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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, DINNER
Physical description
CARD; 6X9;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Bluepoints$0.20
Cotuits$0.20
Little Neck clams$0.20
Lobster Cocktail$0.35
Canape Donatello$0.35
Soup, Ox Tail, Anglaise$0.25
Consomme Vermicelli$0.25
Vanilla eclair$0.10 – $0.15
Cottage Pudding$0.15
Fried Whitebait, Oyster Crabs, tartar$0.35 – $0.50
Washington Pie$0.10 – $0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35 – $0.50
Macaroons$0.15
Guava jelly$0.20
Broiled Savannah Shad$0.75
Custard Pie$0.10 – $0.15
Wine Jelly$0.15
Soup, Essence of Chicken$0.30
Apple Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Soup, Puree of Tomato$0.25
Angel Cake$0.20
Soup, Chicken with rice$0.25
Tutti frutti$0.30
Soup, Mock Turtle$0.25
Sorbet Benedictine$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Russian Bufet
Ice Cream (any flavor)$0.25
Coupe St. Jacque$0.50
Beluga Caviar$1.50
French Coffee$0.25 – $0.40
Sardines$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.10
Celery$0.30
Preserved figs$0.25
Olives$0.15
Malaga grapes$0.25
Oranges$0.15 – $0.25
Peach Melba$0.50
Herring de fecamp$0.35
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.30
Herring in Wine
Bananas$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Raisins$0.15
Camembert$0.25
Saddle of Mutton, Bouquetiere$0.40 – $0.75
Brie$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Quail en Casserole a la Conti$0.75 – $1.50
Neufchatel$0.15
Dutch cheese$0.15
Chicken Pot Pie with Dumpling$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Gruyere$0.15
Lamb Kidney en Brochette, Diable$0.35 – $0.50
Bar Le Duc Jelly and Cream Cheese$0.50
Salad, Waldorf$0.50
Filet Mignon, Bordelaise$1.00
Salad, Chicory$0.20 – $0.30
Salad, Chicken$0.75
Terrapin, Maryland$2.50
Canadian Club Cheese$0.20
Chicken a la Seymour$2.00
Salad, Cucumber$0.20 – $0.30
Salad, Lettuce$0.20 – $0.30
Sirloin Steak, Grand-mere$1.50
Salad, Lobster$0.65 – $1.00
Squab a la Madison$1.00
Salad, Romaine$0.30
Salad, Lorette$0.30
Sweetbread a la Monarch$1.50
Salad, Tomato$0.30
Salad, Escarole$0.20 – $0.30
Roast Duckling, apple sauce$0.75
Salad, Asparagus$0.50
Roast Lamb, mint jelly$0.50 – $0.80
Potatoes Mashed$0.10
Sirloin, Yorkshire pudding$0.65
Potatoes Grilled Sweet$0.20
Kidney Beans$0.20
Ribs of prime beef$0.50
Butter Beans$0.25
Fried Oyster Plant$0.25
Roast Chicken Giblet Sauce$0.75 – $1.50
Onions en Cream$0.25
Mallard Duck$1.50
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Canvas Back Duck$5.00
Egg plant$0.20
Black Duck$1.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Red Head Duck$3.00
English Partridge$2.00
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
English Plover$0.65
Cauliflower$0.25
Venison$1.25
Guinea chicken$2.00
Sorbet Cardinal$0.25
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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