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Hotel Albert

ELEVENTH ST. AND UNIVERSITY PLACE, NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-01-10
Restaurant
HOTEL ALBERT
Place
ELEVENTH ST. AND UNIVERSITY PLACE, NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST
Physical description
FOLDER; 6.25X9.25;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Oranges$0.15
Grapes$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.10
Bartlett Pears$0.15
Assorted Fruit$0.35
Grape fruit$0.25
Apples$0.10
Baked Apples and Cream$0.15
Orange marmalade$0.15
Raspberry marmalade$0.15
Grape Fruit specially prepared$0.30
Strawberry marmalade$0.15
Bananas$0.15
Bananas with cream$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.15
Preserved Peaches$0.20
Preserved Pears$0.20
Preserved Apricots$0.20
Preserved Strawberries$0.20
Preserved Cherries$0.20
Coffee, per cup with cream$0.10
Coffee, per pot with cream$0.20
Tea, black, per cup$0.10
Tea, green, per cup$0.10
Tea, Black, per pot$0.20
Tea, Green, per pot$0.20
English breakfast tea, per cup$0.10
English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.20
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Cream, per glass$0.20
Chocolate, per cup$0.15
Chocolate, per pot$0.25
Cocoa, per cup$0.15
Cocoa, Per Pot$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.10
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
Vienna Rolls and Butter$0.10
Graham Rolls or Bread$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Buttered toast$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
English Muffins$0.10
English Muffins, Toasted$0.15
Corn muffins$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
hominy, plain$0.15
Hominy, fried$0.15
Hominy, with Cream$0.20
Oatmeal, plain$0.15
Oatmeal, with Cream$0.20
Anchovy toast$0.15
Cracked Wheat$0.15
cracked wheat, with cream$0.20
Eggs, boiled (2)$0.20
Eggs, fried (2)$0.20
Eggs, shirred (2)$0.20
Eggs, poached, plain (2)$0.20
Eggs, poached, on toast$0.25
Eggs, scrambled (3)$0.25
Eggs, scrambled with bacon$0.30
Eggs, scrambled with ham$0.30
Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes$0.30
Eggs, scrambled with Mushrooms$0.40
Eggs, Scrambled with smoked beef$0.30
Omelette au rhum$0.40
Omelette with jelly$0.35
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette with parsley$0.25
Omelette with kidney$0.40
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.40
Omelette with Ham$0.30
Omelette with bacon$0.30
Omelette with mushrooms$0.40
omelette spanish style$0.40
Omelette with chicken livers$0.40
Omelette with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette with French Peas$0.40
Omelette with cheese$0.35
Omelette with onions$0.30
Blue Points on shell, half dozen$0.20
Blue Points on shell, dozen$0.35
Rockaways, half dozen$0.25
Rockaways, dozen$0.40
Oysters, roast in shell, half dozen$0.30
Oysters, roast in shell, dozen$0.50
Oysters, fried, half dozen$0.30
Oysters, fried, dozen$0.50
Oysters, broiled on toast, half dozen$0.30
Oysters, broiled on toast, dozen$0.50
Oysters, plain roast, half dozen$0.30
Oysters, plain roast, dozen$0.50
Oysters, stewed$0.30
Oysters, Fancy roast$0.40
Oysters, scalloped$0.40
Oyster Patties$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.25

Page 3

Fried smelts$0.30 – $0.40
Fried sole$0.30 – $0.40
Halibut steak$0.30 – $0.40
Fresh Codfish, fried$0.30 – $0.40
Codfish Souffle$0.40
Fresh Codfish, broiled$0.30 – $0.40
Salt codfish and cream$0.30
Fried Scallops$0.30 – $0.40
Codfish Balls$0.25
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.30 – $0.40
Broiled Salmon$0.40 – $0.50
Panfish$0.30 – $0.40
Plain Lobster$0.40 – $0.60
Yarmouth Bloaters$0.25
Salt mackerel$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.30 – $0.40
Sardines$0.25
Spanish mackerel$0.30 – $0.40
Fresh Mackerel$0.40
Fried Perch$0.30 – $0.40
Small Steak, Plain$0.35
Small Steak, bacon$0.45
Small Steak, Onions$0.45
Small Steak, anchovy butter$0.50
Small Steak, mushrooms$0.55
Sirloin Steak, plain$0.60
Sirloin Steak, with Bacon$0.70
Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$0.80
Sirloin Steak, a la Bordelaise$0.80
Sirloin Steak, a la Bearnaise$0.85
Extra Sirloin Steak, plain$0.85
Extra Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$1.10
Tenderloin Steak, small$0.50
Tenderloin Steak, small with mushrooms$0.70
Tenderloin Steak, double$0.80
Tenderloin Steak, double with mushrooms$1.05
Porterhouse Steak, Plain$1.00
Porterhouse Steak, with Mushrooms$1.25
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak, mushrooms$2.00
Pork Chops$0.30 – $0.40
Hamburg steak$0.40
Salisbury Steak$0.40
Broiled Chicken$0.60 – $1.20
Chicken Hash, plain$0.35
Chicken Hash, with egg$0.40
Chicken Hash, Maryland style$0.60
Mutton Chops$0.35 – $0.50
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.30
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.60
Stuffed olives$0.20
Pork Chops with Fried Apples$0.35 – $0.50
Mutton Chops breaded, tomato s'ce$0.40 – $0.50
Deerfoot Farm Sausage$0.30
French olives$0.15
Spanish olives$0.15
Anchovy toast$0.15
Lettuce$0.20
Chicory$0.20
Escarole$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
English pickles$0.10
Chow chow$0.10
Celery$0.25
Radishes$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, baked
Potatoes, stewed$0.10
Potatoes, Saute$0.10
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed in cream au gratin$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.10
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.10
Potatoes a la Parisienne$0.15
Potatoes, julienne$0.15
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Sweet Potatoes, Baked$0.10
Lamb Chops$0.35 – $0.50
Veal Cutlets$0.35 – $0.50
Veal Cutlets Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton Kidneys, Broiled$0.30
Mutton kidneys, deviled$0.35
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.25 – $0.35
tripe, broiled$0.30
Tripe Saute, Lyonnaise$0.30
Stewed Tripe in cream$0.30
Stewed Tripe with oysters$0.40
Ham, broiled$0.25 – $0.35
Ham and eggs$0.30 – $0.45
Bacon, broiled$0.25 – $0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.30 – $0.45
Lamb Hash$0.30
Lamb hash with egg$0.35
Mutton Hash$0.30
Mutton hash with egg$0.35
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Corned beef hash with egg$0.35
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Golden buck$0.40
Smoked Beef and Cream$0.30
Stewed Kidneys with Mushrooms$0.40
Country Sausage$0.30

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Budal$0.50 – $1.00
Macon Burgundy$1.00 – $1.75
Table Port, half pint$0.40
Table Port, pint$0.75
Anisette$0.15
Kirschwasser$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Vermouth$0.15
Chartreuse$0.15
Curacao$0.15
Maraschino$0.15
Benedictine$0.15
Kummel$0.15
Creme de Menthe$0.15
Creme de Cacao$0.15
Antediluvian Whiskey$0.20 – $2.50
Mount Vernon Whiskey$0.20 – $2.00
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.15 – $1.75
Rye Whiskey$0.15 – $1.50
Bourbon Whiskey$0.15 – $1.50
SCOTCH WHISKEY$0.20 – $2.00
St. Croix Rum$0.15 – $2.00
Jamaica Rum$0.15 – $2.00
Old Medford Rum, 1870$0.15 – $1.50
Gin, Plymouth$0.15 – $2.00
Gin, Holland, Swan's$0.15 – $1.50
Gin, Old Tom$0.15 – $1.50
Gin, Burnett's$0.15 – $1.50
Hostetter's Bitters$0.15 – $1.00
Jas. Hennessey & Co., 1867$3.00 – $15.25
Mertell & Co$3.50 – $15.25
G. H. Mumm & Co., Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, (Yellow Label)$2.00 – $3.75
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Champagne Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Rosedale Claret$0.25 – $0.50
Zinfandel$0.35 – $0.60
Larose$0.40 – $0.75
BURGUNDY$0.50 – $1.00
Riesling$0.35 – $0.60
Barsac$0.40 – $0.75
St. Julien$0.40 – $0.75
Pontet Canet, 1875$1.00 – $1.75
Pauillac$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau Larose$1.00 – $2.00
Claret Cup$1.00 – $2.00
Sauterne$0.50 – $1.00
Haut Sauterne$1.00 – $2.00
Laubenheimer$0.40 – $0.75
Hochheimer$0.50 – $1.00
Champagne Cider$0.25
Russet Cider$0.25
Liebfraumilch$0.65 – $1.25
Red Raven Splits$0.15
Rudesheimer Berg$0.75 – $1.50
Londonderry Lithia$0.20 – $0.40
Congress Water$0.25
Moselle Bluemchen$0.75 – $1.50
Hathorn$0.25
Piesporter$0.50 – $1.00
Hunyadi$0.10 – $0.40
Seltzer, per syphon$0.20
Vino Chianti$0.65 – $1.25
Vichy, per Syphon$0.20
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.40
Table Sherry$0.40 – $0.75
Johannis Water$0.20 – $0.40
Topaz Sherry$1.50
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Plain Soda$0.15
New York Ginger Ale$0.15
Cantrell & Cochrane's Ginger Ale$0.25
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.25
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head Brand$0.25
Scotch Ale (Muir & Son's)$0.25
Guinness' Brown Stout$0.25
New York Lager$0.15
Milwaukee Lager$0.20
Anheuser Busch Lager$0.20
Wurzburger Burgerbrau, Imported$0.25
Domestic Beer on draft$0.10 – $0.25
Wurzburger on draft$0.10 – $0.35
Claret$0.10 – $0.15
Rhine Wine$0.10 – $0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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