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Kensington Hotel

5TH AVE. & 15TH ST. NY

Date
1900-01-18
Restaurant
KENSINGTON HOTEL
Place
5TH AVE. & 15TH ST. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
BROADSIDE; 6.5 X 10.25;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Apples$0.10 – $0.20
Oranges$0.10 – $0.20
Apples baked with cream$0.15 – $0.25
Prunes,stewed$0.15 – $0.25
Bananas with cream$0.20
Grapefruit$0.30
Bluefish$0.30 – $0.50
Bass,sea$0.30 – $0.50
Mackerel,salt$0.30 – $0.50
Mackerel, Spanish$0.35 – $0.60
Mackerel, fresh$0.30 – $0.50
Codfish in Cream$0.30 – $0.50
Codfish,cakes$0.25 – $0.40
Yarmouth Bloaters
Filets de sole$0.30 – $0.50
Finnan Haddie$0.30 – $0.50
Kippered Herring$0.30
Scallops$0.30 – $0.50
Scallops with bacon$0.40 – $0.60
Smelts$0.30 – $0.50
Broiled salmon steak$0.40 – $0.60
Baked or Fried Halibut$0.30 – $0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.50 – $0.75
Extra sirloin steak$1.25
Pork Chops$0.30 – $0.50
Tenderloin Steak, Plain$0.60 – $0.85
Tenderloin Steak, tomato sauce$0.95
Grapes$0.20
Pears$0.10 – $0.20
Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.60
Mutton Chops$0.35 – $0.50
mutton chops breaded, tomato sauce$0.40 – $0.60
English Mutton Chops$0.30 – $0.60
Veal Cutlets$0.30 – $0.50
Veal cutlets with tomato sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Broiled Spring Chicken, half$0.70
Broiled Spring Chicken, whole$1.25
Calf's Liver, Broiled$0.30 – $0.50
Calf's liver, broiled with bacon$0.35 – $0.60
Stewed Kidneys with Mushrooms$0.30 – $0.50
Smoked beef in cream$0.30 – $0.50
Hashed corned beef$0.25 – $0.40
Hashed corned beef with Poached Eggs$0.35 – $0.60
Ham, broiled$0.25 – $0.40
Ham, broiled with eggs (2)$0.40 – $0.60
Bacon, broiled$0.25 – $0.40
Bacon, broiled with eggs (2)$0.40 – $0.60
country sausages$0.30
Eggs, (2) boiled$0.20
Eggs, (2) fried$0.25
Eggs (2) Shirred$0.25
Eggs (2) poached on toast$0.30
Eggs, Scrambled$0.30
Eggs scrambled with tomatoes$0.35
Eggs scrambled with ham$0.40
Eggs scrambled with bacon$0.40
Eggs au Beurre Noir$0.35
Eggs A la Cocotte$0.40
Eggs A la Meyerbeer$0.40
Eggs a la Creole$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.30
Omelette with parsley$0.35
Omelette aux fines herbes$0.35
Omelette with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette with oysters$0.40
Omelette with cheese$0.40
Omelette with bacon$0.40
Omelette with Ham$0.40
Omelette with kidneys$0.50
Squab$0.60
Quail$0.50
Chicken Hash on Toast$0.30 – $0.50
Turkey livers en brochette$0.40 – $0.60
Omelette with jelly$0.50
Omelette with rum$0.50
Omelette with mushrooms$0.50
Omelette, Spanish$0.50
Potatoes, boiled$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Potatoes, croquettes$0.20
Potatoes, French fried$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.20
Potatoes hashed with cream$0.25
Potatoes hashed with cream au gratin$0.30
Potatoes Mashed$0.15
Potatoes Parisienne$0.20
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, Saute$0.15
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, Sweet, Boiled$0.20
Potatoes, Sweet, Fried$0.20
Rolls, French$0.10
Crescents$0.10
Muffins, English$0.15
Muffins, corn$0.10
Toast, Dry$0.15
Toast, Dipped$0.15
Toast, Milk$0.20
Toast, Cream$0.30
Vitos$0.15
Vitos with Cream$0.25
HOMINY, BOILED$0.15
Hominy, boiled with cream$0.25
Cracked Wheat$0.15
Cracked Wheat with Cream$0.25
Wheat Biscuits$0.15
Malt Breakfast Food$0.15
Malt breakfast with cream$0.25
Rice flakes$0.15
Rice flakes with cream$0.25
Cerealine$0.15
Cerealine with cream$0.25
Oatmeal$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.25
Rice, boiled$0.15
Rice, boiled with cream$0.25
Cakes, Buckwheat with maple syrup$0.20
Cakes, wheat with maple syrup$0.20
Coffee, cup$0.10
Coffee, pot, for one$0.15
Coffee, cup, with cream$0.15
Coffee, pot, for one, cream$0.20
Coffee, pot, for two$0.20
Coffee, pot, for two, cream$0.30
Tea, Eng. Bkft. (English Breakfast), cup$0.10
Tea, Oolong, cup$0.10
Tea, Green, cup$0.10
Tea, Mixed, cup$0.10
Tea, Eng. Bkft. (English Breakfast), pot$0.20
Tea, Oolong, pot$0.20
Tea, Green, pot$0.20
Tea, Mixed, pot$0.20
Chocolate$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa$0.15 – $0.25
Milk, glass$0.10
Cream, glass$0.20
Boiled Salmon Steak$0.40 – $0.60
Fried Halibut$0.30 – $0.50
Fried calf's liver$0.30 – $0.50
Calf's Liver, fried with bacon$0.35 – $0.60
Ham, fried$0.25 – $0.40
Ham, fried with eggs (2)$0.25 – $0.40
Veal Chops$0.30 – $0.50
Veal chops with tomato sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Toast, Buttered$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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