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Drake's Oyster House And Cafe

61-63 EAST 59 STREET,NEW YORK,NY

Date
1901-04-01
Restaurant
DRAKE'S OYSTER HOUSE AND CAFE
Place
61-63 EAST 59 STREET,NEW YORK,NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
MENU
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER;COL;8X12;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Green Turtle Soup$0.50
live broiled chicken lobster$0.60
little pig's in clover$0.50
Celery broil a la drake$0.50
Frogs' legs a la Newburg in chafing dish$0.75
Oyster Barnegat salts$0.20
Lobster a la Newburg on chafing dish$0.75
Live chicken lobster broiled with devil sauce$0.70
Live chicken lobster broiled$0.60
lobster steamed with devil sauce$0.85
Combination mixed salad$0.35
Raw cape cods oysters$0.20
Lynnhavens$0.25
Blue-Points$0.20
Drakes oyster cocktail$0.25
Raw oysters, dozen$0.35
Oyster Stew$0.25
Milk stew oyster$0.30
Box Stew Oysters$0.35
Boston Stew Oysters$0.40
Oyster Flip$0.40
Drake's clam cocktail$0.25
Stew.... ...... ......35
Fry with bacon.. ....40
Fried Frog's Legs$0.50
Frog's legs Broiled$0.60
Frog's Legs, Fricasseed$0.75
a la Newburg$0.85
Bluefish$0.40
Bass$0.40
Smelts$0.40
Kingfish$0.50
Porgies$0.40
Spanish mackerel$0.50
Shad$0.50
Shad roe$0.50
Salmon steak$0.50
Planked shad$2.00
Hard Crabs, Boiled, each$0.10
Chicken okra soup$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Oyster Soup$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Clam Soup$0.25
Soft crabs, Broiled$0.50
Soft crabs, Single$0.30
Hard crabs, Deviled, each$0.25
Hard Crabs, Canape, Lorenzo$0.75
Hard Crabs, Fricassee$0.60
Hard Crabs, Fricassee, green peppers$0.75
Hard Crabs a la Newburg$0.75
Hard crabs, Broiled, each$0.15
Fry oysters$0.35
Lettuce, plain dressing$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Baked a la Drake$0.50
Crab Salad$0.50
fried$0.50
Soft Clam Stew$0.35
Oyster Crumb Fry$0.35
Steamed soft crabs$0.40
Oyster Broil$0.35
Oyster Fry in Butter$0.40
Oyster Baltimore fry$0.40
Oyster Baltimore broil$0.40
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.40
Oyster Fricassee$0.50
Oysters a la Newburg$0.75
Oyster pan roast$0.35
Oyster Fancy roast$0.40
Oyster shell roast$0.50
Oyster Scallop fry$0.35
Oyster Crumb broil$0.35
Oysters Baltimore broil$0.40
Oyster Broil with bacon$0.40
Oyster Broil on Toast$0.40
Oyster Milk broil$0.40
Oyster celery broil$0.50
Oyster Omelet$0.50
Pickled Oysters$0.20
Oyster Cream broil$0.50
Oyster loaf$0.50
SOFT CLAMS BROIL$0.35
Roast long-neck clams$0.40
Raw long-neck clams$0.20
Long-neck clams stew$0.25
Steamed long-neck clams$0.40
Long-neck clam broth$0.15 – $0.25
Long-neck clam chowder$0.25
Long-neck clam fry$0.35
Long-neck clam broil$0.35
Long-neck clam fritters$0.40
Long-neck clam fry, half and half$0.40
Long-neck clam fricassee$0.50
Long-neck clam fancy roast$0.40
Soft clams fancy roast$0.40
Soft neck clam fry, plain$0.40
Clam Fritters$0.40
Soft clams a la Newburg$0.50
Plain Lobsters, whole$0.50
Plain Lobsters, half$0.35
Stewed lobster$0.40
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Deviled lobster$0.50
Lobster cutlets$0.50
Lettuce salad with mayonnaise$0.35
Large Live lobster broiled$0.85
Large Live lobster broiled with devil sauce$0.90
Large Live lobster broiled a la Newburg$0.75
Long Island rarebit$0.40
Yorkshire rarebit$0.45
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
Golden buck$0.40
Tammany buck$0.50
Hot-house tomatoes$0.25
Hot-house tomatoes with mayonnaise$0.35
Celery, plain$0.25
Hot-house cucumbers$0.25
Macedoine salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.25
Cold Slaw$0.15
Cold slaw with mayonnaise$0.25
Broth, cup$0.15

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Broiled Kidneys and Bacon
Broiled pig's feet, deviled sauce
Combination (Kidney, sausage, Bacon) English Chop
Fricasseed Crab Meat on Toast
Cream Stew with Celery, Green Peppers
Small steak, fried potatoes$0.50
Brace of mutton chops
Sirloin Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.75
Extra sirloin steak (15 minutes)$1.00
Extra sirloin steak (15 minutes) with mushrooms$1.25
Porterhouse Steak$0.85
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.15
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Chateaubriant$1.25
Hamburg steak$0.50
Salisbury Steak$0.50
Salisbury steak a la tartare$0.60
Chicken croquettes, plain$0.50
Chicken croquettes, plain with peas$0.65
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.35
Broiled pig's feet deviled$0.45
Broiled pig's feet with mushrooms$0.60
Lamb's fries, tomato sauce$0.40
Whole chicken a la Maryland$1.60
Half chicken a la Maryland$0.80
Extra English chop (12 minute)
Single chop
Lamb Chops
Pork Chops
Broiled sping chicken, whole
Broiled Spring Chicken, half
Veal cutlets, plain
Veal Cutlets, Breaded, Tomato Sauce
Ham and eggs
Frizzled Ham and Eggs
Bacon and eggs
Broiled Irish Bacon
Lamb's Kidneys en brochette
Lamb's kidneys deviled
Lamb's kidneys broiled plain
Lamb's kidneys sautes, Madeira sauce
Roast beef hash, plain
Roast beef hash with poached egg
Eggs, boiled$0.25
Eggs, Scrambled$0.25
Eggs, scrambled on toast$0.30
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.25
Eggs, poached on toast with bacon$0.35
Eggs, poached on anchovy toast$0.40
Eggs, fried$0.25
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, Scotch woodcock$0.50
Omelet, plain$0.25
Omelet with ham$0.40
Omelet with Cheese$0.35
Omelet with Parsley
Omelet with tomatoes$0.40
Spanish omelet$0.50
Omelet with Jelly$0.40
Omelet with rum$0.50
Potatoes, French fried$0.10
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Asparagus$0.25
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.15
Stewed Mushrooms$0.25
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, sautees$0.15
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Potatoess, baked$0.10
Potato Lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoe julienne$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
String Beans$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
Succotash$0.15
French peas$0.25
French string beans$0.25
Corn fritters
Fried onions
Spaghetti, Italian
Spaghetti au Gratin
Macaroni, Italian
Macaroni au gratin
Macaroni Spanish style
Spinach
Philadelphia squab
Sandwich, Club$0.25
Sandwich, Chicken$0.20
Sandwich, Roast beef$0.20
Sandwich, Sardine$0.25
Sandwich, Ham$0.10
Sandwich, Tongue$0.15
Sandwich, Caviar$0.25
Sandwich, Swiss Cheese$0.10
Sandwich, American Cheese$0.10
Cold Chicken$0.40
Cold turkey$0.40
Cold Ham$0.30
Cold Beef Tongue
Cold roast beef
Cold Lamb
Cold Capon
Pate de Fois-Gras
Sardellens
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
Chocolate and vanilla
Strawberry and vanilla
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Milk$0.10
Tea, per cup$0.10
Tea, per pot$0.20
coffee, per cup$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.20
Chocolate, per cup
Chocolate, per pot

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G.H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Brut$2.50 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck$1.75 – $3.50
Ye Olde Englishe Ale$0.40
McMullen's Bass's Ale (white label)$0.30
Bass's Ale (Dog's Head)$0.25
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.30
Guinness's Dublin Porter$0.30
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.10
Hudson Cream Ale$0.10
F. & M. Schaefer, per bottle$0.10
H. Koehler & Co.'s Fidelio Beer$0.10
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Beer$0.15
Milwaukee Beer$0.15
Belfast Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Domestic Ginger Ale$0.15
jericho L. I. Cider$0.25
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Milk Punch$0.20
Brandy Milk Punch$0.25
Claret Punch$0.20
Gin Fizz$0.15
Sherry Flip$0.20
Sherry Cobbler$0.20
Mint Julep$0.25
Port Wine$0.15
Sherry Wine$0.15
Claret Lemonade$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Seltzer Lemonade$0.15
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.40
White Rock Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
Seltzer, per syphon$0.20
Vichy, per Syphon$0.20
Carbonic Water, per syphon$0.20
Plain Soda$0.10
Champagne Cup$2.25 – $4.50
Claret Cup$1.00 – $2.00
Schaeffer's wiener beer on draught
Sauterne Cup$1.00 – $2.00
RHINE WINE CUP$1.00 – $2.00
Haut Sauternes, P. T.$0.50 – $1.00
Sauternes, B. G.$0.75 – $1.50
Neustader$0.50 – $1.00
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.00
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Chambertin$1.75 – $3.50
Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.50
Zinfandel$0.35 – $0.70
Medoc, B. & G.$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien, B. & G.$1.00 – $2.00
Ponet canet, B. & G.$1.00 – $2.00
King William Scotch Whisky$0.20
Usher's Scotch Whisky$0.15
Dewars' Scotch Whisky$0.15
Coates' Plymouth Gin$0.15
Holland Gin$0.15
Old Tom Gin$0.15
Antediluvian Whisky$0.20
Hunter Whisky$0.15
Canadian Club Whisky$0.15
Wilson's Whisky$0.15
Bitters$0.15
Vermouth$0.15
Absinthe$0.20
Chartreuse, green$0.20
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Kummel, Russian Allash$0.20
Orange Curacao$0.20
Creme de Menthe$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Pousse Cafe$0.25
Cafe Kirsch$0.25
Sam Ward$0.25
Creme d'Yvette$0.20
Apricot Brandy$0.20
Creme de Rose$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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