
    • Pan fried snapper, beer battered fries, rocket salad, in house tartar sauce
  • Spiced smoked fish cakes (GF) $18.00
    • Sauteed spinach poached eggs
  • Smoked spanish short ribs (x1) (GF) $2.50
    • In house smoked short ribs dipped and glazed in a house BBQ sauce
  • BiBim Bap $ 13.0
  • Bibimbap in Hot Stone Pot $ 15.00
  • Tonkatu $ 15.00
  • Sasimi Don $ 13.00
  • Salmon Salad $ 40.00
  • Noodles in Cold Soy Bean Soup $ 13.00
  • Squid with Rice $ 13.00
  • Cabbage & short Rio Soup $ 15.00
  • -Seafood $29.00
  • Vietnamese Spring Roll $5.00/ 2ea
  • Stir-Fried Seafood and vegetables with oyster sauce on rice / Sweet-Soy Scotch fillet with vegetables $17.50
  • -Meat $19.00
  • Beef Egg Noodle Soup / Hot & Spicy Combination Meat Egg Noodle Soup / Wonton Egg Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Pork Chop & Egg on Rice $15.00
  • Kim Chi $2.50
  • Stir Fried Chicken with Vermicelli / Stir Fried Beef with Vermicelli / Stir Fried Pork with Vermicelli / Spring Roll with Vermicelli $13.00
  • Eggs, Toast, Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns, Beans $10.00
  • Extra 50¢
  • Hamburger $5.50
  • Cheese, Hawaiian, Bacon, Egg $6.50
  • Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Egg, Bacon, Pineapple, Onion
  • Extra Fillings $1.00
  • Fillings x 2 $5.00
  • Shortbread, strawberry, curd, balsamic, basil seed $15.00
  • Chargrilled kumara, ricotta, coriander butter $7.00
  • Chargrilled duck leg, pickled radish, spiced oat crumble, Israeli cous cous, chilli rajas $29.00
  • - Whole fish fillet, tomato bread salad, pine nuts $60.00
  • Spiced Chicken Salad $26.00
    • Quinoa, tomato bread salad
  • Globe artichoke, shallot vinaigrette $23.00
  • Omelette, smoked fish, capers $19.00
  • Roast potato, garlic $7.00
  • Pork pastry $3.50
  • Thai coconut chicken $3.50
  • steak & curry pie $3.50
  • Lamb & cheese pie $4.00
  • Combo $13.00
    • 2*thigh, 2*drumstick,1*rec chips, 1*can coke
  • Potato top pie $3.50
  • Snack box $7.00
    • 1*thigh, 1*drumstick, 1*reg chips
  • Steak & cheese pie $3.50
  • Fried rice w kimchi (pork or beef) $6.50
  • Dakgangjeong burger $6.50
  • -(5 pcs) $5.00
  • -(15 pcs) $17.00
  • Shrimp burger w mandarin mayo $5.00
  • ●Jerk fried chicken (spices, chipotle, and lime )
  • Korean bulgogi with pear salsa $4.00
  • -(7 pcs) $9.00
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