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Morton House Restaurant & Cafe

BROADWAY & 14TH ST. NY

Date
1900-01-10
Restaurant
MORTON HOUSE-RESTAURANT & CAFE
Place
BROADWAY & 14TH ST. NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DAILY
Physical description
FOLDER; 7 X 11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Oyster cocktail$0.25
BLUE POINTS$0.20
SADDLE ROCKS$0.25
Rockaways$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Celery stew$0.35
Oyster Milk Stew$0.30
Oyster Cream Stew$0.35
Oyster Boston stew$0.30
Oyster Box Stew$0.30
Oyster shell roast$0.40
French Toast$0.20
Little Neck clams, fried$0.35
Ox-tail soup$0.20
Eels, tartar sauce$0.30
Smelts$0.40
Gumbo a la Creole$0.20
Turkey wings curry with rice$0.35
Beef a la mode with spaghetti, Francaise$0.35
Shoulder of lamb braisee a la jardiniere$0.35
Combination: Country sausages, poached egg and chicken liver$0.40
Sweetbreads stewed with mushroom sauce$0.50
Chicken croquettes a la Cavour$0.50
Freeport box oysters, celery broil$0.40
Lobster pattie a la veloute$0.40
Fricassee of scallops on toast$0.40
Stewed lamb kidneys, Madeira sauce and corn fritters$0.30
Omelette with rum, glacee$0.40
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.30
Steamed soft clams on toast$0.30
German pancake (to order), 10 minutes$0.25
Spinach with Eggs$0.25
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.15
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.20
German Toast$0.25
Green peppers fracis$0.20
Stewed Celery$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.15
Fried Egg Plant$0.15
Soft clam fritters$0.30
Green turtle soup, clear$0.50
Consomme Printanier$0.20
Green turtle soup, cup$0.20
Green turtle soup, Club style$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.20
Mock turtle soup$0.25
Consomme$0.20
Macaroni soup$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Cup hot or cold consomme$0.10
Vermicelli$0.20
Pea Soup$0.20
Chicken with rice soup$0.20
Vegetable Soup$0.20
Baked bluefish a l'Esoagnole, served w/Potatoes Parisienne$0.35
Boiled codfish, egg sauce, served w/Potatoes Parisenne$0.35
Bluefish$0.35
Fish cakes$0.25
Lobster, plain$0.60
Kennebec salmon$0.40
Codfish steak$0.30
Lobster, Broiled Live$0.60
Lobster, deviled$0.60
Filet of sole$0.35
Sea bass$0.35
Lobster, stuffed$0.60
Pickled Salmon$0.40
Lobster, Newburg$0.70
Scallops and bacon$0.40
Yarmouth smoked bloaters$0.30
Lobster, Patties$0.50
Oysters, Fried$0.30
Oysters, Fried with Bacon$0.35
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.20
Little Neck clams, broth$0.25
Oysters, broiled$0.35
Little Neck Clams, Stew$0.25
Oysters, Broiled with Bacon$0.40
Little Neck clams, steamed$0.25
Oysters, pan roast$0.35
Little Neck clams, pan roast$0.35
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.50
Saddle Rock Oyster Stew$0.35
Oysters, Steamed$0.40
Little Neck Clams, fritters$0.30
Little Neck clams, patties$0.40
Saddle Rock Oysters, Fried$0.40
Saddle Rock Oysters, Steamed$0.45
Saddle Rock Oysters, broiled$0.40
Saddle Rock oysters, panroast$0.40
Clam cocktail$0.25
Michigan Celery$0.20
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.30
Stuffed Rhode Island turkey, cranberry sauce$0.50
White Pekin duck, apple sauce$0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.40
Omelette soufflée$0.65
Beaujolais Burgundy$0.50 – $1.00
Lemon water ice$0.15
Spinach$0.20
Spinach with egg$0.25
Stewed or fried parsnips$0.15
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.25
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Potatoes, sautees$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, julienne$0.15
Potatoes, stewed$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.15
Potatoes, parisienne$0.20
New sweet potatoes$0.15
Egg plant$0.20
Lima beans$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Onions, boiled or fried$0.15
Hominy fried$0.15
Turnips, mashed$0.15
Corn fritters$0.15
Stewed Celery$0.15
Cauliflower$0.20
Macaroni or Spaghetti$0.15
Macaroni or spaghett au gratin$0.20
Macaroni or spaghetti Napolitaine$0.20
Macaroni or Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
French peas$0.20
Stewed tomatoes or succotash$0.15
Side dish of Boston Baked Beans$0.15
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.15
Rice pudding, hot$0.10
Cabinet Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.10
Baked apple dumpling, hard s'e$0.15
Green Apple Pie$0.10
Mince Pie$0.15
Pear pie$0.10
Lemon cream tartlets$0.10
Assorted or Fruit cake$0.15
Lady fingers$0.15
Macaroons$0.10
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10
Home-made ginger snaps$0.10
Meringue panachee$0.20
Meringue with cream$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Meringue glacee$0.25
Roman Punch$0.25
Siberian Punch$0.25
Charlotte Russe$10.00

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Small Steak$0.40
Corned Beef Hash$0.25
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.30
Lamb Fries, tomato sauce$0.40
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.25
Kidney Omelette$0.35
Phila. squab on toast au cresson$0.60
Small steak with onions or tomato saue$0.50
Small steak bordelaise or bernaise$0.60
Small steak with mushrooms$0.60
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin steak with onions or tomato sauce$0.75
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Sirloin steak bordelaise or bernaise$0.80
Extra sirloin steak$1.10
Extra sirloin steak with onions or tomato sauce$1.35
Extra sirlion steak with mushrooms$1.50
Extra sirloin steak with truffles$1.75
Extra sirloin steak bordelaise or bearnaise$1.40
Extra sirloin steak double$2.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.70
Tenderloin steak with onions or tomato sauce$0.85
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.90
Tenderloin steak with cepes$1.00
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.25
Tenderlion steak bordelaise or bearnaise$0.90
Tenderloin steak financiere$1.10
Filet Chateaubriand$1.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak with onions$1.50
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.75
Extra porterhouse steak with onions$2.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$2.25
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Truffles$3.00
Honey-comb tripe Lyonnaise$0.30
Honey-comb tripe with tomato sauce$0.35
Honey-comb tripe fricassee$0.40
Honey-comb tripe green peppers$0.40
Chicken livers sautes$0.30
Chicken livers broiled, en brochette$0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.25
country sausages$0.30
Deerfoot Farm sausages$0.30
Guiness's Stout$0.15 – $0.25
Bass's Ale, in bottles and on draught
Lamb Chops$0.50
Lamb Chops with peas$0.60
English mutton chop$0.40
English mutton chop Brace$0.75
Mutton Chops$0.35
Mutton Chops, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.45
Mutton chops with peas$0.45
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.35
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.45
Veal cutlet, Milanaise$0.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35
Calf's head, plain$0.35
Calf's Head Poulette$0.40
Calf's head vinaigrette$0.40
Calf's head en tortue$0.50
Calf's brains, tomato sauce$0.30
Lamb kidneys, stewed or broiled$0.30
Smoked beef$0.30
Hamburger steadk$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.40
Ham or bacon, broiled or fried$0.30
Halt Spring Chicken, broiled$0.65 – $1.10
Halt Spring Chicken,a la Mayrland$0.80
Halt Spring Chicken, a la Marengo$0.80
Chicken Croquettes$0.50
Chicken Croquettes with peas$0.60
Chicken patties$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Plain Omelette$0.25
Ham omelette$0.30
Rum Omelette$0.40
Spanish omelette$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Golden buck$0.35
Pork tenderloin$0.30
Apple Fritters Glaces$0.30
Roast chicken$0.60
Roast beef$0.30
Lamb$0.40
Corned beef$0.30
Ham$0.30
Beef tongue$0.30
Turkey$0.50
Pickled Lamb Tongue$0.30
Pork and beans$0.25
Smoked beef$0.30
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Turkey Sandwich$0.20
Beef sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Ham or corned beef sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.20
Mixed Pickles$0.10
Spanish olives$0.10
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
East India chutney$0.15
Chow-chow$0.10
Beets, pickled$0.15
Lettuce$0.25
Roquetort$0.20
American dairy cheese$0.10
Swiss$0.15
Brie$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Cream, glass$0.15
Toast, Dry or Buttered$0.10
Toast, Milk$0.20
Toast, Cream$0.25
Watercress$0.15
Cold Slaw$0.15
Onion$0.15
Mixed Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.30
Peaches or green gages$0.20
Bartlett Pears$0.20
Canton Ginger$0.15
Orange marmalade$0.20
Currant Jelly$0.15
Strawberry, Plum, Raspberry and Damson jam$0.20
Chicken salad$0.50
Lobster salad$0.60
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Sardine Salad$0.30
Macedoine salad$0.40
Potato salad$0.15
Oranges$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.10
Bananas$0.10
Grapes$0.15
Baked Apples and Cream$0.15
Coffee cup$0.10
Coffee pot$0.20
Chocolate, pot$0.20
Cream, extra$0.05
Tea, Pot$0.20
Tea cup$0.10
cocoa, pot$0.20
Milk, glass$0.05
Imperial Ale, Mug$0.10
Morton Table Claret$0.30 – $0.60
Imperial Ale$0.05 – $0.10

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Lemp's Extra Pale St. Louis$0.20
Danenberg & Coles, Extra$0.10
American Brewing Co.$0.10
Rienzi Rochester Lager$0.15
Milwaukee (Pabst)$0.15
Milwaukee Lager (Schlitz)$0.15
St. Louis Beer (Anheuser Busch)$0.15
F. & M. Schaefer Beer$0.10
Jas. Everard's, New York$0.10
Baedleston & Woerz, Imperial Beer$0.15
Wurtzburger Imported [avail. by glass or bottle]$0.10 – $0.25
New York Beer, glass$0.10
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.25
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head$0.25
Bass's Ale, Bugle Brand$0.25
Bass's Ale, Burke's Bottling$0.25
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.10
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.25
Guinness's Dublin Stout, Burke's$0.25
Guinness's Dublin Stout, White Label, hf. pts.$0.15
Allsopp's Pale Ale$0.25
Ballantine's India Pale Ale$0.20
Champagne Cider (Special)$0.10 – $0.50
Belfast Ginger Ale$0.20
Domestic Ginger Ale$0.15
Hoff's Extract of Malt, bottle$0.50
Sir Robert Burnetts$1.50
King Charles Gin$1.50
Nicholson's Dry Gin$1.50
Plymouth Gin$1.50
De Kuiper, Geneva Gin$1.75
Booth's Old Tom Gin$1.50
Holland Swan Gin$1.50
Old Schiedam Gin$1.75
Vicker's Dry Gin$1.50
Medford Rum$1.50
Jamaica Rum$1.50
St. Croix Rum$1.50
Apple Jack$1.50
Blackberry Brandy$1.50
G. H. Mumm's, Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Cunningham's Irish$1.50
Haig & Haig (Scots') Whiskey$1.50
Hayden Whiskey (bottled in bond)$1.50
Knickerbocker Rye$1.50
Carstairs Rye$1.50
Piper Heidsieck$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery & Greno, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Dry Monopole, Extra$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier, Jouet & Co., Ex. Dry$1.00 – $3.50
Ruinart, Brut$1.75 – $3.50
Jacquesson, Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Delbeck & Co., Extra Dry$3.50
De Lossy-Holden, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Gold Seal Special Dry [Urbana Wine Co.]$1.00 – $2.00
Chianti$0.60 – $1.00
Morton Table Claret$0.30 – $0.60
Medoc$0.40 – $0.75
St. Estephe$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien$0.60 – $1.25
St. Julien, Superior$0.75 – $1.50
Floirac, Barton & Guestier$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien, Barton & Guestier$0.75 – $1.50
Margaux, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet, Boubee Freres$1.00 – $2.00
Chat. Leoville, Brandenburg Freres$3.00
Chateau Margaux, *** Vin. 1st, 1875$4.00
Sauterne$0.50 – $1.00
Haut Sauterne$0.75 – $1.50
Barsac, B. & G.$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Yquem$2.00 – $4.00
Sauterne, B. & G., 1884$0.75 – $1.50
Sparkling Moselle$3.00
Laubenheimer (Henkell)$0.60 – $1.00
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.25
Riesling. Premier Brand$0.40 – $0.75
Beaujolais$0.50 – $1.00
Beaune$1.00 – $2.00
Pommard$1.25 – $2.50
Chambertin$1.50 – $3.00
Chablis, White$1.00 – $2.00
Morton Table$0.50 – $1.50
Pale$1.25 – $2.00
Topaz$1.50 – $2.50
Old Cockburn$0.75 – $1.50
London Dock$0.75 – $2.50
Premier Brand Claret$0.75
Catawba Dry$0.50 – $1.00
Catawba Sweet$0.50 – $1.00
Old Hennessy Blue Seal$5.00
Otard, Dupuy & Co., 1880$3.00
Royal Cabinet$1.50
Wilson Rye$1.50
Osborne's Blue Label$1.50
Stewart's Finest Scotch$1.50
Paul Jones$1.50
Heather Blossom (Old Malt)$1.50
R. H. Parker, Private Stock$2.50
R. H. Parker$0.50 – $1.50
Hannis Monogram$1.50
Antediluvian Whiskey$1.75
Mt. Vernon Whiskey$1.75
J. H. Cutter's Old Reserve Whiskey$2.00
Hunter Rye$1.50
Apollinaris mineral water$0.20 – $0.40
Red Raven, bottle mineral water$0.15
Hunyadi mineral water$0.10 – $0.40
Congress mineral water$0.25
Hathorn Mineral Water$0.25
Clysmic mineral water$0.20 – $0.40
Soda water, plain$0.15
Extra Lemon Soda water$0.15
Extra Sarsaparilla$0.15
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.10 – $0.40
Buffalo Lithia mineral water$0.10
ROSBACH WATER$0.20
Jas. E. Pepper Whiskey$1.50
Imperial Rye (Acker, Merrall & Condit)$1.50
Hollywood$1.50
Dewars (Scotch)$1.50
Peruvian Bitters$15.00
Apricotine$15.00
Sloe Gin$15.00
Peach Brandy$15.00
Creme de Cacao$15.00
Creme de Menthe$15.00
Boonekamp Bitters$15.00
Orange Bitters$15.00
Hostetter's Bitters$15.00
Old Hennessy B. S. Brandy$4.00 – $0.15
S.O.P. Brandy$0.15 – $25.00
Vermouth$15.00
Anisette$15.00
Benedictine or Absinthe$15.00
Curacao$15.00
Russian Kummel (Allash)$15.00
Chartreuse (yellow and green)$15.00
Kirschwasser$15.00
Maraschino$15.00
Carbonic and Vichy$25.00
Seltzer$25.00
Johannis$40.00
White Ro Lithia$20.00 – $40.00
Poland$0.10 – $35.00
Old Crow Whiskey (Kirk's)$1.50
Hermitage Whiskey$1.50
Usher's Glenlivet Special (Scotch)$1.50
Pattison's (Scotch)$1.50
Burke's Irish Whiskey$1.50
Watson's (Scotch)$1.50
Maryland Club Rye$1.50
Old Nelson Co. Bourbon$1.50
Coleraine Irish$1.50
Canadian Club$1.50
Royal Reserve$1.50
King William IV, V.O.P. (Scotch)$2.25

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