The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

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Red Star Line

En route aboard SS Friesland · January 7, 1900

On this menu 56 dishes

Blue Point Oysters
Olives
Anchovies
Ox Tail soup
Carp a la Cardinal
Calves Head a la Tortue
Roast Sirloin of Beef, Horseradish
Chicoree a la Brussels
Roast Chicken, Bread Sauce
Salade de Romain
Gateau Mille Feuilles
Pommes suisse
Apple Cream
Lady's Fingers
Nesselrode Pudding
Stilton Cheese
Neufchatel cheese
Dessert
Cafe noir
G. H. Mumm & Co, Extra Dry6.50 BEF – 12.00 BEF
Moet & Chandon5.50 BEF – 10.00 BEF
Sparkling Rhine3.00 BEF – 5.00 BEF
1st quality Fine Vintage (yellow seal)7.50 BEF
2d quality Good Bordeaux, (green seal)4.00 BEF
3d quality Light (red seal)1.25 BEF – 2.00 BEF
Sauterne5.00 BEF
Rudesheimer5.00 BEF
Hochheimer4.00 BEF
Mosel1.25 BEF – 2.00 BEF
Sherry, Dry4.00 BEF
PORT6.00 BEF
Cognac Brandy, Hennessy & Martell0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Whisky, Scotch & Irish0.30 BEF – 4.50 BEF
Whisky American Rye0.50 BEF – 7.50 BEF
Schiedam0.20 BEF – 4.00 BEF
Very Old Geneva (Erven Lucas Bols)0.25 BEF – 5.00 BEF
RUM0.40 BEF – 6.00 BEF
Chartreuse, Yellow0.60 BEF – 12.50 BEF
Curacao (Wyland Fockink)0.75 BEF – 12.50 BEF
Cocktail0.50 BEF
Ale, Bass0.75 BEF
Porter, Guiness0.75 BEF
Munich, Tivoli0.50 BEF – 0.75 BEF
Lager, Tivoli0.50 BEF
Lager, American0.50 BEF
Congress-Water1.25 BEF
Ginger Ale (Belfast)0.75 BEF
Saint-Galmier0.75 BEF
Soda0.50 BEF
Apollinaris0.60 BEF – 1.00 BEF
Apenta1.00 BEF
Cigars: Havanah imported0.35 BEF – 1.00 BEF
Cigars: other0.10 BEF – 0.40 BEF
Cigars: Pygmees1.00 BEF
Cigarettes0.50 BEF – 1.00 BEF
Playing Cards1.50 BEF