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Hotel Empire

NY

Date
1900-01-28
Restaurant
HOTEL EMPIRE
Place
NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
BROADSHEET;ILL;COL;5.5X8;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.20
Little Necks$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Oyster broth$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Clam Stew$0.25
Buzzard Bays$0.20
cape cod$0.20
Emince of Chicken with green peppers$0.40 – $0.75
English Partridge Saute with Asparagus tips$0.70
Ragout of Beef, Boquetiere$0.30 – $0.50
Boston Baked Beans with Brown Bread$0.20 – $0.35
Ribs of Beef au Jus$0.40 – $0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Red Head Duck$0.75 – $1.50
Philadelphia squab$0.60
Cold roast beef$0.40 – $0.60
Cold Roast Lamb$0.40 – $0.60
Cold chipped beef$0.40
Cold Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Cold Pressed Corned Beef$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Ham$0.25 – $0.45
cold pickled lamb's tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Beef Tongue$0.30 – $0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Whole tomatoes en suprise Salad$0.50
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.60
Watercress Salad$0.20
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Shrimp Salad$0.40 – $0.60
Potato salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.40
Macedoine salad$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.20
Mixed Salad$0.40
Sliced onions salad$0.20
Tapioca, Montglas soup$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme, Royal$0.20 – $0.30
Split peas soup aux croutons$0.20 – $0.30
Julienne Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Tomato Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Chicken with rice soup$0.25 – $0.35
Plain chicken broth in cup$0.20
Sweet Pickles$0.20
Plain pickles$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Olives$0.20
Deplomatic Pudding, Cognac sauce$0.20
Sardines$0.25
Cup Custard$0.20
Pickles onions$0.20
Chow chow$0.15
Apple Pie$0.15
Stuffed manoes$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Pin Money Pickles$0.15
Sherbet, des d'Ames$0.20
Pim Olas$0.20
Filet of Bluefish, a l'Italienne$0.30 – $0.50
Plain Rice Pudding$0.20
Lobsters, Plain$0.30 – $0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Lobsters, Broiled live$0.60
Lobster patties$0.40 – $0.60
Eggs, Spanish style$0.50
String Beans$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Lima beans$0.20
English Cheese$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Beer on Draught$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
American Peas$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.15
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.20
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
French peas$0.40
Brie cheese$0.20
Bananas$0.10
Nuts and Raisins$0.25
Apples$0.10
Peach Pie$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15

Page 2

Blackberry Brandy$2.00
Apple Brandy$2.00
Cherry Brandy$2.00
James Hennessey XXX Brandy$3.00
Otard, Dupuy & Co Brandy$3.00
Old Martel, 1795 Brandy$5.00
Renault & Co. (50 years old)$8.00
Medford Rum$1.50
Jamaica Rum$2.00
St. Croix Rum$2.00
Old Holland Gin$2.00
Old Tom, Booth Gin$2.00
Old Tom, Burnett$2.00
Gordon's Dry Gin$2.00
Gilbey's Plymouth Gin$2.00
London Dock Port Wine$3.00
sandemann port wine$3.00
Empire Private Stock Whisky$1.25
Usher's Scotch Whisky$1.50
Dawson's Scotch Whisky$1.50
Walker's Kimarnock Scotch Whisky$1.50
Dewar's Scotch Whisky$1.50
Buchannan Blend Scotch Whisky$1.50
Old Pepper Whisky$1.50
Old Coronet Whisky$1.50
Canadian Club Whisky$1.50
Hunter's Baltimore Whisky$1.50
Wilson's Atlas Whisky$1.50
Old Quaker Whisky$1.50
Old Tom Pepper Whisky$1.50
Jameson's Irish Whisky$1.50
Roxbury Rye Whisky$1.50
Flanagan's Baltimore Rye Whisky$1.50
Mount Vernon Whisky$1.75
Old Cutter Whisky$2.50
Bells 79 Old Crow Whisky$4.50
Hostetters's Bitters$0.15
Orange Bitters$0.15
Boker's Bitters$0.15
Bonekamp Bitters$0.20
Vermouth, Italian$0.15
Vermouth, French$0.15
Anisette$0.20
Absinthe$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Cognac$0.20
Chartreuse, green$0.20
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.20
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.20
Creme de Menthe, White$0.20
Creme de Cocoa$0.20
Creme Yvette$0.20
Calisaya, White$0.20
Calisaya, Red$0.20
Curacao, White$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Kummel, Dutch$0.20
Kummel, Russian$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Perrier-Jouet, Special$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet Reserve, Dry$1.75 – $3.50
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $4.00
Dry Monopole, Extra$1.75 – $3.50
Monopole, Club Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.40
Londonderry Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.00 – $4.00
Poland Water$0.25 – $0.40
Ruinart, Vin Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Buffalo Lithia$0.60
Chas. Heidsieck, B. L.$1.75 – $3.50
Jackson Lithia$0.15 – $0.30
White Rock water$0.25 – $0.40
Piper Heidsieck, Sec. W. L.$1.50 – $3.00
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Celestine Vichy Water$0.50
Vichy Water in syphons$0.25
Delmonico 1/2 pts.$1.00
Seltzer in Syphons$0.25
Carbonic water in Syphons$0.25
Congress Water$0.25
Vin Ordinaire (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.25 – $0.50
Hathorn Water$0.25
Zinfandel$0.35 – $0.60
Hunyadi Janos$0.40
Hasey's Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Plain Soda Standard, Domestic$0.10
Lemon Soda, Standard, Domestic$0.15
Cabinet Riesling$0.50 – $1.00
Sarsaparilla, Standard, Domestic$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.15
Table Sherry (Topaz, rich, full)$0.40 – $1.50
Ginger Ale, Belfast, Cantrell & Cockerell$0.25
Amontillado$2.50
Rochester, Rienzi$0.15
Vino de Pasto, Dry$3.00
Imperial, Beadleston & Woertz$0.15
Old Madeira (Natural, old, Superior)$3.00
Fidelio, Koehler & Co.$0.15
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis$0.20
Lemp's St. Louis$0.20
St. Julien (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.40 – $0.75
Pabst, Milwaukee$0.20
Wurtzburger, Imported$0.30
St. Marc (Imp. & bot. by Hot. Empire$0.50 – $1.00
Bass Ale, White Label$0.30
Fronsac, J. Calvet and Co.$0.50 – $1.00
Bass Ale, Dog's Head$0.30
St. Emilion J. Calvet and Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Scotch Ale, Muir's$0.30
Guinness's Stout$0.30
Chateau de Montlys J. Calvet and Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Champagne Cider$0.25
Chateau Margaux, 1874 J. Calvet and Co.$1.75 – $3.50
Beaujolais Bruninghaus Burgundy$0.75 – $1.50
Floirac, Barton and Guestier$0.65 – $1.75
Macon Vieux Bruninghaus Burgundy$0.75 – $1.50
St. Julien, Barton and Guestier$0.65 – $1.75
Pommard Bruninghaus Burgundy$1.00 – $2.00
Barsac, (Imp. & Bot. by Hot. Empire)$0.65 – $1.25
Chablis, White Bruninghaus Burgundy$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Batailley, Barton and Guestier$1.00 – $2.00
Montferrand, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.50 – $1.00
Chambertin Bruninghaus Burgundy$1.50 – $3.00
Chambertin Bruninghaus Burgundy$1.50 – $3.00
St. Estephe, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.50 – $1.25
Corton F. Chauvenet & Co. Burgundy$3.00
Montrachet F. Chauvenet & Co.$1.75 – $3.50
Sauternes Premieres (Imp. & Bot. by Hot. Empire$0.75 – $1.50
Graves, Calvet and Co.$0.50 – $1.00
Haut Sauternes, Calvet and Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Sauterne, Boshamer Leon and Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Vin de Graves, Barton and Guestier$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Yquem, Barton and Guestier$2.00 – $4.00
Laubenheimer, Henkell & Co.$0.65 – $1.25
Niersteiner, Henkell & Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Marcobrunner, Henkell & Winkler$0.75 – $1.50
Zeltinger, Henkell & Winkler$0.75 – $1.50
Oppenheimer, Henkell & Winkler$0.75 – $1.50
Deidesheimer, L. Lauteren & Son$0.65 – $1.25
Sparkling Moselle, L. Lauteren & Son$1.50 – $3.00
Steinberger Cabinet, L. Lauteren & Son$2.00 – $4.00
Ponted Canet, Boshamer Leon and Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Champagne Cup$0.50 – $1.00
Claret Cup$0.50 – $1.00
RHINE WINE CUP$0.50 – $1.00
Curacao, red$0.20

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