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Persian Room; The Plaza

Date
1959-11-16
Restaurant
Persian Room; The Plaza
Place
Persian Room; The Plaza
Venue
HOTEL,RESTAURANT
Event
dinner
Physical description
folder; 10.75 x 14.5 inches; folded edge (right)
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Crab Meat Remick$3.70
Caviar aux blinis$6.55
Baked Oysters Provencale$2.10
Coquille Saint Jacques$3.50
Musamba Pilaff$3.95
Lule Kebab$3.45
Omelette Norvègienne$4.00
Souffle Rothschild$2.00
Orange a la Hilton$1.50
Plaza Frozen Cake$1.45
Crepes St. Georges$2.00
Cherries Jubilee$2.25
Macedoine of Fresh Fruits Rafraichis au Kirsch$2.50
cafe filtre$1.00
Smoked Brook Trout$4.25
Green Turtle Amontillado$1.60
Borcht au Pirojki$1.25
Bisque of Lobster a la Fine Champagne$1.30
Scampi Fradiavolo$2.95
Escargots Bourguignonne$2.90
Boula Boula Gratine$1.35
Petite Marmite, Bourgeoise$1.00
Homard a l'Americaine$6.85
English Sole, Maison d'Or (for 2)$7.50
Supreme of Pompano, Fontainebleau$4.35
Frog's Legs, Mascotte$4.35
Planked Whitefish, Lady Duveen (for 2)$8.00
Whole Baby Pheasant, White House$8.50
Vibo Farm Rock Cornish Hen, Veronique$5.00
Sliced Smoked Breast of Turkey, Chipolata, Wild Rice$6.00
Long Island Duckling aux Choux Rouges, Flamade (for 2)$8.50
Chateaubriand, Prince Rainier III (for 2)$16.00
Rack of Lamb en Casserole, Grand-Mere (for 2)$13.60
Broiled Milk Veal Steak, Colbert, Fried Zucchini$4.50
Poussin de Serre aux Primeurs$3.85

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Blue Point Oysters$1.25
Little Neck clams$1.10
Cape Cod Oysters$1.50
Cherrystone Clams$1.10
Lobster Cocktail$3.75
Crabflake Cocktail$2.70
Shrimp Cocktail$2.10
Pumpkin or ApplePie$0.80
Compote of fruits$1.15
French Pastry$0.60
fruit tart$0.90
Custard Rice Pudding with or without Raisins$0.80
Pot de Creme Vanille, Cafe au Chocolat$0.75
Pot de Creme Chocolat$0.75
Grapes$1.10
Orange$0.70
Grapefruit$0.95
Bartlett Pear$0.75
Golden or Delicious Apple$0.70
Strawberries$1.35
Strawberries with cream$1.65
Melon in Season$1.15
Sliced Bananas in Cream$1.15
Coffee$0.65
Cream Portion$0.15
Yogurt$0.70
Demi Tasse$0.55
Tea, Plain, or with Lemon$0.60
Milk, Half Pint$0.45
Brazilian Creme Coffee Sundae$1.25
Strawberry Sundae$1.25
Pear Helene$1.25
Ice Cream Filled Eclair, Butterscotch Sauce$1.40
Peach Melba$1.25
Peach Nordica$1.10
Nectar Glace, Monseigneur$1.10
Sorbet a l'Orange, Citron, Ananas ou Framboise$0.95
Sorbet Ananas$0.95
Sorbet with Liqueurs$1.35
Coupe aux Marrons$1.10
Neapolitan Delight, Sabayon Sauce$1.65
Plaza Parfait$1.10
Frozen Roll, Strawberry Sauce$1.25
Peach, Pistachio, Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla, or Coffee Ice Cream$1.00
Cheddar Cheese$0.95
Swiss cheese$1.00
Port du Salut cheese$1.00
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.95
Blue Cheese$0.95
Swiss Gruyere cheese$1.00
Brie cheese$1.05
Cream Cheese$0.95
Gold-N-Rich cheese$0.95
Liederkranz Cheese$1.00
Bel Paese Cheese$1.05
Fried Egg Plant$1.00
Imported White Asparagus$2.75
Artichoke, Drawn Butter$1.35
Belgian Endive Meuniere$1.40
Lima beans$1.00
Braised celery with marrow$1.40
Baked Tomato$1.00
Creamed Succotash$1.10
Grilled Mushrooms$1.70
Cauliflower Gratine$1.25
Small Carrots$1.00
zucchini$1.25
String Beans$1.10
Peas$1.00
Broccoli, Mousseline$1.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.95
Whole Spinach$1.10
Spinach in cream$1.10
French fried potatoes$0.85
Baked Potato$0.95
Potatoes Parisienne$0.95
Mashed or Parsley Potatoes$0.90
Cream Mille Fanti aux Paillettes$1.00
Ox-Tail Soup, Printaniere$1.00
Consomme Rivoli$0.90
Tomato, Vege-Crest, Clam Juice or V-8 Cocktail$0.70
Imported Salami$1.65
Plaza Antipasto$1.60
Cold Vichyssoise$0.90
Chicken okra soup$1.00
Split pea soup$1.00
Chicken broth with rice$0.90
Strained gumbo$1.00
Grilled Brook Trout, Mushrooms, Potatoes Lorette$4.10
Whole English Sole Saute with Cucumbers Doria$4.20
L.I. Scallops en Bordure with Spinach, Aida$4.00
Red Snapper au Chambertin with Julienne of Vegetables$4.00
Breast of Chicken Maryland, Corn Fritters, Bouquet of Broccoli$3.90
Minced Beef Tenderloin Saute, Cafe Martin$4.20
Scaloppini of Milk Veal au Madere, Whole Spinach, Vermicelli au Gratin$4.10
Roast Spring Lamb with Braised Belgian Endives, Stuffed Tomato$4.10
Split Baby Pheasant Excelsior, Wild Rice, Brussels Sprouts$6.50
Grilled Calf's Sweetbreads with Ham and Mushrooms, New Peas a la Francaise$3.75
Grain Fed Chicken en Casserole (For 2)$7.10
French Lamb Chop$3.90
Lamb Chop$2.70 – $4.70
Minute Steak$7.25
Royal Squab$4.55
Filet Mignon$7.25
Broiled Chicken (half)$3.15
Sirloin Steak$7.75
Sirloin steak (for 2)$15.00
Maine Lobster with Cucumber and Tomato Salad, Mayonnaise (Half)$4.25
Beef Tongue, Beet Salad$3.10
Smoked Brook Trout, Knob Celery$4.25
Crab Meat Ravigotte$4.00
Roast Chicken (half)$3.15
Imported Danish Ham, Asparagus Tips$3.70
Assorted Cold Cuts with Turkey and Potato Salad$3.40
Roast Beef, String Bean Salad$5.15
Salade du chef$7.25
Avocado with Grapefruit Salad$1.35
Cucumber salad$1.10
Mixed Greens Salad$1.15
Romaine Salad$1.10
Bibb Lettuce Salad$1.60
Escarole a l'Italienne Salad$1.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$1.10
Smoked Salmon$2.50
Fruit Supreme$1.40
Beluga Malossol Caviar$6.25
Prosciutto Ham$3.00
Hors d'Oeuvres Varies, Plaza$3.10
Filet of Herring in Sour Cream, Onions$1.50
Terrine of Imported Foie Gras$4.75
Imported Filet of Tunafish$2.60
Smoked Sturgeon$3.10
French or Portugaise Sardines$2.10
Imported Mackerel in White Wine$2.20 – $4.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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