The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

St. James Restaurant Ltd

Maison Prunier

Date
1956-08-01
Restaurant
St. James Restaurant Ltd
Place
Maison Prunier
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Booklet; 3.5 x 5.25 inches

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6
  7. Page 7
  8. Page 8
  9. Page 9

Dishes

Page 3

Poisson St. James
Oursins
Bouillabaisse
Praires
Little Neck clams
St. Jacques Bordelaise
*Homard a l'Americaine
Portugaises oysters
Huitres Plates oysters (petites)
Caviar Extra Beluga
Smoked trout
Smoked Sturgeon
Smoked eel
Smoked Salmon
Huitres Plates (medium)
Huites Plates (grosses)

Page 4

Fruit Cheese Cake (Speciality)
Cheese Cake (Speciality)
Potted Shrimps
Bouquet (Prawns)
Crevettes Cocktail
Crab cocktail
Lobster Cocktail
Oyster cocktail
Coquille de Crabe Mayonnaise
Crabe Mexicaine
Coquille de Poisson Tartare
Coquille de Homard Mayonnaise
Pate Traktir
Anguille en Gelee
Homard Froid (Lobster)
Langouste Froide (Crawfish)
Langouste a la Parisienne
Oeuf en Gelee Colbert
Oeuf Lucullus
Boeuf a la Mode en Gelee
Pate de Canard
Foie Gras en Gelee
Consomme
Bisque de Homard
Petit Pot de Creme Chocolat
Mousse au chocolat
Moules Chowder
Potage aux huitres
Oyster Chowder
Potage de Fruits de Mer
Clam Chowder (3 clams)
Clam Chowder (6 clams)
escargots de bourgogne
Ecrevisse a la Nage
Coquille St. Jacques Prunier
Coquille de Poisson Bercy ou Duglere
Coquille Crabe Indienne or Martin
Coquille de Homard Thermidor
Croustade Prunier
Croustade de Fruits de Mer
Terrine Dieppoise
Filet de Turbot Duglere
Filets de Sole Bonne Femme
Filets de Sole Prunier
Pieds de mouton poulette
Poularde au Riz, Sauce Supreme
Mayonnaise, per person

Page 5

Anguille en Gelee
Homard froid
Langouste froide
Langouste a la Parisienne
Oeuf en Gelee Colbert
Oeuf Lucullus
Boeuf a la Mode en Gelee
Pate de Canard
Foie Gras en Gelee
Petit Pot de Creme Chocolat
Mouse au Chocolat
Cheese Cake
fruit cheese cake
Goose Liver in Jelly
Chocolate Cream
Patty of Duck with Foie Gra, Truffles and Pistachios
Pate Traktir
Pate made of White Fish with Mushrooms and quenelles
Hard boiled Egg stuffed with Goose Liver and Cream, in Jelly
Beef with lard cooked in Wines and Vegetables covered with Wine Jelly
Chocolate Mousse
Coquille de Crabe Mayonnaise
Crab Meat, Lettuce, Mayonnaise
Crab Meat seasoned with Chopped Pimentos, Mayonnaise, Oil Vinegar, and Worcestershire Sauce
Eel cooked in White Wine with Onions and Mushrooms, made in jelly
1/2 Lobster, Mayonnaise
Crab Mexicaine
Coquille de Poisson Tartare
White Fish with Tartare Sauce
Coquille de Homard Mayonnaise
1/2 Crawfish, Mayonnaise
Lobster Meat, Lettuce, Mayonnaise
Crawfish dressed on top of the Shell. Garnished with Artichoke, Tomatoes, Vegetable Salad. All set in Jelly
Poached egg set in Jelly with Ham on a bed of pastry with Vegetable salad

Page 6

Consomme - Consomme Clear
Bisque de Homard - Lobster Soup
Moules Chowder - Mussels cooked in stock, flavoured with Celery, Leeks, Onions, Thyme, Pimentos, Tomatoes, and dice of Bacon
Potage aux huitres - 6 Oysters, Stock thickened with yolk of egg, cream
Oyster Chowder - Oysters cooked in stock, flavoured with Celery, Leeks, Onions, Thyme, Pimentos, Tomatoes, and dice of Bacon
Potage de Fruits de Mer - Mussels, Oysters, Scallops, Shrimps, Stock thickened with yolk of Egg and Cream
Clam Chowder - Clams cooked in stock, flavoured with Celery, Leeks, Onions, Thyme, Pimentos, Tomatoes, and dice of Bacon
escargots de bourgogne - Snails cooked in White Wine, Butter, Shallots, Garlic, Parsley, Spices, served in their own shells
Coquille St. Jacques Prunier - Sliced Scollops with Mushrooms and White Wine Sauce
Coquille de Poisson Bercy - White Fish cooked in White Wine Sauce, Shallots, Parsley
Coquille de Poisson Duglere - White Fish cooked in White Wine Sauce, Shallots, Tomatoes and Parsley
Coquille Crabe Indienne - Crab Meat, Rice, Curry
Coquille de Crabe martin - Crab Meat, Mornay Sauce
Coquille Homard Thermidor - Lobster Meat, Truffles, Mustard Sauce
Croustade Prunier - Oysters cooked with Mushrooms and creamy White Wine Sauce, served in pastry

Page 7

Croustade de Fruits de Mer - Mussels, Oysters, Scallops, Shrimps, Mushrooms, White Wine Sauce, served in Pastry
Terrine Dieppoise - Stew of Mixed Fish cooked in White Wine and Cream Sauce
Filet de Turbot Duglere - Fillet of Turbot, Tomatoes, Shallot, Parsley, Sauce
Filets sole Bonne Femme - 2 Fillets of Sole, Mushrooms, Sauce with White Wine
Filets Sole Prunier - 2 Fillets of Sole, 3 Oysters, Mushrooms, Truffles, Sauce with White Wine and Cream
Pieds de mouton poulette - Sheep's Trotters cooked with Mushrooms and Cream Sauce
Poularde au Riz, Sauce Supreme - Chicken poached with Rice and White Sauce

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.