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The Lobster Trap

Date
1969-01-22
Restaurant
The Lobster Trap
Place
The Lobster Trap
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Folder; 12 x 17 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Steamed clams$3.95
Steamed Clams, Half Order$2.00
Baked Stuffed Clams (four)$1.95
Oysters Rockefeller (six)$2.95
Oysters Casino (six)$2.50
Escargots de Bourgogne (1/2 doz.)$2.50
Scampi Bercy (for two)$5.00
Marinated Danish Herring in Sour Cream$1.75
Shrimp Cocktail "Monte Carlo"$1.75
Pâté de Foise Gras$3.25
Imported Caviar$5.00
Crab Legs Cocktail "Cardinal"$2.00
Smoked Gaspe Salmon with Papaya$2.25
Olympia Oyster Cocktail$1.75
Cherry Stone Clam Cocktail$1.75
Blue Point Oysters on Half Shell (six)$2.25
Cherry Stone Clams on Half Shell (six)$2.25
Boston Clam Chowder, cup$0.65
Boston Clam Chowder, bowl$1.20
Manhattan Clam Chowder, cup$0.65
Manhattan Clam Chowder, bowl$1.20
Lobster Bisque, bowl$1.50
Cold Vichyssoise$1.00
Oyster Stew, bowl$1.25
Soup du Jour, cup$0.65
Italian Green Beans$0.75
Asparagus$0.75
Broccoli$0.75
mushrooms$1.00
Zucchini Dore$1.00
Spinach, Saute$0.75
Nicoise Salad (Pronounced nee-swa) Seafood, vegetables, and lettuce seasoned with sweet basil$1.50
Mixed Green Salad$1.00
Caesar Salad (for two)$3.75
Spinach Salad with Bacon$2.00
Hearts of Palm with Crab Legs$2.75
Crab Louis$3.75
Shrimp Louis$3.75
Sliced Tomatoes and Anchovy Vinaigrette$1.75
Ice cream$0.50
Sherbet$0.50
fruit tart$1.00
Pecan pie$1.00
Cheese Cake$0.75
Strawberry shortcake$1.00
Coffee$0.25
Tea$0.25
Milk$0.25
Sanka$0.25
Clam Chowder to take out, pt.$0.75

Page 2

Crab Legs Indienne, Dungeness Crab Legs covered with a mild curry sauce$3.75
Scampi, Bercy, Tender relative of the Lobster from Ireland$4.95
Abalone Steak, Native California Shellfish sauteed$3.95
Butter Fried Crab Legs, Dungeness Crab Legs, delicately browned in butter$4.25
Cape Cod Scallops, Tender pink New England Scallops sauteed with sherry$4.25
Baked Louisiana Prawns Victoria, Gulf Prawns Sauteed in Butter. Covered with White Wine Sauce Subtly Flavored with Fresh Dill$3.95
Shellfish Plate, Eastern Oysters, Western Crab Legs, Northern Scallops and Southern Prawns$3.95
Baked Red Snapper, for two; A Whole Fresh Pacific Ocean Fish--Baked in White Wine with Little Neck Clams--carved at your table$7.50
Dover Sole, Meuniere; Imported from the English Channel, fried in butter$4.95
Filet of Petrolle Sole, Amandine; Thick filet of fresh Native Sole, sauteed and served with toasted almonds and mushrooms$3.50
Pompano, Bonne Femme; Carribean delicacy, prepared with fresh mushrooms, butter and white wine$4.25
Filet of Sole, Benedictine; A Lobster Trap special$3.75
Rex Sole, Meuniere; The King of the Sole family, sauteed in butter and boned at your table$3.95
Swordfish Steak; Fresh New England Swordfish, lemon-butter sauce$3.95
Frog Legs, Poulette; Tender delicacy poached in white wine with mushrooms$3.95
Baked-STuffed Mt. Trout; From the Cold Glacier Waters of Colorado$3.75
Filet mignon with mushrooms$6.00
Choice New York Cut Sirloin Steak$5.50
Minute Steak, Garni$4.50
Chicken Saute Sec$3.95
Brochet of Beef Tenderloin$5.50
Chopped Sirloin Steak$2.95
Boiled Lobster; Served with drawn butter$6.95
Broiled Lobster, Served with drawn butter$6.95
Baked, Stuffed Lobster; Live Lobster opened, filled with seasoned stuffing and baked$7.95
Lobster Thermidor; Seasoned sauce, combined subtly with Lobster, baked and served in shell$6.95
Breast of Chicken with Lobster; Combination of white meat of land and sea sauce poulette$5.50
Lobster a la Creme; Chunks of lobster, smothered in a delicate sherry flavored creme sauce$4.95
Lobster Cardinal; Delicious combination of Lobster and fresh mushrooms blended with a lobster sauce$7.50
Australian Lobster Tails; Flamed at your table with a dash of Pernod$6.95
Lobster and Filet Mignon; "On Flaming Sword"--a regal dish served with a regal flourish$6.50
Seasonal price changes caused by weather make it necessary to raise Lobster prices temporarily. Please add 50c to the price of all Lobster items on the menu.

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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