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Rector's

B'WAY & 44ST.,NY

Date
1901-05-20
Restaurant
Rector's
Place
B'WAY & 44ST.,NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
SUPPER
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; GOLD FIGURE; COL; 6.75 X .5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Oysters: Cocktail$0.30
Oysters: Half shell, Blue Points$0.25
Oysters: Lynnhavens$0.30
Clams$0.25
Oysters: Fried$0.50
Oysters: en Coquille$0.50
Oyster patty$0.70
Oysters: Stew$0.50
Oysters: broiled$0.50
Oysters: poulette$0.50
Oysters: en brochette$0.60
Soft Clams, Casino$0.75
Cup chicken broth with rice$0.35
Cup Clam Broth$0.25
Cup bouillon$0.25
Red Head Duck$3.00
Grouse$1.75
Plover$0.80
English snipe$0.80
Venison Steak$1.00
French Coffee$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Ice Cream: Strawberry$0.25
Lobster, stuffed$0.50
Lobster croquettes, sauce anchois$0.75
Lobster, broiled, deviled, half$0.50
Lobster, broiled, deviled, half$0.60
Lobster, half, (cold)$0.50
Lobster, half (cold), Tartar sauce$0.60
Lobster, stuffed, Deviled$0.60
Crab meat au gratin$1.00
Crab meat a la Dewey$1.25
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60
Stuffed Crab$0.50
Stuffed crab, Royale, (cold)$0.75
Oyster Crabs, Fried$1.00
Oyster Crabs, Newburg$1.25
Crab meat au gratin in shell$0.75
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.70
Soft shell crabs, deviled$0.60
Partridge$2.00
Partridge, half$1.00
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60
Sardines on toast$0.50
Canape, Lorenzo$0.60
Ice Cream: Chocolate$0.25
Ice Cream: Vanilla$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Ice Cream: Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
ICE CREAM: Tutti Frutti$0.35
Canape, Martha$0.60
Ice Cream: Strawberry$0.25
Sweetbread, Toulouse$1.25
Ice Cream: Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Ice Cream: Lalla Rookh$0.40
Lemon Ice$0.25
Lamb chops à la Maryland$1.00
Orange ice$0.25
orange sherbet$0.40
Bouchées de fresh mushrooms$0.90
Yvette sherbet$0.40
Chicken croquettes, sauce cream$0.90
Champagne Jelly$0.40
Mignon filet of beef, Cheron$1.25
White Wine Jelly$0.30
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.25
Egg à la Rector$0.60
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Bouche de Dame$0.35
Cream Meringue$0.30
Pate de Foie Gras$1.00
Eclairs$0.25
Cold: Boned capon$1.00
Brandied cherries$0.40
Cold: Roast Beef$0.60
Salad: Crab$1.00
Salad: Lobster$0.80
Salad: Chicken$1.00
Cold: Beef a la Mode.$0.80
Salad: Russian$1.00
Cold: Virginia Ham$0.50
Salad: Shrimp$0.80
Celery$0.50
Cold: Westphalia Ham$0.75
Cold: Ham$0.40
Celery Mayonnaise$0.60
Cold: Chicken, half$1.00
Tomato$0.50
Cold: Partridge, half$1.00
Watercress$0.50
Cucumber$0.50
Cold: Squab$0.80
Lettuce$0.50
Cold: Tongue$0.50
Romaine$0.50
Sandwiches$0.20
Chicory or Escarole$0.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Salad: Chiffonade$0.70
Club sandwich$0.40
Salad: Macedoine$0.60

Page 3

Sauternes: Sauternes$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne: Bouché Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Sauternes: Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
Sauternes: Latour Blanche$1.25 – $2.50
Champagne: Clicquot Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Sauternes: Chateau Yquem$2.50 – $5.00
Champagne: Delbeck Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Burgundy, Red: Macon$0.85 – $1.50
Burgundy, Red: Volney$1.25 – $2.50
Champagne: Delbeck Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Burgundy, Red: Chambertin$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne: Deutz & Gelderman Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Burgundy, Red: Clos de Vougeot$2.00 – $4.00
Burgundy, Red: Sparkling Burgundy$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Duminy Brut, 1892$2.00 – $4.00
Burgundy, White: Chablis$1.00 – $2.00
Champagne: Giesler & Co., Brut, 1889$2.50 – $5.00
Burgundy, White: Montrachet$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Irroy Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Rhine Wine: Nierstainer$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne: Irroy Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Rhine Wine: Hochheimer$1.00 – $2.00
Champagne: Jules Mumm Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Rhine Wine: Marcobrunner$1.50 – $3.00
Champagne: Krug Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Rhine Wine: Johannisberger Cabinet$5.00
Champagne: Louis Roederer Grand Vin Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Louis Roederer Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Moët et Chandon White Seal$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Moët et Chandon Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Monopole Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: Monopole Club Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Moselle Wine: Zeltinger Rothlay$1.50
Champagne: Mumm's Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Moselle Wine: Pisporter$0.75 – $1.50
Moselle Wine: Josephhoefer$2.25
Champagne: Perrier Jouët Extra Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Moselle Wine: Sparkling Moselle$3.50
Pommery & Greno Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Bass Ales$0.35
Imported Beers$0.30
Champagne: Pommery & Greno Brut$2.25 – $4.50
All Domestic Beers$0.20
Champagne: Piper Heidsieck Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Anheuser-Busch Faust Dometic$0.10 – $0.75
Champagne: Pol. Roger & Co. Brut$2.25 – $4.50
Champagne: Ruinart Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Champagne: St. Marceaux Dry$2.00 – $4.00
WURZBURGER, Imported$0.15 – $1.00
Pilsener, Imported$0.15 – $1.00
Champagne: Cook's Imperial$1.25 – $2.50
Bass Ale$0.15 – $1.00
Evans' Cream Ales$0.10 – $0.75
Rector's Old Musty Ale$0.15 – $1.00
White Rock Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.40
Johannis Lithia$0.20 – $0.40
Poland, Still$0.40
Poland, sparkling$0.25 – $0.40
Delatour Soda$0.15
Jericho Cider$0.30 – $0.60
Syphon$0.15 – $0.25
Claret: Chateau Mouton Rothschild$2.50 – $5.00
Claret: Chateau Margaux$1.50 – $3.00
Claret: Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
Claret: Medoc Superieur$0.75 – $1.50
Claret: St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne: Pommery & Greno Sec$8.00
Champagne: Monopole Extra Dry$8.00
Champagne: Mumm's Extra Dry$8.00
Champagne: Moet & Chandon White Seal$8.00
Champagne: Pommery & Greno, 1889$6.00
Champagne: Piper Heidsieck Brut$5.00
Champagne: Monopole Club Dry, 1892$6.00
Champagne: Moet & Chandon 1884 Special Cuvee$8.00
Champagne: Moet & chandon 1889 cuvee 36$6.00
Champagne: Cliquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $4.00
Scotch Ales$0.35

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