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A.M. Sweet & Son Hotel & Restaurant

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1901-04-26
Restaurant
A.M. SWEET & SON HOTEL & RESTAURANT
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7X12;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Blue-Points, half shell$0.20
Blue-points, dozen$0.30
Saddle Rocks, half shell$0.30
Duck Rivers, half shell$0.20
Saddle Rock fry$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Oysters fried$0.25
Oysters fried in butter$0.30
Broiled oysters$0.30
Little-Neck clam stew$0.25
Little-Neck clam on the shell$0.20
Little-Neck clam fry$0.25
Pan roast$0.30
Boston Stew$0.30
Box Stew$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.25
Lobster a la Newburg$0.75
Half Broiled Lobster$0.40
Whole broiled lobster$0.55
Stewed lobster$0.40
Half lobster boiled$0.35
Whole lobster boiled$0.55
Shell Fish
Soups
Clam$0.10
Clam Chowder$0.15
Bisque of Clams$0.15
Mock Turtle$0.20
Beef$0.10
Vegetable$0.10
Tomato$0.10
FISH TO ORDER
Codfish Cakes$0.25
Codfish steak$0.25
broiled shad$0.25
Fried Halibut Steak$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.25
Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Fried or broiled eels$0.25
Soft clams and bacon$0.25
Fried shad roe and bacon$0.25
Salmon steak$0.30
Spanish mackerel$0.25
Boiled
Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce$0.25
Corned Beef and New Cabbage$0.15
Roast
Shoulder of veal, tomato sauce$0.20
Mutton$0.15
Chicken$0.30
Ribs of beef$0.25
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.35
Beef, small plate$0.15
Lamb stew and peas$0.20
Baked beefsteak pie$0.15
Mutton Stew$0.15
Beef Stew$0.15
Oyster Pie$0.15
Fried or broiled bluefish cheeks$0.30
Broiled salmon steak$0.30
broiled shad$0.25
Spanish mackerel$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Shad roe and bacon$0.25
TO ORDER
Broiled Lamb Kidneys and Bacon$0.30
Delmonico fish cakes and poached eggs$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Lobster salad$0.30
Sliced Fresh Tomatoes$0.10
Fresh asparagus$0.15
Spinach$0.05
SLICED BERMUDA ONIONS$0.05
Mock turtle soup$0.20
Clam Soup$0.10
Clam Chowder$0.15
Bisque of Clams$0.15
Salmon croquettes, lobster sauce$0.25
Boiled striped bass, parsley sauce$0.25
Baked bluefish and stewed potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.15
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.20
Baked oyster patty, American style$0.20
Steamed soft shell clams$0.25
Baked oyster pie$0.15
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.35
Roast tenderloin of beef with stewed corn$0.35
Stewed ox-tails with rice$0.25
Roast saddle of English mutton, currant jelly$0.35
Roast saddle of English mutton, currant jelly$0.35
Boiled corned beef and spinach$0.20
Roast butcher's tenderloin with green peas$0.20
Boiled leg of mutton with assorted vegetables$0.25
Three Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Roast Phila. chicken, apple sauce$0.30
lamb stew with peas$0.20
Individual cabinet pudding, brandy sauce$0.10
Vanilla cream tarts$0.05
Try a cup of our delicious chocolate$0.05
Broiled bluefish$0.25

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Lobster salad$0.30
Cold Corned Beef$0.15
Cold boiled tongue, potato salad$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Roast beef$0.10
Tongue$0.15
Hot Roast Beef$0.15
Corned beef$0.10
Ham$0.10
Hot roast beef Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Club sandwich$0.25
Stewed Mushrooms$0.20
French peas$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Onions, fried$0.10
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.10
Lettuce with mayonnaise$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.05
Cold Boiled Ham$0.15
Boiled Onions$0.05
Sliced Fresh Tomatoes$0.10
Spinach$0.05
Potatoes, stewed$0.10
Potatoes raw, fried$0.05
Potatoes boiled, fried$0.05
Potatoes French, fried$0.05
POTATOES, SARATOGA CHIPS$0.05
Potatoes Julienne$0.05
Potatoes grilled$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes sautees$0.10
Potatoes hashed brown$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Double porterhouse steak$1.25
Double Porterhouse steak mushrooms$1.45
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, per glass$0.05
Roquefort$0.20
Cheese, American$0.10
Neufchatel$0.10
Camembert$0.20
coffee, per cup$0.05
Coffee, per pot$0.10
Coffee and roll$0.10
Tea, per cup$0.05
Tea, per pot$0.10
Chocolate, per cup$0.05
Chocolate, per pot$0.10
English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.10
Cocoa, per cup$0.05
Cocoa, Per Pot$0.10
Glass of milk$0.05
Glass of Cream$0.15
Custard Pie$0.10
Vanilla Cream Meringue Pie$0.10
rhubarb pie$0.10
Sliced Green Apple Pie$0.10
rice pudding$0.10
Suet pudding$0.10
Tapioca Pudding$0.10
Plum Pudding$0.10
Baked apple dumpling, sherry wine sauce$0.10
Individual cabinet pudding, brandy sauce$0.10
Vanilla cream tarts$0.05
Vanilla wafer jumbles$0.05
Apple jelly cake$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Columbia brick ice cream$0.10
Cold Oatmeal and Milk$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Corn starch jelly and cream$0.10
Farina jelly$0.10
Old Fashioned Crullers$0.05
Shredded whole wheat and milk$0.10
Graham Crackers$0.05
Wafer crackers$0.05
Milk crackers$0.05
Pilot bread$0.05
Two French lamb chops$0.30
Corned Beef Hash, Browned$0.20
Broiled Ham$0.25
Fried Bacon$0.20
liver and bacon$0.25
French lamb chops$0.40
Half spring chicken broiled$0.50
Whole spring chicken, broiled$1.00
Veal Cutlet Tomato Sauce$0.30
Veal Cutlet$0.25
Extra thick, English mutton chop$0.50
English mutton chop$0.25
English mutton chop, brace$0.45
Extra bone sirloin steak$1.00
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Porterhouse Steak$0.70
Ham and eggs$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Two Poached Eggs, plain$0.15
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.25
Omelette, plain$0.20
Omelette, tomato$0.30
Omelette, ham$0.25
Omelette, parsley$0.30
Omelette with oysters$0.30
Omelette, rum$0.30
Spanish omelet$0.45
Two boiled eggs$0.10
Three eggs scrambled$0.25
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.15
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
French pancake$0.15
Picked-up Codfish$0.25
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.25
Honeycomb Tripe, fried$0.25
Honeycomb tripe, broiled$0.25

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White Rock Lithia Water, per pint$0.10
Geneva Lithia Water, per glass$0.05
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, per glass$0.05
Dr. Brown's Sarsaparilla, per glass$0.05
Pilsener$0.20
Lager, Wuerzberger$0.20
Amontillado Sherry$1.25 – $2.50
Golden Sherry$1.00 – $2.00
Fine Old Port$1.00 – $2.00
Port, per glass$0.15
Sherry, per glass$0.15
Catawba, per glass$0.10
Tokay, per glass$0.10
Everard's Alf and Alf$0.15
C.H. Evans & Sons Bottled Ales$0.20
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head Brand$0.25
Bass's Ale, Burton-on-Trent$0.25
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.25
Rienzi Beer, per bottle$0.10
Bass's Ale, White Label, McMullen's$0.25
Miles & Co.'s Pale Ale, per bottle$0.15
Dublin Porter, Guinness's, per bottle$0.25
Philadelphia Porter, per bottle$0.10
Bottled Cider$0.25 – $0.50
Mug of New Ale$0.05
Ehret's Lager, per bottle$0.10
Milwaukee Lager$0.15
Anheuser's Lager$0.15
Ginger Ale, Cantrell & Cochrane's$0.20
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.10
Fred Munch Lager, per glass$0.05
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.35
Ale, per glass$0.05
Bass's Ale, per mug$0.10
Bass's Ale, per glass$0.10
Half Ale, per glass$0.05
Porter, per glass$0.05
Piel's Beer, per bottle$0.10
Ruedesheimer, Henkell & Co.$1.00
Laubenheimer$1.50
Rhine Wine, per Schoppen$0.30
Rhine Wine, Half Schoppen$0.20
Rhine Wine, glass$0.15
Burgundy, per glass$0.15
Burgundy, half schoppen$0.20
Burgundy, schoppen$0.30
Chambertin, R. Bruninghaus$1.25 – $2.50
Pommard, J. Calvet & Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Macon, A.M. & C.J. Calvet & Co$0.60 – $1.20
Brandy Cocktail$0.25
Very Old Brandy, glass$0.25
Very Old Brandy, pony$0.15
King William Scotch Whisky, glass$0.20
Hunter Whisky, glass$0.15
Old Crow Whisky, glass$0.15
Cocktails$0.15
Cocktails (2)$0.25
Scotch Whisky, glass$0.15
Irish Whisky, glass$0.15
Maryland Club Whisky, glass.$0.15
Chicken Cock Whiskey, 18 years old$0.15 – $0.20
Latour Blanche Brandenburg Freres$2.50
Latour Blanche, Barton & Guestier$1.25
Haut Sauternes, Barton & Guestier$1.25 – $2.50
Sauternes, Bot. by A.M. & C.$0.50 – $1.00
Vin de Graves$0.75 – $1.50
Claret Cup$0.75 – $1.25
Sauterne Cup$1.00 – $1.50
Abricotine$0.15
Kirschwasser, per pony$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Vermouth$0.15
Chartreuse$0.15
Curacao$0.15
Maraschino$0.15
Anisette$0.15
Hostetter's Bitters$0.10
Orange Bitters$0.15
Creme de Menthe$0.15
Creme de Cacao$0.15
Kuemmel$0.15
Cherry$0.15
Lormont, G. Preller & Co$1.00 – $2.00
Pontet Canet, G. Preller & Co$0.75 – $1.50
Medoc$0.50 – $1.00
American Cabernet$0.25 – $0.50
Italian Chianti$0.50 – $1.00
G.H. Mumm's Ex. Dry Verzenay$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery & Greno, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Delmonico, half pint$0.90
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75
Claret Cups$0.75 – $1.25
Sauterne Cups$1.00 – $1.50
Cabernet Claret, Pt.$0.25
Sauterne, Half Pint$0.20
Catawba, half pint$0.20
Cabernet Claret, Qt.$0.50
Claret, half pint$0.15
Port Wine, half pint$0.25
American Tokay, half pint$0.25
American Riesling, half pint$0.20

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