SPQR is a Ponsonby institution that's been standing proud for over twenty years.
Open from noon onwards every day, the menu features Italian-inspired cuisine and the best of New Zealand meat and produce. There's also an extensive drinks and cocktails list.
Grab a table streetside and watch Ponsonby go by.
Overview
Price Range | Lavish |
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Ambience | Relaxed atmosphere |
Accepts credit cards | Yes |
Noise level | Serene |
Licence | This venue is licenced |
Food Options | Vegetarian |
Products and specialities
Italian cuisine
Dinner
Dessert
Drinks
Set menu 1
Set menu 2
Festa set menu
Working lunch
Banquet menu
Hours
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- HolidaysClosed
Rich, but fluffy chocolate cake with black cherries, covered in lashings of dark chocolate sauce and creamy vanilla bean ice cream on the side. Then you dig your spoon into your SPQR Chocolate and Sour Cherry Pudding and the soft fondant centre oozes out of it. This dessert is incredible, in fact, it’s positively sexual! Very filling and rather rich, but it truly does taste incredible. This is def my favourite place for dessert and the great atmosphere keeps me coming back again and again. It’s fabulous!
I went here for a birthday party, there were 25 of us!! So we filled a lot of the place up!! The staff did well though considering, all the mains came out roughly together, a few a little behind, however we ordered quite late and our dinner came out at 10pm by which time it was very packed with people at the bar. It was really loud as the music was booming and due to the number of people. It actually seemed too crowded for the space. For a bar its passable but when your dining at a nice restaurant its not the best atmosphere. The positives are that the food is good. Although one waiter got my drink wrong I let that slide as it was so loud - the service was good :) It was a little confusing with who is actually wait staff too as they are all dressed ready for town!! I would come back - however i think much earlier and definitely book a table.