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

  • Salt-&-pepper school prawns 12.00
  • Black tiger prawn har gow 18.00
    • fresh coconut, red chilli, wild ginge
  • Green papaya, snake beans, peanut, tomato 15.00
  • Coconut-braised beef short rib 40.00
    • chilli jam, mint, ginger & kohlrabi with Woodpecker Hill BBQ thick sauce
  • Aromatic BBQ lamb curry 36.00
    • smoked potatoes, pickled garlic, cashews & charred shallots
  • Squid & duck salad 26.00
    • with nashi pear, lemongrass, rocket & cashew
  • Stir-fried bok choy, ginger, oyster sauce, garlic 10.00
  • Woodpecker Hill spiced peanuts 5.00
  • -Cooked with Egg, Onion, Peas & Bean Sprouts
  • White Rice Small(350ml) $2.50
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $15.00
  • Roast Pork $14.00
  • Pork $15.50
  • Vegetable $11.50
  • -All with Mushrooms,Capsicums,Ginger,Vegetables & White Rice
  • -With Cheese & Onion $4.50
  • Murg Banjara Kabab $14.90
    • delicious spicy kebabs loaded with onion and fresh spices
  • Makhani Chicken $19.90
    • marinated chicken in a mild butter gravy
  • Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream $8.90
  • Dahi Ke Kabab $13.90
    • dumpling of spiced hung yogurt deep fried to a golden finish
  • Crispy Onion Bhaji $7.90
    • crispy fritters made with onion, gram flour and secret spices
  • Prawn Inteha $16.90
    • A striking prawn preparation with a predominant flavor of garlic served hot sprinkled with garlic cheese
  • Veg Samosa (2 Pieces) $7.90
    • spiced potatoes, onion and peas stuffed in a savoury pastry
  • Plain Naan $3.50
  • Manuka smoked bacon $ 4.5
  • Folded Omlette $ 17.5
    • Mushroom, tomato, rocket salad, caramelised onion, dukkah & salsa rosa.
  • – Add cold smoked salmon $ 5.5
  • Honey Garlic Chicken Salad $ 19.5
    • A Melba classic; apple, roasted cashews, avocado, tomato, balsamic dressing & garlic aioli.
  • Fish Burger $ 19.5
    • Tempura fried market fish, grabbiche, japanese tomato sauce and fennel all on an organic milk bun served with chips.
  • Beef Berg & Blue $ 21
    • In house aged beef with honey, rosemary, walnuts & blue cheese finished with pilsner onion sauce.
  • Smashed Avocado $ 17
    • Poached egg, feta, dukkah & rocket on toasted sourdough.
  • Hollandaise $ 2
  • Lobster With Tobiko Salad $6.50
  • Chicken Thigh Meat $5.50
  • Yakitori Sauce $1.00
  • Kumara $4.50
  • Scotch Fillet Steak With Butter & Soy Sauce $6.00
  • Pork Belly $5.00
  • Deep Fried Rice Ball $5.00
  • Sashimi $30
    • sashimi available upon request on pre orders only. Sashimi orders include a variety of fresh salmon, tuna and scallops. Orders must be placed at least 1 day prior to the date of dining
  • SALMON $6.00
  • B.L.A.T $16.50
    • s/w fries
  • FRENCH TOAST $17.00
    • brioche, apple syrup, fried banana, bacon lemon blueberry coulis
  • EGG BENEDICT $17.00
    • Baby spinach hollandaise on kaiser roll /bacon
  • BOTANY GARDEN GRILL $18.50
    • Streaky bacon, herb sausage, roast potato, tomato portobello mushroom, any style egg, ciabatta
  • CAJUN CHICKEN BURGER $18.50
    • brioche bun, cos lettuce, chicken thigh, tomato, caesar sauce s/w fries
  • EGG $2.00
  • TOAST & EGGS $9.50
    • any style eggs on ciabatta chutney(add bacon $3.00 /add creamy mushroom $3.00)
  • Kabob $26.00
    • Qabuli Palau served with two skewers of your choice: marinated lamb, beef mince or chicken; salad, chutney & yogurt dipping sauce
  • Palau $4.00
    • Afghan long grained rice (V)
  • Afghan Naan $3.00
    • Traditional Afghan bread
  • Qorma $24.00
    • Beef cooked in an onion, tomato & garlic sauce served with Qabuli Palau
  • Mantu $16.00
    • Afghan dumplings stuffed with beef mince and topped with yellow split peas, homemade garlic yogurt & dried mint
  • Sheerpira $3.00
    • A sweet milk powder treat garnished with pistachio
  • Banjan Sia $12.00
    • Eggplant dish topped with garlic yogurt & dried mint served with Afghan bread V
  • Firnee $6.00
    • Milk custard flavored with cardamom & garnished with pistachio
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips $24.50
    • In crispy Macs Gold batter with fries, house tartare and salad
  • Trio of Ice Cream & Raspberry Sauce $12.50
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • With ciabatta
  • Warm Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Brownie $12.50
  • Prawns & Chorizo Linguine $28.50
    • With fresh tomato, white wine
  • Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad $12.50
  • Fresh Mesclun Salad $7.50
    • With balsamic dressing
  • Blue - Cheese $15.50
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, spinach and mushrooms
  • Hawaiian $7.90
    • Beef Patty, Bacon, Ham, Pineapple, Salad, Mayo
  • Ham 4.5
    • Ham Patty, Salad, Mayo
  • Prawn Twister $1.80
  • Prawns x 6 $7.90
  • Hoki N/A
  • Micky Chicky Burger N/A
    • Chicken Patty, Pineapple, Cheese, Salad, Satay Sauce and Mayo
  • Fish Cake $3.90
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
  • Butter chicken $5.50
  • -Bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Creamy mushroom $14.00
    • With sourdough toast
  • -2 fillings $7.50
  • Mini green thai chicken curry $4.50
  • Poached egg, bacon and potato cake $14.00
    • With salad and relish
  • -Fruit, yoghurt & maple syrup
  • Mexican pie $5.50
  • B1 Chicken breast cutlet $11.00
    • deep fried chicken breast with teriyaki sauce or pan fried crispy chicken breast(G/F available)
  • B3 Grilled salmon(G/F available) $12.00
    • grilled salmon with a touch of rosemary
  • B8 Spicy pork $11.50
    • hot chilli paste marinated pork with mushroom and onion
  • 6 pieces $8.00
  • B2 Chicken thigh(G/F available) $11.00
    • pan fried chicken thigh with teriyaki sauce
  • Mini 32 pieces $25.00
  • Rice finger 15 pieces $29.00
  • Soba (cold noodle) $13.00
    • buckwheat noodle with cold soup, grounded radish, spring onion and wasabi
  • Poh Pia Gai(Thai spring rolls) $8.50
    • traditional minced chicken spring rolls stuffed with sliced vegetables and vermicelli
  • PANANG TOFU $18.50
    • creamy Panang curry cooked with tofu beans pumpkins roasted crushed peanuts finished with kaffir leaves
  • PAD PHED $21.50
    • with red chili sauce, beans, zucchini, bamboo shoots fresh chili, galangal green peppercorns and coconut milk/prawns/snapper fillets
  • TOFU PAD PRIEW WAN $17.50
    • stir fried tofu with onion pineapple carrots capsicum tomatoes and zucchini cooked in sweet and sour sauce
  • TOM ZAP $9.50
    • Eastern Thai style clear soup with Thai herbs and lime juice prawns/seafood(chicken$8.50)
  • CURRY PUFF JAE $8.00
    • lightly curried potato and onion wrapped in golden puff pastry
  • PAD PRIK SOD $21.50
    • with fresh chili garlic onion carrots, beans, mushroom, zucchini, broccoli and homemade sauce/prawns/scallops/seafood
  • GEANG PED YANG $20.50
    • a delicious roasted duck cooked with red curry tomatoes lychee grape pineapple vegetables and coconut milk
  • Avocado, salmon on, toast $9.80
  • -fried/poached $2.00
  • Hashbrown $1.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Chicken satay on rice $12.90
    • Topped with satay sauce and salad
  • Hot chip $5.80
  • Salmon $4.50
  • Toasted bagel $4.90
    • With cream cheese and iam
  • Prepared with bashmati rice
  • Saagwala $16.50
    • An abundance of spinach, cooked with tomatoes, ginger garlic & spices
  • Fish/Prawn Masala $22.50
    • Boneless fish/Prawns cooked in tomato. tamarind & fresh coriander
  • Malai Kofta $14.00
    • Mashed potatoes & cottage cheese balls cooked in a rich sauce
  • Paneer Shimla Mirch $14.00
    • Homemade Indian cottage cheese cooked with capsicum, onions tomatoes & spices, specially recommended by Indian Fort
  • Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $12
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt, spices & cooked in tandoor
  • Chicken $15.00
    • Chicken cooked with rice & Indian species
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Whole meal & plain flour bread lightly coated with butter
  • Curry katsu don
  • Salmon combo
  • Served in a takeaway bowl with udon noodles and soup
  • Fresh salmon
  • Vegetarian
  • Chicken combo
  • Salmon and tuna
  • Served in a takeaway bowl with rice and salad
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