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Manhattan Hotel

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-04-18
Restaurant
MANHATTAN HOTEL
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; 6X9.5;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Rockaways oysters$0.30
Celery$0.50
Merziuziy$11.00 – $1.00
Lynnhavens oysters$0.30
Little Neck Clams on the Shell$0.25
Cape Cods oysters$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones clams$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.30
Anchovies on Toast$40.00 – $0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.25 – $0.40
Lyon Sausage$0.40
Puree of Artichokes a la Conde soup$0.25 – $0.40
Fried smelts$0.35 – $0.60
Fried Perch, Sauce Figaro$0.35 – $0.60
Scallops$0.35 – $0.60
Stuffed olives$0.30
Sardines$0.25
Queen olives$0.15
Anchovy Salad$0.40
Sardines on toast$0.25 – $0.40
Pim-olas$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25 – $0.40
New Dill Pickles$0.15
Radishes$0.20
Julienne Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Mock turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken with Okra soup$0.35 – $0.60
Chicken broth$0.30 – $0.50
Cup of Consomme$0.25
Cup of Beef Tea$0.30
Croute-au-pot$0.25 – $0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.60 – $1.00
Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.35
Consomme Mericourt$0.25 – $0.40
Cup of Clam Broth$0.25
Planked shad$1.00 – $2.00
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35 – $0.60
Brook Trout$0.60 – $1.00
Soft Clams a la Manhattan$0.30 – $0.50
Tenderloin Of Beef, Bretonne$0.60 – $1.00
Mulligatawny$0.30 – $0.50
Whitebait$0.35 – $0.60
Shad Roe with Bacon$0.35 – $0.60
Soft Shell Crabs$0.40 – $0.70
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Brissotin of Chicken, Supreme$0.45 – $0.80
Tea, Pot$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.20
Cream$0.10
Demi-tasse$0.10
Goblet of Milk$0.10
Roast Capon, Sauce Pimentade$0.50 – $0.90
Buttermilk$0.10
Malaga grapes$0.25 – $0.40
Fresh Strawberries$0.40 – $0.60
Preserved Fruits$0.20 – $0.40
Grape fruit$0.30 – $0.50
Fruits With Rum$0.40 – $0.60
2 Apples$0.15
2 Bananas$0.15
Oranges, each$0.10
Pears, each$0.10
Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Compote of Assorted Fruits$0.75
Roast Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Chocolate Pudding Souffle, Cream Sauce$0.30
Strawberry Moscovite$0.35
Horseshoe Cake$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.35 – $0.60
Peach Pie$0.20
Orange Custard Pie$0.20
Chartreuse Jelly$0.25
Cherry Tarts$0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Gervais cheese$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
French peas$0.40
French string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Stuffed Sweet Peppers$0.30 – $0.50
Boiled rice$0.15
French asparagus$1.00
French Flageolet Beans$0.35
Fresh Artichokes$0.50
Philadelphia Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Sliced Veal with Noodles$0.35 – $0.60
Lobster, American Style, in Chafing Dish$0.60 – $1.00
Sweetbreads, Binda$0.80 – $1.40
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.75
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Cucumber salad$0.25 – $0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Squab Chicken$1.25
Broiled Capon$1.75 – $3.00
Puree Bruxelloise$0.20 – $0.35
Plover$0.75
Terrapin in Chafing Dish$1.25 – $2.50
Mutton Stew, Navarin$0.35 – $0.60
Lima Beans, Fleurette$0.20 – $0.35
Fresh mushrooms, sous cloche$0.75 – $1.25
Fresh Mushrooms Broiled$0.60 – $1.00
GREEN PEAS$0.20 – $0.35
Teal duck$1.00
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Celery-Fed Duck$1.00 – $2.00
Canvas-Back Duck$4.00
Red-head duck$3.00
Spinach$0.20 – $0.35
Broiled Spring Duckling$2.00 – $1.00
Stanley Pudding$0.35
Fetticus Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Noodles$0.20 – $0.35
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Boned Capon, cold$0.50 – $0.75
Panachee Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Snipe$0.75
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Westphalia Ham, cold$0.75
Tongue, cold$0.30 – $0.50
Ruddy Duck$1.50
Chiffonnade salad$0.60
Lailah Rookh$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Egyptian Bombe$0.35
Corned Beef, cold$0.25 – $0.40
Roast Beef, cold$0.40 – $0.60
Sliced Capon, cold$0.50 – $0.70
Spring Chicken, Roasted$1.00 – $2.00
Mignonette Sauce
Coup Jack$0.50
Squab$0.75
Tomatoes$0.30 – $0.50
Manhattan salad$0.30 – $0.50
Cauliflower$0.30 – $0.50
Lettuce and Tomatoes Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Romaine Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Escarole Salad$0.25 – $0.40
New asparagus$0.40 – $0.60
New peas$0.50 – $0.75
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Squab Pie, Rigolo$1.00
Celery Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Reed-Birds$0.60 – $1.00
Chestnut Parfait$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Lamb Chops with Fresh Mushrooms$0.40 – $0.70
Pate de Fois-Gras, cold$0.60 – $1.00
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.75 – $1.50
Grape Fruit Salad$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Mallard Duck$2.00
Saddle of Mutton$0.45 – $0.80
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.70
String Beans$0.20 – $0.35
Spring Lamb$0.60 – $1.00
Turkey, cold$0.50 – $0.75
Ham, cold$0.25 – $0.40
Lamb, cold$0.40 – $0.70
Coup Manhattan$0.50
New string beans$0.40 – $0.60
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Canned Fruits$0.20 – $0.40
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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