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PALACE HOTEL CAFE

Claremont Hotel

Date
1900-10-31
Restaurant
PALACE HOTEL CAFE
Place
SAN FRANCISCO,[CA?]
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
SUPPER
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
CARD;6.25X10.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

California Oysters on the half shell$0.25
Eastern Oysters on the half shell$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Cup of Consomme$0.15
Tomato Soup$0.25
Soup, Mock Turtle$0.25
Soup, Chicken with rice$0.30
Oysters a la Poulette$0.60
Squab$0.60
Canape Lorenzo$0.40
Frogs, any style$2.00
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
terrapin Maryland$1.00
Baked Crab Devilled$0.40 – $0.60
Oyster Croquette$0.60
Chicken patties$0.50 – $0.75
Chicken Croquettes$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken Liver Saute with Madeira$0.40 – $0.60
Asparagus$0.35
French peas$0.40
String Beans$0.30
Flageolet Beans$0.40
Artichokes$0.30
Potatoes Saute$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes Fried$0.15
Thon Marine in glass$0.40
Olives$0.15
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.20
Russian caviar$0.30
Anchovies$0.40
Celery$0.25
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Sardines$0.30
Ham (cold)$0.25 – $0.40
Tongue (cold)$0.25 – $0.40
Lamb (cold)$0.40 – $0.60
Beef (cold)$0.40
Corned Beef (cold)$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken (cold)$0.75
Potato salad$0.25
Chicken salad$0.50
Water Cress Salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Romain Salad$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.30
Swiss Short Cake$0.40
Cabinet Pudding, Currant Sauce$0.20
Glaced Chestnuts$0.30
Orange Cup Custard$0.20
Apricot Tarts$0.15
Apple Tarts$0.15
Peach Pie$0.15
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Apple Pie$0.15
Cream Puffs$0.15
Jesuit Cake$0.15
Babas with Rum$0.20
Lady Cake$0.15
Coffee, Chocolate or Vanilla Eclairs$0.15
Lemon Sponge Cake$0.15
Pound cake$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Lady fingers$0.15
Fruit Cake$0.15
Vanilla Macaroons$0.15
Claret Jelly$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Whipped Cream Meringue$0.30
Edam$0.20
American$0.15
Rocquefort$0.25
Swiss$0.25
Imperial$0.25
Sierra$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Oregon Cream$0.25
Raspberry$0.25
Pistachio$0.25
Strawberry$0.25
Vanilla$0.25
Ice Cream, Asparagus$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Ice Cream, Ornamental Novelty$0.50
Basket of Strawberries$0.40
Charlotte Ice Cream$0.30
Ice Cream, Tutti frutti$0.25
Ice Cream Meringue$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
Biscuit Glace$0.25
Ice Cream, Neapolitan$0.25
Punch, Lalla Rookh$0.30
Punch, Roman$0.30
Punch, Kirsch$0.30
Punch, Curacao$0.30
Punch, Marasquino$0.30
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Special Black Coffee$0.30 – $0.50
Pot of Coffee for one$0.25
Pot of Tea for one$0.25
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Pitcher of cream$0.30
Glass of milk$0.10
Pitcher of milk$0.15
Glass of Cream$0.20
Turkish Coffee$0.15
Black Coffee$0.10
Pate de Foie Gras Sandwiche$0.40
Sandwiches, all others$0.25
PABST BEER ON DRAUGHT$0.10 – $0.20
Club sandwich$0.40
Sorbet, Lalla Rookh$0.30
Sorbet, Roman$0.30
Sorbet, Kirsch$0.30
Sorbet, Curacao$0.30
Sorbet, Marasquino$0.30
Water Ice, Orange$0.25
Eggs cooked in any style

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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