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

  • Sautéed Shrimps with Cashew Nuts $22.00
  • Sautéed Sliced Potato with Red Chilli Peppers / Sautéed Shredded Potato with Red Chilli Peppers $12.00
  • Braised Tofu with Mixed Seafood / Deep Fried Squid / Fried Squid with Cumin $16.00
  • Vegetables Fried Noodles / Fried Shredded Pancake and Pork with Vegetables / Steamed Shredded Pancake and Pork with Vegetables $12.00
  • Mapo Tofu / Sautéed Shredded Pork with Mustard Tuber / Sautéed Shredded Pork with Potherb Mustard $14.00
  • Fried Prawns with Sweet Sauce $24.00
  • Sweet Pancake / Spring Onion Pancake $5.00
  • -Pork Shumai / Beef Shumai / Lamb Shao-Mai / Shao-Mai with Three Fresh Delicacies / Prawn Dumpling with Pork $14.00
  • STIR-FRIED MARKET FISH $32.00
    • w/ picked mustard greens, school prawns, coriander and chilli
  • CHOC POT $15.00
    • w/ rhubarb, coffee syrup, chocolate and more chocolate
  • STIR-FRIED CUMIN LAMB $28.00
    • w/ coriander and chilli
  • STEAMED PORK AND PRAWN WONTON (4) $10.00
  • CURED SALMON AND RAW VEGETABLE SALAD $28.0
    • w/ crispy wonton pieces and sesame dressing
  • STEAMED DUMPLING OF BLACK TIGER PRAWN AND SESAME (4) $12.00
  • HOT, SWEET, SOUR AND NUMBING STIR-FRIED WAGYU BEEF $28.00
  • BLACKBERRY AND COCONUT “RAW” CHEESECAKE BALL $15.00
    • topped w/ ginger syrup tapioca, berries and hazelnuts (gluten and dairy free)
  • - Pad Pak Chang Dang
    • Stir Fried Pork with Seasonal Vegetables
  • Pla Krapong Rad Prik $39.00
    • Whole Crispy Snapper with Hot Chilli Sauce
  • Yam Chang Dang $31.00
    • Spicy Sala of Sliced Beef or Chicken served with Coriander, Lemon & Chilli Sauce
  • Tom Jued Talay $15.50
    • Clear Seafood Soup with Prawn, Squid, Fishballs & Mussels
  • Pla Neung Ma Now $39.00
    • Whole Steamed Snapper with Lemon Juice, Garlic & Red Chilli
  • Nua Yang Lerd Ros $32.50
    • Sizzling Platter of Grilled Beef served with Chilli Sauce flambeed with Brandy
  • Tom Yam Pak $13.50
    • Spicy Vegetable Soup with Lemon Juice & Chilli
  • Tom Jued Look Ngawsodsai $15.00
    • Sweet Rambutans stuffed with Minced Pork & Prawn in a Clear soup
  • Hwe naengmyun $15.00
    • Buckwheat noodles and sashimi with a red chilli sauce, pickles radish and a hard boiled egg
  • Golbeng e Hwe Muchim $27.00
    • Bai-top shell served with muchim. Muchim: Radish in a vinegared chili paste sauce
  • Ojingeo-jeongol S $40.00 / M $50.00
    • Spicy Squid Hot Pot (No rice)
  • Japchae M $20.00 / L $30.00
    • Glass noodles with sauteed vegetables (no rice)
  • Nokdy Jeon $15.00
    • Bean pancake with veges, Kimchi and meat
  • Wooguji Galbitang $13.00
    • Slow Cooked Beef Soup with Soy Paste and cabbage leaves
  • -Extra Nokdu jeon $5.00
  • Galbisal Jumulleok $20.00 PP
    • Boneless Beef Spare Ribs marinated in garlic and sesame oil (no rice) Min-order two portions
  • Ceylon Lamb Biryani $14.50
  • Onion Dosa $8.00
  • Masala Dosa $9.50
  • CHICKEN MASALA $12.00
    • diced chicken carrot red lentils leaks and diced potatoes tempered with blend of Ceylon spices
  • Mixed kottu $17.50
  • Fried Eggplant Curry $11.00
  • Egg kottu $11.00
  • MUTTON/LAMB MASALA $13.50
    • diced muttons carrot, red lentils leaks and diced potatoes tempered with blend of Ceylon spices
  • Sausage / crab stick $1.80
  • Chicken fu yoong $54.00
  • Cooked with carrots, onion and cabbage / Chilli $0.50 Extra
  • Vegetables $11.00
  • Prawns & roast pork fries rice with cashew nuts $30.00
  • Carton of white rice $5.00
  • Prawn fried rice $16.00
  • Bacon and egg toastie / Bacon, lettuce, tomato toastie $4.00
  • CRABSTICK $2.60
  • HOME-MADE FUDGE $2.00
  • $0.80
  • VEGE $8.50
    • Corn fritter, egg, cheese, grilled veges
  • For 3 $21.50
  • KIDS CHEESE $3.80
    • no salad
  • For 2 People $14.50
  • TERAKIHI $5.00
  • 26. Fish Balls Noodles Soup $9.00
  • 01. Roast Duck $19.80
  • 105. Beef/Chicken/Pork) Fried with Round Bean $26.80
  • 82. Jee Jee Marinade Chicken Hot Pot $23.80
  • 24. Shredded Duck Meat Vermicelli Soup $9.80
  • 72. Roast Pork & Fish Fillet Hot Pot $28.80
  • 115. Stir Fried Choi Sum in Garlic Sauce $22.00
  • 66. Pork with Veges Fried Noodles $10.80
  • Kadhai Chicken
  • 2 curries, rice and 2 Roti $9.00
  • 2 curries, rice and 2 Roti $8.00
  • Lamb Vindaloo
  • White Chickpeas Large $5.00 Small $3.00
  • Carrot Halwa $4.00 (4pcs)
  • Eggplant & potatoes Large $6.00 Small $3.50
  • Plain Rice $2.00
  • Sizzling Squid $25.00
  • Deep Fried Squid $9.00
  • Deep Fried Duck (half) $25.00
  • Choy Sum with Garlic $22.50
  • Steam Bun (4 pcs ) $7.00
  • Broccoli with Black Bean Sauce $20.50
  • Beef with Ginger and Spring Onion $22.50
  • Barbencue Pork Bun(3 pcs) $6.00
  • Beef short ribs(GF)(DF) $24.00
    • Slow cooked beef rib, confit potatoes, spinach, onion jam, jus, watercress
  • Gourmet breakfast $24.00
    • Poached eggs, agria rosti, organic beef sausages, vine tomatoes, streaky bacon on portobello mushrooms served on 5grain toast
  • organic french toast (V) $18.00
    • Red wine poached pear, pomegranate anglaise, matcha crumble, pistachio and maple syrup
  • Omelette $22.00
    • Green bean, caper fattoush, prosciutto, goar cheese, citrus fennel greens
  • Bun cha(DF)(GF) $20.00
    • Old fashion vietnamese BBQ, free range pork cakes served with rice noodles, greensm coriander, mint, bean sprouts, pickled carrot and lime chili dressing
  • Beef burger $21.50
    • Iceberg, tomatoes, pickled courgettes, emmental kumara chips, aioli
  • Free range eggs on toast $11.00
    • Poached / fried / scrambled +$1
  • Duck salad (GF) $22.00
    • Confit ducks legs, romaine lettuce, radicchio, dukka, orange segments, burnt orange
  • Goats cheese croquettes, Kamahi honey $8.00
  • Veges $16.00
  • Pork sausage (per 1/4m), pickles & mustard $18.00
  • Cebo Ibérico hand carved ham 40g $25.00
  • Our favourite cheeses w/ bread, nuts & fruits (40g) $18.00
  • Burrata, tomatoes & basil $17.00
  • Terrine of the day $18.00
  • Roasted cauliflower, goats curd, almond & mint $16.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11.50
  • Teriyaki Beef Don $11.50
    • Thinly sliced beef stir-fried with vegetables & homemade honey teriyaki sauce
  • ●Sashimi (Salmon/Tuna)
  • Stir-fried egg noodle or udon
  • Tempura Prawn $10.00
    • 6 hand crumbed crispy tempura prawns & vegetables
  • Vegetables $10.00
  • Pari Pari Style Chicken $14.50
    • Fresh chicken thigh (skin on) marinated in shokushu, pan fried until crispy
  • Chicken / Pork Katsu $12.50
  • King Prawn Fried Rice $13.90
  • BBQ Pork Noodles with Veges $11.90
  • Prawn Fu Yong $12.90
  • Won Ton Soup $9.50
  • Sausage $1.20
  • BBQ Pork Chow Mein $10.90
  • Gurnard Fish $
  • Chicken Fu Yong $10.80
  • • Lamb, hummus, tabouli and flatbread $18.5
  • Casa Fish’n’Chips $25,5
    • pan-fried fillets, served with fries, salad, lemon and aioli
  • Moorish Eggs $18,5
    • baked with meatballs, onion and tomato>, served with pide bread
  • Eggs Benedict $15,5
    • on pide bread with wilted spinach and hollandaise
  • Tabouli $6,5
  • Halloumi Cheese $15,5
    • on bruschetta with tomato and mint salsa
  • Sujuk $5,5
  • • Add avocado and bacon $13,5
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