Central Restaurant (1900) · The Menu Museum

The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

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Uncatalogued scans

On this menu 89 dishes

Little Necks

Consomme, Macaroni

Cream of barley

Olives

Radishes

Baked shad au madere

Julienne potatoes

Chicken liver saute with mushrooms

Lamb Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce

Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus

Ham, champagne sauce

Boiled potatoes

Stewed tomatoes

Lettuce Salad

Strawberry short cake

Apple Pie

Blanc Mange

Chocolate Ice Cream

Coffee

Swiss cheese

Wafer crackers

Zeltinger$0.60 – $1.00

Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00

Sherry or Port, per glass$0.15

Berncasteler Doctor$1.50 – $3.00

Chateau d'Arsac Salzet$0.75 – $1.50

Chianti, Italian$0.50 – $1.00

Chateau Larose$1.25 – $2.50

Pommery Sec$2.00 – $4.00

Brandies, per glass$0.25

Brandies, per pony$0.15

Whiskey, per drink$0.15

Gin, per drink$0.15

Cordials, per glass$0.25

Bitters, per glass$0.15

Claret, Schoppen$0.25

Rhine Wine, Schoppen$0.25

Claret, Half Schoppen$0.15

Rhine Whine, Half Schoppen$0.15

Wine, Schoppen$0.20

Wine, Half Schoppen$0.15

Seltzers, Schoppen$0.20

Seltzers, Half Schoppen$0.15

White Rock$0.25 – $0.40

Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40

Londonderry Lithia$0.25

Syphon Seltzer$0.15 – $0.25

Yvorne, 90er, White$1.50

Crosex Grille$1.50

Johannisberger, 90er, White$1.75

Brauneberger$0.75

Neftenbacher$1.75

Anheuser Buseh St. Louis$0.15

Pabst Milwaukee$0.15

Fidelio N.Y., Koehler's$0.10

Liebmann's Rheingold$0.10

Imported Kaiser$0.25

Macon$0.75 – $1.50

Beaujolais$0.75

Pommard$1.00 – $2.00

Chambertin$1.75 – $3.00

Haut Sauternes$0.75 – $1.50

Chablis$1.00

Chateau Yquem$1.00

Bass's Ale, Dog's Head$0.30

Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30

Guinness's Stout$0.25

Evans & Son's Pale Ale$0.25

Evans' Stout$0.25

C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.25

Domestic Ginger Ale$0.15

Soda$0.15

Lemon Soda$0.15

Champagne Cider$0.25 – $0.50

Superior Rhine Wine$0.40 – $0.75

Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50

Steinwein in Boxbeutel$1.00

Liebfraumilch Auslese$1.25 – $2.50

Laubenheimer$0.60 – $1.00

Hochheimer$0.75 – $1.50

Table Claret (our own bottling)$0.25 – $0.50

Zinfandel$0.40 – $0.75

Medoc, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50

St. Julien, Cruse & Fils Freres$1.00 – $2.00

Pontet Canet, J. Calvet & Co.$1.00 – $2.00

Margaux, Brandenburg Freres$1.00 – $2.00

Moet & Chandon$2.00 – $4.00

Veuve Clicquot$2.00 – $4.00

Sarsaparilla$0.15