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Russian Tea Room

Russian Tea Room; 150 West 57th Street

Restaurant
Russian Tea Room
Place
Russian Tea Room; 150 West 57th Street
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
Dinner
Physical description
Folder; 10 x 13 inches; cover is laminated; interior is paper
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

RTR Zakuska
Hors d'Oeuvres a La Russe, 1.50 extra$1.50
Kholodetz
Pickled Herring in Sour Cream
Swedish Matjes Herring
Eggplant Orientale
Mushrooms a La Grecque
Chopped Chicken Livers
Grapefruit (in season)
Melon (in season)
Choice of Juices
Hot Borscht with Sour Cream
Cold Borscht with Sour Cream (in season)
Soup St. Germain
Consomme Julienne
RTR Specialty of the Day$13.00
Eggplant a La Russe, au Gratin$10.25
Karsky Shashlik Supreme$18.75
Cotelette a La Kiev$14.00
Cotelette de Volaille$14.25
Mushrooms a La Russe, au Gratin$10.25
Blini with Red Caviar and Sour Cream$15.75
Shashlik Caucasian$15.00
Blinchiki with Cheese and Sour Cream$9.75
Sirniki with Sour Cream$9.00
Nalistniki$9.75
Luli Kebab$9.75
Beef a La Stroganoff$14.25
Golubtze (Stuffed Cabbage)$10.00
Bitochki, Sauce Stroganoff$9.75
Schnitzel a La Vienna, Lemon Slice$11.00
London Broil$10.75
Broiled Striped Bass, Lemon Butter Sauce$10.25
RTR Assorted Pastries$1.50
Baklava$1.75
Kasha a La Gourieff
Halvah
Cranberry Kissel
Russian Cream
Blackberry Wine Jello
Imported Camembert
Ice cream
Sherbet
Fruit Compote
Grapefruit (in season)
Melon (in season)
RTR Tea in a Glass
Espresso$1.00
Coffee
Milk
Sanka
Carafe of especially selected imported red wines$4.50 – $8.00
Carafes of especially selected imported white wines$4.50 – $8.00
Chicken menu

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RTR Zakuska
(Hors d'Oeuvres a La Russe)$5.00
RTR Especially Imported Irish Smoked Salmon$9.50
Beluga Malossol Caviar - the ounce$24.00
Osetra Caviar - the ounce$18.00
Sevruga Caviar - the ounce$14.00
Natural Pressed Black Caviar - the ounce$12.00
Red Caviar, Chopped Eggs and Onions$9.50
Pickled Herring in Sour Cream$4.50
Kholodetz$3.75
Swedish Matjes Herring$5.25
Nova Scotia smoked salmon$5.50
Eggplant Orientale$3.75
Mushrooms a La Grecque$3.00
Shrimp Cocktail$6.50
Chopped Chicken Livers$3.50
Grapefruit (in season)$1.75
Melon (in season)$1.75
Hot Borscht with Sour Cream$3.50
Cold Borscht with Sour Cream (in season)$3.50
RTR Soup du Jour$3.50
Consomme duJour$3.50
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Half Roast Duckling, Vereniki$10.25
Broiled half chicken$8.00
Chopped Sirloin Steak$8.50
Sliced Calf's Liver with Bacon$8.75
Broiled Veal Chops$11.75
Spring lamb Chops$11.50
RTR Specialty of the Day$8.75
Shashlik Caucasian$11.00
Beef a La Stroganoff$10.25
Karsky Shashlik Supreme$15.75
Cotelette a La Kiev$9.75
Cotelette de Volaille$10.50
RTR Assorted Pastries$2.50
RTR Sherbet Cassis$2.00
Russian Cream$2.50
Lodichka$2.50
Charlottka$2.50
Baklava$2.50
Kasha a La Gourieff$2.25
Halvah$2.00
Yogurt with Cherry Preserves$1.75
Strawberries Romanoff$4.00
Cranberry Kissel$1.75
Imported Camembert$1.75
Blackberry Wine Jello$1.75
Fruit Compote$1.75
Melon (in season)$1.75
Grapefruit (in season)$1.75
Ice cream$1.50
Cafe Russe (Coffee with Russian Vodka)$4.25
Hot Chocolate a La Russe (Mocha & Whipped Cream)$1.75
RTR Tea in a Glass$0.75
RTR Tea in a Glass with Cherry Preserves$1.26
Coffee Vienna (Coffee, Whipped Cream)$2.00
Tea with Jamaica Rum$2.75
Espresso$1.50
Coffee$1.00
Sanka$1.00
Milk$0.75
Smoked Salmon$9.50
Tea$3.00

Page 4

Baklava: Thin pastry leaves with ground nuts and honey.
Beef a La Stroganoff: Lean beef with fresh mushrooms in sour cream sauce.
Bitochki: Chopped chicken and veal patties, Stroganoff sauce.
Blinchiki: Thin crepes filled with cottage cheese, apple or cherry preserves, with sour cream and powdered sugar.
Blini: Thin buckwheat pancakes with caviar, sour cream and hot melted butter.
Borscht (Cold): Chilled soup of beets and cucumbers served with sour cream and fresh dill.
Borscht (Hot): Soup of beets, cabbage and tomatoes served with sour cream and fresh dill.
Chakhobili: Spring chicken stewed with tomatoes and onions en casserole.
Chicken Tabaka: Whole squab chicken pressed and sauteed, served with tart prune sauce.
Charlottka: Charlotte Russe.
Cotelettes Boyar: Chopped veal and chicken patties with mushroom sauce.
Cotelette a la Kiev: Boned breast of chicken stuffed with butter, breaded and baked.
Cotelette de Volaille: Breast of chicken, stuffed with chopped chicken and baked, crouton crust.
Chopped beef and veal or salmon patties, special sauce.
Eggplant Orientale: Cold chopped eggplant baked with tomatoes and onions.
Eggplant a la Russe: Eggplant baked in sour cream sauce, en casserole au gratin.
Golubtze: Stuffed cabbage with tomatoes, onions, sauerkraut and sour cream sauce.
Green Schi: Spinach soup with onions and fresh dill, served with hard boiled egg, hot or cold.
Kasha a la Gourieff: Hot sweetened farina with fruit and apricot sauce and toasted almonds.
Kissel: Puree of cranberries served with cream.
Kulebiaka: Chicken, salmon or cabbage loaf, baked in pastry shell with rice, eggs and mushrooms, cream sauce.
Lodchka (Little Boat): Chocolate-covered mocha-filled macarooon pastry.
Luli Kebab: Chopped sirloin of lamb patties, broiled, mushroom sauce.
Mushrooms a la Russe: Fresh mushrooms baked in sour cream sauce en casserole, au gratin.
Nalistniki: Crepes stuffed with pate, mushroom sauce.
Noisette of Spring Lamb: Marinated lamb steak, sauteed.
Ogurtze Salad: Sliced cucumbers, radishes, scallions, sour cream and yougurt dressing, fresh dill.
Okroshka: Cold soup of diced meats, scallions, eggs, cucumbers, sour cream and kvass.
Pelmeny Siberian: Chopped beef and veal dumplings, served in consomme with fresh dill and mustard sauce and sour cream on the side.
Pirojok: Meat-filled pastry served with soups.
Roszolnick: Chicken giblet soup with pickles and a variety of vegetables.
Russian Cream: Whipped cream and ice cream garnished with grenadine and sliced almonds.
Salade Olivier: Chicken salad with potatoes, onions, eggs, apples and pickles.
Shashlik Caucasian: Marinated leg of spring lamb, broiled on skewer with tomatoes, green pepper and onions.
Karsky Shashlik: Marinated saddle of spring lamb, broiled and served with rice and red cabbage.
Schi: Soup of brased sauerkraut, root vegetables and tomatoes, served with sour cream.
Sirniki: Baked sweetened cottage cheese patties, powdered sugar, sour cream.
Meat Solyanka: Soup made with diced meat, dill pickles, onions and capers, served with sour cream and olives.
Strawberries Romanoff: Fresh strawberries with Cointreau and whipped cream.
Zakuska: Hors d'Oeuvres a la Russe.
Mussaka: Oriental casserole dish made of spring lamb, eggplant, cheese and tomatoes, baked in layers.

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