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Majestic Hotel

Date
1900-01-31
Restaurant
(MAJESTIC HOTEL)
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
(CARTE DU JOUR)
Occasion
OTHER (DAILY HOTEL MENU);
Physical description
BOOKLET; 4.25X7.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Blue Point, cocktail oysters$0.30
Blue Points, half shell oysters$0.25
Buzzard Bay, half shell oysters$0.25
Rockaways, half shell oysteRS$0.30
Shrewsburys, oysters$0.30
Lynnhaven Bays oysters$0.30
Pepper roast oysters dozen$0.70
Shell roast oysters dozen$0.70
Fancy or pan roast oysters dozen$0.70
Steamed in shell oysters dozen$0.70
Broiled, butter or cream sauce oysters dozen$0.70
Escaloped, in shell oysters dozen$1.00
Box stew oysters dozen$0.70
Stewed Oysters$0.40
Cream Stew Oysters$0.50
Fried oysters dozen$0.60
Fried in butter, tomato sauce oysters dozen$0.80
Au gratin oysters dozen$0.80
Oyster Patties$0.50
En brochette oysters dozen$0.75
Oysters a la Newburg dozen$0.75
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.30
Litttle neck clam on shell$0.25
Little neck clam steamed$0.50
Little Neck clams stewed$0.50
Little Neck clam shell roast dozen$0.50
Little neck clam fancy or pan roast$0.50
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.50

Page 2

Consomme, plain (hot or cold) cup$0.30
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.35
Consomme, Macaroni$0.35
Consomme, Julienne$0.35
Clam broth (hot or cold) cup$0.20 – $0.30
Clear green turtle soup$0.75
Mock turtle soup$0.50
Puree of tomatoes soup$0.40
Puree of Peas Soup$0.30
Puree of Mongole Soup$0.35
Beef tea, cup$0.50
Chicken broth$0.20 – $0.50
Canape Majestic$0.60
Canape Lorenzo$0.50
Canape of Anchovies$0.50
Anchovy toast$0.30
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
Caviar$0.40
Sardines in Oil$0.35
Stuffed olives$0.30
Olives$0.15
Pim Olas$0.30
SALTED ALMONDS$0.25
Pickled Walnuts$0.30
Chow chow$0.20
Gherkins$0.20
Bengal chutney$0.15
Pickles$0.15

Page 3

boiled salmon, sauce hollandaise$0.75
Broiled Salmon$0.60
broiled shad$0.75
Broiled Spanish Mackerel$0.60
Broiled sea bass$0.60
Broiled sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.75
Broiled Striped Bass$0.60
Broiled striped bass, lobster sauce$0.70
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.50
Broiled sardines on toast$0.50
Chicken halibut steak$0.60
Codfish steak$0.50
Fried Filet of Sole$0.60
Fried fillet of sole au gratin$0.70
Kippered Herring$0.40
Perch fried$0.50
Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Fried Scallops$0.60
Fish-balls$0.35
Fish-cakes$0.35
Lobster, plain cold$0.75
Lobster, Broiled, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Lobster, broiled, deviled$0.75
Lobster stuffed (2 pieces)$0.50
Lobster cutlets (2 pieces)$0.50
Lobster indienne$0.75
Lobster saute, Bordelaise$0.75
Lobster Newburg, in chafing dish$1.00
Lobster patties (2 pieces)$0.50
Stuffed deviled crabs (2 pieces)$0.50
Cutlets of crabs$0.60

Page 4

Small steak (for 1)$0.45
Small Sirloin Steak$0.75
Small sirloin steak onions or bacon$0.85
Small sirloin steak mushrooms$0.90
Small Sirloin Steak Bordelaise$0.95
Sirloin steak plain$1.00
Sirloin steak, bacon$1.15
sirloin steak tomato sauce$1.10
Sirloin Steak, Mushrooms$1.15
Sirloin Steak, Bordelaise$1.25
Sirloin Steak, en Casserole$1.50
Extra sirloin steak$1.50
Extra sirloin steak mushrooms$2.25
Extra sirloin steak mushrooms$2.00
Extra sirloin steak bordelaise$2.25
Rib Steak$1.25
Porterhouse Steak, Plain$1.50
Porterhouse steak, mushrooms$2.00
Porterhouse steak, truffles$2.25
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak, mushrooms$3.00
Small tenderloin steak$0.70
small tenderloin steak mushrooms$0.95
Small Tenderloin Steak bordelaise$0.95
Small Tenderloin Steak, Bernaise$0.95
Tenderloin Steak, Plain$1.00
Tenderloin steak mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin Steak Bordelaise$1.25
Tenderloin steak, Bernaise$1.25
Ternderloin steak truffles$1.50
Salisbury Steak$0.75
Hamburg steak$0.60
Hamburg Steak, with Onions$0.75
Chateaubriand, Parisienne$2.00
Chateaubriand, Truffles$2.75
Chateaubriand, mushrooms$2.50
Chateaubriand, Bernaise$2.50
Chateaubriand, Bordelaise$2.50
Mutton chops (2)$0.60
Mutton chops (2) breaded, tomato sauce$0.75

Page 5

Terrapin a la Maryland$2.00
Yorkshire Buck$0.70
Golden buck$0.60
Yorkshire rarebit$0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.50
calf's brains, bride, Lyonnaise$0.50
Calf's brains, fried, tomato sauce$0.60
calf's brains, poulette$0.65
Calf's Brains, Au Beurre Noir$0.60
Calf's head, sauce piquante$0.70
Calf's head vinaigrette$0.70
Calf's head, a la poulette$0.75
Calf's Head, Turtle Fashion$0.80
Mutton chops, jardiniere$0.75
Mutton chops, Savary$0.75
English Mutton Chop with Kidney$0.65
Spring lamb Chops$1.00
Lamb Chops$0.50 – $0.70
Lamb Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.80
Veal Chops, plain or breaded$0.60
Veal chops, Milanaise$0.80
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.70
Sweetbreads, Broiled$1.00
Sweetbreads, Larded$1.00
Sweetbreads, with peas$1.25
Sweetbreads, Oudinott$1.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.40
Broiled lamb kidneys$0.50
Stewed Kidneys$0.50
Stewed Kidneys with Mushrooms$0.60
Veal kidneys broiled$0.60
Ham, broiled or fried$0.40
Bacon, broiled or fried$0.40
Bacon, broiled$0.40

Page 6

Chicken, broiled Philadelphia$1.50
Chicken, broiled Philadelphia, half$0.75
Chicken, Fricassee$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken, Maryland$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken, Marengo$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken, Creole$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken, Bordelaise$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken with cepes$1.00 – $2.00
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.60
Chicken Livers Saute with Mushrooms$0.75
Chicken livers saute with truffles$1.00
Chicken, hashed on toast$0.60
Chicken hashed en bordure$0.75
Chicken, Minced, in cream$0.75
Chicken patties a la reine$0.75
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Chicken Croquettes with peas$0.75
Chicken en casserole$2.00
Broiled Philadelphia Squab$0.75
Broiled Lake Erie Teal$0.80
Roast Black Duck$1.50
Roast Mallard Duck$1.50

Page 7

Roast chicken, whole$1.75
Roast chicken, half$0.90
Turkey$0.75
Lamb$0.60
Beef$0.60
Ham$0.50
Tongue$0.60
Pressed Corned Beef$0.40
Terrine de foie-gras$1.00
Pickled lambs' tongues$0.40
Anchovy sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Beef sandwich$0.20
Sardine Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.30
Foie-Gras Sandwich$0.50
Lobster Mayonnaise Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.75
Macedoine of Vegetables$0.50
Salad a la Majestic$0.75
French Salad$0.60
Russian salad$0.60
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Louise salad$0.75
Club Salad$0.50
Anchovy Salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Hot-House Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Hot-house Cucumber Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.40
Watercress Salad$0.25
Cold Slaw$0.25
Mayonnaise, extra$0.10

Page 8

String Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Lima beans$0.30
Boiled Bermuda onions$0.40
Stewed Corn$0.30
Succotash$0.25
Fonds d'Artichauts, Sauce Supreme$0.50
Fonds d'artichauts, Mornay$0.60
Truffles au Madere$1.50
French peas$0.40
French string beans$0.40
Egg plant, fried$0.30
Flageolet Beans$0.40
French asparagus$1.00
Stuffed green peppers$0.50
Stuffed tomatoes$0.60
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Macaroni, italienne$0.40
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.25
Spaghetti, Napolitaine$0.40
Spaghetti Milanaise$0.40
potatoes, hased, in cream$0.25
Potatoes Anna$0.30
Potatoes, Sarah Bernhardt$0.30
Potatoes, boiled or mashed$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.20
Saratoga Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, julienne$0.30
Potatoes, Duchesse$0.25
Potatoes, parisienne$0.30
German Potatoes$0.20
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Potatoes, Sautee or Lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes, browned hashed$0.25

Page 9

Boiled eggs, (special, 2)$0.20
Boiled eggs, (special, 3)$0.25
Fried Eggs$0.25
Fried eggs with ham$0.60
Fried eggs with bacon$0.60
Eggs au buerre noir$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.40
Poached Eggs on Anchovy toast$0.50
Poached eggs with bacon$0.50
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Shirred eggs a la Turque$0.50
Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with smoked beef$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.50
Scrambled eggs mushrooms$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with truffles$0.60
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.40
Scrambled eggs a la Chasseur$0.75
Poached eggs a la Majestic$0.50
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette with parsley$0.25
Omelette with cheese$0.30
Omelette with tomatoes$0.30
Omelette with Ham$0.40
Omelette with bacon$0.40
Omelette with jelly$0.40
Omelette with kidneys$0.50
Omelette with chicken livers$0.50
Omelette with mushrooms$0.60
Omelette with truffles$0.75
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.60
Omelette with French Peas$0.50
Omelette au rhum$0.60
Spanish omelette$0.60
Celestine Omelette$0.65

Page 10

Lemon water ice$0.20
Orange Water Ice$0.20
sorbet Roman$0.30
NESSELRODE PUDDING GLACE$0.35
Sherry Wine Jelly$0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.20
Chocolate Eclairs$0.20
Assorted fancy cakes$0.25
Macaroons$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Lady Cake$0.20
Omelette souffle, au chocolat$0.60
Omelette souffle, au kirsch$0.70
Omelette souffle, au marasquin$0.75
Sponge Cake$0.20
Pound cake$0.20
Fruit Cake$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Meringue Glace$0.30
Meringue Chantilly$0.30
Meringue panachee$0.35
Alaska$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.30
Neapolitan$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Biscuit Glace$0.30
Sorbet Lalla Rookh$0.30
Sorbet Marasquin$0.30
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.30
Sorbet Siberian$0.30

Page 11

French bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15
Plain Bread$0.15
Graham bread$0.15
Grissini$0.15
Boston Brown Bread$0.15
Toast, Dry$0.15
Toast, Buttered$0.20
Dipped Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.25
Cream toast$0.35
Anchovy toast$0.30
French Toast$0.50
Ham toast$0.25
Crackers$0.15

Page 12

Whipped Cream$0.15
Boiled rice$0.20
Boiled Rice with Cream$0.30
Crushed wheat$0.20
Crushed wheat with cream$0.30
Hominy$0.20
Hominy with cream$0.30
Oatmeal$0.20
oatmeal with cream$0.30
Glass of milk$0.10
Glass of Cream$0.20
Black, Oolong or green tea, coffee, cocoa, broma or chocolate, small pot, for one, including milk or cream$0.15

Page 13

Pears$0.40
Grapefruit$0.40
Grapes$0.40
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.30
Bananas$0.20
Apples$0.20
Oranges$0.20
Stewed prunes$0.20
Compote of Assorted Fruits$0.75
Raspberries [preserved]$0.30
Strawberries [preserved]$0.30
White cherries [preserved]$0.30
Peaches [preserved]$0.30
Pears [preserved]$0.30
Pineapple [preserved]$0.30
Green gages [preserved]$0.30
Layer figs [preserved]$0.30
Honey in comb$0.30
Honey strained$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.20
Cranberry Sauce$0.20
Peaches [brandied]$0.50
Pears [brandied]$0.50
Figs [brandied]$0.50
Green gages [brandied]$0.50
Peaches [canned]$0.30
Pears [canned]$0.30
Apricots [canned]$0.30
Green gages [canned]$0.30
Pineapple [canned]$0.30

Page 14

Raspberry Jelly Jam$0.30
Strawberry Jelly Jam$0.30
Peach Jelly Jam$0.30
Quince Jelly Jam$0.30
Apricot Jelly Jam$0.30
Pear Jelly Jam$0.30
Damson Jelly Jam$0.30
Red Currant Fruit Jelly$0.30
Guava jelly$0.30
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.40
Orange marmalade$0.30

Page 15

Edam$0.25
Camembert$0.30
Neufchatel$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Roquefort$0.30
Brie$0.30
Gruyere$0.30
American$0.15
English walnuts$0.30
Paper-shelled almonds$0.30
Pecan Nuts$0.30
Brazil Nuts$0.30
Layer Raisins$0.30
Assorted nuts and raisins$0.50
Tomato Chutney
Tomato Ketchup
Worcestershire Sauce
Harvey Sauce
Pepper Sauce
Tobasco Sauce
anchovy sauce
Chili Sauce
Mushroom Ketchup
Walnut Ketchup
Paprika

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