Five of us came here for a graduation day lunch. It was noisy, dark inside, and the semi outside section over full: too many chairs/tables/people. The vegetarian options were enjoyed by the vegetarians with us, and my partner enjoyed his ribeye steak. The sauce my scallops were in was really too heavy for this delicate seafood. The scampi tail linguini... More

Very comfortable and cosy, but pretty loud. Quick and attentive service with delicious food and large servings. Pizzas are good as is the pasta.

SPQR is a fab place to meet a friend for wine and tapas. The staff and are friendly and helpful and atmosphere just great!

I visited SPQR restaurant with my daughter. In order to try as many dishes as we could at one visit, we opted for several starters. The food was amazing. The ambience was incredible, and the service was faultless. I will definately be revisiting when I am next in Auckland.

We just popped in 5 min before they were closing from lunch , they were super friendly and sat us down at the bar with a menu , we chose the lunch special , caprese salad , was divine , then pork belly with fennel coleslaw , topped off with a glass of Pinot Gris , all for 28 dollars... More

Had a wonderful lunch here with hubby on a weekend away. The set menu is great value with a glass of wine. We had the caprese salad and a risotto and pork belly for mains. Service is so so but it's known for the painfully cool good looking waiters so really, lived up to expectation! Great people watching!

Another wonderful evening at SPQR! We stop in for dinner at this smart/casual Ponsonby neighborhood eatery with each trip to Auckland. The staff is always so charming and this visit was no exception. We arrived without reservations and were quickly seated at a perfect window table. Dinner began with buffalo mozzarella and tomato salad and the rocket and parmesan salad... More

We showed up at SPQR on Valentines Day with no reservation. The restaurant was so crowded at 9pm I had no hope of securing a table. But the staff was very pleasant and we had a table within 30 minutes. Food was very good ( caprese salad, tomato and mozzarella salad and lamb dish were all outstanding, seafood linguine good).... More

If you wish to see the hip crowd of auckland head to this well oiled establishment. Great thing is no young drunken adolescents around to spoil your evening. Our service was a bit rushed but the waiter was excellent.