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Monterey Hotel

38TH ST. & 6TH AVE. NY

Date
1900-02-13
Restaurant
MONTEREY HOTEL
Place
38TH ST. & 6TH AVE. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
A LA CARTE MENU
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; 7 X 10;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Oranges$0.10 – $0.20
Pears$0.10 – $0.20
Apples$0.50 – $0.10
Bananas$0.05 – $0.10
Bananas with cream$0.15
Baked apples with cream$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.10
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.15
Fried smelts$0.25 – $0.40
Halibut steak$0.25 – $0.40
Bluefish$0.25 – $0.40
coffee, per cup$0.05
Cream, per glass$0.15
Demi-tasse$0.10
Chocolate$0.10
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Cream 5c. extra
Rolls and butter$0.10
GRAHAM ROLLS$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Buttered toast$0.10
Corn muffins$0.10
English Muffins$0.15
fried$0.10
Boiled Eggs (3)$0.20
Boiled Eggs (2)$0.15
Fried Eggs (3)$0.20
Fried Eggs (2)$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.10
Sautees Potatoes$0.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Honey, comb$0.15
Honey, strained$0.15
Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Fish balls$0.25
Fish Balls with bacon$0.30
Picked-up Codfish$0.30
Coffee, per pot$0.10
Oatmeal$0.10
with Cream$0.15
Turkey$0.15
Finnan Haddie$0.25 – $0.40
Salt mackerel$0.25 – $0.40
Fresh Cod, fried$0.25
Hominy$0.10
Hominy, fried$0.15
Hominy,with cream$0.15
Filet of sole, fried$0.24
Wheaten Grits$0.10
Wheaten grits with cream$0.15
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Dipped Toast$0.10
Cream toast$0.25
Milk toast$0.15
Eng Breakfast, per pot$0.10
Poached Eggs (2)$0.20
Poached Eggs (2) on toast$0.25
Poached Eggs (3)$0.30
Poached Eggs (3) on toast$0.35
Poached Eggs on Anchovy toast$0.35
Scrambled Eggs, plain$0.20
Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.25
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with ham and mushrooms$0.50
Omelette, plain$0.20
Omelette with oysters$0.30
Omelette with parsley$0.25
Omelette with Ham$0.30
Omelette with rum$0.35
Omelette with mushrooms$0.40
Omelette with onions$0.30
Omelette with cheese$0.30
Omelette with tomatoes$0.30
Omelette with Peas$0.35
Omelette with spanish$0.40
Roast Beef half$30.00
Roast Beef whole$0.50
Roast Chicken half$0.50
Roast Chicken whole$1.00
Roast Turkey$0.40
Roast Lamb$0.30
Tongue$0.25
Ham$0.25
Corned beef$0.25
Lamb Sandwich$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.20
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.20
Hashed in Cream au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Saratoga Potatoes$0.10
Oolong tea, per pot$0.10
Green tea, per pot$0.10
Cocoa$0.10
Malaga grapes$0.20

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Oysters, raw$0.20
Oysters stewed$0.20
Clams milk stew$0.25
Clams, Boston stew$0.25
Clams, fried$0.30
Small Steak$0.25
Roquefort$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
Ox-tail soup$0.15
Tomato Soup$0.15
Lobster, plain$0.35 – $0.60
Clams, fancy fried$0.40
Clams, fricassee$0.50
Clams, steamed$0.35
English Chops, brace$0.50
English Chops, single$0.35
Lobster, broiled$0.40 – $0.75
Consomme$0.15
Julienne Soup$0.15
Lobster a la Newberg$0.75
Deviled Crabs$0.25 – $0.40
Clams, Broiled$0.30
Clams, Pan Roast$0.30
Fried Scallops$0.30
Fried scallops with bacon$0.35
Stewed scallops$0.30
Clam Fritters$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Saddle rocks, stewed$0.30
Saddle rocks, fried$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak$0.40
Small sirloin steak tomato sauce$0.45
Small Sirloin Steak onions$0.45
Small Sirloin Mushrooms$0.55
Sirloin$0.70
Sirloin with tomato sauce$0.85
Sirloin with onions$0.80
Sirloin with Mushrooms$1.00
Mutton Kidneys on Toast$0.25
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Tenderloin$0.40
Tenderloin with tomato sauce$0.45
Tenderloin with onions$0.45
Tenderloin with Mushrooms$0.55
single porterhouse$0.65
Single Porterhouse with tomato sauce$0.70
Single Porterhouse with onions$0.70
Single Porterhouse with mushrooms$0.80
Roman Punch$0.25
Lobster salad$0.50
Porterhouse for two$1.25
Porterhouse for two with tomato sauce$1.40
Mince Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Custard Pie$0.10
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.35
Veal Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.30
Porterhouse for two with onions$1.40
Porterhouse for two with mushrooms$1.50
Pork Chops$0.25
Pork Chops, Tomato Sauce$0.30
Pork Chops breaded with tomato sauce$0.40
Hamburger Steak$0.30
Hamburger Steak with Egg$0.35
Hamburger steak with tomato sauce$0.40
Ham, broiled$0.25
bacon broiled$0.25
Chicken salad$0.50
Celery Salad$0.25
Lamb Chops, plain (3)$0.40
Lamb Chops with Tomato Sauce$0.45
Lamb chops with onions$0.45
Lamb Chops with Mushrooms$0.50
Ham and two eggs$0.30
Ham and three eggs$0.35
Bacon and two eggs$0.30
Bacon and three eggs$0.35
Lamb chops breaded$0.50
Bacon with all order 5 cents extra
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.30
Broiled Chicken, whole$1.00
Broiled Chicken, half$0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Lamb Chops breaded with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Mutton chops, (2)$0.35
Yorkshire rarebit$0.35
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Assorted cakes$0.15
Nuts and Raisins$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.10
Country Sausage$0.25
Extra mayonnaise$0.10
Celery$0.15
Raw Tomatoes$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.20
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Potato salad$0.20
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.30
Pork tenderloin$0.25
Tripe, fried$0.25
Clams, raw$0.20
Clams, stewed$0.20
Oysters milk stew$0.25
Oysters, Boston stew$0.25
Oysters, Fried$0.30
Clams, fancy fried$0.40
Oysters, fricassee$0.50
Oysters, Steamed$0.35
Oysters, broiled$0.30
Oysters, pan roast$0.30
Clam cocktail$0.25
Prime Ribs Beef$0.35 – $0.60
Spring Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Roast chicken$0.40 – $0.60
Ham, fried$0.25
Bacon fried$0.25
tripe, broiled$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.20
Mock turtle soup$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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