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Fifth Avenue Hotel

MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK

Date
1907-01-09
Restaurant
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
Place
MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY CAFE MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; COL;5.25 X 9.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Bananas and cream$0.20
Codfish steak$0.40
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Fried Scallops and Bacon$0.65
Brochette of oysters on toast$0.50
Clam Fritters$0.40
Fried Veal and Pork$0.45
deerfoot sausages$0.40
Grape fruit$0.25 – $0.40
Sliced pineapple$0.20
Grape fruit$0.25 – $0.40
broiled shad$0.50
Crab flakes a la Newburg$0.90
Broiled bluefish$0.45
Broiled Weakfish$0.40
Fried codfish and salt pork$0.45
Spanish mackerel$0.50
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Halibut steak$0.40
Smelts$0.50
Stewed prunes$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.15
Oranges, each$0.10
Apples$0.15
Pears$0.20
Bananas$0.10
with rum, sherry or maraschino$0.40 – $0.60
Planked shad, half$1.00
(Planked shad) whole$2.00
Fried Scallops$0.50
Scallops a la Newburg$0.75
Fried Clams$0.35
Boston Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.30
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Digby Herrings$0.30
Broiled Salmon$0.60
Kippered Herring$0.40
Panfish$0.40
Filet of sole$0.40
Sea bass$0.40
Broiled Finnan Haddie$0.40
Finnan Haddie in Cream$0.50
Broiled Smoked Salmon$0.50
Raw$0.25
Stewed$0.25
fried$0.35
Broiled$0.40
Baltimore broil$0.50
Cocktail$0.25
Steamed$0.40
a la poulette$0.40
Cream Broil$0.50
Roast on Shell$0.40
Roast on toast$0.45
Steamed on toast$0.45
Broiled Squab$0.60
Planked club steak$2.00
Small Sirloin Steak$0.65
Sirloin Steak$0.85
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$1.10
Sirloin Steak with bacon$1.00
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.10
Double sirloin steak$1.50
Extra Large Sirloin Steak$1.75
Extra large sirloin steak mushrooms$2.50
Porterhouse steak, single$1.75
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.00
Porterhouse steak, double$2.50
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.75
Family porterhouse steak$2.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.85
Filet chateaubriand, plain$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.50
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
Young mutton chops (2)$0.50
English Mutton chop, single$0.50
English mutton chop, brace$1.00
Veal Cutlet$0.50
Veal Cutlet Tomato Sauce$0.60
Chicken Croquettes$0.50
Chicken Croquettes with French Peas$0.75
Broiled Sweetbreads$1.50
Broiled sweetbreads with French peas$1.75
Lamb fries breaded, tomato s'ce$0.50
country sausages$0.40
country sausages$0.40
Sausage cakes$0.40
Lobster, Newburg$1.00
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$1.00
Broiled Chicken Livers$0.40
Broiled Ham$0.35
Broiled ham and eggs$0.40
Broiled Bacon$0.35
Broiled bacon and eggs$0.40
Broiled Kidneys$0.35
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.30
Broiled pig's feet piquante$0.40
Fried Pig's Feet$0.30
Fried pig's feet piquante$0.40
Broiled Honeycomb Tripe$0.35
Fried Honeycomb tripe in batter$0.40
Tripe, Lyonnaise$0.40
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.40
Stewed Kidneys, Wine Sauce$0.35
Smoked Beef with Cream$0.30
Hamburg steak$0.50
Scrambled brains with eggs$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Corned beef hash poached egg$0.40
Baked Beans$0.30
Chicken en casserole$1.50
Sirloin steak en casserole$1.25
Spring chicken, Maryland style half$0.75
Spring chicken, Maryland style whole$1.50
Broiled spring chicken half$0.65
Fried spring chicken half$0.65
Broiled Spring Chicken whole$1.50
Fried spring chicken whole$1.50
Broiled calf's liver and bacon$0.40
Fried Frogs' Legs$0.50
Broiled Pork Chops$0.50
Fried pork chops$0.50
Scallops en brochette$0.75

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Honey in comb$0.25
Fresh Astrakhan Caviar$1.00
Orange marmalade$0.25
American$0.10
Roast chicken, half$0.75
Roast beef$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.75
Ham$0.40
Pressed Corned Beef$0.40
Tongue$0.40
Lambs' Tongues$0.35
Fresh herrings in wine$0.60
Turkey$0.65
Capon$0.75
Filet of Thon$0.25
Filet of herring in oil$0.30
Club sandwich$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.25
Apple Jelly$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Bar-le-duc jelly, pot$0.40
Grape fruit marmalade$0.25
Dill Pickles$0.10
Sweet mixed pickles$0.10
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Pickled onions$0.15
Sweet Pickled Peaches$0.30
Euchred Figs$0.20
Gherkins$0.10
Bar-le-duc jelly, pot$0.40
Pickled Cauliflower$0.15
Brandy peaches$0.40
Stuffed pepper pickled$0.15
Pim-olas$0.15
Chow-chow$0.15
Olives$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Figs in Cordial$0.50
Roquefort$0.20
Brie$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Swiss$0.15
Old English (sharp)$0.15
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Red-head duck, currant jelly$3.00
Mallard Duck, Currant Jelly$1.50
Teal duck, currant jelly$0.90
Squab$0.60
Baked Potatoes$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Saratoga Chips$0.20
Hashed in cream au gratin, potatoes$0.25
Grilled, Potatoes$0.25
Fried onions$0.25
Fried, sweet$0.25
Lobster salad$0.70
Plain Lobster$0.90
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.20
Watercress Salad$0.15
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Celery$0.25
Egg Salad$0.40
Flagolette salad$0.40
Special salad$0.60
Vegetable Salad$0.40
Shrimp Salad$0.60
Chicken salad$0.60
Radishes$0.15
Sliced onions$0.15
Potato salad$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.30
Cold Slaw$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Caviar sandwich$0.25
Anchovies Sandwich$0.40
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Sardines Sandwich$0.25
Canape Lorenzo sandwich$0.60
Smoked sardines in oil$0.30
Fresh mackerel in wine$0.75
Sardines$0.25 – $0.50
Camembert (elite)$0.20
Neufchatel$0.15
Neufchatel bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Pears$0.25
peaches$0.25
Raspberry jam$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Green gage plums$0.25
Preserved Strawberries$0.25
Preserved raspberries$0.25
Preserved Cherries$0.25
Preserved Peaches$0.25
Preserved figs$0.25
MacLaren's Club$0.20 – $0.40
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.15
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20
Cream, per portion$0.05
Coffee, single pot$0.10
Coffee, double pot$0.20
Coffee, large pot$0.30
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Coffee, large pot (fresh made)$0.35
Chocolate, single pot$0.15
Chocolate double pot$0.25
Glass milk$0.10
Glass cream$0.20
Tea, (all kinds) single pot$0.10
Tea, (all kinds) double pot$0.20
Honey, strained$0.25
Dark Beer, Special Brew$0.30 – $0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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