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

  • Agedashi tofu (V) $9.00
    • Lightly fried tofu with tempura sauce topped with spring onion, oroshi and bonito flake
  • Traditional yuzu bento $25.00
    • Sashimi, 2 prawns and vege tempura, agedashi tofu, karaage, 3 nigiri, 2 rolls, edamame, seaweed salad and miso soup
  • -Tonkatsu(pork)
  • Karaage chicken $13.00
    • Crispy crumbed chicken mayo and sweet chilli sauce
  • Sizzling palte $17.00
    • Come with stir fried vege, rice and soup
  • Mayonnaise / Teriyaki sauce $0.50
  • Cooked tuna roll $12.00
    • Mayo tuna, cucumber, lettuce, capsicum
  • Seaweed salad(V) $9.50
  • Baby risotto cakes salad (GF)(V) $16.50
    • Served with roasted pumpkin, feta, seeds & a tomato/ginger vinaigrette
  • Beer battered fries with aioli (V) $8.50
    • Seriously the best in the west!
  • Toast & spreads (GFA)(V)
    • Choose from jam, marmalade, earthbound honey, pics peanut butter or homemade lemon curd & then select your toast.
  • Bagels (V) $7.00
    • Cream cheese & homemade lemon curd
  • Humbug grill $21.00
    • Bacon, smoked pork sausage, crumbed beef schnitzel, homemade baked beans, crispy fried potatoes, free range fried egg & toast
  • -Salmon $18.50
  • -Avocado / Grilled tomatoes / Roasted field mushrooms / Homemade baked beans $4.00
  • Potato & kumara rosti stack (GF) (V) $18.50
    • Potato & kumara rosti served with bacon, poached egg, paprika hollandaise on a bed of hummus
  • TOAST $8.50
    • Sourdough or seeded toast, butter and house condiments (Almond Butter, Peanut butter, seasonal jam, vegemite, Nutella
  • THE EARLY BIRD $13.50
    • cacao and coconut muesli with walnuts and chia seeds served with almond milk and seasonal fruit
  • Free range streaky bacon $6.00
  • Cow's feta, mesclun salad, onion range & Chili Jam, beetroot ketchup $3.50
  • THE ARCHITECT $10.00
    • Two Free range poached eggs on a sourdough or seeded toast
  • Black Pudding $5.50
  • Free range poached egg $2.50
  • MARRAKESH $17.00
    • chickpeas & lentils in Moroccan spices topped with sesame seed crusted soft boiled egg, drizzled with preserved lemon yogurt served with sourdough(with chicken $19.90)
  • Combination Seafood and Tofu Soup S $8.00 / M $23.00
  • Stir Fried Lamb with Ginger and Spicy Onion $20.00
  • Yu-Shiang fine sliced pork $22.00
  • Thai Crispy pork $24.00
  • Northern Chinese style flour & combination seafood soup $22.00
  • Salted Egg York with Prawns $36.00
  • Beef Mince Soup S $8.00 / M $20.00
  • Sweet & sour pork $22.00
  • Mellys special $17.00
    • Homemade sauce, mozzarella onion, capsicum, sausage, ham, pepperoni
  • Chips $7.00
    • with sauce
  • Wedges $7.00
    • Plus sour cream
  • Vegetarian $13.00
    • Homemade sauce, mozzarella onion, olives, capsicum, oregano
  • Chicken BBQ $15.00
    • Homemade sauce mozzarella, chicken, capsicum, moshroom, olives, onions
  • Pepperoni $15.00
    • Homemade sauce Mozzarella pepperoni, mushroom, onion
  • Margherita $12.00
    • Homemade sauce mozzarella, tomato, oregano
  • Beef salad $14
    • red cabbage, carrot, cucumbers, pine apples, herbs
  • Fried spring rolls on vermicelli $12
  • Grilled chicken skewers $8
    • with side of salads and peanut sauce
  • Shoestring fries or kumara chips or wedges $5
    • With homemade aioli or tomato sauce
  • Stir fried tofu and fresh vegetables on rice $15
    • (or rice noodles)
  • Grilled marinated pork on vermicelli $15.5
  • Homemade Vietnamese Bread Roll $9
    • with homemade pate, pickle fresh vegetables, corianders, mints and 1. Stir fried beef 2. Grilled lemongrass chicken 3. Grilled marinated pork 4. BBQ pork
  • Stir fried chilli squid on rice $16.5
    • with baby corn, capsicums, vegetables
  • GREEK SALAD $8.00
    • 1 pita bread Letters tomato onion to boil salad hummus one falafel and cheese slice
  • LAMB KEBAB BURGER $9.50
  • CHICKEN BREAST $14.00
    • 1/2 piece no'20 Chicken breast without skin cooked with choice tomato paste on grill
  • CHICKEN DONER KEBAB $12.00
  • BAKLAVA $3.00
    • pastry honey pistachio nuts cooked in oven homemade
  • ADANA KEBAB BEEF $9.50
  • FISH BURGER $10.00
  • LAMB DONER KEBAB $9.50
  • Oriental Platter N/A
    • Pork Wontons, Vegetarian Dumplings, Spring Rolls and Samosa’s. Served with a Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Cookies and Cream Cheesecake $10.00
    • A creamy cheesecake full of chunky chocolate cookies and deposited on a chocolate crumb base. Served with Kapiti chocolate ice cream
  • Savoury Platter N/A
    • Gourmet savoury platter, served with a selection of sauces.
  • Mac’s Non-Alcoholics $5.00
  • Coke, Diet Coke, Soda, Lemonade, Ginger Ale, LnP, Tonic $2.50
  • Quesadillas $12.50
    • Baked chicken, beef or black bean tortillas stuffed with chilli beans, tomato salsa and topped with mozzarella and  sour cream
  • Thai Salad $19.50
    • Choose either tender beef or chicken marinated in  coriander, chilli, garlic, ginger,  soy sauce served on top of a mesclun salad topped with crispy Thai noodles
  • Baby Back Ribs $24.50
    • Tender, sticky barbeque pork ribs served with your choice of mash or fries
  • Rice bowl $3.00
  • Agedashi $5.50
    • Tofu deep fried
  • Potato katsu $5.50
  • Salmon katsu $5.50
  • Spicy miso soup $2.20
  • Karaage Chicken / salmon
    • Fried chicken or salmon in japanese style
  • Katsu curry Chicken / Pork / prawn
    • Freid bread crumbed cutlets in curry
  • Egg-katsu Chicken / pork / prawn
    • Egg and soy sacue
  • Pasta & risotto $15.00
  • Kofta $8.50
  • Kofta $8.50
  • Salads
    • Chicken, Iamb or kofta w/ green salad, hummus & pita bread
  • Chicken $7.50
  • Fish burger & fries $8.50
    • Fresh salad, onion & tomato relish
  • Lamb $9.00
  • Poached eggs, fried, scrambled $6.50
    • on toast w/ a herb pesto
  • Agnello Croccante $34.00
    • Marinated lamb rump, topped with an olive, green pepperoni and mint crust, roasted, accompanied with char-grilled polenta and an orange cranberry jus.
  • Pizza Dolci
    • (Recommended for 2 persons) Dessert pizza topped with seasonal fruits. Refer to blackboard for current choice and price.
  • Tortellini del 24 glugno 1987
    • Pasta stuffed with chicken, served with a creamy pancetta and mushroom sauce.
  • Pizza Bread brushed with garlic $8.80
  • Chocolate Mousse
    • Dark and white chocolate with a hint of coffee liqueur.
  • Insalata Mista $9.50
    • Fresh garden salad tossed with our olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Best around!
  • Entree $18.00
  • Sicilian green olives $7.00
    • A side dish of premium olives.
  • Beef Brisket SP$11.50/PM$9.50
  • ●Pizza (Cooked to order)
  • ●Chicken
  • Pigs trotters SP$11.50/PM$9.50
  • Beef dried hor fun noodle SP$10.50/PM$9.50
  • Hot Chips SP$4.90/PM$3.90
  • Roast beef SP$13.50/PM$12.50
    • with gravy, roast potatoes, vegetable and yorkshire pudding
  • BBQ Pork SP$12.50/PM$10.50
    • on steamed rice and bok choy
  • Chips $2.00
  • Quarter Pack $11.00
    • 1 thigh, 1 drum, small chips, coleslaw & 1 can of spree
  • Potato Salad $3.00
  • Double Feast $20.00
    • 2 thighs, 2 drums, coleslaw, small chips, 4 garlic bread, 1.5L of soft drink
  • A8 $8.50
    • mouth-watered shredded chicken on rice vermicelli with salad & special dressing
  • A6 $9.00
    • Marinated Fillet Chicken Steamed Rice or Chips 1x can of 'spree’
  • B6 $10.00
    • 1x stuffed drum, 1x thigh, +chips and coleslaw
  • Mini Feast $8.00
    • 1 thigh, 1 drum, small chips & 1 can of spree
  • Toasted Turkish pide, Luscious Food Store sweet preserves and butter $7.5
  • Panko crumbed fish and chips, shoestring fries, tartare sauce and a garden salad $19.5
  • Three potato rosti stacked with avocado salsa, citrus feta and toasted pumpkin seeds $15.0

Hearty Starts
Free range bacon and poached eggs served on toasted Turkish pide with Luscious tomato chutney $14.5
  • Please also ask our staff for today’s brunch specials N/A
  • Eggs benedict on a toasted English muffin w/ spinach $16.0
  • Luscious Food Store honey roasted muesli, poached seasonal fruit and coconut and chia seed tapioca $12.0
  • Vegetarian $10.0
    • Two free range eggs on toasted Turkish pide
  • Eggs benedict on a toasted English muffin w/ hot smoked salmon $18.0
  • -Design your own omelette, NF $16.00
    • Choice of filling: Ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, spinach, onion, served with toasted ciabatta bread and tomato relish
  • -Eggs Benedict, NF $16.00
    • Poached eggs, english muffins and hollandaise sauce, choice of bacon, ham or spinach
  • -Fish 'n chips or steak, egg & chips $16.00
    • Choose from either market fresh fish coated in tempura batter, or New Zealand angus sirloin steak and egg, both served with chips
  • Fish 'N' chips $22.00
    • Tempura battered fish, fries, tartar sauce and garden salad
  • -Kid's beef burger with cheese and lettuce
  • Choose one main and one dessert for $12.00
  • Fresh from the kitchen
  • Pavlova $10.00
    • With fresh fruit salsa, whipped cream and passion fruit syrup
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