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St. Nicholas Hotel

Date
1866-11-17
Restaurant
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL
Event
DAILY DINNER MENU
Occasion
COMPLIMENTARY
Physical description
BROADSHEET
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Vermicelli Soup
Pea Soup
Boiled Striped Bass, Shrimp Sauce
Broiled Whitefish, à la maître d'hôtel
Boiled Corned Beef and Cabbage
Boiled Beef, à-la-mode
Boiled Leg of Mutton and Capers
Boiled Capon and Pork, celery sauce
Boiled Ham
Boiled turkey, oyster sauce
Roast Bucks County Chickens
Roast Turkey
Roast Domestic Ducks
Roast Pork
Roast Soyer Ham, champagne sauce
Roast beef
Roast Pig
Roast Leg of Mutton
Cold Boned Turkey, with jelly
Cold Terrine of Geese Livers, à la Perigeaux
Cold Corned Beef
Cold Ham
Cold Beef
Cold Lobster, Plain
Cold Chicken Salad
Turkey Wings, braises, Spanish style
Tame Ducks Salmi, with olives.
Mutton Cutlets, breaded, piquant sauce
Fillet of Veal, larded, with spinach
Rabbits, braisés, Madeira sauce
Rice Croquettes, flavored with vanilla
Breast of Lamb Blanquette, with turnips
Macaroni, with Parmesan cheese
Kidneys, stewed, tomato sauce.
Venison, stewed, with currant jelly
Chicken Giblets, à la Créole
Veal Ragoút, with potatoes
Assorted Pickles
Tomatoes
Apple Sauce
Lettuce
Horseradish
Pickled beets
Cranberry Sauce
Celery
Olives
Potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Boiled rice
Stewed tomatoes
Marrow squash
Cabbage
Turnips
Fried Oyster Plant
Stewed Parsnips
Corn
Spinach
Onions
Black Ducks
Lake Ducks
Pudding, à la Lyonaise
Apple Pies
Pumpkin Pies
Cranberry Pies
Jelly au Madére
Almond Cakes
VANILLA KISSES
Fromage de Bavarois
Almonds
Filberts
Apples
English walnuts
Brazil Nuts
Raisins
Grapes
Lemon ice cream
Coffee

Page 2

Scotch Ale$0.50
India Pale Ale$0.50
London Porter$0.50
Champagne Cider$0.50 – $0.75
Single Diamond Sherry$2.50
Villegas Sherry, light, dry, golden$3.00
Agredo Sherry$3.50
Portilla Sherry, fine old pale$3.50
Double Star Sherry, full bodied$4.00
Double Crown Sherry, very old choice$6.00
Table Sherry, pale, from wood$1.25 – $2.00
Table Sherry, brown, from wood$2.00
Haurie Sherry$3.00
Cabinet Sherry, full and delicate$2.50
Beickbeder Brown Sherry$3.00
Topaz Sherry, very full and delicate$3.00
Imperial Sherry, pale$3.50
Vino de Pasto Sherry, pale and delicate$4.00
Romano Sherry, pale and high flavored$4.00
Amontillado, Pemartin Sherry, pale and old$4.00
Peter Domecq's Royal Sherry pale, very old$5.00
Old Royal William Brown Sherry, 1820$4.00
Peter Domecq's Competition Sherry$5.00
Royal Pale Sherry, fine and old$6.00
Scott Madeira, pale and delicate$2.50
Newton, Gordon & Murdock's Madeira old, full, delicate and high flavored$3.50
Montero's Madeira very old, pale and delicate$5.00
Victoria Royal Madeira, pale and delicate$4.00
Howard, March & Co Madeira$5.00
Bual Priest's Madeira, 1836$6.00
Favorite Vintage Madeira, 1842$5.00
Old Reserve Vintage Madeira, 1815$7.00
Old Reserve Sercial Madeira, 1815$10.00
George Sandeman's fine old Port$4.00
George Sandeman's Old White Port$4.50
Old Port, superior$3.50
London Dock Port, pale and mellow$4.00
Queen's Port$4.50
Pale Hennessey Brandy, old$3.50
Dark Hennessey Brandy, old$3.50
Otard, Dupuy & Co Brandy, 1858$3.50
Pale Otard Brandy, Dupuy & Co, 1849$4.00
Dark Otard Brandy, Dupuy & Co, 1849$4.00
Pale Otard Brandy, Dupuy & Co, 1820$5.00
Vine Growers' Co., Cognac$5.00
V. O. P. Brandy, Vassal & Co$6.00
Monongahela Rye Whiskey$2.50
Old Bourbon Whiskey$2.50
Old Grenada Rum$2.00
Old Jamaica Rum, from London$2.50
Old Jamaica Rum, very fine$4.00
Old Choice Brandy, "key" brand, imported by Spotts & Hawk, vintage 1843, bottled in Cognac$5.00
Nuits Burgundy$2.25 – $4.00
Chambertin Burgundy$5.00
Romanée Conti Burgundy$6.00
Clos de Vougeot Burgundy$7.00
Old Pomard Burgundy, "key" brand, imported by Spotts & Hawk$3.50
Yellow Seal, 1846 Hock$5.00
Green Seal, 1846 Hock$6.00
Deidesheimer Hock$1.25 – $2.00
Rudesheimer Hock$3.00
Rudesheimer Berg Hock$4.00
Marcobrunner hock$4.00
Johannisberger Hock$5.00
Steinberg Cabinet Hock$5.00
Stein Wine in Bocksbeutel Hock$4.00
Sparkling Hockheimer Hock$2.25 – $4.00
Sparkling Moselle Muscatel Hock$2.25 – $4.00
Marcobrunner, Ausbruch Hock, finest production$7.00
Branneberg, 1846 Hock$4.00
Imperial Scharzberg, 1846 Hock$4.00
Pleasant Valley (Paris Exposition) American Wine$3.00
Werk's (Paris Exposition) Sparkling Isabel American Wine$3.00
Bottler's Sparkling Catawba American Wine$1.75 – $3.00
Still Catawba, (Mottier) American Wine$2.00
California Hock American Wine, Los Angelos vintage$2.00
California Hock, Angelica American Wine$2.00
California Hock, Port American Wine$2.00
Moet & Chandon, Verzenay Champagne$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, Sillery Champagne$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, Green Seal Champagne$2.25 – $4.00
Moet & Chandon, Angleterre Champagne$2.25 – $4.00
Verzenay Champagne, "G. H. Mumm & Co."$2.00 – $3.50
Cabinet Champagne, "G. H. Mumm & Co."$2.00 – $3.50
Royal Rose Champagne, "G. H. Mumm & Co."$2.25 – $4.00
Gold Seal Champagne, G. H. Mumm & Co.$2.50 – $4.50
Leoville Claret, 1851$4.50
Verzenay Champagne, Jules Mumm & Co.$2.00 – $3.50
Heidsieck Champagne, Piper & Co.$2.00 – $3.50
Chas. Heidsieck Champagne$2.00 – $3.50
Prince Imperial Champagne$1.75 – $3.00
Schreider (Anchor) Champagne$2.00 – $3.50
V. Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne$2.50 – $4.50
Krug & Co., Private Cuvée Champagne$2.00 – $3.50
St. De Marceaux, Red Lac Champagne$2.25 – $4.00
L. Roederer's Imperial Champagne$2.50 – $4.50
L. Roederer's Cabinet Champagne$2.25 – $4.00
Delmonico champagne$2.25 – $4.00
Cart D'Or Champagne$2.25 – $4.00
Double Key Brand Champagne, Spotts and Hawk$1.75 – $3.50
Lt. Estephe Claret$1.00
Chateaux Margeaux Claret$6.00
St. Julien Claret$0.75 – $1.25
Margeaux Claret$2.00
Chateau Leoville Claret$3.00
Chateau La Rose Claret$15.00 – $3.50
Chateau Mouton Claret$4.00
Chateau Margeaux Claret$6.00
Chateau Lafitte Claret, 1846$6.00
La Grange Duchatel Claret, E. Cazet$4.00
Chateau Lafitte Claret, E. Cazet$5.00
Sauterne White Wine$1.00 – $1.50
Chateau Sauterne White Wine$1.50 – $2.50
Latour Blanche White Wine$3.00
Chablis, White$4.50
Chateau Latour Blanche white wine$4.50
Chateau Yquem White Wine$6.00
Floirac Claret$0.75 – $1.25
St. Julien Claret, 1857, 1st quality$1.00 – $1.75
Pontet Canet Claret, 1857$2.50
Mouton Claret, 1851$4.50
Lafitte Claret, 1857$6.00
Latour Claret, 1857$6.00
Old Medoc Claret, "key" brand, imported by Spotts & Hawk$2.00

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