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Algonquin Hotel

Date
1964-02-02
Restaurant
Algonquin Hotel
Place
Algonquin Hotel
Venue
HOTEL
Event
dinner
Physical description
folder; 9 x 12 inches; uneven seam; rust; crease upper right corner
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Scotch Barley Broth$0.60 – $0.90
Cold Cream Vichyssoise$0.75
Onion Soup au gratin$1.00
Jellied Madrilene$0.60
Green Turtle Soup Amontillado$1.00 – $1.50
Clam Stew with Milk$1.85
Chicken broth with vermicelli$0.60
Consomme double en tasse$0.60
Cold: Algonquin Special$0.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato$4.95
Fresh String Beans, Forestiere
O'Brien Potatoes
Fried Egg Plant
Chiffonade Salad
Fresh Sea Food Algonquin$4.50
Cottage Cheese, Fresh Fruit Salad, Sour Cream$3.45
Special Chef's Salad Bowl$3.35
Chef's Salad Bowl with Chicken$3.50
Shrimp, Lobster or Crabmeat Salad$4.50
Chicken Salad (white meat only)$3.95
Assorted Cold Cuts$4.25
Tomato Stuffed with Crabmeat, Shrimps, Lobser or Chicken Salad$4.50
Chef's Special Fish Salad Bowl: Lobster, Crabmeat, Tunafish, Anchovy, Cheese, Tomato, Egg, Russian Dressing$4.00
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.95
Chef Recommends: Broiled Lamb Shish-Kebab, Sauce Robert, Rice and Peas$3.95
Broiled Swordfish Steak, Los Angeles$3.95
Alaskan King Crabmeat En Cream Au Gratin$3.95
Milk Fed Veal Cutlet, Milanaise, Buttered Noodles$3.95
Fresh Calf's Liver Saute, Crisp Bacon, Bercy$3.95
Roulade of Beef Monte Carlo, Rice pilaff$5.75
Algonquin Speciality: Roast Prime Rib of Beef au Jus, Yorkshire Pudding$4.95
Imported Strasbourg Pate de Foie Gras (for 1 or 2)$4.50
Camembert$0.95
Entrees du Jour
Cold Buffet Suggestions
(Choice of two Served with Entrees du Jour)
Soups
Portuguese Boneless Sardines$1.45
Stuffed celery$1.10
Port du Salut cheese$0.95
Brie$0.95
Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.90
Choice of two served with Entrees du Jour
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.65
Cream Cheese$0.75
Beverages
Blue Point Oysters$1.25
Grapefruit Supreme$0.85
Fresh orange juice$0.60
Italian Cafe Espresso [Ground to Your Order]$0.95
Irish coffee$1.50
Coffee$0.65
Demi Tasse$0.50
Cafe Filter$0.90
Sanka$0.65
Tea$0.60
Postum$0.65
Iced coffee$0.65
Holland Chocolate$0.65
Vichy Celestines (Imported) Split Bottle$0.75
Certified Milk$0.45
Buttermilk$0.50
Iced tea$0.60
Bread and Butter$0.05
Marinated Herring in Cream$0.95
Imported Champagne Cocktail$1.70
Royal Purple, Barton & Guestier Sparkling Burgandy$4.50 – $8.50
Mumm's Cordon Rouge, Brut (1955)$6.00 – $11.00
Special Cheese Cake a la Vanilla$0.90
Algonquin Minute Steak$6.50
Sirloin Steak$7.25
Chopped Tenderloin Steak$3.75
York Ham Steak$3.50
Broiled Filet Mignon$7.25
(2) Ribs Broiled Lamb Chops$4.85
Half Broiled Spring Chicken$3.60
Pork Chops 3.75
Sirloin Steak Sandwich on Toast$6.50
Chateaubriand (for 2) with Broiled Mushrooms$15.50
Special Planked Steak Algonquin$7.75
Calf's Liver Saute aux Fines Herbes$3.95
Broiled Sweetbreads on Toast with Virginia Ham and Mushrooms, Maitre d'Hotel$3.95
(Bernais or Bordelaise Sauce$0.50
(Choice of : French fried, Baked Potato or Salad Served with Steaks and Lamb Chops)
Tenderloin of Beef Saute, Stroganoff with Wild Rice$5.75
Emince of Capon a la King$3.95
Roast Rack of Spring Lamb, Garni, Bouquetiere (for 2)$11.75
Spaghetti with Chicken Livers Caruso$3.95
Breaded Veal Cutlet Milanaise, Spaghetti au Beurre$3.95
Algonquin Special Sandwich$2.95
Sea Food Mixed Grill, Algonquin$4.95
Filet of Lemon Sole Saute, Amandine$3.45
Club Sandwich Maison$2.60
Homemade Mince Pie$0.85
Imported English Sole Saute Meuniere$4.50
Raisin cake$0.50
Frog's Legs Saute Provencale$3.95
New Brunswick Lobster Newberg$4.50
Ham and Eggs Algonquin$2.85
Scrambled Eggs$1.85
Shirred Eggs with Sausages$2.85
Poached Eggs Benedict$2.85
Scrambled Eggs with Canadian Bacon$2.85
Bacon & Eggs Country Style$2.85
Bacon & Eggs Country Style$2.85
Bacon & Eggs Country Style$2.85
Omelette any Style$2.85
New Broccoli, Hollandaise Sauce$1.25
Green Asparagus Tips, Hollandaise Sauce$1.25
New Carots Vichy$0.75
Melon in Season$0.90
Orange Cake a la Mode$0.85
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.70
Chocolate Pudding, Chantilly$0.70
Assorted Fruit Compote$0.90
Cocoanut Layer Cake$0.90
Basket of Friut p.p.$1.00
Maringue Glace$0.90
Biscuit Tortoni$0.55
Coupe au Marrons$0.90
Petit Fours$0.55
Assorted Sherbets$0.60
Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial (1953)$6.00 – $11.00
Assorted Danish Pastries$0.50
Skinless Preserved Figs$0.85
Fresh Sliced Pineapple$0.75
St. Julien (1959-61)$2.50 – $4.50
Cherry Pie$0.85
Half Grapefruit$0.85
Pontet Canet (1959-61)$3.00 – $5.00
Peach Melba$0.90
Graves (1959-61)$2.25 – $4.00
Homemade Apple Pie$0.75
Raisin cake$0.50
Pound cake$0.50
Bollinger, Brut (1955)$7.00 – $12.00
Parfait Algonquin$0.80
Snow Ball Kahlua$1.10
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.70
Spumoni$0.65
Dutch Coffee Cake$0.80
Frozen Ice Cream Cake, Melba$1.10
Mocha Cream Layer Cake$0.90
Fruit Jello$0.45
Imported Macaroons$0.50
Snow Ball$0.90
Yogurt
Fresh Berries in Season with Cream$0.95
California Stewed Peaches$0.95
Lima beans$0.75
French Style String Beans$0.75
Pommard (1959-61)$3.75 – $6.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.75
Sparkling Burgundy
Creamed White Onions$0.75
CHAMPAGNE
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.75
Bordeaux (Red)
Mashed Potato$0.60
French Fried Potato$0.60
Mixed Green Salad Napolitano, Special Dressing$1.75
Potato, hashed in cream$0.65
Lyonnaise potato$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.95
Potato au gratin$0.75
Hashed Browned Potato$0.75
Candied Sweet Potato$0.75
Asparagus salad$1.60
Belgian Endive salad$1.60
Fresh Watercress Salad$0.90
Hearts of Lettuce$0.90
Algonquin Caesar Salad$2.25
Waldorf Salad$1.85
Tomato$0.90
Avocado with Grapefruit$1.85
Romaine$0.90
Sliced tomatoes and Bermuda onions$1.60
Fried Jumbo Shrimps, Sauce Tartare$3.85
Great Western Champagne$3.50 – $6.50
Clams Casino$2.85
Algonquin Special Caesar Dressing, extra$0.75
B.V. Burgundy$1.50 – $2.75
Curried Shrimps, Rice and Chutney$4.25
Heineken's Beer$0.85
Golden buck$2.85
Lowenbrau Beer$0.85
Welsh rarebit$2.65
Labatt's Imported Ale$0.85
Puligny Montrachet (1959-61)$6.50 – $3.50
Spaghetti with Chicken Livers Caruso$3.95
Whole Broiled Maine Lobster, Butter Sauce, Julienne Potatoes (according to size)
Club Sandwich Maison$2.60
American Red Wine, per glass$0.75
Liederkranz Cheese$0.95
Swiss cheese$0.95
Danish Blue Cheese$0.95
Gruyere Cheese$0.95
Bel Paese Cheese$0.95
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.95
Holland Gouda Cheese$0.95
Steak Tartare, Garni$6.75
Ham & Eggs$2.85
Creamed Scrambled Eggs with Chicken Livers$2.85
Malossal Beluga Caviar$6.50
Cape Cod Oysters$1.50
Pate Maison, Aspic au Port$1.50
Little Necks$1.25
Cherrystones$1.25
Crabmeat Cocktail$2.75
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.95
Lobster Cocktail$3.25
Hearts of Celery, Scallions and Olives$0.95
Shrimp Cocktail$1.75
Tomato Juice$0.60
Clam juice$0.60
V-8 Juice$0.60
Fancy Hors d'Oeuvres, Parisienne$2.45
Fresh grapefruit juice$0.60
Pancake Stuffed with Chicken Hash, New Peas, Bergere$3.25
Breast of Capon Under Bell, Eugenie$3.85
Jumbo Crabmeat au Gratin$4.50
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$3.25
American White Wine, per glass$0.75
Algenquin Minute Steak$6.50
Imported English Sole Saute Meuniere$4.50

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