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Hotel Manhattan

MADISON AVE & 42ND ST., NEW YORK, [NY]

Date
1900-03-21
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Place
MADISON AVE & 42ND ST., NEW YORK, [NY];
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
CARTE DU JOUR/DINNER
Physical description
CARD; 6.0X9.5;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

New Dill Pickles$0.15
Queen olives$0.15
Radishes$0.20
Teal duck$1.00
Mallard Duck$2.00
Milk$0.10
Malaga grapes$0.25 – $0.40
Grape fruit$0.30 – $0.50
Grape Fruit with Rum$0.40 – $0.60
Apples$0.15
Bananas$0.15
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$0.35
Oranges$0.10
Blue Points on the Shell$0.25
Lynnhavens$0.30
Rockaways$0.30
Cape Cods$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Mignonette Sauce
Little Neck Clams on the Shell$0.25
Cherrystones$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.30
Celery$0.50
Anchovies on Toast$0.25 – $0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.25 – $0.40
Lyon Sausage$0.40
Mock turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Sardines$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.30
Anchovy Salad$0.40
Sardines on toast$0.25 – $0.40
Pim-olas$0.25
Lamb a la Grecque$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken broth$0.30 – $0.50
Cup of Beef Tea$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.25
Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60 – $1.00
Croute-au-pot$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Julienne Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken with Okra soup$0.35 – $0.60
Cup of Consomme$0.25
Planked shad$1.00 – $2.00
Fried smelts$0.35 – $0.60
Bluefish, Nonpareil$0.35 – $0.60
Tea, Pot$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Snipe$0.75
Plover$0.75
Squab$0.75
Ruddy Duck$1.50
Canvas-Back Duck$4.00
Red-head duck$3.00
Reed-Birds$0.60 – $1.00
Buttermilk$0.10
Demi-tasse$0.10
Cream$0.10
Coffee, Pot$0.20
Whitebait$0.35 – $0.60
Scallops$0.35 – $0.60
Oyster Crabs, Fried$0.60 – $1.00
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$0.75 – $1.25
BROILED SEA BASS, MAITRE D'HOTEL$0.35 – $0.60
Steamed Apple Dumpling, Hard Sauce$0.30
Consomme Montmorency$0.25 – $0.40
Bisque of Crab, Normande$0.25 – $0.40
Fresh mackerel, New Bradford$0.35 – $0.60
Roast Duck, Apple Sauce$0.50 – $0.90
Smelts, sauce mousseline$0.35 – $0.60
Lamb chops, Maison d'Or$0.40 – $0.70
Lobster croquettes panachees, fresh mushroom sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Spring Lamb$0.60 – $1.00
Roast Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Saddle of Mutton$0.45 – $0.80
Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.70
Brussels sprouts in cream$0.40 – $0.60
Fried Parsnips$0.20 – $0.35
GREEN PEAS$0.35 – $0.20
VERMICELLI AU GRATIN$0.20 – $0.35
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
String Beans$0.20 – $0.35
Stewed tomatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Celery-Fed Duck$1.00 – $2.00
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Terrapin in Chafing Dish$1.25 – $2.50
Spring Chicken, Broiled$0.75 – $1.50
Spring Chicken, Roasted$1.00 – $2.00
Lobster, Newburg, in Chafing Dish$1.00 – $0.60
Calf's head en tortue$0.35 – $0.60
Quenelles à la Richelieu$0.80 – $0.45
Sweetbreads, St. Alban$1.40 – $0.80
Mignon of Beef, Coquelicot$0.80 – $1.40
Cauliflower$0.50 – $0.30
New string beans$0.60 – $0.40
Supreme of chicken a la Patti$0.70 – $1.40
Fresh Mushrooms Broiled$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Capon$1.75 – $3.00
Plum pie$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
cocoanut pie$0.20
New asparagus$0.60 – $1.00
Pears a la Conde$0.30
Tunisian Jelly$0.25
Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Fanchonette Tarts$0.25
Orange Cake$0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.20
Mince Pie$0.30
Boiled rice$0.15
French string beans$0.40
Strawberry short cake$0.35 – $0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.25
Philadelphia Strawberry Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
Chestnut Plombiere Ice Cream$0.35
Stuffed Cucumbers$0.30 – $0.50
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
French asparagus$1.00
Grape Fruit Salad$0.75
Brussels Sprouts$0.40 – $0.60
Creme de Menthe Punch (Ice Cream)$0.25
Tomatoes salad$0.30 – $0.50
Fresh mushrooms sous cloche$0.75 – $1.25
Chicory Salad$0.25 – $0.40
French peas$0.40
Chocolate Parfait Ice Cream$0.35
Panachee Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Fresh Artichokes$0.50
Mixed ice cream$0.35
French Flageolet Beans$0.35
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.75
Celery Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Coup Jack Ice Cream$0.50
Lettuce and Tomatoes Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Pears, each$0.10
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Manhattan salad$0.30 – $0.50
Spinach$0.20 – $0.35
Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.25 – $0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Romaine Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Fetticus Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Preserved Fruits$0.20 – $0.40
Escarole Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Compote of Assorted Fruits$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Turkey$0.50 – $0.75
Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Boned capon$0.50 – $0.75
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Sliced Capon$0.50 – $0.90
Pate de foie-gras$0.60 – $1.00
Lamb$0.40 – $0.70
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Gervais cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
Fresh Strawberries$0.25 – $0.40
Canned Fruits$0.20 – $0.40
Steamed Apple Dumpling, Maraschino Sauce$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15

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