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

The Crab Shack (sample menu)
  • Marinated Raw Market Fish 19
    • w/ chilli, coriander, lime, coconut & crispy shallots
  • Chocolate & Banana Sundae w/ banana cream, brownie & chocolate sauce
  • Traffic Light 8
  • Assorted Cloudy Bay Clams 1kg scoop 29
  • Iceberg wedge 6.5
    • w/ blue cheese dressing
  • Kiwi Lamb Rump 29
    • from the charcoal barrel BBQ w/ orzo, croutons, olives & salsa verde
  • Add bacon, Swiss cheese, avocado, mushroom or an onion ring for 2 each
  • Seafood Marinara 24
    • shrimp, clams, mussels, spaghetti, tomatoes, chilli, garlic, cream, parsley & lemon
Kumeu Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Egg $9.00
  • Roast Pork $12.00
  • Lemon Squid $13.00
  • Combination (With Cashew Nuts) $14.00
  • Kumara Fritter $1.00
  • Kumara Chips (Scoop) $4.00
  • Extra each (Vega / Meat) $0.80 / $1.50
  • Squid Ring $0.70
New Garden Restaurant (sample menu)
  • -(Small 5) *(s) $21.90
  • Braised Fish Fillet with Salty Vegetable $19.90
  • General Tso'Chicken $16.90
  • Steamed Shrimp Stuffed Tofu $22.90
  • Vegetarian Fried Rice $11.90
  • Deep Fried Crispy Chicken $16.90
  • Combinations Fried Rice $12.90
  • Braised Chicken with Sea Cucumber Pot $39.90
Thai'd Up (sample menu)
  • Seafood Special $22.90
    • Combination seafoods in milk thick red curry with vegetables and coconut milk
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice (per person) $1.50
  • Neau Saison $8.50
    • Deep fried marinated beef with sesame seeds
  • Peanut Sauce Vegetables $15.90
    • Mixed vegetables in Thai sauce topped with peanut sauce. Rice and noodles
  • Tom Kha Puk $7.00
    • Taste of galanga herbs with coconut milk and vegetables
  • Garlic Squid (hot-plate) $20.90
    • Stir fried squid with garlic pepper and vegetables
  • Choo Chee Prawns $21.90
    • Prawns cooked in creamy red curry sauce with vegetables
  • Poh Pia $8.50
    • Delicious Thai spring rolls filled with vermicelli and vegetables
Eggs & More (sample menu)
  • Kaju Panner Masala $13.00
    • Roasted cashews & paneer cubes cooked in special gravy
  • Egg Pulav $10.00
    • Rice infused in spices, marinated eggs, vegetables and garnished with fresh coriander
  • Lachko $13.00
    • Shredded green bell pepper cooked with cheese and running eggs
  • Lasun Fry $7.00
    • Sunny side up egg topped with spicy chutney & green garlic
  • Cheese Masala Half Fry $8.00
    • (Must Try) Sunny side up eggs topped with chefs special spicy gravy topped up with cheese.
  • Paneer Chilly $9.00
    • Paneer fried with onion, tomatoes, capsicum, green chillies and spices
  • Scoth Eggs $7.00
    • Boiled Eggs wrapped with spicy mashed potato coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried
  • Egg Hakka Noodles $9.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with eggs and delicately spiced with soy sauce and sweet vinegar
Lucky Fortune Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Mango Puding
  • Turnip cake
  • Marinade seaweed in Chinese style
  • Savoury Dumplings
  • Deep fried Squid
  • Taro Paste Pastry
  • Deep Fried Stuffed Tofu
  • Sweet and sour pork $12.00
Canton Cafe (sample menu)
  • Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup $5.00
  • Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup (Big Bowl) $12.00
  • Sizzle Beef with Black Pepper / Sizzle Spicy Hot Beef / Sizzle Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion $28.00
  • Garlic Snow Peas $24.00
  • Garlic with Sherred Oyster (5 L) $20.00
  • Deep Fried Won Ton (4) $6.00
  • Lunch:12pm-4pm / Dinner: 4pm-11pm / Open 7 Days
  • Sweet & Sour Hapuka / Lemon Hapuka / Hot & Spicy Hapuka / Salt Pepper Hapuka $29.00
Cibo (sample menu)
  • Oven roasted hapuka, slipper lobster, home-made spicy XO sauce, coconut rice porridge $44.00
  • Baharat Hawkes Bay lamb, gouda pastirma, sweet garlic, mint pea tabouleh $45.00
  • Broccoli textures $26.00
    • roasted broccolini, broccoli puree, burnt apple, goats cheese, pea tabouleh
  • Taupo beef tartare salad, broccoli variations, whipped curd, smoked egg gel, parmesan crisps $26.00
  • Free-range pork belly, pork doughnut, lentil hozon, pineapple kimchi, crab pancake $26.50
  • Summer beets $26.00
    • beetroot textures, meringue, cocoa raisin soil, cocoa beans, grilled haloumi
  • Roquefort d'Argental, spiced fig sausage, vincotto (sheep), France $18.00
  • 360gm Wakanui rib eye "Carpethag" $59.00
    • soy braised mushrooms, spinach, bone marrow croquettes, oyster cream
Toby's Seafood (sample menu)
  • #4 $15.00
  • Curry roll $2.00
  • -2 Snapper
  • Vege $2.50
    • Starts at
  • Crabstick $1.00
  • -Family combo
  • -Mussel meal
  • Squid ring $1.00
Queens Cafe Bistro (sample menu)
  • Jalapeno Chicken $15.00
    • chipotle & lime dressing, baby cos
  • Frozen Cookie Dough $14.00
    • vanilla ice cream
  • Blackberry Cobbler $14.00
    • with ice cream
  • Baby Beets $19.00
    • goats curd fritter, candied walnut, mint
  • Fried Agria $19.00
    • poached eggs, dill salt, garlic labneh, burnt sage
  • Poached Rhubarb $14.00
    • whipped cream, olive oil
  • Soup of the Day $15.00
    • flatbread
  • Streaky Bacon $5.00
Black Box Sushi (sample menu)
  • (all bento boxes come with vegetable tempura, 2pc sushi, and rice)
  • Chicken Katsu Don $13.50
    • chicken katsu with vegetable on rice
  • Teriyaki Tofu
  • Yakiniku Don Beef $13.50
    • sweet marinade beef with vegetable on rice
  • Edamame $6.00
  • Teriyaki Salmon Don $14.50
    • teriyaki salmon with vegetable on rice
  • Mesclun Salad $11.00
  • Teriyaki Tofu Don $12.50
    • Teriyaki tofu with vegetable on rice
Vespa Cafe (sample menu)
  • Avocado (in Season) / Mushrooms / Spinach / Side of Chips with Tomato Sauce $3.50
  • Extra Sauce / Chutney / Hash Brown $1.50
  • Classic BLT $15.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Cream Cheese with chips
  • Gourmet Beef Sandwich $17.50
    • Roasted beef, gravy, caramelized onions, gherkin, green salad with chips
  • Bowl of Chips (V)(GF) $7.00
    • With tomato sauce and vegan aioli
  • Smoked Salmon (45g) $5.00
  • Mince on Toast $13.50
    • Savoury Beef Mince on Toast
  • Vespa Big Breakfast $21.50
    • Bacon, Chorizo, Tomato, Mushroom, Hash Brown, Spinach, Fruit Chutney with Eggs any style on toast
Kushi Japanese Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Fish Of The Day $5.20
  • Buta No Kakuni $11.50
    • Marinated pork belly in Kushi homemade soy sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken $5.50
  • Cha-Han $11.50
    • Pan fried rice with egg & bacons
  • Sesame Seaweed Salad $6.90
    • Seawees and mesclun salad with Kushi homemade soy sauce
  • Salmon $6.20
  • Banana Dori Katsu $7.90
    • Deep fried banana wrapped with chicken katsu
  • Prawn Ebi $6.00
Wangthai Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Tom Yum Gai N/A
    • a rich and spicy broth with chicken, cherry tomatoes and lemongrass.
  • Kyeu Tiew Khi Phad Mao N/A
    • noodles stir fried with pork or chicken or beef and basil leaves and chilli.
  • Ped Nam Pheong N/A
    • sliced duck breasts with a delicious honey sauce served with pickled vegetables.
  • Pla Nung Ma Nao N/A
    • fillets of Fish steamed with raw cabbage served with a lemon, garlic and chilli sauce.
  • Geang Khew Wan Gai N/A
    • a traditional herbaceous chicken in green curry.
  • Tau Mann Kao Phod N/A
    • sweetcorn patties served with plum sauce.
  • Nua Yang Jim Jael N/A
    • grilled beef sirloin served with our chefs secret Thai chilli sauce
  • Geang Mussaman Je N/A
    • vegetables and tofu in a Masala curry.
Wagamama (sample menu)
  • Mushroom onigiri $8.00
    • Balls of sticky rice with mushroom, deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with a spicy chilli sauce
  • Chicken raisukaree $21.00
    • A mild, coconut and citrus curry, with chicken, mangetout, peppers, red and spring onions, served with white rice, a sprinkle of mixed sesame seeds, red chillies, coriander and fresh lime
  • Chicken ramen $19.00
    • Chicken noodle soup topped with grilled chicken, seasonal greens, menma and spring onions
  • Prawn gyoza $10.00
    • Five tasty fried prawn dumplings served with a dipping sauce
  • Warm chilli chicken salad $19.50
    • Stir-fried chicken with red peppers,mangetout, tender stem broccoli and red onion on a bed of baby gem lettuce, dressed in a sweet chilli sauce, garnished with chillies, spring onions and cashew nuts
  • Ebi katsu $11.00
    • Crispy fried prawns in panko breadcrumbs, served with a spicy chilli sauce, garnished with lime
  • Brown rice $3.00
  • Yasai steamed gyoza $10.00
    • Five tasty steamed yasai dumplings, served grilled and with a dipping sauce
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
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