The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

Southern Pacific

Coaster, Southern Pacific

Date
1941-01-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Coaster, Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Boiled salmon, hollandaise
Veal Pot Pie, Family Style
Vegetables
Potatoes
Rolls
Cabinet pudding, fruit sauce
Coffee (Cup)
Milk
Tea (Pot)
Soup: Puree of Potato, Chiffonade
Boiled salmon, hollandaise
Old Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie with Dumplings
Cold Ham and Tongue, Sliced Tomato
Carrots, au Beurre
Steamed Potatoes
Rolls
Cabinet pudding, fruit sauce
OR
Ice Cream with Cake
Coffee (Cup)
Milk
Tea (Pot)
Assorted Bread
Fillet of Fresh Fish, Beur Noir$0.50
Creamed Chicken Flakes, a la King$0.60
Grilled Club Steak, Hoteliere$0.70
Sliced Cold Ham and Tongue, Garnished$0.50
BREAD AND BUTTER SERVED WITH ABOVE ORDERS

Page 2

Grapefruit (Half), Supreme$0.20
Fresh orange juice$0.10
Tomato Juice$0.10
Ripe Olives$0.20
Chilled Celery$0.15
Fresh Vegetable, in Cup$0.15
Consomme, in Cup$0.15
Broiled Lamb Chop(1) (2)$0.30 – $0.55
Baked Beans (Hot or Cold) with Brown Bread$0.30
HAM WITH FRIED EGGS$0.40
Bacon with fried eggs$0.40
Spanish Omelet (2 Eggs)$0.35
(Bread and Butter Served with Above Orders)
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Chilled Peeled Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.35
Potato salad$0.15
Ham$0.20
Cheese$0.20
Tongue$0.20
Fried egg$0.20
Fried Ham$0.25
Garden Peas$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.10
Bantam Corn$0.15
Hot Rolls$0.10
Assorted Bread$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.20
Fresh Baked Pie$0.10
Fresh Baked Pie with Cheese$0.15
Fresh Baked Pie a la Mode$0.20
Ice cream$0.10
Ice Cream with Cake$0.20
Peach Melba$0.20
Apricots in Syrup$0.20
Peaches in Syrup$0.20
Pears in Syrup$0.20
Orange (Whole)$0.10
Coffee (pot)$0.15
Coffee, (Cup)$0.10
Tea (Pot)$0.15
Cocoa (Cup)$0.10
Decaffeinated Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Milk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.10
COASTER
Dinner, a la Carte
Our stewards are keenly interested in maintaining the finest service, and will greatly appreciate your expressions as to features you enjoyed as well as your suggestions for improvement.
NEW RECIPE BOOK - We have issued a new 32 page recipe book containing some of the choice recipes that are served in our dining cars. The recipes were prepared by Paul Reiss, internationally famous supervising chef of Southern Pacific Company. If you would
HARRY A. BUTLER, Manager
Dining Cars, Hotels, Restaurants and News Service
San Francisco, California

Page 3

Bromo-Seltzer$0.15
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Pluto Water$0.15
Root Beer$0.10
7-Up$0.10
Coca-Cola$0.10
Fresh Orange Juice, Glass$0.10
Ginger Ale$0.15
White Rock Lemonade$0.25
Shasta Lemonade$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.10
Poland Water (Natural)$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Shasta Water$0.25
White Rock water$0.15 – $0.25
Half and Half (Half Ale and Half Porter)$0.15
Mexican beer$0.25
Eastern Beer$0.25
Western Beer$0.15
Split of Ginger Ale$0.10
Split of Sparkling (Soda) Water )for Highballs)$0.10
B&B (Benedictine and Brandy, Imported)$0.60
Southern Pacific Special Bottling (California Red Wine)$0.30 – $0.50
Southern Pacific Special Bottling (California White Wine)$0.50 – $0.75
Sauterne$0.50 – $0.75
Port, California............ Indv. Bottle$0.20
Sherry, California ........ Indv. Bottle$0.20
California Grape Brandy Indv. Bottle$0.25
California Grape Highball$0.35
Bourbon or Rye Indv. Bottle$0.25
Bourbon or Rye, Bonded Indv. Bottle$0.35
Bourbon, Bonded (8 years old)$0.50
Canadian, Bonded$0.35
SCOTCH WHISKEY$0.40
Scotch Whiskey (10 Years Old)$0.50
Gin, Domestic$0.25
Tom Collins$0.35
RUM$0.35
Rum Collins$0.40
Manhattan (cocktail)$0.25
Dry Martini$0.25
Old Fashion$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.