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Manhattan Hotel

MADISON AVE. & 42 ST. NY

Date
1900-03-01
Restaurant
MANHATTAN HOTEL
Place
MADISON AVE. & 42 ST. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
BROADSIDE; ILLUS; 6 X 9.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Boiled Ham with Spinach$0.35 – $0.60
OYSTERS AND CLAMS
Lynnhavens$0.30
Blue Points on the Shell$0.25
Cherrystones$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
Ice cream
Cape Cods$0.30
Clam cocktail$0.30
Rockaways$0.30
Clam broth, per cup$0.25
Pickled Oysters, St. Nicholas$0.25 – $0.40
Hors d'Oeuvres
Celery$0.50
New Dill Pickles$0.15
Anchovy Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Pim-olas$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
National Punch$0.25
Coup Jack$0.50
HAM OR TONGUE SANDWICH$0.15
Strawberry Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Harelquin Ice Cream$0.35
Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Philadelphia Orange Ice Cream$0.25
Cold Rice and Milk$0.20
Cream$0.10
Pot Roast with Green Peas$0.35 – $0.60
Cocoa$0.20
Cafe noir$0.10
Cup of Clam Broth$0.25
Cafe Turc$0.20
Cafe au Lait$0.20
Chocolate$0.20
Anchovies on Toast$0.25 – $0.40
Ceylon Tea$0.15 – $0.25
Oyster Plant a la Poulette$0.20 – $0.35
Oolong Tea$0.15 – $0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.15 – $0.25
Mashed Turnips$0.20 – $0.35
Milk$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.20
Caviar on Toast$0.25 – $0.40
Fresh Strawberries$0.50 – $0.75
Malaga grapes$0.25 – $0.40
Planked shad$1.00 – $2.00
Assorted cakes$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.20
Radishes$0.20
Fruit Jelly$0.25
Lyon Sausage$0.40
Mince Pie$0.30
Sardines$0.25
White Mountain Cake$0.25
Cherry Pie$0.20
Stuffed olives$0.30
Apple Pie$0.20
rice pudding$0.15 – $0.30
Queen olives$0.15
Creme Meringue$0.30
Sardines on toast$0.25 – $0.40
Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Soups
Fish
Grape fruit$0.30 – $0.50
Grape Fruit with Rum$0.40 – $0.60
CONSOMME DUMAS$0.25 – $0.40
TOMATO WITH VERMICELLI$0.25 – $0.40
Roquefort$0.25
Cream of Vegetables, St. Germain$0.25 – $0.40
Gervais$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Cup of Consomme$0.25
Port du Salut$0.25
Philadelphia cream$0.20
Cup of Chicken Consomme$0.30
Brie$0.25
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Cup of Beef Tea$0.30
Veronica Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken with Okra$0.35 – $0.60
Tomato Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Turkish Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Dandelion Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.75
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Pate de Foie Gras$0.60 – $1.00
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Lamb$0.40 – $0.70
Sliced Capon$0.50 – $0.90
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Boned capon$0.50 – $0.75
VERMICELLI AU GRATIN$0.20 – $0.35
String Beans$0.20 – $0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.25
French asparagus$1.00
New peas$0.50 – $0.75
French peas$0.40
New string beans$0.40 – $0.60
New asparagus$1.00
Celery-Fed Duck$1.00 – $2.00
Griddle cakes$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Breast of Red-Head Duck Bordelaise$0.80 – $1.40
Mignon of Beef, Carnot$0.80 – $1.40
Oyster Fritters with Bacon$0.30 – $0.50
sweetbreads a la Newburg$0.80 – $1.40
Chicken Legs a la Diable$0.35 – $0.60
Stewed tomatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
baked or mashed potatoes$0.15
Roast ribs of beef$0.40 – $0.60
Roast Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.70
Saddle of Mutton$0.45 – $0.80
Spring Lamb$0.60 – $1.00
Shoulder of Lamb Bretonne$0.35 – $0.60
Chicken Croquettes Richelieu$0.40 – $0.70
Scallops Brestoise$0.35 – $0.60
FRIED WHITEFISH, SAUCE CHANTILLY$0.35 – $0.60
BROILED SEA BASS, MAITRE D'HOTEL$0.35 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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