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Metropolitan Club

WASHINGTON,DC

Date
1901-05-15
Restaurant
Metropolitan Club
Place
WASHINGTON,DC
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER;6.5X10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Small Pot of Chocolate, with hot Milk or cream$0.20
Glass of Fresh Milk$0.05
Apple Sauce with cream$0.20
Small Pot of Coffee, with Cream or Milk$0.15
Belmont Currant Jelly$0.20
Belmont Crabapple Jelly$0.20
Belmont Ripe Fox Grape Jelly$0.20
Compote of Pears$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.20
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.35
Strawberry jam$0.20
Buttered toast$0.10
Dipped Toast$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Anchovy Toast, with paste$0.25
Small Pot of English Breakfast Tea, with cream.$0.15
Anchovy Toast, with whole Anchovies$0.50
Oatmeal Porridge, with Milk$0.15
Boiled Hominy, with Milk$0.15
Boiled rice$0.10
Boiled Rice with Cream$0.15
Buckwheat Cakes$0.15
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Little Neck Clams, on half shell$0.15 – $0.30
Clam Stew$0.40
Clam Fritters$0.40
Oysters on chafing dish$0.30 – $0.60
Blue Points, on half shell$0.15 – $0.30
Lynnhaven Bay$0.20 – $0.40
Blue Points or Lynnhaven Bay Oysters, fried$0.40
Blue Points or Lynnhaven Bay Oysters, Fricasse$0.50
Stewed Oysters$0.35
Lobster Saute, a la Newburg$0.50 – $0.90
Curried Lobster$0.50 – $0.90
Codfish Balls$0.25
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.40 – $0.70
Potomac Roe Herring$0.20
Omelet, plain$0.20
Omelet Fines Herbes$0.25
Omelet with Cheese$0.30
Omelet with Chicken liver or kidneys$0.40
Omelet with mushrooms$0.45
Omelet with ham or bacon$0.35
Omelet with Tomato$0.35
Omelet with Jelly$0.35
Omelet a l'Espagnole$0.40
Omelet au Rhum$0.40
Omelet au Kirsch$0.40
Eggs, a la Meyerbeer$0.50
Eggs, a l'Aurore$0.35
Eggs, a la creole$0.40
Eggs, a la Buckingham$0.40
(3) Eggs, fried$0.20
(3) Eggs, fried with Bacon$0.30
(3) Eggs, fried with Ham$0.35
Shirred Eggs$0.20
Eggs and Beurre Noir$0.25
(3) Boiled Eggs (5 cents each)$0.15
Scrambled Eggs, plain$0.25
Scrambled Eggs, with smoked beef$0.35
Scrambled Eggs, with ham or bacon$0.35
Scrambled Eggs, with Mushrooms$0.40
Scrambled Eggs with truffles$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Virginia Ham$0.40
Poached Eeggs on toast$0.25
Poached Eggs on Anchovy toast$0.35
Eggs on chafing dish 3 for$0.25
Olives$0.10
Caviar$0.35
Sardines$0.25
Gherkins$0.10
Chutney$0.10
Chow chow$0.15
Pickled Peaches or Walnuts$0.15
Anchovies$25.00
Mixed Pickles$10.00
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Dry Toast$0.05
Rice Cakes$0.15
Wheat Cakes$0.15
Corn Cakes$0.15
oatmeal porridge with cream$0.15
boiled hominy, with cream$0.15
Compote of Apricots$0.20
Compote of Peaches$0.20
compote of pineapple$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
(each additional one, 5 cents).$0.05
Small pot of Cocoa with hot milk or cream$0.20
Small pot of Bromo, with hot milk or cream$0.20
Small pot of Oolong Tea, with cream$0.15
Small pot of Cocoa with hot milk or cream
Small pot of black tea, with cream$0.15
Small pot of Green tea with cream$0.15
Blue Points or Lynnhaven Bay Oysters, broiled$0.40
Blue Points or Lynnhaven Bay Oysters, Poulette$0.50
Lobster Maryland$0.50 – $0.90

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English mutton chop$0.60
Broiled Lamb Chops$0.35 – $0.60
Mutton Chops$0.35 – $60.00
Small Beef Steak$0.30
Small Sirloin Steak$0.30
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Extra sirloin steak$1.00
Extra Large Sirloin Steak$1.50
Rib Steak$1.50
Extra Large Rib Steak$2.50
Small Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.50
Small tenderloin steak$0.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.80
Extra Tenderloin Steak$1.50
Garnishing of Mushrooms$0.30
Garnishing of Truffles$0.50
Garnishing of Cepes$0.30
Sauce Bearnaise, per person$0.20
Sauce Bordelaise per person$0.20
Stewed Kidneys, with Mushrooms$0.40
Smoked Beef, in cream$0.25
Hashed Corned Beef, plain$0.25 – $0.50
Hashed corned beef with Poached Eggs$0.35 – $0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
Yorkshire rarebit$0.35
Broiled Sweetbreads
Larded Sweetbreads with Peas
Larded Sweetbreads a la Financiere
Calf's Liver, broiled or fried$0.30
Calf's Liver, broiled or fried with bacon$0.40
Ham, broiled or fried$0.25
Broiled Smithfield Ham$0.40
Bacon broiled or fried$0.20
Plain Veal Chop$0.40
Veal Chop a la Milanaise$0.50
Broiled Kidneys$0.30
Broiled Kidneys with Bacon$0.40
Chicken Hash, plain$0.40 – $0.70
Chicken Hash with Poached Eggs$0.45 – $0.80
Roast Beef Hash$0.35 – $0.60
Roast beef hash with poached eggs$0.40 – $0.70
Lamb Hash$0.35 – $0.60
Lamb Hash with Poached Eggs$0.40 – $0.70
Devilled Turkey Leg$0.40
Devilled Roast Beef Bones$0.35
Roast chicken$0.40 – $0.70
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Lobster, plain$0.35 – $0.60
Lobster with Mayonnaise sauce$0.45 – $0.70
Ox Tongue$0.25 – $0.40
Roast beef$0.30 – $0.60
Roast Lamb$0.45 – $0.80
Roast Turkey$0.45 – $0.80
Pate de Foie Gras$1.00
Virginia Ham$0.30
Chicken$0.20
Roast beef$0.20
Ham$0.15
Virginia Ham$0.20
Tongue$0.15
Corned beef$0.15
Swiss cheese$0.15
Camenbert Cheese$0.20
Johnstone$0.25
Caviar$0.35
Sardines$0.25
Hot Toasted Ham or Bacon Sandwich$0.25
Hot Toasted Oyster Sandwich$0.40
Pate de foie gras sandwich$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Watercresses Salad$0.20
French string beans salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.20
Tomato Salad
Italian Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad
Lobster salad$0.60
Chicken salad$0.50
Cold Slaw$0.20
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Potatoes, Sautes$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, stewed$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed in cream au gratin$0.20
Potatoes, Grilled$0.20
Potatoes, Parisiennes$0.25
Potatoes, julienne$0.15
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, French fried$0.15
Potatoes, Pont Neuf$0.15
French peas$0.25
French string beans$0.25
French asparagus$1.30
German Asparagus$1.30
American Asparagus$0.50
Flageolets$0.25
Corn fritters$0.20
Succotash$0.20
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.20
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.20
Spaghetti Tomato Gratin$0.25
Lobster with Tartare Sauce$0.45 – $0.75

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