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Downtown Club

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1900-01-31
Restaurant
DOWNTOWN CLUB
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
SOC;
Event
MENU
Occasion
OTHER (DAILY MENU);
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; COL; 6X9.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Striped bass$0.45
English beef pie$0.60
Pickled Lamb Tongues$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.15
Coers d'artichauts$0.40
BUZZARD BAY OYSTERS$0.20
BLUE POINTS$0.15
Oak Island Oysters$0.15
Rockaway Oysters$0.15
Stewed Clams$0.25
Fried Clams$0.30
Cup Chicken Consomme$0.25
Cup Cold Consomme$0.20
Puree of French split peas$0.20 – $0.30
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Consomme au sagou$0.20 – $0.30
Potage Windsor$0.25 – $0.35
Brunoise$0.25 – $0.35
Petite marmite$0.50
Radishes$0.10
Cucumbers$0.25
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.15
Sardines$0.25
Anchovy Salad$0.40
Saucisson de foie-gras$0.50
H. H. tomatoes$0.30
Westphalia Ham$0.50
Olives Farcies$0.20
Russian caviar$0.40
Pim-olas olives$0.15
Pompano$0.50
N.C. shad$0.50
Fried Scollops, tartar sauce$0.40
Fried smelts, tartar sauce$0.40
Broiled N.C. shad, maitre d'hotel$0.40
Smoked beef tongue, mashed turnips$0.40 – $0.70
Loin lamb chop, XX Club$0.40
Guinea chicken stuffed with chestnuts, giblet sauce$0.90 – $1.80
Cervelle de veau, poulette$0.35
Fresh okra on toast, creole$0.35
Oeufs bonne femme$0.50
Terrapin, Maryland style$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.30 – $0.60
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.40 – $0.70
Roast Turkey$0.40 – $0.70
Roast Spring chicken$0.65 – $1.25
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.65 – $1.25
Ruddy Duck$1.25
Black-head Duck$0.60 – $1.20
Grass Plover$0.70
Cold Roast Chicken$0.65 – $1.25
Terrine de foie-gras$1.00
Filet pique$0.50 – $0.80
Cold Roast lamb, mint sauce$0.40 – $0.70
Corned beef$0.25 – $0.45
Cold roast beef$0.30 – $0.60
Cold tongue$0.40
Cold Ham$0.40
Cold Westphalia Ham$0.50
Cold saddle of mutton, currant jelly$0.40 – $0.80
Club sandwich$0.25
Plain cold lobster$0.40 – $0.70
Cold Roast Turkey$0.40 – $0.70
Boned spring chicken$0.40 – $0.80

Page 3

Extra sirloin steak$1.25
Ham and eggs$0.40
Strawberries and Cream$0.40
English Dairy Cheese$0.15
Stewed Celery$0.25
Cucumber salad$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.20
Small Steak$0.50
French Apple Tart$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.20
Pot Coffee$0.20
Pot Tea$0.20
Gartmore Ceylon Tea$0.20
Small Cup Coffee$0.10
Cup of Coffee$0.15
Tea or coffee with cream, 5 cents extra$0.05
Bread and Butter, each person$0.10
Pear compote$0.25
Cherry compote$0.35
Peach compote$0.25
Abricot compote$0.25
Green gage compote$0.35
Mirabelle compote$0.35
Omelette aux confitures$0.40
Omelette au rhum$0.45
Omelette Souffle$0.50
Omelette Robespierre$0.50
Plain Omelette$0.25
Omelette Fines Herbes$0.25
Omelette with Ham$0.30
Omelette with clams$0.40
Omelette with cheese$0.30
Tomato Omelette$0.30
Spanish omelette$0.45
Omelette with kidneys$0.40
Chicken Liver Omelette$0.40
Omelette with oysters$0.40
Omelette with Peas$0.40
Shirred Eggs$0.20
Fried Eggs$0.20
Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.30
Chou a la creme$0.10
Pear$0.10
Apple$0.05
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Catawba Grapes$0.25
Grape fruit$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.25
Orange$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Glass confitures de bar-le-duc$0.40
Cup Custard$0.15
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Mince Pie$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Eclair$0.05
Guava jelly$0.20
Tartelette$0.05
Spiced figs$0.25
Cranberry Sauce$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Cauliflower, cream$0.25
au gratin$0.30
Canned O.B. asparagus$0.40
Canned French asparagus$0.80
Lima beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
Succotash$0.25
Rice$0.10
Boiled Onions$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Crepes a la Bordelaise$0.40
Spinach with egg$0.20
Beets$0.15
Turnips a la creme$0.25
Sweet Peppers sautes$0.40
Lettuce a la creme$0.15
French peas$0.25
Macaroni à l'Italienne$0.15
Carottes a la creme$0.25
French string beans$0.25
Saratoga potato$0.10
Baked or boiled potato$0.10
Saute or mashed potato$0.15
a la Lyonnaise potato$0.15
Mashed browned potato$0.15
Maitre d'hotel potato$0.20
Duchesse potato$0.20
Hashed and baked potato$0.20
Parisienne Potato$0.20
Fried Potato$0.15
Croquettes potato$0.10
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.15
Boiled or baked sweet potatoes$0.20
Fried or saute sweet potatoes$0.25
H.H. tomatoes$0.30
Chicory$0.25
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Brazilian salad$0.30
Celery$0.30
Escarole$0.25
Mayonnaise$0.10
Lettuce$0.25
Watercress$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.60
Romain$0.25
Lobster salad$0.45 – $0.75
Macedoine$0.50
New beets$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Stilton, D.T.A$0.25
Stilton$0.25
French brie$0.15
Camembert$0.20
Gruyere$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Port saluts$0.20
New York dairy$0.10
Petit Gervais$0.10
Point l'evecque$0.25
Lamb chops, each$0.20
Mutton chop, each$0.20
Mutton chop, each breaded$0.20
Mutton chop, each a la jardiniere$0.30
English mutton chop$0.40
English mutton with kidneys (2)$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.70
sirloin steak tomato sauce$0.80
Sirloin steak fresh mushrooms$1.50
Sirloin Steak with truffles$1.75
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Porterhouse Steak extra$2.50
Grilled roast beef bones, deviled$0.30
Albany sausages with fried apples$0.40
Country sausages with fried apples$0.30 – $0.40
Rognons saute au Madere$0.45
Kidneys and Bacon$0.30 – $0.45
liver and bacon$0.30 – $0.45
Filet of beef, broiled$0.90
Filet of Beef, tomato sauce$1.00
Filet of Beef, Fresh Mushrooms$1.50
Filet of beef, a la Bordelaise$1.25
Filet of beef, Bearnaise$1.50
Filet of beef, with truffles$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand$2.00
Entrecote en casserole$1.00
Poulet en casserole$1.50
Broiled Lobster$0.45 – $0.75
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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