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Columbia Restaurant

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1901-09-26
Restaurant
COLUMBIA RESTAURANT
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BILL OF FARE
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7X11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Tomato Soup
Baked Weakfish
Lobster Croquettes
Potted Beef
Hamburger Steak, Onion Sauce
Roast
Sirloin of Beef, Dish Gravy
Leg of Mutton
Stewed Celery
Dessert: Indian
Coffee
Tea
Ice cream
BLUE POINTS
Olives
Little Neck clams
Celery
Consomme
Soup: Chicken Giblet, Rice
Lobster Croquettes
Baked Weakfish
Small Tenderloin Sauté, Mushrooms
Lamb Chops Sauté, with Peas
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Prime ribs of beef with dish gravy
Stewed Celery
Lettuce, French dressing
Pudding
Ice cream
Assorted cakes
Fruits
Bonbons
Cheese and Crackers
Demi-tasse
Clam Chowder$0.15
Green Corn$0.10
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork, Apple Sauce$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast, with Bacon$0.40
Cauliflower$0.15
Sweetbreads Saute on Toast, with Mushrooms$0.40
Corned Beef Hash$0.25
Baked Boston beans$0.15
Breast of lamb, breaded, tomato sauce$0.25
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Corn fritters$0.15
Baked macaroni$0.15
Salt mackerel $0.25
Fried Scollops, with Bacon$0.40
Spanish mackerel$0.30
Filet of sole, Tartare
Filet Mignons Saute, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.45
OYSTER OR CLAM COCKTAIL$0.25
BLUE POINTS$0.20 – $0.30
Rockaways$0.25 – $0.35
Stewed Oysters$0.25
Oysters: Box Stew$0.30
OYSTERS: Pan Roast$0.35
Oyster Fry$0.30
Broiled Oysters on Toast$0.35
Oysters: Fancy roast$0.35
Oysters: Baltimore broil$0.35
Scalloped oysters$0.35
Little Necks$0.20 – $0.30
Little Necks, stewed$0.25
Chicken Giblet, with Rice$0.15
Spinach$0.10
Irish Stew, Dublin Style$0.25
Beef Goulash, with Spaghetti$0.25
Pork Chops Saute a la Robert$0.30
Loin Veal Braise, Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Potted Beef, Baked Macaroni$0.25
Boiled Beef, Horseradish Sauce$0.25
Beef Kidney Saute, with Mushrooms$0.25
Wiener Roast, Onion Sauce, with Spinach$0.30
Sweetbreads, Breaded, with Tomato Sauce$0.40
Chicken Liver Saute on Toast, Mushrooms$0.30
Calf's Brains, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Hot clam broth, cup$0.10
Beef tea, cup$0.10
Tomato with rice$0.10
Pea or bean soup$0.10
Chicken soup with rice$0.15
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Consomme Plain$0.15
Consumme with egg$0.20
Clam Chowder$0.15
Comsomme Julienne$0.20
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$0.75
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.60
Lobster plain$0.50 – $0.30
Lobster a la Diable$0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.35
Little Necks, fry$0.25
Little Necks fritters$0.30
Little Necks with bacon$0.35
Clam broth cup$0.10
Oysters a la Newburg
Mixed Pickles$0.10
Fish cakes$0.20
Fresh Mackerel$0.30
Baked bluefish$0.25
Boiled cod, egg sauce$0.25
Consomme Macaroni$0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.20
Celery$0.20
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.15
Olives$0.10
Radishes$0.10
Pickled onions$0.10
Beets$0.10
SALTED ALMONDS$0.20
Sardines$0.25
Anchovy toast$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Sliced onions$0.10
Corned beef hash poached egg$0.30
CORNED BEEF HASH WITH BACON$0.30
Broiled bluefish$0.25
Soup: Chicken Giblet, Rice
Little Necks, steamed$0.40
Business Men's Lunch$0.35
Table D'Hote Dinner$0.75

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Delmonico steak$0.50
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.10
German fried potatoes$0.10
Bermuda potatoes$0.10
New asparagus$0.25
Filet mignon aux champignons$0.50
Special Delmonico steak, Julienne potatoes$0.50
Beefsteak$0.30
Beefsteak with Onions$0.40
Beefsteak with Mushrooms$0.50
Eggs, boiled$0.15 – $0.20
Eggs, scrambled on toast$0.25
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.25 – $0.30
Omelet tomato$0.30
Spanish omelet$0.40
Omelet, plain$0.25
Tenderloin$0.60
Omelet Oyster$0.40
Tenderloin with onions$0.70
Omelet, cheese$0.30
Omelet mushrooms
Tenderloin Bearnaise$1.00
Omelet with kidneys$0.35
Shirred Eggs$0.20
ham broiled$0.25
Salad: Chicken$0.35
Omelette with jelly$0.30
Pineapple Pie$0.10
Omelette au rhum$0.40
Omelette Soufflee$0.50
Omelette onions$0.30
Apple Pie$0.10
Peach Pie$0.10
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Roast: Prime ribs of beef$0.25
Roast: Lamb, mint sauce$0.40
Roast: Stuffed veal$0.25
Roast: Turkey$0.40
Roast: Philadelphia chicken$0.35
Hamburger steak, plain$0.30
Roast: Canada mutton$0.30
Double Porterhouse$1.50
Double porterhouse with onions$1.70
Double porterhouse with mushrooms$1.90
Wiener Schnitzel, plain$0.40
Cold: Corned beef$0.20
Sandwich: Corned beef$0.10
Single Porterhouse steak$1.00
Buttermilk$0.05
Sandwich: Caviar$0.30
Sirloin a la Stanley$0.50
Celery Salad$0.10
Fried honey-comb tripe, bacon$0.25
Boston Lettuce$0.15
Salad: Tomato$0.15
Chicken fricasse$0.35
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Paprika schnitzel$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.40
Veal cutlet, breaded, Milanaise$0.30
Chicken croquettes and peas$0.40
Chicken hash on toast with egg$0.35
Veal cutlets, Breaded$0.35
Veal kidney saute, mushrooms$0.30
Saratoga Potatoes$0.10
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.10
Ham and eggs$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.15
English Mutton chop, single$0.35
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Spring lamb chops, French peas$0.60
Mutton Chops$0.35
Fried Frog's Legs, Sauce Tartar$0.50
Sandwich: Sardines$0.15
Stewed mushrooms in cream$0.25
Chicken fricasse a la Maryland$0.50
Chicken Fricasse fried Vienna style$0.50
Succotash$0.10
Watercress$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Salad: Cucumber$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
Cold Slaw$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Sandwich: Roast beef (hot)$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.10
Graham Crackers$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Shredded wheat biscuits, milk$0.15
Ice Cream: Chocolate$0.15
Griddle cakes$0.15
Lima beans$0.10
Baked apples$0.10
Peach Tartlets$0.10
Salad: Lobster$0.35
Pound cake$0.10
Salad: Potato$0.10
Banana fritters, rhum sauce$0.20
Cantaloupe$0.15
Citron cake$0.10
Cold: Lamb$0.35
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Raisin cake$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10
Cold: Chicken$0.35
Oranges$0.10
Cold: Roast Beef$0.25
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Cream Rolls$0.10
Vanilla Eclairs$0.10
Baked Indian Pudding$0.10
Ice Cream: lemon$0.15
Delaware Grapes$0.10
Ice Cream: Vanilla$0.15
Niagara Grapes$0.10
cocoanut pie$0.10
Peaches and cream$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Sponge Cake$0.10
Chocolate cake$0.10
Ham, Cold meat$0.25
Cocoanut cake$0.10
Cornstarch Pudding$0.10
Jelly roll$0.10
Macaroons$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.10
Lemon water ice$0.15
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
Cheese: American$0.10
Indian meal mush$0.15
Demi-tasse, special$0.10
Rice (cereal)$0.15
Cracked wheat with milk$0.15
Extra mayonnaise$0.10
Sardines$0.25
Extra mocha, per pot$0.20
Best Java$0.05
Beefsteak, Tartare$0.40
Best Java, per pot$0.15
Sandwich: Swiss cheese$0.15
Tea, per pot$0.15
Sandwich: Roquefort$0.15
Sandwich: Raw meat$0.20
Cheese: Roquefort$0.15
Currants$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.10
Cherries$0.05
ICE CREAM: Neapolitan$0.15
Ice cream$0.25 – $0.40
Tartlettes: Apple$0.10
Roman Punch$0.20
Lady fingers$0.10
Tea, per cup$0.05
Bananas$0.10
Cold: Tongue$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.10
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Cheese: Neufchatel$0.10
Cocoa, per cup$0.10
Sliced pineapple$0.10
Cheese: Swiss$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Delmonico steak with onions$0.60
Delmonico steak with mushrooms$0.70
Single Porterhouse steak with onions$1.15
Single Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.25
Chateaubriand (double tenderloin)$1.25
Chateaubriand (double tenderloin) with mushrooms$1.60
Double sirloin Bordelaise$1.25
Double sirloin with onions$1.15
Double sirloin with mushrooms$1.40
Potatoes, Hashed Brown in cream$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed Brown au gratin$0.25
French peas$0.20
Fried onions$0.15
Lamb Chops with peas$0.50
Custard Pie$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.10
Sandwich: Chicken$0.15
Sirloin Steak$0.40
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.60
Double Sirloin$1.00
Broiled chicken, half whole$0.50 – $1.00
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.35
Hamburger steak with two Fried Eggs$0.40
Veal Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.40
Veal cutlets, plain$0.30
Wiener Schnitzel, breaded$0.45
Wiener Schnitzel, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Wiener Schnitzel a la Holstein$0.60
English mutton chop, brace$0.65
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.15
Ham, fried$0.25
Bacon, broiled$0.25
Bacon, Fried$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Saute Potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Scotch Woodcock$0.35
String Beans$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Eggs, fried$0.15 – $0.20
Omelet Parsley$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Golden buck$0.35
Long Island rarebit$0.35
Omelet ham$0.30
Cold: Turkey$0.35
Sandwich: Turkey$0.15
Sandwich: Roast beef (cold)$0.10
Sandwich: Tongue$0.15
Sandwich: American cheese$0.10
Watermelon$0.10
Buttered toast$0.10
Boston crackers$0.10
Boston crackers$0.10
Cracked Wheat with Cream$0.20
Rice (cereal) with cream$0.20
Hominy$0.15
Hominy with cream$0.20
Indian Meal Mush with Cream$0.20
oatmeal with cream$0.20

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Champagne: G.H. Mumm & Co., Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne: Pommery and Greno, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne, Veuve Clicquot "Yellow Label"$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne: Moet & Chandon White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Gin Rickey
Champagne: Piper Heidsieck$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne: Perrier-Jonet Reserved Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne: Premier Special Dry$1.25 – $2.25
Champagne: Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Claret, St. Julien (Cruse et Fils Freres)$0.75 – $1.50
Claret, St. Julien$0.50 – $1.00
Claret, St. Estephe$0.75 – $1.50
Claret, Medoc$0.50 – $1.00
Claret, Zinfandel$0.40 – $0.75
Claret, Pontet-Canet (Brandenburg Freres)$0.75 – $1.50
White Burgundy Wine: Chablis$0.75 – $1.50
Whiskey or Gin
Burgundy, Pommard$1.00 – $2.00
Manhattan Cocktail
Claret, Pontet-Canet$0.50 – $1.00
Martini
Claret, Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
Gin
California Table Claret$0.25 – $0.50
Vermouth
Werner's Rubby Split, 1/2 pt.$0.25
Whiskey Cocktail
York Cocktail
Haunt-Sauterne, (Braudenburg Freres)$1.00 – $2.00
Haut-Sauterne$0.50 – $1.00
Absinthe Cocktail$0.40
Sauterne$0.35 – $0.60
Pints
Quarts
Italian Wine: Chianti Vecchio$0.50 – $1.00
RHINE WINES
Old Valley Rye
Marcobrunner
Lemonade
Rudesheimer
Johannisberger
Seltzer
Niersteiner
Deidesheimer
Vichy Syphon
Hochheimer
Riesling
Hunter Rye
California Rhine Wine
Old Crow Rye
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC, ALES, PORTERS, AND BEERS.
Bass' Ale, (White Label)
Canadian Club Rye
Bass' Ale, (Dog's Head)
splits
Trimble Rye
Evan's Hudson Cream Ale
Wilson Rye
Luechow's Wurzburger Hofbrauw (on draught)
Pepper Rye
Guinness' Stout
Wurzburger Hofbrauw
Pabst Milawukee Beer
Soda
Manhattan Cocktail
Bavarian Export Beer
Absinthe Cocktail
splits
Vermouth Cocktail
Arondack, Saratoga Water
New York Beer, (D. Mayer & Co.)
Gin Cocktail
Schlitz's Milwaukee Beer
Whiskey Cocktail
Miller's Milwaukee Beer
Martini Cocktail
WHISKIES, GIN, Etc.
Champagne Cocktail
Gin Fizz
Mt. Vernon Rye '91
Vichy
Philadelphia Club Rye
Silver Fizz
Jamaica Rum
Golden Fizz
Buffalo
Gin Sour
St. Croix Rum
King William V.O.P. Scotch
Stewart's Finest Scotch
AEtna Lithia Water
Milk Punch, Rum or Whiskey
Usher's Scotch
Dewar's Scotch
Vermouth, French
Milk Punch, Brandy
Hennessey *** Brandy Pony 15
Hot Rye
Vermouth, Italian
Blackberry Brandy
Absinthe, Bitters and Cordials
Cider Brandy (Apple Jack)
Boonekamp Bitters
Burnetts Tom Gin
Gordon Dry Gin
Orange Bitters
Plymouth Gin
Geneva (Schredam) Gin
Hostetters Bitters
Angostura Bitters
Scotch High Ball
BITTERS AND CORDIALS.
Anisette
Hot Scotch Whiskey
Chartreuse,Yellow and Green
Kummel (Gilka)
Benedictine
Whiskey Punch
Kirschwasser
Abricotine
Whiskey Rickey
Pousse Cafe
Curacao, Orange and Green
Mixed Drinks
White Rock Lithia
RHINE WINE CUP
CLARET WINE CUP
Whiskey Sour
Ice Cream Soda
Claret Punch
Sherry Flip
Claret Lemonade
Red Raven Split
Absinthe Frappee
Whiskey High Ball
Vermouth Frappe
Champagne Cider
Sherry Cobler
Creme de Menthe
Creme de Cocoa
Champagne: Werner's 1/2 pint$0.25
Creme de Yvette
MINERAL WATERS, &c.
Rhine Wine and Seltzer
HALF PINT FLASKS TO CARRY.
Mint Julep
Sauterne Wine
Apollinaris
Claret Wine
Port Wine
Calisaya Bark
Sherry Wine
Rhine Wine
Club Soda
Domestic Ginger Ale
Imported Ginger Ale
Imported Cigars
Domestic cigars

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