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Claremont Hotel

RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NY

Date
1901-08-13
Restaurant
CLAREMONT HOTEL
Place
RIVERSIDE DRIVE, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; COL; 7 X 11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Rockaways$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
OYSTER OR CLAM COCKTAIL$0.30
Oyster or clam cocktail, Claremont$0.40
Squab Turkey$4.00
Crem of green corn$0.60
Petit marmite [per person]$0.30
Tomato au crouton souffle$0.40
Clam broth (cup)$0.25
Duxbury clam stew$0.50
Green turtle a l'anglaise$0.60
Consomme, hot or cold (cup)$0.25
Onion au gratin [per person]$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.60
Consomme Brunoise$0.40
Chicken soup with rice$0.60
Clear green turtle$1.00
Fresh (malossol) Russian caviar (per person)$1.00
Radishes$0.15
Olives$0.20
Celery$0.50
Caviar (per person)$0.50
Anchovies$0.50
Sardines (box)$0.50
India chutney$0.20
English walnuts$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.35
Chow-chow$0.20
Pickles$0.20
Smoked sardines, box$0.50
Sausage de Lyon$0.50
Virginia Ham$0.75
Russian caviar Claremont (1)$0.75
Roquefort$0.30
Swiss$0.25
Gervais$0.25
Port du Salut$0.30
Gorgonzola$0.30
Club House$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Planked Whitefish, Claremont style$1.50 – $2.50
Fried English sole, Colbert$1.50
Soft Clams, Casino$0.60
Kingfish$0.80
Softshell Crabs [each]$0.40
Sea bass$0.60
Filet of English sole, Marguery$1.00
Deviled Crabs$0.50
Filet of sole, vin blanc$0.60
Bluefish$0.60
Whitebate, sauce tartare$0.75
Lobsters, Crab meat, Frogs' legs, every style
Sweetbread jardiniere [per person]$0.90
Mignon of beef, Paloise [per person]$0.80
Breast of chicken, Esterhazy [per person]$1.20
Calf's head, vinaigrette$1.00
Royal squab, hoteliere$1.25
Ribs of lamb, Nicoise$1.50
Fresh mushrooms under glass [per person]$0.75
Chicken casserole, Bourgeoise$2.50
Royal Squab$1.00
Chicken$2.00
Guinea Hen$2.50
Celery-fed duckling$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Small Sirloin Steak [for one]$0.75
Sirloin$1.25
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Extra sirloin steak$2.00
Porterhouse$2.50
Club Steak$3.00
Bearnaise, Bordelaise, cepes, mushrooms$0.25 – $1.00
Small Bluefish$0.60
Boned squab stuffed with foie-gras$1.50
Virginia Ham$1.00
Ham$60.00
Tongue$0.70
Montreal Melon$0.75
Coffee, Pot$0.25
Peas$0.50
Coupe St. Jacque$0.60
Claremont parfait$0.40
Biscut Tortoni$0.30
Lamb Chops [each]$0.35
Mutton Chops$0.30
English Mutton Chops [each]$0.60
Cold turkey$1.00
Cold Roast Chicken$2.00
Cold Roast Chicken half$1.00
Cold Lamb$0.80
Cold roast beef$0.60
Pate de foies-gras$1.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$1.00
Planked Extra Sirloin, plain$3.00
Jardiniere$5.00
Rillettes (2)$0.10
Ham$0.20
Tongue$0.20
Sardine$0.30
Chicken$0.25
De foie-gras$0.50
Claremont Club, (hot)$0.35
Chicken$1.00
Crab Meat$1.00
Crab ravigote$0.60
Watercress$0.40
Cucumber$0.50
Lettuce$0.50
Lobster$1.00
Claremont [each]$0.35
Tomato$0.50
Hot-house tomatoes$0.75
Celery$0.60
Romaine$0.50
Chiffonade$0.75
Chicory$0.60
Alligator Pear$0.80
Escarole$0.60
Potatoes, French fried$0.20
Potatoes, boiled$0.25
Potatoes, Saute$0.25
Potatoes, hashed$0.25
Potatoes, julienne$0.25
Potatoes, parisienne$0.30
Potatoes, au gratin$0.30
Potatoes, Souffle$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.30
Saratoga Chips$0.25
O'Brien$0.40
Sweet potato$0.25
Cepes Bordelaise$0.50
French asparagus$1.25
French peas$0.50
Spaghetti$0.35
Macaroni$0.35
Corn fritters$0.35
Lima beans$0.40
String Beans$0.40
French string beans$0.50
Shrewsbury asparagus$1.00
Spinach$0.40
French artichoke$0.60
Stuffed peppers$0.50
Cauliflower$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.50
Stuffed tomatoes$0.50
Egg plant$0.40
String Beans$0.50
New Succotash$0.60
Green Corn$0.40
Lima beans$0.60
Peaches, raspberries, and cream$0.40
Peaches, raspberries, and ice cream$0.50
Brandy peaches$0.30
Brandy pears$0.30
Brandy cherries$0.50
Brandy figs$0.50
Orange marmalade$0.30
Omelette au rhum$0.60
Fruit salad$1.00
Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Guava jelly$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.50
Watermelon$0.40
Wild strawberries preserves$0.40
Raspberries preserves$0.40
Citron cake$0.25
Nut Cake$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Mixed Cake$0.25
Lalla Rookh$0.35
Peach ice$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Vanilla Ice$0.25
Coffee ice$0.25
Chocolate Ice$0.25
Mixed Ice$0.30
Sorbets$0.35
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.25
Chocolate, pot$0.30
Cafe Turque$0.25
Iced coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.20
Java, demi-tasse$0.25
Mocha, demi-tasse$0.25
Maracaibo, demi-tasse$0.25
Mexican coffee, demi-tasse$0.25

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Laubenheimer$1.50 – $0.75
Niersteiner$2.00 – $1.00
Hochheimer$2.50 – $1.25
Liebfraumilch$3.00 – $1.50
Liebfraumilch Kirchenstuck$3.50 – $1.75
Rudesheimer Berg, 1895$5.00 – $2.50
Marcobrunner Auslese, 1903$6.00 – $3.00
Old Brolio Chianti$1.50 – $0.75
Budai (Hungarian)$2.50
Somlyai (Hungarian)$6.00
Oloroso$2.50
Amontillado$4.00
Zeltinger$1.25 – $0.65
Brauneberger$1.50 – $0.75
Enkircher Hinterberg$1.50 – $0.75
Erdener Treppchen$2.50 – $1.25
Piesporter Goldtroepfchen$3.00 – $1.50
Dhroner Hofberg, 1897$3.00 – $1.50
Sparkling Muscatel$3.50 – $1.75
Karthauserhofberger Auslese$5.00 – $2.50
California Port$1.00 – $0.50
Zinfandel$1.00 – $0.50
Madeira$2.00
Imported Ginger Ale$0.25
Jericho Cider$0.60 – $0.30
Clysmic$0.50 – $0.25
White Rock$0.40 – $0.25
Apollinaris$0.40 – $0.25
Johannis Lithia$0.40 – $0.25
Poland$0.40 – $0.25
German Selters$0.40
Celestins Vichy$0.50 – $0.30
Hygeia Syphons$0.25 – $0.15
Graves$1.00 – $0.50
Sauternes, Cruse & Fils Frères$1.50 – $0.75
Sauternes J. Calvet & Co.$1.50 – $0.75
Haute Sauternes$2.00 – $1.00
Haut Bersac$2.50 – $1.25
Haute Sauternes, 1870, Duval Frères$3.00 – $1.50
Château Yquem$3.50 – $1.75
Macon$2.00 – $1.00
Pommard$2.50 – $1.25
Chambertin$3.50 – $1.75
Clos de Vougeot$4.00 – $2.00
Chablis (white)$2.00 – $1.00
Sparkling Chambertin$4.00 – $2.00
Ordinaire$1.00 – $0.50
Médoc$1.00 – $0.50
Floriac, Barton & Guestier$1.00 – $0.50
St. Julien, J. Calvet & Co.$1.50 – $0.75
St. Julien Duval Frères$1.50 – $0.75
St. Emilion, Duval Frères$1.60 – $0.80
Bouillac, Duval Frères$1.75 – $0.90
Pontet Canet, Duval Frères$2.00 – $1.00
Pontet Canet J. Calvet & Co$2.00 – $1.00
Margeaux, Cruse & Fils Frères$2.00 – $1.00
Château Smith, Haut Lafite, J. Calvet & Co.$3.00 – $1.50
Château Larose$3.50
Moët & Chandon, Dry Imperial, Special Cuvee, 1884$12.00
Pol Roger Brut Special, 1893$10.00
Pol Roger Brut Special, 1898$5.00 – $2.50
Moët & Chandon, 1898$6.00
Pol Roger or Brut, 1892$8.00
G. H. Mumm & Co's Extra Dry$4.00 – $2.00
G. H. Mumm & Co's Brut Special$4.50 – $2.25
Moët & Chandon, White Seal$4.00 – $2.00
Moët & Chandon Brut$4.50 – $2.25
Pommery Sec$4.00 – $2.00
Pommery Brut$4.50 – $2.25
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$4.00 – $2.00
Veuve Clicquot Brut$4.50
Ruinart$4.00 – $2.00
Piper Heidsieck, Brut$4.00 – $2.00
Piper Heidsieck, Brut, 1898$5.00
Irroy Vin Brut$4.00 – $2.00
Monopole, Red Top, 1898$4.00 – $2.00
Roederer Brut$4.50 – $2.25
Pol Roger, Special$4.00 – $2.00
Krug Brut$4.00 – $2.00
Cooks Imperial, (American)$2.50 – $1.25
Cups, (extra)$1.00 – $0.50

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