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The Plaza; Hilton Hotels

Date
1959-09-25
Restaurant
The Plaza; Hilton Hotels
Place
The Plaza; Hilton Hotels
Venue
HOTEL,RESTAURANT
Event
supper; room service
Physical description
folder; 8.8125 x 11.5 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cod Oysters$1.50
Cherrystone Clams$1.10
crab meat cocktail$2.60
Tomato Juice$0.70
Shrimp Cocktail$2.10
Fresh Fruit Supreme$1.35
Blue Point Oysters$1.25
Little Neck clams$1.05
Lobster Cocktail$3.75
Crab Meat Remick$3.80
Caviar$6.25
Nova Scotia smoked salmon$2.35
Herring with Sour Cream$1.35
Imported Filet of Tunafish$2.60
Mixed Olives$0.80
Canape of Anchovies$1.60
Smoked Sturgeon$3.10
Salami$1.65
Pate de Foie gras de Strasbourg$4.75
imported sardines$2.10
Celery$0.80
Prosciutto Ham$3.00
Hearts of Artichoke, Vinaigrette$1.50
Onion Soup au gratin$0.95
Chicken consomme$0.85
Beef consomme$0.85
Cream of tomato soup$0.95
Cold Vichyssoise$0.85
Strained gumbo$0.95
CLAM BROTH$0.85
St. Germain soup$0.95
Borscht a la Russe$1.10
Omelette Forestiere$1.80
Broiled Whole Lobster$6.90
Brook Trout Meuniere$4.00
English Sole Amandine$4.20
Lobster Newburg$5.60
Spaghetti Bolognese$2.25
Spaghetti Caruso$2.25
Filet mignon aux champignons$7.25
L.I. Duckling (for 2)$8.25
Loin Lamb Chop, Mixed Grill$4.10
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$1.80
Scrambled Eggs with Sausage$1.80
L.I. Scallops, Nicoise$5.25
Crab meat Dewey$4.65
Curry of Shrimps a l'Indienne$3.75
Lobster a l'Americaine$5.60
Breast of Capon Saut, Garni$3.75
Steak Minute Parmentier$7.25
Chicken a la King$3.75
Poussin Diable$4.00
Creamed Chicken Hash$2.85
Royal Squab Vert Pre$4.75
Cornish Game Hen, Veronique$5.10
Scotch woodcock rarebit$1.90
L.I Welsh Rarebit$2.10
Welsh rarebit$2.00
Golden buck rarebit$2.10
Yorkshire buck rarebit$2.20

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Crab Ravigotte$4.00
Smoked Beef Tongue$2.75
Virginia Ham$3.85
Assorted Cold Cuts$3.40
Steak Tartar Plaza$4.50
Prime rib of beef$4.80
Lobster Mayonnaise (half)$4.25
Sliced Roast Turkey$3.65
Imported Danish Ham$3.85
Roast Chicken (half)$3.15
Hamburger$2.15
Combination Sandwich$2.05
Steak sandwich$5.10
Club sandwich$2.15
Chicken Sandwich$2.00
Ham and Egg Sandwich$1.35
Sardine Sandwich$2.05
Roast Beef Sandwich$3.20
Tartar sandwich$3.75
Swiss cheese sandwich$1.10
Tongue Sandwich$1.10
Ham Sandwich$1.10
Turkey Sandwich$1.60
Western Sandwich$1.25
Tunafish sandwich$1.10
Romaine Salad$1.05
Vegetable Salad$1.65
Shrimp Salad$3.70
Belgian Endive salad$1.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$1.10
Chicken salad$4.00
Mixed Green Salad$1.05
Crab Meat salad$4.50
Lobster salad$5.75
Alligator Pear and Grapefruit salad$1.25
Imported White Asparagus Vinaigrette Salad$3.00
Cheddar Cheese$0.95
Swiss cheese$1.00
Camembert$0.95
Swiss Gruyere$0.95
Blue Cheese$0.95
Cream Cheese$0.95
Bel Paese$1.05
Port du Salut$1.00
French Pastry$0.60
Imported Marrons Flambee au Kirsch$2.25
Petits fours$0.75
Profiteroles, Chantilly$1.10
Peach Melba$1.25
Cherries Jubilee Flambee$2.35
Parfait$1.10
Texas Figs a la Fine Champagne$2.25
Compote of fruits$1.10
Frozen Cake, Plaza$1.65
Pear Cardinal$1.25
Vanilla Souffle, Apricot Sauce$2.25
Frozen Filled Orange a la Hilton$1.40
Coupe Mimosa$1.10
Neopolitan Delight, Sabayon Sauce$1.75
Sherbet$0.90
Ice cream$0.95
Coffee$0.60
Demi Tasse$0.50
Infusion de Menthe$0.60
Tea$0.55
cafe filtre$0.75
Argentine Mate$0.60
Cafe Diable$1.65
Cafe Turque$1.30
Milk, Half Pint$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.35
Omelette Norvegienne with Cherries Jubliee$3.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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