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Restaurant
Library
Place
Library
Venue
RESTAURANT
Event
lunch
Physical description
photocopy (5 pages); 8.5 x 14 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 1

FILETS OF SOLE "NEWBURG" Stuffed and Topped with Light Sherry Wine Sauce$5.95
RISSOTO WITH CHICKEN LIVERS Fresh Chicken Livers Sauteed with Mushrooms in Madeira Sauce$4.50
RAGOUT OF VEAL "CHASSEUR" Tender Veal Simmered in White Wine with Tomato and Mushrooms, Butterred Noodles with Croutons$6.95
BAKED MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE$3.75
Chicken a la King Boneless Chicken with Bell Peppers in Cream Sauce$4.75
COTTAGE CHEESE BLINTZES Topped with Strawberry Sauce$3.95
WESTERN STYLE BEEF STEW Fresh Garden Vegetables$5.25
TENDERLOIN TIPS "BORDELAISE" Buttered Noodles$5.95
ANGEL SHRIMP "CHABLIESIENNE" Tender Shrimp and Fresh Mushrooms in Chablis Sauce Glacee, Served with Spanish Rice$6.50
CHICKEN TETRAZZINI Spaghetti Baked with Julienne of Ham and Turkey$3.75
SEAFOOD IMPERIAL "AU GRATIN" Duchesse Potatoes$5.75

Page 2

Omelette with Fresh Chicken Livers$3.00
Omelette Creole Smothered Onions, Celery, Sweet and Green Peppers, Ham, Tomato, Mushrooms$3.00
Omelette paysanne$3.00
Eggs Benedict with Ham on English Muffin, Sauce Hollandaise Truffle$4.50
Poached Eggs Florentine Served on a Bed of Buttered Leaf Spinach$3.30
Shirred Eggs Garnished with Sliced Mushrooms, Grated Parmesan Cheese$3.00
Gambler's Eggs Scrambled on French Toast with Hot Sauce; Rasher of Bacon$3.25
Croustade of Poached Eggs, Maintenon Arranged in a Tartlett with Mushroom Puree$3.75
Genuine Long Island Bay Scallops Sauteed Meuniere$4.25
French Crepes Filled with Fresh Seafoods, Mornay$4.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce$3.00
Colorado Mountain Brook Trout Panfried, Mushroom Dixelle, Creamed Madeira Sauce$3.15
English Sole, Stewed Fresh Tomatoes, Truffle, Sauce Vin Blanc$4.50 – $5.25
Casserole of Dungeness Crablegs On Bed of Mushroom Puree, glazed with a delicate sauce$5.75
Gratin of Jumbo Shrimp Served in Tomato Halves, Sauce Mornay$5.25

Page 3

STEAK TARTARE Raw Ground Prime Filet blended at your table with seasonings$6.25
ASSORTED COLD CUT PLATE Sliced Tender Ham, Turkey, Corned Beef Roast Beef, with Sliced Cheese, Garnished$3.95 – $4.50
COLD PRIME RIB OF BEEF Served on Bed of Crisp Lettuce with Potato Salad, Garnished with Tomato, Olive$4.50 – $5.50
MARINATED MUSHROOM AND BEEF PLATE Sliced Fresh Mushrooms, Julienne Strips of Prime Beef, Garden Peas, Diced Red Peppers, Hard Boiled Egg$3.75
CRABMEAT SALAD BOWL Alaskan King Crabmeat on Crisp Mixed Greens with Sliced Cucumbers, Celery Sticks, Green Onion, Tomato Wedges and French Dressing$6.50
POACHED FRESH COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON Cucumber Slices, Mayonnaise Dressing$4.95
KEY WEST SHRIMP PLATE ON CRISP LETTUCE BED Garnished with White Asparagus, Tomato Wedges and Sliced Hard-Cooked Eggs$4.95
GARDEN TRAY Fresh Raw Vegetables, Cheese Sticks and Imported White Asparagus wrapped in Prosciutto Ham on Shredded Lettuce, Served with a Cream Cheese Dip in Cucumber Cup$4.25

Page 4

Coffee
Tea
Milk
New Buttered Potatoes
Cottage Fried Potatoes
Oven Browned Potatoes
BROILED CALVES LIVER, Crisp Bacon$7.25
Rissolee Potatoes
Duchesse Potatoes
VEAL SCALOPINI SAUTEED Lemon Butter with Herbs$7.50
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Au Gratin Potatoes
Baked Stuffed Carrots
BRAISED SIRLOIN STEAK "DIABLE", Peppersauce$7.95
Buttered Green Peas
Sauteed Green Beans
Sauteed Cut Green Asparagus
Pan Fried Eggplant
STUFFED FILETS OF BOSTON SOLE, "Veronique"$6.95
Baked Stuffed Tomato
Glazed Carrots
LONDON BROIL, Sauce Bordelaise$6.95
LONDON BROIL, Sauce Bordelaise$6.95
Sauteed Cut Broccoli
BONELESS BREAST OF CAPON "MARYLAND"$6.95
BONELESS BREAST OF CAPON "MARYLAND"$6.95
FRENCH POT ROAST Braised Sirloin of Beef in a Rich Brown Sauce$6.95
BROILED HAM STEAK "VIRGINIA" Glazed with Fruit Sauce, Corn Beignets$7.50

Page 5

CRAB LUMPS A LA RUSSE$4.00
A COCKTAIL OF FRESH GULF SHRIMP$4.00
TERRINE OF PATE' MAISON$3.00
Cherrystone Clams on Half Shell$3.00
IMPORTED HERRING IN WINE SAUCE OR SOUR CREAM$2.50 – $3.00
SUPREME OF CHILLED SEASON FRUITS$2.75 – $3.25
BLUE POINT OYSTERS IN SEASON$3.00
ARTICHOKE, GREEN GODDESS$3.00
A SERVICE OF NOVA SCOTIA SMOKED SALMON$3.50 – $4.50
CORIANDER PROSCIUTTO WITH MELON OR PINEAPPLE$3.75
ICED TOMATO, CLAMATO, OR CITRUS FRUIT JUICE$1.50
Consomme Double$1.00
CREME VICHYSSOISE EN SUPREME$1.50
FRENCH ONION AU CROUTON$1.00
CHILLED CRAB GUMBO$1.50
Madrilene en Gelee$1.00

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.