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Brown Palace Hotel

DENVER, COLO

Date
1900-09-01
Restaurant
Brown Palace Hotel
Place
DENVER, COLO.
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY BILL OF FARE
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; CO; 5.5 X 9;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Oysters 1/2 Shell$0.30
Oysters Plain Stew$0.30
Oysters milk stew$0.35
Oysters Cream stew$0.50
Steamed Oysters$0.35
Fancy Roast Oysters$0.40
Oysters en brochette$0.50
Clams$0.30
Steamed clams$0.50
Fried Clams$0.40
Broiled Clams$0.50
Green Turtle Soup$0.35 – $0.60
Mock turtle soup$0.25 – $0.40
Oxtail Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Soup, Puree Mongol$0.20 – $0.35
Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.35
Anchovies, plain$0.50
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Caviar on Toast$0.30 – $0.50
Caviar, plain$0.35
Sardines, a l'Huile$0.25
Queen olives$0.25
California olives$0.20
California Ripe Olives$0.25
Small Steak$0.50
Small steak with bacon$0.65
Broiled Whitefish$0.30
Small steak with onions$0.60
Small steak tomato sauce$0.60
Broiled Salmon$0.35
Small steak mushrooms$0.75
Small steak a la Bordelaise$0.75
Small steak a la Bearnaise$0.85
Broiled Lake Trout$0.30
Lobster Croquettes$0.40 – $0.75
Broiled bluefish$60.00
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.60 – $1.00
Celery$0.25
Green Onions$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Olives$0.20
Dill Pickles$0.15
Pickles$0.15
Mangoes$0.20
Filet de Sole Fried, Sauce Tartare$0.35 – $0.60
Mutton Chops, plain$0.35
Mountain Trout$0.40 – $0.75
English Mutton Chops$0.35
Deviled Crabs$0.35 – $0.50
Lamb Chops$0.40
Lobster, Newburg$0.75 – $1.25
Filet Chateaubriand a la Baernaise$2.25
Deviled lobster$0.75 – $1.25
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$2.25
Frog Legs$0.40 – $0.75
Filet Chateaubriand$1.75
Kippered Herring$0.35 – $0.60
Extra Porterhouse Steat, plain$2.50
Sirloin Steak, plain$0.75
Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.90
Sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.00
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Sirloin steak a la bearnaise$1.00
Extra Sirloin Steak, plain$1.40
Extra sirloin steak with bacon$1.65
Porterhouse Steak, Plain$1.50
Porterhouse Steak with Bacon$1.80
Broiled Kidneys$0.30
Porterhouse Steak a la Bearnaise$1.85
Small tenderloin$0.50
Broiled Pigs' Feet$0.30
Tenderloin Steak$0.85
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.10
Broiled Tripe, Creole and Lyonnaise$0.30
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.25
Golden buck rarebit$0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.25
Veal Chops$0.30 – $0.50
Veal Cutlets Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Veal Chops Milanaise$0.40 – $0.75
Sweetbreads Broiled$0.60 – $1.00
Sweetbreads en Coquille$0.60 – $1.00
Sweetbreads Tomato Sauce$0.60 – $1.00
Croquette of Sweetbreads$0.40 – $0.75
Calf's Head, a l'Huile$0.40 – $0.75
Calf's head en tortue$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken Deviled$0.60
Chicken croquettes, plain$0.35
Chicken Croquettes with peas$0.40
Chicken en Coquille$0.40
Chicken Fricassee$0.60
Calf's Brain Fried, Tomato Sauce$0.30 – $0.50
Calf's brain au beurre noir$0.30 – $0.50
Pim Olas$0.25
Consomme$0.20 – $0.35
Julienne Soup$0.20 – $0.35
Vermicelli Soup$0.20 – $0.35

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Squab, broiled$0.60
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.50 – $1.00
Plover$0.50
Roast beef$0.30 – $0.50
Ham$0.30 – $0.50
Mutton$0.30 – $0.50
Pickled Pigs' Feet$0.30 – $0.50
Lamb$0.35 – $0.60
S Tongue$0.40 – $0.75
Turkey$0.35 – $0.60
Chicken$0.50 – $1.00
Pate de Foie Gras$0.65 – $1.00
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes German Fried$0.20
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes Saute$0.15
Potatoes Julienne$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes hashed brown$0.20
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.25
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Potatoes Parisienne$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
String Beans$0.20
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
Beets$0.15
Macaroni, italienne$0.25
Peas$0.20
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Shrimp Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Macaroni Neapolitaine$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti Neapolitaine$0.25
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25
French peas$0.30
Flageolets$0.25
Stewed Mushrooms$0.35
Asparagus$0.35
Asparagus german$0.75
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35 – $0.50
Spinach$0.25
Stuffed green peppers$0.35 – $0.50
Green Corn$0.25
Crab Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Russian salad$0.75
Anchovy Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.75
Water Cress Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Cucumber salad$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.25
Celery Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.25
Pie$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.25
Cream Meringue$0.25
Bisquit Glace$0.25
Omelette au Rum$0.50
Omelette Confiture$0.60
Alaska [pastry]$0.75
Roman Punch$0.25
Kirsch punch$0.25
Cardinal Punch$0.25
CREME DE MENTHE PUNCH$0.25
Maraschino Punch$0.25
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Edam$0.20
Brie$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Menauta Cheese$0.30
McLarren's Imperial Cheese$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Apples$0.20
Baked apples$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Grapes$0.25
Brandy peaches$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.25
Plums$0.25
Pears$0.25
Pot Coffee, for one$0.15
Pot Coffee, for two$0.25
Pot Chocolate$0.20
Glass milk$0.10
Pot Tea$0.20
Glass cream$0.20
Squab, roasted$0.60
Potatoes, boiled$0.10

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