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Colonial Hotel

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-02-12
Restaurant
COLONIAL HOTEL
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 6.25X10;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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BLUE POINT OYSTERS, HALF SHELL$0.20
Blue Point Oysters, Dozen$0.35
Boiled Beef with Horseradish sauce$0.35
Mallard Duck$1.25
Mallard Duck (half)$0.75
Teal duck$0.75
Cold Ham$0.30
Cold roast beef$0.35
Rockaways, half dozen$0.20
rockawys dozen$0.35
Saddle Rock Oysters, Half Dozen$0.30
Saddle Rocks, Dozen$0.45
oysters,stewed
oysters,stewed$0.25
Oysters fried$0.30
oysters broiled$0.35
Oysters, Baltimore style$0.40
Broiled with Bacon$0.40
oysters pan roast$0.35
oysters vol-au-vent$0.40
Oysters, au Gratin$0.40
oyster cocktail, 25 patty$0.40
Cream Broil$0.45
Roast on Shell$0.50
Escalloped Oysters$0.40
Oyster Fricassee on Toast$0.45
Oyster Fritters$0.40
raw little neck clams, on half shell$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.25
raw little neck clams on half shell, dozen$0.25
Little neck clam stew$0.25
Clam Broth, Cup$0.15
Clam Fritters$0.40
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fry with Bacon$0.35
clam fricassee on toast$0.40
Clam Patties$0.40
Little Neck Clams, Broiled$0.35
Little Neck Clams, Roast$0.35
Lobster, Whole, Plain$0.50
Lobster, Half, Plain$0.30
Lobster, broiled, whole$0.65
lobster broiled half$0.35
Lobster, a la Newburg$0.75
lobster curry, with rice$0.60
lobster stuffed$0.50
Deviled Crabs$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.40
Oyster Soup$0.25
Puree of Green Peas$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40
Chicken salad$0.40
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Consomme in cup$0.10
Bouillon in Cup$0.10
Clam Broth in cup$0.15
Vegetable Soup$0.20
Consomme$0.20
Clam Soup$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.35
Salmon steak$0.40
Scallop & Bacon$0.35
Bluefish$0.35
Bass$0.35
Fried Cod and tomato$0.35
Fried cod smelts$0.35
Spanish mackerel$0.35
Salt mackerel$0.30
Halibut Fried or Boiled$0.35
Codfish Fried$0.30
Codfish egg sauce$0.35
Smelts$0.35
Codfish Cakes$0.30
Codfish cakes with poached egg$0.35
Salmon$0.40
Scallops$0.35
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.35
Chicken salad$0.40
Salmi of Goose$0.45
Hamburg steak with smothered onions$0.35
chicken croquettes with green peas$0.40
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.35
Green Turtle Steak, port wine sauce$0.50
Roast Turkey and Sweet Potatoes$0.50
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton and Jelly$0.35
Cold Mutton$0.30
Mutton$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.25
Cold Roast Turkey$0.45
Cold Roast Chicken$0.50
Cold Corned Beef$0.30
Cold tongue$0.35
Club sandwich$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.20
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Lobster salad$0.45
Potato salad$0.15
Tomato Salad
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Water Cress Salad$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Cold Slaw$0.10
Spanish olives$0.15
Chow chow$0.10
English Mixed Pickles$0.10
English gherkins$0.10
Celery$0.20
Cucumbers
Pickled onions$0.10
Pickled beets$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Russian Caviar on Toast$0.30
Anchovy toast$0.25
Sardines$0.25
Quail
Grouse, Whole
Grouse, Half
Venison
Partridge, whole
Partridge, half
Curry, with Rice$0.60
stuffed$0.50

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Bread & Butter Pudding$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Small Steak$0.40
Squab$0.60
Hashed Chicken$0.45
Milk toast$0.15
Bread and Milk$0.15
Mutton Chops$0.35
Mutton Chops, Breaded, Tom. Sauce$0.45
Pork Chops$0.30
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.35
Welsh rarebit$0.30
German Pancakes$0.35
French Pancakes$0.25
Apple Fritters$0.25
Sirloin Steak, plain$0.60
Orange Fritters$0.25
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$0.70
Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$0.85
Cakes$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Sirloin Steak Bordelaise$0.85
Neapolitan$0.20
Sirloin Steak Bearnaise$0.90
Omelet with rum$0.40
Extra Sirlion Steak, Plain$1.00
Omelet Souffler$0.75
Extra Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.20
Pies$0.10
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.30
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Porterhouse Steak, Plain$1.00
Porterhouse Steak Bordelaise$1.30
Porterhouse steak with truffles$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushr'ms$2.00
Oranges or Grapes$0.15
Small tenderloin steak$0.50
Bananas$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.10
Preserved Peaches$0.15
Baked Apples and Cream$0.15
Preserved Pears$0.15
Preserved plums$0.15
Lamb Chops$0.45
Cocoa Per Cup$0.10
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Cocoa Per Pot$0.20
Cocoa Glass Cream$0.20
Lamb Chops with French Peas$0.60
Tea and Coffee Per Cup$0.05
Tea and Coffee Per Pot$0.15
Tenderloin Steak, Plain$0.70
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.95
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Tenderloin Steak, Sauce Bearnaise$1.00
Filet Chateaubriand, Sauce Bearnaise$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$2.50
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.00
Beefsteak Tartare$0.50
Salisbury Steak$0.50
Small Steak, with Onions$0.50
Cream toast$0.30
Hamburger Steak$0.40
Sweetbreads, tomato sauce$0.65
Croquettes of Chicken, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Golden buck$0.35
Chicken with Curry$0.60
Minced Turkey with Poached Egg$0.50
Sweetbreads with French peas$0.70
Smoked Beef, with Cream$0.35
Sweetbreads, Plain, Broiled$0.60
Sweetbreads, Plain, Broiled$0.60
Filet Chateaubriand$1.50
Spring Chicken, Broiled, Whole$1.00
Lamb Kidneys, Broiled with Bacon$0.35
Country Sausage$0.35
Saute with Mushrooms$0.50
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.35
Chicken Patty$0.40
Croquettes of Chicken, French Peas$0.55
Tripe in every style$0.35
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Chicken Saute a la Bordelaise$0.80
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35
Egg Plants$0.20
Omelet, Spanish Style$0.50
Dry Toast$0.10
French Bread and Butter$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.15
Minced Chicken$0.45
Stuffed tomatoes$0.25
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, sautees$0.15
Potatoes, julienne$0.15
Beets$0.15
Potatoes, Sweet, Sautees$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Omelet with mushrooms$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Fried Chicken, Maryland Style$0.75
Spinach$0.15
Croquettes, Hashed Brown$0.15
Omelet with oysters$0.40
Boiled rice$0.10
French peas$0.20
Cauilflower$0.15
Eggs, Scrambled, Chipped Beef$0.35
Omelet with Cheese$0.40
Potatoes, Sweet, Fried$0.15
Stuffed green peppers$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Eggs, Scrambled, with Ham$0.30
Eggs Poached on Toast$0.35
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.40
Filet Chateaubriand, Sauce Bordelaise$2.00
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.40
English mutton chop$0.35
English mutton chop, brace$0.60
Lamb Chops with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Beef Kidneys, stewed with Mushrooms$0.40
Broiled Ham$0.30
Broiled Bacon$0.30
Lamb Fries, Plain$0.35
Lamb Fries with Tom. Sauce$0.40
Corned Beef Hash, Plain$0.30
Spring chicken, broiled, half$0.65
Chicken Fricassee$0.50
Chicken Saute a la Marengo$0.80
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Chicken Livers Saute, with Mushrooms$0.50
Hashed Turkey$0.45
Minced Turkey$0.45
Minced Chicken with Poached Egg$0.50
Croquettes of Chicken, Plain$0.40
Terrapin Maryland, saute$0.75
Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs, fried$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled, plain$0.25
Eggs, Scrambled, Tom$0.30
Eggs, Scrambled, with bacon$0.30
Omelet, with Kidneys$0.40
Omelet with Jelly$0.45
Potatoes, a la Parisienne$0.25
Croquettes$0.20
Croquettes, Hashed in Cream$0.20
Potatoes, Sweet, Boiled$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Stewed Mushrooms$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.20
Succotash$0.15
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Asparagus, Cold, Vinaigrette$0.25
Asparagus, Cream Sauce$0.25
Macaroni, all styles$0.20
Macaroni, Plain$0.15
Spaghetti, all styles$0.20
Spaghetti, plain$0.15
Plain Bread$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Rye Bread$0.10
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.40
Tea, cream, extra$0.05
Coffee, cream, extra$0.05
Banana fritters$0.25

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Ballantine & Son's Burton Ale$0.20
White Rock Mineral Water$0.20 – $0.40
Plain Soda$0.15
Curacao$0.15
Beer, Munchen$0.25
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.25
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head$0.25
Guinness' Stout$0.25
Scotch Ale, Muirs$0.30
Belfast Ginger Ale$0.20
A.M. & C. Imported Cigars
Glackner's Celebrated Domestic Cigars
Creme de Cocoa$0.15
Creme de Menthe$0.15
Pousse Cafe$0.25
Maraschino$0.15
Anisette$0.15
Benedictine$0.15
Chartreuse$0.15
Sandeman's Old Port$0.75 – $1.50
Sandeman's Old Port, glass$0.15
Imperial Sherry$0.75 – $1.50
Imperial Sherry, glass$0.15
Egg Nogg$0.25
Sherry and Egg$0.20
Milk Punch$0.20
Cobblers and Punches$0.20
Brandy Punch$0.30
Brandy Smash$0.30
Brandy Cocktail$0.25
Cocktails and Sours$0.15
S.O.P. Brandy, 1858$0.25
S.O.P. Brandy, pony$0.15
Private Stock Whiskey$0.15
Mount Vernon Whiskey$0.15
Cutter Whiskey$0.15
Keystone Whiskey$0.15
Arlington Club Whiskey$0.15
Chambertin$1.75 – $3.50
Macon$0.75 – $1.50
Hochheimer$1.00 – $2.00
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Rudesheimer$1.00 – $2.00
Laubenheimer$0.75 – $1.50
Niersteiner$0.50 – $1.00
Haut Sauterne$1.00 – $2.00
Barsac$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne Cider$0.25
Syphons$0.20
Apollinaris$0.20 – $0.40
Bolen & Byrne Mfg. Co.'s Ginger Ale$0.10
Bolen & Byrne Mfg. Co.'s Soda$0.10
Bolen & Byrne Mfg. Co.'s Sarsaparilla$0.10
Schlitz Milwaukee beer$0.15
Anheuser Busche, St. Louis Beer$0.15
Ballantine & Co.'s Celebrated Export Beer, bottled$0.15
Ballantine & Co.'s Celebrated Export Beer, on draught$0.05
Ballantine & Son's Celebrated Ale, Old and New, Mug$0.10
Ballantine & Son's Celebrated Ale, Old and New, Toby$0.15
Ballantine & Son's Pale Ale$0.20
Chateau Larose$1.25 – $2.50
Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
St. Estephe$0.65 – $1.25
St. Julien$0.50 – $1.00
Medoc$0.50 – $1.00
Pommery & Greno Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Delmonico, 1/2 pt.$1.00
Piper Heidsieck Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet & Co.$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon$1.75 – $3.50
Louis Roederer Brut 1893$1.75 – $3.50
G.H. Mumm & Co., Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Kirschwasser$0.15
Vermouth$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Kummel$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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