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Fifth Avenue Hotel

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1901-05-06
Restaurant
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 6.5X9.25;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.25
Rockaway$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Puree Jackson$0.15 – $0.25
Mutton Broth$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme Colbert$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme$0.25
Puree of Tomatoes$0.15 – $0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Cream of tomato (Heinz)$0.15 – $0.25
Boiled chicken halibut, caper sauce$0.40
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Ribs of beef$0.40
Ham, champagne sauce$0.40
Leg of Mutton$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.40
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.65
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.50 – $1.00
Spring duck$1.00 – $1.75
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Boiled turkey, celery sauce and boiled potatoes$0.65
Bouchee of chicken a la Montglas$0.50
Boiled ham and spinach and boiled potatoes$0.40
Boiled corned beef and cabbage and boiled potatoes$0.40
Boiled beef tongue, Robert sauce and boiled potatoes$0.40
Baked eggs a l'aurore$0.30
Spaghetti a la medicis$0.25
Veal stew a la Marengo$0.40
Emince of tenderloin a la Deutche$0.50
Chicken legs stuffed a la creole$0.40
Lamb Stew a la Parisienne$0.35
Apple fritters glace, brandy sauce$0.25
Lobster saute a la Newburg$0.70
Noix of veal larded a la macedoine$0.50
Hamburg steak au jus$0.40
Tomatoes en surprise$0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Potato salad$0.20
Vegetable Salad$0.40
Salmon Salad$0.50
Romaine$0.25
Lobster salad$0.60
Chicken salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Radishes$0.15
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.20
Sliced onions$0.15
Watercress$0.15
Flagolette salad$0.40
Egg Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.40
Special salad$0.50
Spring salad$0.40
Plain Celery$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.15
Shrimp Salad$0.60
Sardine Salad$0.50
Anchovie salad$0.60
Fresh asparagus$0.40
Potatoes Boiled$0.10
Bermuda potatoes$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.20
Asparagus (canned)$0.40
Succotash$0.20
New string beans$0.20
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Flageolets$0.30
Asparagus (French)$0.75
Boiled Bermuda onions$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.10
French peas$0.30
Beets$0.20
Fried Oyster Plant$0.15
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Red kidney beans$0.20
Canned peas$0.25
Squash$0.20
Chopped spinach with egg$0.25
String Beans$0.20
Corn$0.15
Lima beans$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.25
Savarin pudding, wine sauce$0.20
cocoanut pie$0.10
Green Apple Pie$0.10
Cold rice pudding, vanilla sauce$0.15
Plain Rice Pudding$0.15
Baked cup custard$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Rice and milk$0.20
Bread and Milk$0.20
Crackers and Milk$0.20
Sherry Wine Jelly$0.20
Boston Cream Puffs$0.15
Peach tart$0.15
Cream Parisienne$0.20
Crullers$0.10
Brandy jelly$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.15
Meringue a la creme$0.15
Meringue Glace$0.25
Alaska souffle$0.50
Charlotte Russe$0.20
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.25
Omelet Souffle$0.50
Meringue panache$0.40
Blanc-mange$0.15
Baked apple dumpling, hard and brandy sauce$0.20
Cafe frappe$0.20
Assorted fruit en compote$0.75
Bananas$0.10
Grape fruit$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Baked apples$0.15
Baked apples, with cream$0.20
Apples$0.10
Orange, each$0.10
Pears$0.20
Raisins$0.15
Strawberries and Cream$0.35
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
MIXED NUTS$0.15
Soups
Fish
Roast
Entrees
Salads, Etc.
Vegetables
PASTRY
Fruits
Cheese
American$0.10
Gorgonzola$0.20
Old English$0.15
Edam$0.15
Cream$0.15
Cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Stilton$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Brie$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Neufchatel$0.15
Neufchatel cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Bailey battered biscuit$0.10
Ice Cream, Etc.
Mixed$0.25
Neopolitan$0.20
Vanilla$0.20
Sliced Bananas with Ice Cream$0.25
Frozen Lalla Rookh pudding$0.20
Pistache$0.20
orange sherbet$0.15
Dark Beer, Special Brew$0.30 – $0.75

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Hashed Chicken on toast$0.50
Chicken patties a la reine$0.50
Brochette of lobster on toast$0.60
Lobster a l'Americaine$0.75
Broiled sardines on toast$0.40
Stewed fresh mushrooms in cream on toast$1.00
Lobster Croquettes$0.60
Deviled lobster$0.75
Stuffed green peppers$0.40
Lobster a la Newburg$0.75
Lobster in chafing dish (extra)$0.25
Hashed chicken on toast with poached egg$0.60
Chicken Croquettes$0.50
Chicken Croquettes with French Peas$0.75
Broiled Sweetbreads$1.00
Broiled sweetbreads with French peas$1.25
Sweetbread patties$0.60
Boiled Lobster$0.70
Pate de foie-gras$0.65
Ham and asparagus$0.75
Ham$0.40
Roast beef$0.40
Chicken, half$0.75
Boned capon$0.50
Tongue$0.40
Corned beef$0.35
HAM OR TONGUE SANDWICH$0.15
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.35
Club sandwich$0.30
Salmon$0.50
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.20
Spring Lamb$0.40
Caviar$0.40
Turkey$0.65
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Asparagus (canned)$0.40
Asparagus (French)$0.75
Sardines (quarter box)$0.35
Sardines half [box]$0.50
Roast beef and potato salad$0.50
Half roast chicken, lettuce and tomato salad$1.00
Imported frankfurters and potato salad$0.40
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.70
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.80
Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.85
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.90
Double sirloin steak$1.10
Double sirloin steak mushrooms$1.35
Extra Large Sirloin Steak$1.50
Extra large sirloin steak mushrooms$2.00
Porterhouse steak, single$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Porterhouse steak double$1.75
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.25
Family porterhouse steak$2.50
Filet chateaubriand, plain$1.50
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Lamb Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Spring lamb chops (3)$0.75
Lamb Chops$0.50
Pork Chops$0.35
German Pancake$0.35
French pancake$0.25
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.75
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.40
Fried onions$0.15
Spring chicken, Maryland style, half$0.75
Spring chicken, Maryland style, whole$1.50
Smoked Beef with Cream$0.35
Hamburg steak$0.50
Stewed Kidneys, Wine Sauce$0.35
Fried Veal and Pork$0.45
Mushroom Omelette$0.50
Rum Omelette$0.50
Kidney Omelette$0.40
Jelly omelette$0.40
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
[Corned beef hash] with poached egg$0.40
Scrambled brains with eggs$0.50
Baked Beans and Pork$0.30
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Young chicken en casserole$1.50
Sirloin steak en casserole$1.00
Pork tenderloin$0.40
Tripe stewed with oysters$0.50
Tripe, Lyonnaise$0.45
Fried Honeycomb tripe in batter$0.45
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.60
Deerfoot or Newport sausages$0.35
Mutton Chops$0.40
English Mutton chop, single$0.40
English mutton chop, brace$0.75
Veal Cutlet$0.50
Veal Cutlet Tomato Sauce$0.60
Broiled calf's liver and bacon$0.40
Broiled or Fried Spring Chicken$0.65 – $1.25
Broiled Ham$0.35
Broiled ham and eggs$0.40
Broiled Bacon$0.35
Broiled bacon and eggs$0.40
Broiled Kidneys$0.35
Broiled or Fried Pig's Feet$0.30
Broiled or fried pig's feet piquante$0.40
Broiled Honeycomb Tripe$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Iced tea$0.15
Tea biscuit from 6 to 8 p.m.$0.10
Iced coffee$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
BUTTERMILK FROM DARLING FARM, per glass$0.05
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Coffee, single pot$0.10
Coffee, double pot$0.20
Coffee, large pot$0.25
Coffee, large pot (fresh made)$0.30
Tea, (all kinds) single pot$0.10
Tea, (all kinds) double pot$0.20
Cream, per portion$0.05
Chocolat, single pot$0.15
Chocolat, double pot$0.25
Glass milk$0.10
Glass cream$0.20
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Olives$0.15
Chow-chow$0.15
Pim-olas$0.15
Canape Lorenzo$0.60
Bar-le-duc jelly, pot$0.40
Canape of Caviar$0.40
Canape of Anchovies$0.40
Gherkins$0.10
Euchred Figs$0.20
Pickled onions$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Sweet mixed pickles$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Fried oysters$0.35
Raw Oysters$0.25
Stewed Oysters$0.25
Broiled oysters$0.50
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Roast oysters on toast
Clam Fritters$0.40
Box Stew$0.30
Steamed oysters on toast$0.45
Cream Broil$0.50
Boston Stew, oyster$0.40
Cream Broil$0.50
Roast oysters on Shell$0.40
Baltimore broil, oyster$0.50
Oysters a la Poulette$0.40
Oyster Patties$0.50
Sea bass$0.40
Shad roe$0.50
Weakfish$0.40
Fish cakes$0.30
Broiled Finnan Haddie$0.35
with poached egg$0.40
Broiled Salmon$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.50
Fried cod fish with salt pork$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.40
Halibut steak$0.40
broiled shad$0.40
Planked shad, half$0.75
Whole$1.25
Broiled Striped Bass$0.45
Long Island brook trout$0.75
Stewed potatoes$0.25
French Fried$0.15
Hashed in Cream au Gratin$0.25
Grilled potatoes$0.20
Hashed Brown$0.15
Sautees$0.15
Fried or baked sweet potatoes$0.20
Hashed in Cream$0.20
Lyonnaise$0.15
Fried Clams$0.35
Duchesse or Julienne$0.20
Croquettes$0.15
Benedictine$0.20
Parisian brown$0.20
Hashed in Cream$0.20
Saratoga Chips$0.20
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Codfish steak$0.35
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Steamed Oysters$0.40
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Broiled bluefish$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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