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White Elephant

Date
1972-10-28
Restaurant
White Elephant
Place
White Elephant
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Folder; 13 x 13 inches
Currency
UK Pounds

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Avocado Vinaigrette£0.55
Avocado with Prawns£0.65
Devilled Whitebait£0.65
Honeydew Melon£0.45
Potted Shrimps£0.50
Prawn Cocktail£0.60
Fresh Lobster Cocktail£1.25
Beluga Caviar£2.50
Fresh Grapefruit Cocktail£0.30
Scotch Smoked Salmon£1.50
Smoked eel£0.75
Smoked trout£0.75
Chefs Pate£0.45
Melon with Smoked Ham£1.25
Escargots£0.75
Artichoke Vinaigrette£0.65
Foie Gras Truffee£1.50
Fresh Orange and Grapefruit slices baked in honey£0.65
Fresh Dressed Crab£1.10
Mediterranean Prawns
Fresh asparagus
Ogen Melon
Crudites
Game Terrine£0.60
Crayfish Tails in Paprika and White Wine£1.30
Selection from the trolley of Hors D'Oeuvres and Mixed Salamis (Antipasto Misto)
Mexican Gaspachio£0.45
Vichyssoise£0.40
Cream of tomato soup£0.35
Home made fresh lobster bisque£0.70
Turtle soup with flared sherry£0.55
Onion Soup£0.35
Minestrone£0.40
Chicken and pastina soup£0.55
Rigatoni 'Leonardo Da Vinci'£1.25
Penne Gratinate£0.65
Cannelloni£0.65
Gnocchi alla Romana£0.55
Lasagne Verdi£0.65
Risotto Piemontese£0.60
Spaghetti Bolognese£0.65
Spaghetti alle vongole£0.70
Fettucine Alfredo£0.65
Spaghetti alla Matriciana£0.65
Spaghetti al Pesto£0.65
Scrambled eggs with chicken livers£0.80
Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon£1.75
Spinach, poached eggs, mornay sauce, parmesan cheese, baked in the oven£0.65
Omelettes
Oeufs en cocotte£0.55
Baby octopus in garlic and tomato sauce (Calamaretti alla Provinciale)£1.05
Deep fried, sole, scampi, whitebait, artichoke and cauliflower (Fritto alla Pescatore)£1.50
Grilled sea bass in wild marjoram£1.40
Grilled red mullet with tarragon butter£1.40
Poached haddock in milk£1.25
Fresh river trout cookedin butter and almonds (Trota alla Mandorla)£1.10
Poached or grilled turbot (Rombo alla Griglia o Bollito)£1.35
Lobster (Thermidor, Newbourg, Americaine, Grilled)
Deep fried scampi (Scampi Fritti)£1.50
Dover sole (bonne femme) bella mugnaia o (veronique)£1.50
Scallops in white win, mussel, and mushroom sauce (Conchiglie 'Normande')£1.40
Fresh salmon (cold)
Cold Beef
Cold Ham
Cold tongue
Cold Chicken
Cold Duck
Cold turkey
Cold Chefs Veal and Ham Pie

Page 2

Whole breast of chicken in fresh cream, sherry, and pimento sauce, wrapped in puff pastry and baked in the oven (Pollo Alla Davide)£1.65
Whole baby chicken filled with mushroom pate, cooked in a fresh terragon sauce, served with brown rice (Pollo Novello alla Tarragona)£1.70
Fillets of beef, marinated in red wine and herbs, cooked in a sour cream sauce (Filetto alla Crema)£1.80
Scampi, tomatoes, pimento, smoked salmon, brandy, cooked in a paper bag (Scampi al Cartoccio)£1.80
Fillets of lamb, sliced augergine, artichoke bottoms, cooked in a red win and plum jam sauce with sliced gherkins (Medaglioni d'Agnello)£1.60
Sweetbreads, sauted with chestnuts and almonds (Animelle di Vitelo con Noci)£1.75
Turbot, poached in white wine sauce, with fresh tomato and mushroom (Rombo 'Palazzo')£1.50
Breast of chicken, sauted in butter, covered with soft melted cheese (Pollo alla Valdostana)£1.20
Madras curried chicken£1.15
Breast of chicken, sauted in butter covered with cream and mushroom sauce (Pollo alla Principessa)£1.20
Bones chicken, rolled in egg and fried with parsley and garlic (Pollo alla Toscana)£1.20
Braised quartered chicken, cooked with mushrooms, herbs and red win with gnocchi (Pollo in Padella Con Gnocchi)£1.25
Breast of chicken filled with butter, breadcrumbed and deep fried (Pollo alla 'Kiev')£1.25
Duckling in fresh orange sauce (Anitra a l'Arancia)£1.65
Duckling with black cherries (Anitra con Ciliegie)£1.90
Veal fillets with fresh grapes in mushroom and cream sauce (Vitello 'White Elephant')£1.40
Veal chop cooked in butter, covered with diced potatoes, ham, mushrooms, with a little white wine (Costoletta di Vitello 'Stella')£1.45
Veal escalope filled with Bel paese cheese, breadcrumbed, fried in butter (Vitello 'Bel paese')£1.35
Small 'fillets' of veal, covered with smoked ham, sage, cooked in butter and marsala wine (Salt'in Bocca alla Romana)£1.25
Freshly minced fillet of beef hamburger with saute onions£1.50
Steak Diane£1.60
Steak Tartare£1.60
Steak au poivre£1.65
Sirloin steak cooked in a chopped tomato, herb, white wine and garlic sauce (Bistecca alla Pizzaiola)£1.60
Sauted loin of lamb with asparagus tips, foie gras and madeira sauce (Agnello 'Cristoforo')£1.60
Sliced calves liver, cooked with onions in white wine (Fegato alla Veneziana)£1.25
Calves brains with black butter (Cervelle Fritte)£1.15
Chefs salad (Cheese, Tongue, Chicken, Ham, Anchovies and Black Olives on Chopped Lettuce)£1.10
Alexandra Salad (Apple, Celeriac, Walnuts, Grapefruit, Orange, Grapes, Mayonnaise Dressing, Lettuce)£1.10
Nicoise Salad (Lettuce, French Beans, Tuna Fish, Hard Boiled Egg, Tomatoes, Black Olives)£0.90
Caesar Salad (Raw Eggs, Worcester Sauce, Anchovies, Oil, Garlic Croutons, Parmesan Cheese)£0.65
Sea Food Salad (Chilled Mussels, Prawns, Scampi, Crayfish, Chopped Lettuce, Sliced Lemon, Vinaigrette Dressing)£1.30
Selection from the Salad Trolley£0.40
Scotch Sirloin Steak£1.60
Scotch Fillet Steak£1.65
Scotch T-bone Steak
English Lamb Cutlets£1.15
Calves Liver and Bacon£1.25
Pork Sausages£0.50
Mixed Grill 'White Elephant'£1.80
Pork Chop£1.20
Double Lamb Chop and Kidney£1.30
Lambs Kidneys and Bacon£1.10
Leaf Spinach£0.35
mushrooms£0.40
Cauliflower£0.30
Aubergine£0.35
zucchini£0.40
Pimentos£0.40
Braised Red Cabbage and Apples£0.40
Broccoli£0.40
Broad Beans£0.45
Mange tout£0.55
french beans£0.50
Onions£0.25
Carrots£0.25
Celery£0.35
Potatoes£0.20
Petit pois£0.35
Brussels Sprouts£0.35
Sweets from the Trolley
Coffee£0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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