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Hotel Thorndike

BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA

Date
1907-12-17
Restaurant
HOTEL THORNDIKE
Place
BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU, LUNCHEON
Physical description
CARD; 6X9;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Bluepoints$0.20
Canape Russian Caviar$0.35
Cotuits$0.20
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Duxbury$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$0.35
Ox Tail Soup, Anglaise$0.25
Chicken with rice$0.25
Consomme Vermicelli$0.25
Chicken Pot Pie with Dumplings$0.60
Pork Tenderloin a la Robert$0.35 – $0.50
Chicken gumbo$0.25
Puree of Tomato$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.15
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35 – $0.50
Fried Whitebait and Oyster Crabs$0.35 – $0.50
Broiled Halibut$0.50
Philadelphia Capon, Egg Sauce$0.40 – $0.70
Fricandeau of Veal, Macedoine$0.35 – $0.50
Lamb Kidney en Brochette, Diable$0.35 – $0.50
Filet Mignon, Bordelaise$1.00
Terrapin, Maryland$2.50
Chicken a la Seymour$2.00
Sirloin Steak, Grand-mere$1.50
Squab a la Madison$1.00
Sweetbread a la Monarch$1.50
Roast Lamb, mint jelly$0.50 – $0.80
Roast Duckling, apple sauce$0.75
Ribs of prime beef$0.50
Roast Pork, Apple Sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Squab Chicken$1.00
Rajal Squab$0.75
Guinea chicken$1.00 – $2.00
English Partridge$2.00
Young Turkey$1.50 – $2.75
Chicken$0.75
Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Lamb$0.50 – $0.80
Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Steak Tartare$1.00
Pickled Lamb's Tongues$0.35
Potatoes Mashed$0.10
Potatoes Baked$0.10
Cauliflower$0.25
Fried Parsnips$0.25
Potatoes Saute$0.15
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Potatoes Delmonico$0.20
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Potatoes en Cream$0.20
Squash$0.20
Lobster salad$0.65 – $1.00
Chicken salad$0.75
Celery Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Potato salad$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.20 – $0.30
Lorette Salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Brie cheese$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
Bar Le Duc and Cream Cheese$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.20
Walnuts$0.15
Preserved figs$0.20
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.30
Almonds$0.20
Peach Melba$0.50
Cottage Pudding$0.15
Wine Jelly$0.15
Baked Custard in Cup$0.15
Washington Pie$0.15
Angel Cake$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15
lemon meringue pie$0.15
Madeira Jelly$0.15
chocolate cream pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Guava jelly$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Sultana Roll, claret sauce$0.25
Roman Punch$0.25
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Tutti frutti$0.30
Sorbet Benedictine$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Ice Cream (any flavor)$0.25
French Coffee$0.25 – $0.40
Demi Tasse$0.10
Mixed Grill$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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