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India House

Date
1979-10-12
Restaurant
India House
Place
India House
Physical description
Folder; 8.25 x 11 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Canadian Malpeque Oysters$4.75
Cape Cod Oysters$3.50
Nova Scotia smoked salmon$4.50
Pate de Strasbourg$2.00
Half Grapefruit$1.75
Shrimp Cocktail$4.95
Cherrystone Clams$2.75
Little Neck clams$2.75
Hearts of Artichoke Vinaigrette$1.75
India House Clam Juice$1.25
India House Tomato Juice$1.25
Supreme of Fresh Fruit$1.75
Broiled Boston Scrod, Pimento Butter, Rissole Potatoes, Carrots Vichy$7.75
Breast of Capon Cordon Bleu, Mashed Potato, Mixed Green Salad$7.75
Poached Cold King Salmon Epicurienne$9.25
Marinated Herring$2.25
V-8 Juice$1.25
Manhattan clam chowder soup$1.75
Fluffy Mushroom Omelette with Leaf Spinach$5.75
Welsh Rarebit with Toast Points, Lettuce and Tomato Salad$7.75
Noisettes of Lamb Saute (Mint Jelly), Chateau Potatoes, Leaf Spinach$7.75
Low calorie: Roast Saddle of Veal Au Jus, Plain Leaf Spinach, Fresh Carrots$7.75
Chicken Broth with Noodles$1.25
Clear Green Turtle au Sherry Soup$2.00
Cold Vichyssoise Soup$1.75
FRENCH ONION SOUP$1.50
Jellied Madrilene Soup$1.25
Broiled Chopped Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce, Whipped Potato, Green Peas$8.00
Sherbet
Coffee
Various India House Curries (Chutney), Florida Salad
Long Island Bay Scallops, Any Style, Cole Slaw$9.00
Filet mignon, sauce Bearnaise$12.00
DOUBLE RIB LAMB CHOPS$11.50
DOVER SOLE, Florida Salad$9.50
Fresh Chopped Steak$8.00
Open Club Steak Sandwich with French Fried Potatoes$9.00
Prime Shell Steak$11.50
India House Steak (Prime Steak Marinated by Our Chef's Special Preparation), Spinach Salad, Sauce Grand Veneur$11.50
Alligator Pear with Shrimp$8.50
Chef's Salad (Julienne of Ox-Tongue, Ham, Turkey, Swiss Cheese, Tomato and Egg with India House Dressing)$7.25
PROSCIUTTO HAM and Asparagus Vinaigrette$7.75
Tunafish Salad, Garni$7.50
SLICED TURKEY WITH VIRGINIA HAM, Macedoine Salad$7.75
CHICKEN SALAD WHITE MEAT, Choice of Dressing$8.00
Lobster Tail and Shrimp Havraise$10.00
BRISKET OF CORNED BEEF with Potato Salad$7.50
INDIA HOUSE CLUB$6.50
Prime Beef Burger Deluxe$6.50
White Asparagus with Hollandaise or Vinaigrette$3.25
New peas$1.00
Stewed tomatoes$1.25
Leaf Spinach$1.00
Creamed Bud Onions$1.25
String Beans$1.00
Broccoli$1.50
Baby Lima Beans$1.00
Melon in Season with Cottage Cheese and Fruit, Pink Champagne Dressing$6.00
Fruit with Yogurt$4.25
Watercress and Beets$1.50
Heart of Lettuce$1.50
Sliced Tomato$1.50
Endives and Beets$1.75
Apple Pie$2.00
Striped Bass Saute with Capers and Lemon, Boiled Potato, Green Peas$7.75
Fresh strawberries with cream$2.00
Rice Pudding with Cream$1.50
Melon in Season$2.00
Yogurt$1.25
Caramel Cup Custard$1.25
Kadota Figs$1.50
French Cheese Cake$2.00
Pumpkin Pie$2.25
Roquefort$2.00
Jello$1.25
Bavarian Chocolate Pie$2.00
Frozen Eclair, Chocolate Sauce$1.75
Ice Cream Log$1.50
Meringue Glace$1.50
Peach Melba$2.00
Cafe Parfait$2.00
Port du Salut cheese$1.75
Raspberry sherbet$1.50
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$1.50
Frozen Strawberry Yogurt$1.50
Bass Ale on Draught
DOMESTIC CALIFORNIA WINES: White$2.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$1.50
Vanilla ice cream$1.50
Coffee Ice Cream$1.50
Butter pecan ice cream$1.50
Peach Ice Cream$1.50
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$1.50
Frozen Raspberry Yogurt$1.50
Lemon Sherbet$1.50
LIME SHERBET$1.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$1.75
Bel Paese Cheese$1.75
Fruit with cottage cheese$4.25
Beck's Beer on Draught
DOMESTIC CALIFORNIA WINES: Red$2.25

Page 2

Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee, France$25.00
Mumm's Cordon Rouge, N/V, France$25.00
Great Western Brut$5.00 – $15.00
Paul Masson, Brut$12.00
Corteaux Champenois Bollinger, France (Still White Wine)$18.00
St. Emilion, Prats, Vintage$14.50
Grand Marque, Dourthe Freres$7.25
Mouton Cadet De Rothschild$9.25
Fort Medoc Maison Ginestet$9.50
Grand Marque, Dourthe Freres$7.25
Beaujolais$11.25
Pommard, Chanson, Vintage$14.75 – $25.00
Chateauneuf Du Pape, Chanson Vintage$9.00 – $17.50
Cotes Du Rhone, Chanson$8.50
Chablis St. Vincent, Chanson$13.50 – $25.00
Pouilly-Fume, Chanson$9.25 – $17.00
Bolla Soave, White$7.50
Rheinritter, Deinhard$6.50
Hanns Christof, Liebfraumilch, Deinhard$9.00
Deinhard, Green Label$8.50
Christian Brothers La Salle Rose$5.50
Christian Brothers Burgundy$5.50
Christian Brothers Chenin Blanc$6.50
Christian Brothers Zinfandel$5.50
Christian Brothers Zinfandel$5.50
Domestic Glass$1.25
Imported Glass$1.70
Domestic California Wine, White, Red or Rose Per Carafe (2 glasses)$2.25

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