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

  • Fish Burger $21
    • With cos lettuce/pickled onions/tartare sauce & home-style chips
  • Fish Finger Sandwich $7
    • With ketchup & fries
  • Chicken & Leek Potato Top Pie $22
    • With baby corn with tarragon cream sauce
  • Roasted Vegetables Bruschetta
    • With goats cheese, red onion/pesto(v)
  • Home-Style Chips $7
    • With Aioli & Ketchup
  • Polenta And Paprika Squid (GF) $16
    • With mixed salad/Chili, lime salsa & aioli
  • Full English Breakfast $20
    • With bacon/eggs/mushrooms/pork/sausage/black pudding/tomato/hash brown
  • Tiger Prawn & Smoked Salmon Linguine $26
    • With chili roasted garlic cream & baby spinach
  • Deep-Fried Prawn With salt and pepper $38.00
  • -Extra chicken $23.00
  • Lamb in Hot Plate with Chinese Doughnut $26.00
  • Stir-fried spicy slice pork belly $20.00
  • Prawn with Cashew Nuts $30.00
  • Chicken fillet with lemon sauce / Chicken with cashew nuts $23.00
  • Sizzling beef spare ribs with black pepper sauce $28.00
  • Deep Fried Wonton $9.00
  • Fish Dinner $11.50
    • 2 pieces of tarakihi, 2 calamari rings & chips
  • Super seadog $6.70
    • (with cheese, onion & 2 crab sticks)
  • D $20.00
    • 3 hamburgers, 3 sausages, 3 potato fritters $3.00 chips
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.80
  • Fish of the Day $3.50
  • Lamb Burger $5.90
  • Gallery Deluxe Burger $6.90
  • Egg Burger $4.50
  • Gnocchi $20.00
    • Spicy sausage, green peas, courgettes, basil parmesan
  • Pork Burger $20.00
    • Pork Belly, Courgette Pickle, Mayonnaise, Mesclun
  • Contadina $20.00
    • Courgettes, black olives, red onion, sundried tomato, tomato sugo
  • Seasonal Fruit $11.50
    • Organic yoghurt, berry compote
  • Muffin Daily Selection $5.00
  • Pollo Affumicato $20.00
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, brie, sweet chilli & mascarpone sauce
  • Scrambled Eggs $14.50
    • Chilli, Garlic, onion, parsley
  • Formaggio market price
    • Cheeses from the trolley, refer to waiter
  • Cheese board (Serves 2) $38
  • Sabzi khordan $16.5
    • Persian herb salad, ricotta, radish & orange blossom dressing
  • Dark chocolate & brandy mousse $13.5
    • w/ candied orange & toasted nuts
  • Tea selection $4
    • Turkish apple, Fresh mint, Fresh rosemary & lemon, Harney’s English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Green tea or Chamomile
  • Braised buffalo osso bucco, saffron risotto, walnuts & gremolata $34
  • Veal tongue tonato, tuna mayonnaise, bottega, capers & parsley $16.5
  • House charcuterie plate to share $Two $30 Four $60
    • cured game meats, chutney & pickles
  • Vishnofka (chilled sour-cherry brandy) $9.5
    • An old family recipe to refresh the palate before dinner or between courses
  • Regular Fish Burger $9.00
  • Premium Snapper Burger $11.50
  • Swiss Cheese Burger $8.50
  • Bacon and egg Burger $10.50
  • Bacon $2.00
  • Tomato rip n dip $3.50
  • Vegetarian Burger $9.50
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms on Toast $10.00
  • Garlic Bread $8.00
  • Cheesecake $10.00
  • Puhoi Platter $44.00
    • Samosas, spring rolls, salt & pepper, squid & wedges
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • Pepperoni, ham, mushroom, mozzarella & BBQ sauce
  • Beef Burger $10.00
  • Rugby Platter $44.00
    • Sausage bits, fish bites, onion rings, chips & bread and butter
  • Battered Scallops (6) & Chips $20.00
  • Steam chicken wing / Chicken combinations with pineapple on rice $9.00
  • Sticky rice with red bean $5.50
  • Daily traditional chinese soup
  • Pig stomach congee / Fish congee / Sliced fish congee / Sliced beef congee $7.00
  • Steam pig's stomach / Pig intestines with preserve pickled chinese cabbage
  • Braised pork trotters and egg with ginger and vinegar
  • Coconut saigon $2.50
    • Function: alleviating the heat in the body and moistening
  • Braised lamb flap with dried bean curd
  • 16 Mee Goreng Mamak $12.80
  • E5 Thai Style Fish Cake (6 pcs) $7.80
  • E7 Salt & Pepper Squid $8.80
  • Coconut Rice $3.00
  • R23 Four Heavenly Kings with Rice
  • R19 Oriental Style Beef with Rice
  • R21 Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Rice
  • Chicken Rice $3.00
  • ●Rice Noodles Soup
    • Noodles soup with choice of rice noodles, egg noodles or vermicelli and vegetables
  • -Chicken, Beef or Lamb $11.00
  • Deep Fried Chicken Wings $10.00
  • -Mix Seafood or Prawns $14.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Lamb $11.00
  • -Vegetarian $9.50
  • -Prawns, Seafood or Squid $14.00
  • -Prawns, Mixed Seafood or Squid $14.00
  • House slaw $8.00
  • Braised Lamb Shank (GF) $35.00
    • Lamb shank w kumara, rosemary miso mash, roasted Mediterranean vegetables and a red wine jus
  • Sticky Venison Ribs (GF) $17.00
    • Slow cooked venison ribs, sticky BBQ glaze w/ baby watercress fennel salad & coriander
  • Chicken & Mushroom Fettucine (VO) $24.00
    • Smoked chicken, wild mushroom medley with fresh pasta in garlic cream sauce, finished with fresh parmesan and a pesto dressing
  • Gourmet Burgers (GFO) $22.00
    • Served on house baked bap w hand cut chunky fries. Beef – w aioli, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato & onion jam. Cajun Chicken – w bacon, aioli, lettuce & tomato
  • Crispy Skin Ora King Salmon (GF) $33.00
    • Salt skin salmon served crispy w sweet pea & preserved lemon risotto, pea puree, wilted rocket, spinach leaves & lemon olive oil
  • Roasted mushrooms $8.00
  • Karioitahi Chicken (GF) $32.00
    • Roasted chicken breast stuffed w ricotta, basil & mozzarella, wrapped in streaky bacon, w roasted garlic mash, white wine tomato cream sauce & roasted baby vegetables
  • Combination $10.00
  • Lamb S$12/M$13
  • Chips $3.00
  • -Lamb
  • (Medium with rice / Large no rice)
  • Vegetables S$8/M$10/L$11
  • Combination S$11/M$12
  • Lamb M$13/L$10
  • Bread $2.00
    • any 2 pieces, Whetmeal Bread/Wholemeal Grain/Ciabatta
  • Maple Ayrup $0.80
  • Mushroom $3.50
  • Warmed Brownie $6.50
    • Warmed Brownie drizzled with Molten Milk Chocolate
  • Add on: Fresh Banana Extra -$3.00
  • Muesli & Fruit $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli, Fresh Fruit, Honey & Yoghurt
  • Chicken Waffle $15.90
    • Fresh made waffle with Teriyaki Chicken, Ricotta Cheese, Fresh Banana and dressing with Maple Syrup
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $16.90
    • Combined Roasted Veges, Lettuce, Crispy Noodle and Cajun Chicken, Dressing with Mustard and Mayonnaise and served a Hard-Boiled Egg on top
  • Mung Bean & Jelly Ice with Coconut Cream
  • Combination Seafood & Meat steam boat (large) (for 4-5 people)
    • Choice of chicken soup or spicy soup & combination soup
  • Curry Beef Stew with Fine Egg Noodles
  • Beef Stew with Tomato Paste & Rice Noodles
  • Curry Chicken Rice Noodles Soup
  • Pork Spare Ribs on Vermicelli
  • Pan Fried Pork with Lemon Grass on Vermicelli
  • Prawns Fine Egg Noodles Soup
  • Fried rice $12.00
    • Chicken or lamb
  • Babasiga (lamb pizza) $10.00
    • Lamb, capsicum, onions, olives, mushrooms, coriander, tamatoes -pineapple optional
  • Rewa dairy (cheese pizza) $10.00
    • Cheese, mozzarella
  • Lamb curry $10.00
    • Served with ricem or roti
  • Vegetable chopsuey $8.00
  • Chilli chicken $12.00
    • Served with rice
  • Prawn curry $15.00
    • Served with ricem or roti
  • Chicken chowmein $12.00
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