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Rector's

BROADWAY AND 44TH ST,NEW YORK,NY

Date
1900-05-13
Restaurant
Rector's
Place
BROADWAY AND 44TH ST,NEW YORK,NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER;ILL;COL;7X9.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Anchovies on Toast$0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.35
Tomato, Surprise$0.40
Celery$0.40
Olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.35
Stuffed Mangoes$0.35
Radishes$0.20
Gerkins$0.15
Blue Points cocktail$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Cotuits$0.25
Rockaways$0.30
Shrewsburys$0.30
Cape Cods$0.25
Lynnhaven Bays$0.30
Shell Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Pepper Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Fancy or Pan Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Steamed, in shell$0.35 – $0.70
Steamed, Washington style$0.35 – $0.70
Broiled, butter or cream sauce$0.35 – $0.70
Bluefish$50.00
Dill Pickles$0.15
Escalloped, in shell$0.50 – $1.00
Chow chow$20.00
Box Stew$0.35 – $0.70
Cream Stew$0.50
Dry stew$0.35
Fried oysters$0.35 – $0.60
Fried oysters in butter, tomato s'ce$0.40 – $0.80
Rector's combination fry$0.50
Oyster patty$0.50
Oysters a la Newburg, doz.$0.75
Oysters en brochette, doz.$0.75
Broiled Live Lobster, chili sauce$0.80 – $0.40
Broiled live lobster, stuffed$1.00 – $0.50
Oysters au gratin, doz.$0.75
Steamed live lobster, stuffed$1.00 – $0.50
Cold boiled lobster$0.80 – $0.40
Oysters Algonguin, doz.$0.80
Deviled lobster$1.00 – $0.50
Clam cocktail$0.30
Lobster a la Williams$1.00
Lobster, Bordelaise$1.00
Little Necks, on shell$0.25
Large clams, on shell$0.25
Lobster a la Newburg$1.00
Lobster a la Francaise$0.90
Steamed Little Necks, doz.$0.50
Curry of lobster$0.90
Stewed Little Necks, doz.$0.50
Lobster a la Creole$0.90
Escalloped lobster$0.90
Shell roast, Little Necks, doz.$0.50
Lobster croquettes, shrimp sauce$0.90
Lobster cutlets$0.90
Lobster a l'Americaine$1.00
Fancy or Pan Roast, Little Necks$0.50
Stewed lobster$0.90
Deviled crab$0.40
Steamed soft shell clams, Boston style$0.60
Crab ravigote$0.60
Stuffed Crab$0.75
Fried soft shell clams$0.60
Hard shell crabs$0.40
Stewed soft shell clams$0.50
Escalloped crabmeat$1.00
Crabmeat a la Maryland$1.00
Shell roasted soft shell clams$0.60
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.50
Oyster crabs sautes$1.50
Fancy or Pan roasted soft shell clams$0.60
Stewed oyster crabs$1.50
Soft shell clams en brochette$0.75
Fried Scallops$0.50
Terrapin$2.50
Minced clams$0.60
Clam Fritters$0.50
Stewed snapper$0.90
Frogs legs, fried$0.75
Chicken consomme$0.50
Poulette$0.75
Chicken Okra$0.60
Strained okra in cup$0.35
Mock Turtle$0.40
Pickled Walnuts$0.25
Tomato$0.40
Halibut$0.60
Croute-au-pot$0.40
Pompano$0.50
Consomme$0.40
Consomme in cup$0.25
Fish cakes (2)$0.40
Consomme jelly in cup$0.30
Kippered Herring$0.35
Shad, broiled$0.75
Chicken consomme jelly in cup$0.35
Shad planked, whole$2.50
Split pea$0.40
half$1.25
Mongole$0.40
Smelts$0.60
Salmon broiled$0.80
Consomme Julienne$0.40
Salmon boiled, Hollandaise$0.90
Strained okra jelly in cup$0.35
Salmon cold, sauce tartare$0.80
Spanish mackerel$0.65
Clear green turtle soup$0.75
Whitebait$0.60
Kingfish$0.65
Clear green turtle in cup$0.40
Sheepshead$0.65
Clear green turtle in cup$0.40
Whitefish, broiled$0.60
Clam Chowder$0.35
Whitefish, planked, whole$2.00
half$1.00
Clam broth, in cup$0.25
Finnan haddie, steamed$0.60
Finnan haddie a la Rector$0.75
Canvas Back Duck$4.00
Red Head Duck$3.00
Pickled beets$20.00
Mallard Duck$1.50
Halibut$60.00
Teal duck$0.90
Fresh Mackerel$60.00
Ruddy Duck$1.50
Perch$50.00
Reed birds$0.85
Sea bass$65.00
Striped bass$60.00
English snipe$0.75
Black Bass$65.00
Plover$0.75
Flounders$50.00
Rail birds$0.75
Filet of sole$60.00
English Pheasant$2.50
Filet of bass a la Marguerie$75.00
Squab$75.00
Bar-le-Duc$40.00
Sardines$40.00
Small onions$20.00
Halibut$0.50
Chow chow$0.20
Small onions$0.20

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Lobster$0.75
Squab$0.75
Baked$0.20
Small Steak$0.60
Sweet potatoes, fried or baked$0.25
French peas$0.35
Boned capon$0.80
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Roast beef$0.60
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Ham$0.40
Virginia Ham$0.75
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Game pate$1.00
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.35
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.20
Beef sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Shrimp$0.75
Crab$0.75
Chicken liver en brochette$0.75
Tripe, special, en casserole$1.00
Tripe and oysters$0.75
Pigs feet, broiled$0.60
Pigs feet, pickled$0.50
Boston baked beans$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Calf's head, Poulette$0.85
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Country Sausage$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Marrow bones$0.60
Roman Punch$0.30
Chicken$0.80
Bisquit Bellevue$0.30
Fruit tarts$0.35
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Wine Jelly$0.25
Small steak with onions$0.70
Meringue a la creme$0.25
Small steak with mushrooms$0.85
Orange ice$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Baked Alaska$0.60
Celery$0.50
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Sweetbread$1.00
Lettuce$0.40
Creme Bavaroise$0.25
Vanilla eclair$0.20
Chicory$0.40
Romaine$0.40
Bouche de Dame$0.30
Escarole$0.40
Baked apples with cream$0.25
Potato$0.35
A la Russe$0.75
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Macedoine$0.60
Neufchatel$0.25
Chiffonade$0.60
Gorgonzola$0.30
Tomato$0.50
Cucumber$0.40
Watercress$0.30
Cold Slaw$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Edam$0.30
Cream$0.25
Sirloin Steak$0.90
Swiss$0.25
Sirloin Steak, Bearnaise$1.15
Roquefort$0.30
Sirloin Steak, Bordelaise$1.15
Brie$0.30
Extra sirloin steak$1.75
Stilton$0.30
Club Steak$3.00
Vienna schnitzel$0.75
Tenderloin Steak$0.90
Sweetbreads, Broiled$0.80
Chateaubriand$1.75
Sweetbread saute au jus$0.85
Porterhouse Steak$2.00
Sweetbreads with peas$1.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Sweetbread patties$0.85
Sweetbreads stewed in cream$1.00
Hamburg steak$0.60
Lamb Chops$0.60
Sweetbread cutlet$0.90
Mutton Chops$0.60
English mutton chop$0.50
Sweetbread en coquille$0.75
Lamb Fries$0.65
Ham, broiled$0.40
Calf's head a l'Huile$0.75
Bacon, broiled$0.40
Calf's head en tortue$0.85
Pork Chops$0.50
Veal cutlet, broiled$0.60
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.70
Special baked$0.25
coffee, per cup$0.10
Potatoes
Coffee, per pot$0.20
Lyonnaise$0.25
with Cream$0.30
Saratoga$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.10
Croquettes$0.25
au gratin$0.25
Cafe Special, per cup$0.25
Potatoes
French Fried$0.20
Sautees$0.25
Parisienne$0.25
Stewed in Cream$0.20
Julienne$0.25
Hashed browned$0.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
American Asparagus$0.60
French asparagus$1.00
Artichokes$0.60
Celery au jus$0.50
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.50
Tea, per pot$0.25
au gratin$0.50
Chocolate or Cocoa with whipped cream$0.25
Spanish peppers sautes$0.60
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Green peppers farcis$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Cream, per glass$0.20
Baked Tomatoes$0.40
Stuffed tomatoes$0.50
Brussel Sprouts$0.40
Egplant$0.30
Corn$0.30
Macaroni with cream$0.30
au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.30
au gratin$0.40
Spinach$0.40
Beets$0.25
Lima beans$0.35
Boiled rice$0.20
Fresh Mushrooms Broiled$1.00
Fresh mushrooms sautes$1.00
Fresh mushrooms sautes, under glass$1.25
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.50
Kidneys broiled$0.50
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.60
Calf's liver$0.50
Chicken broiled half$0.75 – $1.50
Chicken deviled, half$0.85
Chicken croquette$0.75
Chicken cutlet$0.75
Chicken patties$0.75
Chicken fricasse$0.90
Chicken curry with rice$0.90
Chicken saute, Marengo$0.90
Chicken a la Terrapin$1.00
Chicken a la Maryland$0.90
Chicken roasted$1.50
Chicken roasted half$0.75
Chicken hash$0.75
Chicken hash with green peppers$0.85
Chicken liver saute$0.65

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Oyster cocktail$30.00
New asparagus$0.75
New peas$0.40
Strawberry short cake$0.50
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.50
Cup of strained chicken okra$0.35
Clear mock turtle, Francaise$0.40
Petite marmite$0.40
Escalloped crab meat$1.00
Boiled trout, Mousseline$0.80
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.75
Paupiettes of sole, Mariniere$0.75
Planked shad, whole half$1.25 – $2.50
broiled shad$0.75
Terrapin$2.50
Tenderloin of beef, Duchesse$0.90
Fried chicken, Maryland$0.90
Lamb Chops, Montebello$0.85
Sweetbreads braises, Chanceliere$0.85
Mousse of reed-birds, Royale$0.80
Brochette of turkey livers, Perigueux$0.75
Bouchees Capucine$0.75
Roast Chicken stuffed$0.85
Roast ribs of beef$0.60
Spring duckling, whole half$1.25 – $2.50
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.90
Spring turkey, whole half$1.25 – $2.50
spring turkey, whole$1.25 – $2.50
Cabinet pudding, fruit sauce$0.30
Greengage Pie$0.20
Meringue custard pie$0.20
Cafe special, per tasse$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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