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Cavanagh's

Date
1955-01-23
Restaurant
Cavanagh's
Place
Cavanagh's
Venue
RESTAURANT
Physical description
Folder; 10 x 14 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

BAKED CHICKEN CAVANAGH, Bouquetiere Garni en Casserole$3.45
CAVANAGH'S COMBINATION GRILL: Double Lamb Chop, Bacon Strip, Country Sausage, Grilled Tomato, French Fried and Peas au Beurre$3.45
MANHATTAN or MARTINI with IMP. VERMOUTH$0.95
Champagne Cocktail$1.25
ALEXANDER No. 1$0.85
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF EN BROCHETTE, Risotto, Bacon, New Peas$2.95
ALEXANDER No. 2$1.00
CAVANAGH COCKTAIL$0.80
Bacardi$0.80
Moscow Mule$0.90
Clover Club$0.80
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream$0.60
Daiquiri$0.80
Dubonnet$0.65
Jack Rose$0.75
Manhattan$0.80
Martini$0.80
Orange Blossom$0.75
Old Fashioned$0.85
Pousse Cafe$1.25
Perfect$0.75
Rob Roy$0.90
RUM SCROUNDREL$0.80
STINGER OR SIDE CAR$0.90
Sazerac$0.85
BACARDI CAVANAGH$0.85
BOILED CHICKEN IN A POT , Vegetable and Noodles$3.25
Chicken a la King$3.45
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, Tomato Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$3.45
BROILED SQUAB CHICKEN ON TOAST, Currant Jelly, French Fried Potatoes, Garni$3.50
CAVANAGH'S SPECIAL SALAD Served with Roquefort Special Dressing$0.75
CEASAR SALAD$0.95
GARLIC TOASTED ROLLS (To-Order)$0.35
Lobster Thermidore$4.50
Crab meat Dewey$3.25
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Shrimp, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$2.95
Roquefort$0.50
Russian$0.25
Mayonnaise$0.25
Claret Lemonade$0.65
Blue Point Oysters on the Half Shell$0.75
Baked Oysters, Southampton$2.90
Cream of Chicken a la Reine$0.35 – $0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.35
Consomme$0.35 – $0.50
Fried Eggs$0.95
Cheese Omelette$1.85
BROILED PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK with French Fried Potatoes$5.50
Desserts
HALF ROAST LONG ISLAND DUCKLING, Apple Sauce, Potato au Gratin$3.45
Glaced Baked Apple with Sweet Cream$0.65
CHICKEN FRICASSEE, Saffron Rice, Sauce Supreme, Garden Peas$3.25
Little Neck Clams on the half shell$0.65
CAPE COD OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL$0.80
Grapefruit Juice$0.35
BAKED LOBSTER AND SHRIMPS, THERMIDORE, French Fried Potatoes$3.25
BROILED HALF SPRING CHICKEN with Hickory Smoked Bacon, French Fried Potatoes and Cole Slaw$2.75
Fruit Jell-o with Whipped Cream$0.50
JUMBO ASPARAGUS$0.95
Harvard Beets$0.55
New Lima Beans$0.60
New Spinach$0.55
Creamed celery$0.60
Creamed Pearl Onions$0.60
New string beans$0.60
Garden Peas$0.60
French Fried Onions$0.65
Carrots$0.50
Succotash$0.55
Stewed tomatoes$0.75
Carrots and peas$0.55
Broiled Mushrooms$1.25
Cauliflower$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.60
Braised Celery Hearts$0.95
Broccoli$0.85
Mashed$0.35
Boiled$0.25
French Fried$0.50
Allumette$0.50
Baked Idaho$0.50
Julienne$0.50
Home Fried$0.50
Delmonico$0.55
Hashed browned$0.55
au gratin$0.55
Lyonnaise$0.55
O'Brien$0.55
Hollandaise$0.45
Choron$0.45
Bordelaise$0.45
mushroom$0.45
Piquante$0.45
Bercy$0.45
Bearnaise$0.45
Diable$0.40
Robert$0.45
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.40
Filet of Imported Maatjes Herring in Wine Sauce$0.75
Oysters Casino
Hearts of Celery and Olives
SLICED BEEFSTEAK ON TOAST
French fried potatoes
Lamb Kidneys
BABY SPRING LAMB CHOP
OLD FASHIONED BEEFSTEAK, CAVANAGH (sliced), Chef's Sauce (for 2)$11.50
Coffee
Philadelphia cream$0.45
Liederkranz$0.65
FRIED FILET OF LEMON SOLE, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
Swiss (Imported)$0.60
Camembert$0.65
Imported Roquefort$0.65
American$0.35
CRAB CAKES MARYLAND, Shrimp Sauce, Julienne Potatoes$2.50
FRESH BROOK TROUT SAUTE, MEUNIERE, Belle Helene, French Fried$2.95
FRESH SWORDFISH STEAK SAUTE, MEUNIERE, French Fried Potatoes$2.95
FRIED BAY SCALLOPS, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$2.95
STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, Drawn Butter, Parsley Potato$2.85
CURRY OF SHRIMPS, MADRAS, Steamed Rice, Major Grey's Chutney$2.95
FRESH SHRIMPS A LA CREOLE en Casserole, Rice Pilaff$2.95
FRIED JUMBO SHRIMPS, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$2.95
FRESH JUMBO SHRIMPS SAUTE, PROVENCALE, French Fried Potatoes$3.45
PLANKED SWORDFISH STEAK, BOUQUETIERE, Garni$3.95
BROILED HALIBUT STEAK, Cole Slaw, Parsley Potato$2.50
BOSTON SCROD, Broiled or Saute, French Fried Potatoes$2.25
FRESH SHRIMPS A LA NEWBURG au Sherry in Chafing Dish$3.25
FRIED CAPE COD OYSTERS, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes, Cole Slaw$2.85
Pot of Coffee (per person) with Cream$0.40
Sanka or Postum$0.35
Rolls and butter$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.30
Pot of Tea (per person)$0.30
Iced tea or iced coffee$0.40
Sweet Milk$0.25
Toast$0.20
Boiled eggs$0.80
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.95
Shirred Eggs$0.95
Scrambled Eggs$0.95
Bacon and eggs$2.10
Ham and eggs$2.10
Plain Omelette$1.10
Poached Eggs, Benedict on English Muffin$2.25
ROAST SLICED SIRLOIN STEAK AU JUS, Rissalee Potatoes, Peas au Beurre$3.75
ROAST L.I. DUCKLING, MONTMORENCY with Bing Cherries au Curacao, Corn Saute, Candied Sweet Potatoes$3.45
BROILED EASTERN HALIBUT, MAITRE D'HOTEL, Parsley Potato$2.50
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF EN BROCHETTE, Bacon, Mushrooms, Saffron Rice$2.95
FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$1.40
with egg$1.65
BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK, MINUTE, French Fried Potatoes, Garni$4.50
BROILED PRIME FILET MIGNON with French Fried Potatoes$5.50
BROILED CLUB STEAK (2) with Grilled Tomato, Mushroom Cap, French Fries$12.00
PLANKED SIRLOIN STEAK, BOUQUETIERE (for 2) (for 3)$13.00 – $18.00
BROILED CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK, French Fried Potatoes$2.75
OLD FASHIONED BEEFSTEAK, CAVANAGH (sliced), Chef's Sauce (for 2)$11.50
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF AU JUS, Baked Potato$4.25
BROILED DOUBLE THICK SPRING LAMB CHOPS, French Fried Potatoes$3.95
BROILED JERSEY PORK CHOPS, Apple Sauce, Whipped Potatoes$2.95
BROILED LAMB STEAK, Au Gratin Potatoes, Mint Jelly$3.75
BROILED HONEY CURED HAM STEAK, Hawaiian Style, Candied Sweets$3.75
BROILED HALF SPRING CHICKEN, Au Gratin Potatoes, Currant Jelly$2.95
ROAST VERMONT TURKEY, Savory Dressing, Candied Sweets, Cranberry S'ce$3.25
ROAST HALF SPRING CHICKEN, Au Gratin Potatoes, Currant Jelly$2.95
Broiled Lobster (1 1/2 lb)$4.45
Broiled Lobster (1 3/4 lb)$4.95
Broiled Lobster (2 lb)$5.45
Broiled Lobster (2 1/4 lb)$6.00
Broiled Lobster (2 3/4 lb)$7.00
Broiled Lobster (2 1/2 lb)$6.45
Broiled Lobster (3 lb)$7.45
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$4.75
Lobster Stew$3.75
Crab meat au gratin$3.25
Crab Meat Mornay$3.75
Crab meat Newburg$3.25
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Crab Meat, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$2.95
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Fresh Chicken, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$2.75
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Lobster, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$3.25
Whole Cold Lobster Platter, Garni$5.25
Half Cold Lobster Platter, Garni$3.25
Fruit salad$1.75
Lettuce and Tomato$0.65
Sliced Tomato$0.50
Lobster, Fresh Picked$3.75
Sliced onions$0.35
cole slaw$0.40
Potato salad$0.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.75
ASSORTED COLD CUTS PLATTER: Sliced Ham, Turkey, Tongue, Roast Beef, Potato Salad, Tomato and Cole Slaw$2.95
SLICED CHICKEN (white meat), Potato Salad, Garni$2.95
COMBINATION OF SLICED TURKEY AND HAM with Potato Salad$2.95
CHEF'S SALAD BOWL with Julienne of Ham, Turkey, Tongue, Swiss Cheese$2.45
Black Raspberry$0.60
French Vanilla$0.60
Chocolate$0.60
Coffee$0.60
Fresh Strawberry$0.60
Chocolate Sauce$0.15
orange sherbet$0.60
Parfait Royal$0.85
Peach Melba$1.15
Vanilla Sundae$0.75
Chocolate Sundae$0.75
Strawberry Sauce$0.30
Lemon Sherbet$0.60
Chilled Spanish Melon$0.95
Strawberry Cheese Cake$0.85
Fresh Blueberry Deep Dish Pie$0.85
Fruit Compote$0.85
Charlotte Russe$0.55
Chocolate Graham Pie$0.75
Fresh Strawberries with Sweet Cream$0.85
Seven Layer Cake$0.65
Whole Ripe Kadota Figs$0.65
Individual Baked Alaska$1.25
Nesselrode Pie$0.75
Cocoanut Cream Pie$0.75
Home Made Cheese Cake$0.75
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.85
Home Made Apple Pie$0.55
Home Made Apple Pie with Cheese$0.80
Fresh Cherry Deep Dish Pie$0.75
Rice Pudding, Crushed Strawberries$0.65
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.50
Brandy Egg Nogg$1.10
WHISKEY EGG NOGG$0.95
Gin Daisy$0.75
Brandy Sour$1.15
BLUE MOON$0.80
Mint Julep$1.50
Cuba Libre$0.85
Claret Punch$0.55
FRISCO COLLINS$0.95
GIN BUCK$0.75
Gin Fizz$0.80
Gin Rickey$0.80
Golden Fizz$0.80
New Orleans Fizz$0.90
Planters Punch$1.10
Rum Collins$0.80
Royal Fizz$0.80
RYE SOUR$0.85
Silver Fizz$0.80
Sherry Cobbler$0.85
Sherry Flip$0.75
SHERRY EGG NOGG$0.90
Tom Collins$0.75
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.75
New England Clam Chowder$0.35 – $0.50
Chicken broth with rice$0.35 – $0.50
Green Turtle with Sherry$0.65 – $0.95
Onion Soup au Gratin (10 minutes)$0.75
Bavesa$0.90
Cherrystone Clams on the Half Shall$0.70
Oyste Stew in Milk$1.30
Oyster Stew in Cream$1.75
Oyster Stew (half and half)$1.60
Oyster Fricassee in Chafing Dish$2.00
Oysters Casino$2.25
Oysters Rockefeller$2.25
Cocktail Sauce - 10c. Extra$0.10
Chilled Prune Juice$0.40
Fruit Cocktail Glace$0.65
Celery Hearts$0.50
Queen olives$0.50
Stuffed celery$0.95
Chopped Chicken Liver, Strasbourgeoise, Sliced Tomato$0.75
Spanish Watermelon$0.95
Half Grapefruit$0.65
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Crabmeat Cocktail$1.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$1.50
Herring with Sour Cream$0.75
Dubonnet$0.60
PICON GRENADINE$1.00
PERNOD$1.00
Vermouth Cassis$0.85
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF A LA DEUTSCH en Casserole, Vin Rouge$3.95
BROILED CALF'S LIVER, Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$3.45
Onion Omelette$1.65
Jelly omelette$1.65
Spanish omelette$1.65
Western Omelette$1.65
Mushroom Omelette$1.95
Fresh Shrimp Omelette$2.25
Drawn Butter, Parsley Potato$2.85

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Drambuie, Pony$1.00
Hankey Bannister (12 years old)$0.90
Ambassador (12 years old)$0.90
Ambassador (25 years old)$1.35
Black and White$0.75
Schlitz$0.50
Benedictine$1.00
Cointreau$1.00
Grand Marnier$1.00
Chartreuse (yellow or green)$1.00
Bols Cordial$1.00
Cherry Heering$1.00
Aquavit$0.75
Cordial Medoc$1.00
Fox Heal "400"$0.50
Armagnac Marquis de Caussade (30 years old)$2.00
Metaxa$1.00
Otard$1.00
Remy Martin V.S.E.P.$1.25
Hennessy 3-Star$1.00
Courvoisier ***$1.00
Bisquit ***$1.00
Laird's Apple Brandy$0.65
Bacardi, Gold or White$0.75
Meyers's Jamaica$0.75
Bacardi Anejo$0.75
Ronrico 151$1.00
Creme de Cassis$0.75
Apricot$0.75
Delecta$0.75
Curacao$0.75
Anisette$0.75
Kirschwasser$0.75
Creme de Cacao$0.75
Creme de Menthe$0.75
Kummel$0.75
Blackberry$0.75
Maraschino$0.75
Cherry$0.75
Triple Sec$0.75
peach$0.75
Rock & Rye$0.55
Bols Imported Gin$0.70
Gordon's Gin$0.55
Imported Gins$0.70
Sloe Gin$0.65
Vodka$0.65
(Drinks with Imported Gin 15c Ex.)$0.15
Saratoga Vichy$0.25
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
Club Soda$0.25
Coca Cola$0.25
Quinine Water$0.25
Ginger Beer$0.40
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser$0.50
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.50
Ballantine's Ale$0.50
Heineken's Holland$0.70
Wurzberger Light and Dark (German)$0.75
Millers High Life$0.50
Prior's Dark or Light$0.50
Schaefer's$0.50
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.50
Blatz$0.50
Dow's Canadian Ale$0.60
Bass Ale$0.50 – $0.75
Guinness' Stout$0.50 – $0.75
Clicquot Yellow Label Extra Dry$6.75 – $12.00
Mercier's Extra Dry$5.25 – $10.00
Pommery & Greno (Brut)$6.25 – $12.00
Bollinger Extra Dry$7.00 – $12.50
Delbeck (1947)$12.50
Clicquot (1945)$14.50
Mumm's Cordon Rouge (1947)$8.25 – $16.00
Mumm's Extra Dry$7.50 – $14.50
Delbeck Brut$6.50 – $12.50
Piper Heidsieck (1949)$14.00
Piper Heidsieck (1949)$7.50
Lancers Crackling Rose (1947)$7.00
Chateau Ste Roseline Vin Rose (1949)$6.75
Deinhard Liebfraumilch (1950)$6.50
Nectarose Vin Rose Dianjou$3.75
B. & G., St. Estephe$3.75
B. & G., Prince Noir$3.50
B. & G. Graves (1950)$2.25 – $3.75
B. & G. Sauterne (1950)$3.25 – $6.00
B. & G. Beaujolais Superior (1949)$4.50
B. & G. Pommard (1950)$3.75 – $6.75
Gevrey Chambertin (1950)$7.25
Cepa de Ora, Spanish Dry (1948)$3.75
Brilliante, Spanish Sweet (1937)$3.75
Chilean Rhine Wine (1947)$3.75
Neuchatel (1953)$4.50
Bertolli Chianti (1950)$2.25 – $3.85
Cook's$4.00 – $7.50
San Benito$3.75 – $7.00
Great Western$3.75 – $7.00
Cresta Blanca$4.00 – $7.50
San Benito$3.75 – $7.00
Cresta Blanca$7.50
Cook's$4.00 – $7.50
Gotham$3.75 – $6.75
Imported Chauvenet (Red Cap)$5.00 – $9.50
San Benito, Sauterne$1.50 – $2.50
San Benito, Chablis$1.50 – $2.50
San Benito, Rhine$2.50
Cresta Blanca, Sauterne$1.50 – $2.50
Cresta Blanca, Chablis$1.50 – $2.50
Cresta Blanca, Riesling$1.50 – $2.50
Widmers Lake Delaware (1949)$1.50 – $2.50
Livermore Semillon (1949)$3.00
Cresta Blanca, Claret$1.50 – $2.50
Cresta Blanca, Burgundy$1.50 – $2.50
San Benito, Claret$1.50 – $2.50
San Benito, Burgundy$1.50 – $2.50
San Benito, Chianti$2.00 – $3.25
Widmer's Claret$1.50 – $2.50
Chivas Regal (12 Years Old)$0.90
Hankey Bannister$0.75
Cutty Sark$0.75
Dewar's White Label$0.75
Grant's (8 Years Old)$0.85
Haig & Haig Pinch$0.85
John Begg Liqueur$0.85
John Begg Blue Cap$0.75
Johnnie Walker, Black Label$0.85
J. & B. Rare$0.75
Kings Ransom$0.85
Martin's Fine and Rare (20 years old)$1.20
Mackies Ancient$0.85
Martin's V.V.O.$0.75
Peter Dawson$0.75
Queen Anne$0.75
Red Hackle (12 years old)$0.90
Teacher's Highland Cream$0.75
White Horse$0.75
Old Bushmill's$0.75
John Jameson$0.75
Harwood$0.80
Hudson Bay$0.75
Seagram's V.O.$0.75
Canadian Club$0.75
McNaughton's$0.75
Walker Imperial$0.65
Seagram's 7 Crown$0.65
Lord Calvert$0.70
Dubonnet$0.65
Domestic Sherry, Port or Muscatel$0.40
Merito Indian Cream$0.75
120 Medium Dry$0.55
Sandemann Apitiv$0.50
3 Star Tawny Port$0.65
Amontillado Very Dry$0.55
Duff Gordon Nina$0.55
Pedro Domecq La Ina Very Pale$0.55
Duff Gordon Cream Sherry$0.95
Cedro$0.50
Williams & Humbert Maduro Medium Sweet$0.50
Gonzalez Byass Ambrosia Medium Dry$0.50
Dant's Old Bourbon (86 proof)$0.70
Old Fitzgerald$0.75
Kentucky Tavern$0.75
Old Grand Dad$0.75
I.W. Harper$0.75
Old Taylor$0.75
Old Forester$0.75
Old Crow$0.75
Dant's$0.75
Hunter$0.70
Schenley Reserve$0.65
Southern Comfort$0.80
Three Feathers$0.65
Carstair's White Seal$0.65
William Penn$0.70
Calvert's Reserve$0.65
Old Overholt$0.75
Four Roses$0.70

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