Fully licensed. EFTPOS & all major credit cards accepted  
 
       
  Antipasti
Foccaccia 3.75 - Aioli & Dipping 3.75
Fresh Clevedon Coast Oysters w/- shallot & red wine dressing (each)
Feta Cheese w/- mint, chilli, lemon, garlic & extra virgin olive oil
Char-grilled Chevre wrapped in prosciutto (each)
Sauteed Prawns w/- garlic, parsley & extra virgin olive oil (each)
Grilled Halloumi (Cyprus) w/- extra virgin olive oil, capers, tomatoes, red onion & cress salad
Crispy sauteed potatoes w/- roast garlic thyme, rosemary, sour cream & tomato chutney
SPQR Platter w/- individual tastings of italian crudites
Char-grilled foccaccia w/- prosciutto ham, crushed tomato, roast garlic cloves, marinated olives
Soup of the day w/- foccaccia toast - changes daily


Insalate
Char-grilled calamari salad w/- rocket, roast garlic, baby spinach, balsamic & virgin caroli oil
Caesar salad w/- cos lettuce,par-boiled egg, anchovies, bacon & croutons
Pomegranate grilled chicken salad w/- baby spinach, rocket, roast pinenuts, mint & oven dried tomatoes
House smoked salmon w/- potato dill rosti, horseradish cream & watercress leaves
Seared rare tuna w/- smoked tomato salsa, rocket, balsamic & virgin caroli oil


Pizza
Fresh tomato & basil w/- truffle oil
Salami, anchovies, capers, olives, chorizo, mushrooms, chilli & oregano
Tomato, anchovies, olives & capers
Cajun chicken, caramelised onions & feta
Chorizo sausage, tomato, red onions, olives & shaved parmigiano reggiano
Wild mushrooms w/- crispy sage & kikorangi blue cheese
Pepperoni, olives, chilli & tomato
Caramelised onion, pepperoni, capsicum, rocket
Fresh prosciutto w/- rocket, rosemary, caramelised onion, red onion & chilli
Smoked salmon w/- capers, dill, sour cream & rocket


Primi - First Course
Steamed Mussels  w/- lemon grass coriander & chunky tomato broth
Char-grilled Eggplant  w/- slow roasted capsicum, goats cheese, basil & olives
Eye Fillet Carpaccio  w/- drizzled extra virgin olive oil, shaved parmesan & watercress
Potato Gnocchi  w/- gorgonzola cheese & wilted spinach

Pasta
Traditional Mushroom Risotto  w/- truffle oil & parmigiano reggiano
Vegetable Linguini  w/- crushed chilli, roast garlic cloves, pinenuts, olives, wilted spinach,
   rocket & parmigiano reggiano
Penne  w/- char-grilled vegetables, feta, oregano
Saffron Risotto  w/- sauteed prawns, snowpeas, chilli & garlic
Linguini  w/- cockles, mussels, white wine, garlic, italian parsley broth
Fettuccine  w/- char-grilled chicken, porcini mushrooms, wilted spinach, leeks & cream sauce

Secondi - Main Course
Oven Roasted Snapper  w/- saffron lime risotto, rocket, shaved parmesan reggiano,
   virgin oil & chardonnay vinaigrette
Veal Scallopine Marsala  w/- traditional veal marsala & sauteed parsley potatoes
Baked Chicken Breast  w/- parma ham, sicilian cheese sauce, whipped potato & garlic beans
Seared Lamb Loin  w/- broccolini, artichokes, vine ripened tomatoes & mint pesto
Italian Fish Stew  w/- prawns, calamari, fish, mussels in rich tomato ragu
Eye Fillet  w/- roasted potatoes & onions with field mushroom, spinach & red wine jus

Contorni
Italian Green Salad
Oven Roasted Vegetables
Sauteed Spinach
Garlic Linguini
Tomoto & Fresh Basil Salad  w/- extra virign caroli oil
Rocket Salad, shaved parmesan  w/- virgin oil & balsamic vinegar
 
 
2.50
9.50
3.50
3.50
14.50
7.50
29.50
14.85
13.75



21.50
21.50
22.50
22.50
23.90

 

21.50
22.95
21.50
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
 


20.50
19.90
21.50
19.50

 
22.50

21.50
22.50
25.50
22.50
23.50

 

27.50
26.50
26.50
26.50
25.90
28.50

 
7.50
6.50
6.50
7.50
7.50
6.50
 
 

   
  Weekend Brunch
3 or 4 minute boiled free range eggs w/- soldiers
Toasted bagel w/- grilled gruyere, fresh tomato & basil pesto
Toasted bagel w/- cream cheese & homemade jam
Soup of the day w/- foccaccia toast - changes daily
House smoked salmon on toast w/- red onions, spinach leaves, limes, capers & creme fraiche
Wild mushrooms (cepes, chanterelles, mousserons, black chanterelles) on toast fresh parmesan & extra virgin olive oil
Classic egg benedict, bacon or salmon w/- spinach & hollandaise
SPQR breakfast - bacon, eggs, sausages, spinach, mushrooms,tomatoes & toast
SPQR platter w/- individual tastings of italian crudites
Linguini w/- scampi tails, garlic, chilli, Italian parsley & limes
Char-grilled calamari salad w/- rocket, roast garlic & lemon oil
Saffron risotto w/- sauteed prawns, snowpeas, chilli & garlic
Pomegranate grilled chicken salad w/- baby spinach, rocket, roast pinenuts, mint & sun dried tomatoes
Salt & sugar cured duck breast salad w/- caramelised pear, wild rocket, Spanish onions & walnut & lemon dressing
Fresh Fish catch of the day served w/- wild rocket, red chard & baby watercress salad
OR w/- mustard streak lettuce & vine-ripened tomato salad


Pizza
Fresh tomato & basil, truffle oil
Salami, anchovies, capers, olives, chorizo, mushrooms, chilli & oregano
Tomato, anchovies, olives & capers
Cajun chicken, caramelised onions & feta
Chortizo sausage, tomato, red onions, olives & shaved parmigiano reggiano
Wild mushrooms  w/- crispy sage & kikorangi blue cheese
Pepperoni, olives, chilli & tomato
Caramalised onion, pepperoni, capsicum, rocket
Fresh prosciutto w/- rocket, rosemary, caramelised onion, red onion & chilli
Smoked salmon w/- capers, dill, sour cream & rocket


Crispy sauteed potatoes  w/- roast garlic thyme, sour cream & tomato chutney
Caesar salad
Italian green salad



Sides
Bacon
Smoked Salmon
Baked Beans
Grilled Tomatoes
Grilled Proscuitto
Mushrooms

To Reactivate & Relubricate
Bloody Mary
Homemade Spirulina

To Rejuvenate & Rehydrate
Vodka Spirulina
Cranberry Juice
 
8.50
7.50
6.50
13.75
17.50

19.50
17.50
17.90
29.50
26.50
21.50
26.50
22.50

27.50

29.50


 
21.50
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95
22.95


7.50
21.50
7.50



 
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

 
14.50
5.00

 
11.50
4.50
 
   
  Regretfully we do not accept cheques - G.S.T. Inclusive. Service not included.
Mon - Fri 11.00 - 2.00am Sat - Sun 10am - 2.00am (One account per table)
       
       
full menu wine list
       
SPQR, 150 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
ph: +64 9 360 1710    fx: +64 9 360 1724    email: spqrnz@xtra.co.nz