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Central Restaurant Co.

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-04-26
Restaurant
CENTRAL RESTAURANT CO.
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Physical description
BOOKLET; ILLUS; 6X9.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Hamburg steak$0.50
Ham, broiled$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Breakfast Bacon$0.35
Country Sausage$0.35
Shad Roe with Breakfast Bacon 1/2$0.35 – $0.50
Saddle Rocks on half shell, half dozen$0.25
Saddle Rocks on half shell, dozen$0.50
Blue Points, half dozen$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.20
Oyster Fry$0.35
OYSTERS: Pan Roast$0.50
Oysters: Escaloped$0.50
Broiled Lobster, half$0.50
Broiled Lobster, whole$0.80
Lobster, plain, half$0.40
Little Neck clams on half shell, half doz$0.25
Little Neck clams stewed half doz$0.25
Little Neck clams fried, half dozen$0.25
Little Neck clams fried dozen$0.50
Deviled crabs a la Dunbar$0.50
Lobster, deviled$0.60
Lobster a la Newburg$0.80
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Consomme$0.20
Bouillon, per cup$0.15
Tomato Soup$0.20
Green Turtle Soup$0.40
Tenderloin Steak$0.65
Broiled Bluefish, a la Maitre D'Hotel$0.40
Tenderloin steak with tomato sauce$0.70
Tenderloin steak with French green peas$0.85
Fried Boston Smelts$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.85
broiled shad$0.50
Half spring chicken fried a la Maryland$75.00
Whole spring chicken fried a la Maryland$1.25
Planked Shad Club House Style$0.75
Minced Chicken with Poached Egg$0.40
Stuffed Tomatoes au Gratin$0.35
New asparagus$0.35
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
Small Steak$0.40
Small steak with mushrooms$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Asparagus a la Hollandaise$0.40
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.75
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.85
Chateaubriand$1.00
Small Fillet of Beef, Demi Glace$0.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Stuffed Green Peppers au Gratin$0.35
Chicken Livers, en Brochet$0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Radishes$0.10
Delmonico steak, mushroom sauce$0.75
Pork Chops$0.40
Porterhouse steak with French green peas$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.25
Porterhouse Steak for two with Mushrooms$1.50
Porterhouse Steak for Two$1.50
Porterhouse Steak for two with Mushrooms$2.00
Spring chicken, broiled, half$0.60
Spring Chicken, Broiled, Whole$1.00
Eggs, boiled or fried$0.20
Eggs, Scrambled$0.25
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.30
Smoked beef with eggs$0.35
Omelette soufflée$1.00
Pork tenderloin$0.55
Mutton chops, plain (2)$0.40
Veal cutlets, plain$0.55
Spring lamb chops (2)$0.50
Spring lamb chops (3)$0.65
Frizzled Beef with cream$0.40
Frizzled Beef with Eggs$0.45
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.75
Omelet, plain$0.25
Omelet, with Ham$0.40
Corned beef hash browned$0.35
Omelet, with cheese$0.35
Corned beef hash browned with poached eggs$0.45
Omelet, with peas$0.35
Omelet, with Jelly$0.40
Omelet with mushrooms$0.50
Omelet with oysters$0.55
Omelet with Parsley$0.35
Omelet with onions$0.35
Omelet with tomatoes$0.35
Omelet with oysters$0.55
Spanish omelet$0.50
Tomato Omelet with Bacon$0.50
Bread and Butter$0.10
Mutton Chops, breaded (2)$0.40
Veal Cutlet Breaded$0.55
Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce$0.55

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Strawberries with cream$0.20
Baked apples with cream$0.20
Orange (1)$0.10
Apples (2)$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Graham bread$0.10
Rye Bread$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Vienna Rolls$0.10
Hot rolls, 7 to 9 a. m.$0.10
Crullers$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
Wheat cakes and maple syrup$0.20
Dry Toast$0.10
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.40
Buttered toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.15
Bread and Milk$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.20
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Oatmeal and cream$0.20
Potatoes, French fried$0.10
Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup$0.20
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, minced$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.10
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Potatoes, sautees$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.15
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.20
Cranberry Sauce$0.15
Potatoes, au gratin$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Asparagus$0.40
French peas$0.20
Pies, per cut$0.10
Spinach$0.15
Cake$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Succotash$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Ice cream$0.15
Boiled rice$0.10
Fried onions$0.15
Blanc Mange$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.15
Beets$0.10
Cold: Roast Beef$0.50
Celery$0.20
Cold: Tongue$0.40
Cold: Corned beef$0.35
Cold: Sugar Cured Ham$0.35
Cold: Turkey$0.50
Cold: Chicken, half$0.50
Cold: Lamb$0.40
Cold: Baked Pork and Beans$0.25
Potato salad$0.20
Sardines$0.30
Cold: Pickled lamb's tongue$0.35
American dairy cheese$0.10
Gherkins$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.15
Watercresses$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Lettuce with mayonnaise$0.30
Cocoa$0.10 – $0.25
Lettuce plain$0.25
Chocolate$0.10 – $0.25
Cold Slaw$0.10
Chow chow$0.10
Chicken salad$0.50
Mixed Pickles$0.10
Olives$0.15
Chicken salad mayonnaise$0.60
Cold Asparagus$0.50
Tea or Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Lobster salad$0.50
Cream, per glass$0.20
Lobster salad mayonnaise$0.60
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Cold Ham, with Potato Salad$0.45
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Manhattan sandwich$0.40
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Sardine sandwich, Club House fashion$0.25
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Asparagus à la vinaigrette$0.60
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Turkey Sandwich$0.20
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Egg Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Cold, Tongue with Potato Salad$0.45
Cold, Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.45
Club sandwich$0.25

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Orange Bitters$0.15
Boker Bitters$0.15
Angostura Bitters$0.15
Boonekamp Bitters$0.15
Hostetter Bitters$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Creme de Menthe (Green)$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Chartreuse (Yellow)$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Sauternes: Graves, Cruse et Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.50
Sauternes, Cruse et Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.25
Rhine Wine: Laubenheimer, Carl Acker$0.75 – $1.25
Rhine Wine: Hochheimer, Carl Acker$0.80 – $1.50
Rhine Wine: Ruedesheimer, Carl Acker$1.00 – $2.00
Claret: Pontet Canet, Cruse et Fils Freres$1.00 – $2.00
Claret: St. Julien, Cruse et Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.25
Claret: Medoc, Cruse et Fils Freres$0.50 – $1.00
Liebmann's Beer$0.10
H. Koehler & Co, Extra Beer$0.10
Ballantine's Extra Beer$0.10
Schaefer's Vienna Beer$0.10
Pabst Milwaukee Beer$0.15
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head$0.30
Burke's Guinness's Stout$0.30
Smith's Pale Ale$0.15
Imported Ginger Ale, C&C$0.25
Club Soda, Cantrell & Cochrane$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.10
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Club Soda, Domestic$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Rayner's Cider$0.25
White Rock Lithia$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Vermouth, French$0.15
Claret$0.15
Rhine Wine$0.15
Sherry$0.15
PORT$0.15
Jamaica Rum$0.15
St. Croix Rum$0.15
Plymouth Gin, Coates & Co.'s Original$0.15
Brandy, Hennessy$0.15 – $0.25
Champagne: G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Blackberry Brandy$0.15
Champagne: Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.00 – $4.00
Booth's Tom Gin$0.15
Holland Gin$0.15
Champagne: Piper Heidsieck Sec, white label$2.00 – $4.00
Apple Jack$0.15
Champagne: Pommery Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Scotch Whisky, Usher's O.V.G.$0.15
Champagne: Veuve Clicquot Sec, yellow label$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Ruinart Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Bromo Seltzer$0.10
King William Scotch Whisky$0.20
Champagne: Cook's Imperial, Extra Dry$1.00 – $2.00
Hunyadi Janos$0.10
Antediluvian Rye Whisky$0.20
Canadian Club$0.15
Vichy Water$0.10 – $0.25
John Dewar & Son, Special Highland Scotch Whisky$0.20
Carstair's Whisky$0.15
Hunter's Rye Whisky$0.15
Wilson Whisky$0.15
Carbonic water$0.10 – $0.25
Seltzer Waters$0.10 – $0.25
Vermouth, Italian$0.15
Brandy: Martell$0.15 – $0.25

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Consomme with Noodles$0.20
Bisque of Little Neck Clams$0.20
BROILED NORTH RIVER SHAD$0.40
Fried Boston Smelts Tartare Sauce$0.40
Shad Roe with Breakfast Bacon$0.40
Rib Ends of Beef, Horse Radish Sauce$0.40
Phila Turkey, with Dressing, Cranberry Sauce$0.50
Prime Rib of New York Beef au Jus$0.50
Spring Lamb with Mashed Turnips$0.40
Sirloin of beef with Lima Beans$0.40
Small Steak, Broiled, a la Creole$0.40
Pork Chops, Breaded, Sauce Robert$0.40
Cromeskies of Chicken, Sauce Raifort$0.40
Turkey Wings, Braise with Boiled Rice$0.40
Fricassie of Lamb with Fine Herbs$0.40
Cabinet Pudding$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.15
Port Wine Jelly$0.15
Vanilla Blanc Mange$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Pies$0.10
Tea$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.15

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