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Oak Room

Date
1969-01-18
Restaurant
Oak Room
Physical description
35x26cm folded; 35x53cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Little Neck clams$2.10
Shrimp Cocktail$3.00
Cape Cod Oysters$2.65
Blue Point Oysters$2.55
Cherrystone Clams$2.10
Selected Crab Lump Cocktail$4.25
Lobster Cocktail$5.25
Plaza Marinated Herring$2.10
Plaza Antipasto$2.20
Hors d'Oeuvre Variés, Plaza$4.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$1.10
Clam juice$1.10
Prosciutto Ham$4.00
Fruit Suprême$2.10
Terrine of Imported Foie Gras$6.80
Smoked Salmon$3.65
Imported French Sardines$3.00
Imported Filet of Tunafish$3.50
Smoked Sturgeon$4.50
Imported Salami$2.30
Imported Mackarel in White Wine$3.00
Strained gumbo$1.35
Beluga Malossol Caviar (8.00 per ounce)$8.00
Chicken broth with rice$1.35
Consommé Brunoise$1.20
Chicken okra soup$1.35
Split pea soup$1.35
Borscht Koop$1.30
Cold: Vichyssoise$1.35
Jellied Madrilene$1.35
Cold Cream of Chicken Soup, Senegalaise$1.35
Sirloin Luncheon Steak, Potatoes au Gratin and Mixed Green Salad with Chef's Dressing$6.10
Omelette aux Chanterelles and Chive Forestière$3.40
Poached Eggs on English Muffin, Canadian Bacon, Hollandaise$3.40
Shirred Eggs with Chicken Croquette Cluny$3.40
Broiled Scampi Miramar, Roast Tomato, Gaufrette Potatoes$5.35
Fried Halibut Steak Rémoulade, Potatoes, Cucumber Vernon$4.35
Fresh Baked Striped Bass Créole, Rice Valencienne$5.15
Filet of Lemon Sole Sauté Meunière, Mushrooms, Zucchini Fines Herbes$5.60
Fresh Vegetable Plate, Poached Egg on Artichoke Bottom, Heart of Palm Hollandaise$4.40
Breaded Spring Lamb Chop Zingara, Lima Beans, Purée Crécy$5.45
TODAY'S SPECIAL: Veal Fricassée à l'Ancienne, Rice Pilaff$4.60
Creamed Chicken à la Reine en Bordure St. Germain, White Asparagus$4.40
Roast Young Loin of Pork, Purée of Yellow Turnips, Red Cabbage with Chestnuts$4.60
Sliced Prime Beef Steak on Toast Tyrolienne, Fried Onion Rings, Sauté Potatoes Persillées$5.50
Plaza Chicken Salad Bowl with Mixed Greens, Diced chicken, Bacon, Avocado Pear, Special Roquefort Cream Dressing$5.15
Vege-Crest Juice Cocktail$1.10
V-8 Vegetable Cocktail$1.10

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French Lamb Chop$5.60
Lamb Chop$3.90 – $7.45
Broiled Chicken (half)$4.50
Veal Kidney Vert Pré$4.40
Pork Chops$4.80
Sirloin steak (for 2)$19.70
Sirloin Steak$9.90
Minute Steak$8.55
Sweetbreads and Canadian Bacon$5.10
Chopped Steak with Mushrooms$4.80
Assorted Cold Cuts with Turkey and Potato Salad$5.40
Smoked Brook Trout, Knob Celery Salad$6.00
Maine Lobster with Cucumber and Tomato Salad, Mayonnaise (Half)$6.10
Fresh Salmon Parisienne$5.95
Beef Tongue, Beet Salad$4.80
Roast Chicken (half)$5.20
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, String Bean Salad$7.40
Imported Danish Ham, Asparagus Tips$5.40
Crab Meat Ravigotte$5.85
Fresh Artichoke with Drawn Butter$1.95
Grilled Mushrooms$2.65
Baked Tomato$1.40
Cauliflower, Gratiné$1.70
Corn on the cob$1.40
Small Carrots$1.70
String Beans$1.40
Peas$1.40
Broccoli Mousseline$1.70
Lima beans$1.40
Braised celery with marrow$1.70
Fried Egg Plant$1.40
zucchini$1.40
Imported White Asparagus$3.00
Whole Spinach$1.40
Spinach in cream$1.40
French fried potatoes$1.30
Baked Potatoes$1.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$1.30
Mashed potatoes$1.30
Chef's Salad$3.75
Avocado with Grapefruit Salad$2.10
Escarole a l'Italienne Salad$2.35
Bibb Lettuce Salad$1.70
Mixed Greens Salad$1.55
Cucumber salad$1.55
Romaine Salad$1.55
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$1.55
Roquefort Dressing$0.50
Parslied Potatoes$1.30
Chocolate Layer Cake$1.30
Peach Deep Dish Pie$1.30
Custard Rice Pudding with or without Raisins$1.10
Apple Pie$1.40
Pot de Crème Vanille, Café ou Chocolat$1.20
Strawberry, Lemon, Raspberry or Lime Fruit Jello, Whipped Cream$1.10
fruit tart$1.50
French Pastry (2)$1.40
Fresh Orange Compote$1.65
Baked Apple$1.45
Frozen Roll, Strawberry Sauce$1.55
Plaza Parfait$1.70
Neapolitan Delight, Sabayon Sauce$2.10
Pear Hélène$1.85
Coupe aux Marrons$1.65
Peach Nordica$1.85
Ice Cream Filled Eclair with Butterscotch Sauce$1.70
Caramel custard$1.10
Peach Melba$1.70
Strawberry Sundae$1.70
Brazilian Creme Coffee Sundae$1.70
Sorbet à l'Orange$1.40 – $2.00
Boysenberry Sorbet$1.60
Pistachio Ice Cream$1.50
Port du Salut$1.55
Swiss Gruyère$1.55
Cheddar Cheese$1.55
sorbet au citron$1.40
Swiss cheese
Camembert$1.55
Sorbet Ananas$1.40
Blue Cheese$1.55
Brie$1.55
Sorbet Framboise$1.40
Cream Cheese$1.55
Liederkranz$1.55
Sorbet with Liqueur$2.00
Roquefort
Bel Paese
Grapes$1.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$1.50
Orange$1.10
Chocolate Ice Cream$1.50
Bartlett Pear$1.10
Vanille ice cream$1.50
Golden Apple$1.10
Coffee Ice Cream$1.50
Sliced Bananas in Cream$1.55
Strawberries with cream$2.10
Butter pecan ice cream$1.50
Melon in Season$1.70
Pot of coffee$0.70
Tea, Pot; Plain or with Lemon$0.70
Demi Tasse$0.55
Yogurt$0.90
Certified Milk$0.65
Couvert$0.65
Delicious Apple$1.10

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