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

  • Sweet Corn $3.80
  • Pineapple $4.50
  • Banana Fritter $1.50
  • Crumbed Terakihi $5.50
  • Steak $5.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls 8 for $3.00
  • Potato fritters $0.80
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Fried Rice (With Meal) $2.00
  • Garlic Potato $5.00
  • C $36
    • 8 Fishes, 6 Chicken Nuggets, 8 Potato Fritters, 4 Sausages, $3.00 Chips, 1.5L Drink
  • Prawn $14.00
  • Beef Black Bean Sauce On Rice $12.00
  • Chicken Nugget (1/2 doz) $4.20
  • Scallop $1.50
  • Tomato $2.50
  • Replace to garlic naan $1.00
  • Kadai paneer $10.90
    • Indian cottage cheese and capsicum seasoned with spices and cooked in an onion gravy
  • Jalfrezi
    • Chicken/beef/lamb cooked with thick onion, tomato, coriander, capsicum, crushed garlic and chilli gravy. One of our best sellings dishes
  • Chicken $10.99
  • Raitha $3.50
  • Mango lassi $3.50
  • Aloo gobi $10.90
    • Potatoes and cauliflower florets cooked with exotic spices, ginger & fresh coriander
  • Chilli chicken
    • Pieces of chicken cooked with onion, capsicum and green chillies in soya sauce
  • -Healthy Brekkie (V)
    • Roasted veges, avo-wedge, mushroom, grilled tomato and baked beans
  • Daniel's Pork Belly Burger (GFO) $21.00
    • Slow braised NZ pork belly, swiss cheese, apple slaw served with kettle cut chips on toasted brioche bun
  • B.L.T. (GFO) $14.00
    • Free range bacon, lettuce, tomato with aioli & relish on Focaccia Bread
  • GFO = Gluten Free Option / V= Vegetarian
  • Free range eggs your way poached, fried or scrambled on your choice of bread; multigrain or ciabatta with 2 following options: $21.00
  • -Add free range bacon $5.00
  • The Shelf's Breakfast (GFO)
  • French Toast (V)(GFO) $16.00
    • -beautiful baked brioche served with maple syrup, persian pashmak, grilled banana and berry compote
  • LAMB $20.50
  • 21. TOM YUM
    • Traditional hot and sour soup with mushroom, chilli, spring onion, coriander and tomato
  • LARB DUCK $23.50
    • Sliced duck meat tossed with chili powder Thai spice, crushed rice, coriander, lemon juice
  • 40. SOM TUM $10.50
    • Thai style salad with green papaya & carrot, dried shrimp, peanut, lemon juice and fish sauce
  • LAMB $19.50
  • 55. GANG SOM $30.50
    • Deep fried whole snapper fish cooked in spicy sour soup with mixed vegetables
  • 33. PAD PUK RUAN (VEGETARIAN) $18.50
    • Stir fried mixed vegetables with tofu and oyster sauce
  • CHICKEN, BEEF, OR PORK $16.50
  • Sweet cashw yoghurt $16.50
    • Fresh & freeze dried fruit, toasted coconut, maple syrup
  • Caramalised onion $16.50
    • Cashew ricotta, crumbled walnut cheese
  • House made granola $16.00
    • Seasonal fresh, stewed fruitm reglan coconut yoghurt + milk- free if you´d like some
  • Free range egg (poached, fried, scrambled) slice of toasts, caramalised onion, mushrooms $3.00
  • Midnight soldiers $7.00
    • Soft boiled egg
  • Fix & fogg smoke & fire peanut butter $16.50
    • Shaved, zuchini, pear, fennel flowers
  • All toppings are served on sliced natural freedom loaf (wheat but not gluten free). Please let us know if you have a gluten allergy. We can make toast changes for dietary requirements
  • Charred orange $17.00
    • Whotella (cacao hazelnut spread), date caramel, almond, crunch,duck island
  • Corn Fritter $2.50
  • Beef Satay $13.90
  • Gravy S$2.50/L$ 4.00
  • Steak Burger $4.80
  • Thai Chicken Curry $12.50
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato and fresh veges in thai spicy curry sauce
  • Ham $2.80
  • 1/2 dozen $5.40
  • Roast Kumara each $0.70
  • Sushi Combination $8.50
    • 6 Rolls Assorted Sushi
  • Party Plates
  • Tempura Crab $7.90
    • 6 Rolls Tempura Crab with Avocado, Cucumber, Capsicum & Mayo
  • Teriyaki Chicken $8.30
    • 6 Rolls Teriyaki Chicken with Avocado, Cucumber & Capsicum
  • Vegetarian $7.90
    • 6 Rolls Salad Veges
  • Hoso Maki $8.50
    • 5 Long combination rolls - Teriyaki Chicken, Tempura Crab, Salmon, Tuna & Avocado
  • Seafood Combination $10.00
    • 4 pcs Nigiri — Prawn, Crab Leg, Salmon, Tempura Crab & 3 Tuna Rolls
  • Chicken Teriyaki & Salmon Combination $9.70
    • 3 Rolls Chicken Teriyaki, 3 Rolls Salmon
  • -Smoked Chicken Burger, with cos lettuce, salad, & aioli
  • Mexican Brunch $15
    • tacos, scrambled eggs, tomato, mesculin & spices
  • Caesar salad $16
    • either bacon or chicken: with cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, soft poached egg, anchovies & croutons
  • Toast $6
    • with preserves or spreads
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms $15
    • with spring onion garnish served on focaccia loaf
  • Sides 2 .50
    • Avocado, Spinach, 2 x Eggs, 2x Gluten Free Bread
  • Roast vege salad $16
    • with pumpkin, kumara, carrots, parsnips, haloumi, & aioli
  • -Add Bacon $19
  • Sticky Date Pudding $9
    • Vanilla Ice cream Caramel Sauce
  • Shoe String Fries $8
    • Served with black pepper Aioli
  • Steamed pork & chives dumplings (12) $12
    • with a sesame soya dressing additional piece
  • Prosciutto S $14 /L $24
    • Prosciutto, tomato, black olive and artichoke
  • Kumara Fries $8
    • Served with black pepper Aioli
  • Ko "Knock Out" Fried Chicken $16
    • Crisp fried spicy chicken bites (8) w Japanese Mayonnaise. Additional Piece $2.50
  • Creamy fetta cheese, Spinach Artichoke grilled and served with charred flat breads $14
  • Ai Quattro Formaggi S $14 /L $24
    • Mozzarella, provolone, pecorino, parmesan and speck
  • Salmon hash stack $17.9
    • With poached egg / hollandaise / tomato salsa / balsamic glaze.
  • JAMAICAN CHICKEN CURRY $14.9
    • Steamed Rice / Naan / Smoked Chipotle Yoghurt
  • Fruit Salad $14.9
    • Seasonal fruit with natural yoghurt
  • FISH GOUJONS $14.9
    • Fries / Salad Tartare Sauce
  • Salmon
  • Chevre goat cheese and mushroom on toast $20.9
    • With roast vine tomato / soft poach egg / toasted ciabatta / red wine reduction.
  • Eggs Benedict $18.9
    • English muffin / soft poach eggs / wilted spinach / hollandaise and a choice of bacon/ salmon / mushroom
  • Streaky bacon
  • Teriyaki chicken donburi $19.50
    • Chicken in teriyaki sauce with sticky white rice, shredded carrots, pea shoots and onions garnished with sesame seeds and served with a side of kimchee
  • Mini ice cream $3.50
  • Chilli steak ramen $22.00
    • Spicy chicken noodle soup, red onion, spring onions, bean sprouts, chillies, coriander and fresh lime, topped with sirloin steak
  • Chicken kare lomen $18.00
    • A rich coconut, chilli and lemongrass soup, filled with chicken + ramen noodles, topped with cucumber, bean sprouts and coriander
  • Teriyaki lamb $23.50
    • Grilled teriyaki lamb with mushrooms, asparagus, kale and mangetout served on a bed of soba noodles in a pea, herb and wasabi dressing
  • Teriyaki steak soba $22.00
    • Sirloin steak with soba noodles in curry oil, mangetout, bok choi, red onion, chillies and bean sprouts in a teriyaki sauce, garnished with sesame seeds
  • Japanese mayonnaise $1.50
  • Yasai steamed gyoza $10.00
    • Five tasty steamed yasai dumplings, served grilled and with a dipping sauce
  • Linus Roti $1.50
  • CHAPATTI ROTI MEAL $13.00
    • meal comprises of 2 chappati (wholemeal roti)+ 1 egg paratha(crispy flaky flatbread)+ 1 curry and chutney
  • Deviled Chicken Sticks 4 for $5.00
  • KOTTU ROTI $13.00
    • roti veggies, egg and meat curry chopped on the hot plate
  • Cheese Appa $3.00
  • Mussel Biriyani $15.00
  • Fish Ambulthiyal $17.00
  • IDI APPA BIRIYANI $15.00
    • lamb chicken or vege
  • Sunday
  • -Design your own omelette, NF $16.00
    • Choice of filling: Ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, spinach, onion, served with toasted ciabatta bread and tomato relish
  • Fettuccine $19.50
    • With medley of mushrooms
  • Soup of the day $8.00
    • Served with freshly baked bread roll
  • Steamed rice $2.50
  • Pork and shrimp gyosa
    • With dipping sauce
  • -Chicken nuggets with wedges
  • Seasonal vegetables $5.00
    • With lemon butter
  • Classic Caesar Salad with Cos, Bacon, Anchovies, Egg, Croutons, Parmesan with Chicken or Tofu $17.00
  • Masala Crispy Soft Shell Crab, Nuoc Cham, Onion Seeds, Wakame Salad $18.50
  • Spicy Duck Fat Potatoes with Chorizo $9.00
  • Pulled Pork and Prawn Vindaloo Empanadas, Nimboo Sherbet Chutney, Kachumber Salad $16.00
  • Xacuti Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Vegetarian
  • Fig and Saffron Arboria Rice Kheer, Pistachio Gelato, Granola Praline $12.00
  • Silken Tofu Agedashi, Ginger, Daikon, Cashew, Coriander Salad $15.50
  • Xacuti Omelette $15.00
    • Choose any 3 fillings with Sourdough Toast (Ham, Chorizo, Cherry Tomato, Feta, Cheddar, Spinach, Mushrooms, Onion, Potato)
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