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Rector's

BROADWAY AND 44TH STREET, NY, NY

Date
1900-01-31
Restaurant
Rector's
Place
BROADWAY AND 44TH STREET, NY, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7 X 9.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Anchovies on Toast$0.40
Caviar on Toast$0.35
Tomato, Surprise$0.40
Celery$0.40
Olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.35
Stuffed Mangoes$0.35
Radishes$0.20
Broiled Live Lobster, chili sauce$0.40 – $0.80
Broiled live lobster, stuffed$0.50 – $1.00
Steamed live lobster, parsley sauce$0.50 – $0.90
Cold boiled lobster$0.40 – $0.80
Deviled lobster$0.50 – $1.00
Lobster a la Williams$1.00
Lobster, Bordelaise$1.00
Lobster a l'Americaine$1.00
Lobster a la Newburg$1.00
Lobster a la Francaise$0.90
Curry of lobster$0.90
Lobster a la Creole$0.90
Escalloped lobster$0.90
Lobster croquettes, shrimp sauce$0.90
Lobster cutlets$0.90
Stewed lobster$0.90
Deviled crab$0.40
Crab ravigote$0.60
Stuffed Crab$0.75
Hard shell crabs$0.40
Escalloped crabmeat$1.00
Crabmeat a la Maryland$1.00
Gherkins$0.15
Dill Pickles$0.15
Chow chow$0.20
Pickled Walnuts$0.25
Pickled beets$0.20
Small onions$0.20
Sardines$0.40
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Blue Point Cocktail$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Cotuits$0.25
Rockaways$0.30
Shrewsburys$0.30
Cape Cods$0.25
Lynnhaven Bays$0.30
Shell Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Pepper Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Fancy or Pan Roast$0.35 – $0.70
Steamed, in shell$0.35 – $0.70
Steamed, Washington style$0.35 – $0.70
Broiled, butter or cream sauce$0.35 – $0.70
Escalloped, in shell$0.50 – $1.00
Box Stew$0.35 – $0.70
Cream Stew$0.50
Dry stew$0.35
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.50
Oyster crabs sautes$1.50
Stewed oyster crabs$1.50
Fried Scallops$0.50
Terrapin$2.50
Stewed snapper$0.90
Frogs legs, fried$0.75
Poulette$0.75
Bluefish$0.50
Halibut$0.60
Fresh Mackerel$0.60
Perch$0.50
Sea bass$0.65
Striped bass$0.60
Black Bass$0.65
Flounders$0.50
Filet of sole$0.60
Filet of bass a la Marguerie$0.75
Pompano$0.50
Fish cakes (2)$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.35
Shad, broiled$0.75
Shad planked, whole$2.50
Shad planked, half$1.25
Smelts$0.60
Salmon broiled$0.80
Salmon boiled, Hollandaise$0.90
Fried oysters$0.35 – $0.60
Antelope steak$0.80
English Partridge$2.00
Canvas Back Duck$4.00
Red Head Duck$3.00
Mallard Duck$1.50
Teal duck$0.90
Ruddy Duck$1.50
Reed birds$0.85
Squab$0.75
Canadian quail$0.75
English Pheasant$2.50
French Grouse$1.75
English snipe$0.75
French Woodcock$1.50
Plover$0.75
Rail birds$0.75
Chicken consomme$0.50
Chicken orka$0.60
Strained okra in cup$0.35
Mock Turtle$0.40
Tomato$0.40
Croute-au-pot$0.40
Consomme$0.40
Consomme in cup$0.25
Consomme jelly in cup$0.30
Chicken consomme jelly in cup$0.35
Split pea$0.40
Mongole$0.40
Consomme Julienne$0.40
Strained okra jelly in cup$0.35
Clear green turtle soup$0.75
Clear green turtle in cup$0.40
Clam Chowder$0.35
Clam broth, in cup$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
Little Necks, on shell$0.25
Large clams, on shell$0.25
Steamed Little Necks...doz.$0.50
Stewed Little Necks...doz.$0.50
Shell roast. Little Necks...doz.$0.50
Fancy Roast, Little Necks$0.50
Pan Roast, Little Necks$0.50
Steamed soft shell clams, Boston style$0.60
Fried soft shell clams$0.60
Stewed soft shell clams$0.50
Shell roasted soft shell clams$0.60
Fancy roasted soft shell clams$0.60
Pan roasted soft shell clams$0.60
Soft shell clams en brochette$0.75
Minced clams$0.60
Clam Fritters$0.50
Fried oysters in butter, tomato s'ce$0.80
Oysters fried in butter, tomato s'ce half$0.35
Salmon cold, sauce tartare$0.80
Spanish mackerel$0.65
Whitebait$0.60
Kingfish$0.65
Sheepshead$0.65
Whitefish, broiled$0.60
Whitefish, planked$1.00 – $2.00
Finnan haddie, steamed$0.60
Finnan haddie a la Rector$0.75
Rector's combination fry$0.50
Oyster patty$0.50
Oysters a la Newburg$0.75
Oysters en brochette$0.75
Oysters au gratin$0.75
Oysters Algonquin$0.80

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Oyster cocktail$0.30
Cup of strained chicken okra$0.35
Mutton broth, Irish fashion$0.40
Petite marmite$0.40
Escalloped crab meat$1.00
Kingfish Bryton$0.80
Fried sole, Colbert$0.75
Planked shad, whole$2.50
Planked shad, half$1.25
broiled shad$0.75
Terrapin$2.50
Mignons of beef, Chipolata$1.00
Game croquettes, Gastronome$0.80
Chicken squab, Vienna style$1.25
Lamb chops, Corrigau$0.80
Brochette of sweetbreads, St Laurent$0.90
Baked ham with spinach$0.75
Fresh Artichokes, Hollandaise$0.60
New asparagus$1.00
Bouchees Capucine$0.75
Roast Chicken stuffed$0.85
Roast ribs of beef$0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Strawberry short cake$0.60
Hanovrian pudding, Bishof sauce$0.30
Greengage Pie$0.20
Vanilla meringue custard pie$0.20
Cafe special, per tasse$0.25
Calf's head en tortue$0.85
Boned capon$0.80
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Roast beef$0.60
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Ham$0.40
Virginia Ham$0.75
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Game pate$1.00
Stuffed Quail$0.80
French Grouse$0.90 – $1.75
English Partridge$1.00 – $2.00
Squab$0.75
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.35
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.20
Beef sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Potatoes: Baked$0.20
Potatoes
POTATOES: Special Baked$0.25
POTATOES: LYONNAISE$0.25
Potatoes: Saratoga$0.25
POTATOES: Croquettes$0.25
Potatoes: au gratin$0.25
Potatoes: French fried$0.20
Potatoes: Sautees$0.25
Potatoes: Parisienne$0.25
Potatoes: Stewed in cream$0.20
POTATOES: Julienne$0.25
Potatoes: Hashed browned$0.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Baked$0.25
French peas$0.35
French string beans$0.35
American Asparagus$0.60
French asparagus$1.00
Artichokes$0.60
Celery au jus$0.50
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.50
Cauliflower, au gratin$0.50
Spanish peppers sautes$0.60
Green peppers farcis$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Baked Tomatoes$0.40
Stuffed tomatoes$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Egg plant$0.30
Corn$0.30
Macaroni with cream$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.30
Spaghetti, au Gratin$0.40
Spinach$0.40
Beets$0.25
Lima beans$0.35
Boiled rice$0.20
Fresh Mushrooms Broiled$1.00
Fresh mushrooms sautes, under glass$1.25
Fresh mushrooms sautes$1.00
Calf's head. Poulette$0.85
Country Sausage$0.40
Marrow bones$0.60
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.50
Kidneys broiled$0.50
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.60
Calf's liver$0.50
Chicken broiled$1.50
Chicken broiled, half$0.75
Chicken, deviled, half$0.85
Chicken croquette$0.75
Chicken cutlet$0.75
Chicken patties$0.75
Chicken Fricassee$0.90
Chicken curry with rice$0.90
Chicken saute, Marengo$0.90
Chicken a la Terrapin$1.00
Chicken a la Maryland$0.90
Chicken roasted$1.50
Chicken roasted half$0.75
Chicken hash$0.75
Chicken hash with green peppers$0.85
Chicken liver saute$0.65
Chicken liver en brochette$0.75
Tripe, special, en casserole$1.00
Tripe and oysters$0.75
Pigs feet, broiled$0.60
Pigs feet, pickled$0.50
Boston baked beans$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Roman Punch$0.30
Bisquit Bellevue$0.30
Fruit tarts$0.35
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Wine Jelly$0.25
eringue a la creme$0.25
Orange ice$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Baked Alaska$0.60
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Creme Bavaroise$0.25
Vanilla eclair$0.20
Bouche de Dame$0.30
Baked apples with cream$0.25
American$0.20
Neufchatel$0.25
Gorgonzola$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Edam$0.30
Cream$0.25
Swiss$0.25
Roquefort$0.30
Brie$0.30
Stilton$0.30
coffee, per cup$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.20
Coffee, per pot, with cream$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.10
Cafe Special, per cup$0.25
Tea, per pot$0.25
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.25
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.25
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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