The Menu Museum

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

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

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Red Star Line

En route aboard S.S. Friesland · January 25, 1900

On this menu 58 dishes

Oysters on 1/2 Shell
Sardines in Oil
Consomme Desclignac
Codfish, Brown Butter Sauce
Pommes Nature
Roast Ribs of Beef, Horseradish
Salmis of Duckling, Young Turnips
French Carrots
Roast Chicken Bread Sauce
Salade Romaine
Savarin a la Creme
Ladies Fingers
Pine Apple Souffle
Neapolitian Ice Cream
Roquefort
Dessert
Cafe noir
Olives
AMERICAN CHEESE
Champagne: G. H. Mumm & Co, Extra Dry6.50 BEF – 12.00 BEF
Champagne: Moet & Chandon5.50 BEF – 10.00 BEF
Champagne: Sparkling Rhine3.00 BEF – 5.00 BEF
Claret 1st Quality Fine Vintage, (yellow seal)7.50 BEF
Claret 2nd Quality Good Bordeaux, (green seal)4.00 BEF
Claret 3rd Quality Light, (red seal)1.25 BEF – 2.00 BEF
Sauterne5.00 BEF
Rudesheimer5.00 BEF
Hochheimer4.00 BEF
Mosel1.25 BEF – 2.00 BEF
Sherry, Dry4.00 BEF
PORT6.00 BEF
Cognac Brandy0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Brandy: Hennessy***0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Brandy: Martell***0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Whiskey Scotch0.50 BEF – 4.50 BEF
Whiskey Irish0.50 BEF – 4.50 BEF
Whiskey American Rye0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Scheidam0.20 BEF – 4.00 BEF
Very Old Geneva (Erven Lucas Bols)0.25 BEF – 5.00 BEF
RUM0.40 BEF – 6.00 BEF
Chartreuse, Yellow0.60 BEF
Curacao (Wynand Fockink)0.75 BEF – 12.50 BEF
Cocktail0.75 BEF
Ale, Bass0.75 BEF
Porter, Guiness0.75 BEF
Munich, Tivoli0.50 BEF – 0.75 BEF
Lager, Tivoli0.50 BEF
Lager, American0.50 BEF
Congress-Water1.25 BEF
Ginger Ale (Belfast)0.75 BEF
Saint-Galmier0.75 BEF
Soda0.50 BEF
Apollinaris0.75 BEF – 1.00 BEF
Apenta1.00 BEF
Havanah imported cigars0.35 BEF – 1.00 BEF
Cigars, others0.10 BEF – 0.40 BEF
Pygmees cigars1.00 BEF
Cigarettes0.50 BEF – 1.00 BEF