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Brentwood Inn

Date
1972-06-23
Restaurant
Brentwood Inn
Physical description
33x25.5cm folded; 33x50cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Creamy Whipped Potatoes
French Fried Onion Rings
Stewed tomatoes
Buttered Sweet Peas
Shoe Peg Corn
Blue Lake String Beans
French fried potatoes
Brentwood Cole Slaw
JUMBO FRIED SHRIMP PLATTER$3.50
Tenderloin Steak (Petite Filet Mignon)$3.95
JUNIOR PRIME RIB AU JUS, French Fries$3.95
BROILED T-BONE STEAK$3.95
BROILED N.Y. BONELESS SIRLOIN STEAK$3.95
BAKED IMPERIAL CRAB (all backfin)$3.75
JUMBO SOFT CRAB, saute or breaded (in season)$3.50
Beef Bourguigonne, tender chunks of filet mignon saute with fresh mushrooms, blended with herbs and Beaujolais wine and served en casserole, topped with french fried onion ring and chef's salad$3.95
Baked Seafood Imperial, crab lumps, lobster and shrimp, blended with Brentwoods's own imperial sauce, topped off with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness en casserole$3.95
Large Baked Stuffed Shrimp$2.75
Shish Kabab (We use filet mignon)$3.75
GRILLED HAM STEAK HAWAIIAN$2.50
Smithfield Ham & Crab Lumps en casserole$3.95
Assorted Seafood Platter$3.95
Tender Delicately Flavored calf Liver (Smothered Onions)$3.25
MUSHROOM EGG OMELETTE, French fries and stewed tomatoes$2.50
Backfin Crab Cakes$3.50
Maryland Fried Oysters (in season)$3.50
Hot Steamed Clams (large bowl), drawn butter$1.75
Assorted Cold Cut Platter, cole slaw and potato salad$3.75
Steak Tartar (Filet Mignon) (a la carte)$3.75
Chopped Sirloin Steak$2.50
Beef Stroganoff with Noodles$3.75
Pan Fried Fillet of Rock Fish and Crab Lumps$2.95
Baked Lobster Dainties, drawn butter or Petite Lobster Tails$3.75
Seafood Salad, combination of lobster, crab lumps, and Gulf shrimp blended with our chef salad and your choice of dressing$3.50
Home-made Sour Beef and Dumplings, chef salad (no vegetable)$2.50
Shrimp Creole, chef salad (no vegetable)$3.25
Grilled or Breaded Pork Chop$2.25
Raw Fresh-Ground 100% Sirloin of Beef, chef salad, also rye bread, raw onion$2.25
Julienne Large Chef Salad$3.25
Deep-sea scallops$2.10
French fried shrimp$2.10
Fried Clams$2.10
Tenderloin tips$2.10
Fried oysters$2.10
Backfin lump crab cake$2.10
Broiled fish of the day and Crab stuffing$2.10

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Cold Mariner Platter: Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters on Half Shell, Alaska Claws, Lobster Meat, Jumbo Crab Lumps, Clams on Half Shell, Crab Fingers, Stone Crab Claws,$5.95
Cold Mariner Platter with half of Chix lobster: Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters on Half Shell, Alaska Claws, Lobster Meat, Jumbo Crab Lumps, Clams on Half Shell$8.95

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Tomato Juice$0.40
Orange Juice$0.40
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.95
Steamed Shrimp$1.95
Lump Crab Cocktail$2.50
Lobster Cocktail$3.95
Hot Saute Oysters (In Season)$1.95
Escargots (Baked Snails)$2.25 – $3.95
Jumbo Crab Fingers Mustard Sauce$2.25
Ocean Cove Oysters on Half Shell (In Season)$1.95
Cherry Stone Clams on Half Shell (In Season)$1.50
Steamed Clams, Drawn Butter, Natural Broth$1.95
Oysters Rockefeller$2.95
Clams Casino$2.95
Soup du Jour (soup of the day)$0.45 – $0.85
Lump Meat Crab Soup a la Brentwood$0.60 – $1.10
FRENCH ONION SOUP$0.50 – $1.00
Cream Vichyssoise (Hot or Cold)$0.50 – $1.00
Oyster stew (in season)$0.75 – $1.50
Clam Chowder, Manhattan Style$0.50 – $0.90
Child's Serving of Soup$0.40 – $0.75

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Prime Beef and Rice Creole, laced with Beaujolais wine and served en casserole$5.95
Broiled Chopped Sirloin Steak, Au Jus or brown gravy$3.95
Large Broiled T-Bone Steak, 1 Pound Plus$5.95
Large Broiled Porterhouse Steak, 1 1/4 Pound Plus$7.95
Petite Broiled Filet Mignon Steak, 1/2 Pound Plus$5.95
Large Broiled Filet Mignon Steak, 3/4 Pound Plus$7.95
Large Broiled New York Cut Boneless Sirloin Steak, 1 Pound Plus$7.95
Large Broiled Boneless Sirloin Steak, Extra thick, 1 1/4 Pound Plus$8.95
Junior Broiled New York Cut Boneless Sirloin Steak, 3/4 pound plus$5.95
Broiled Center Cut Pork Chops with applesauce$3.95
Large Broiled Ham Steak served with raisin sauce and glazed pineapple$3.95
Baby Broiled Loin Lamb Chops with mint jelly$5.50
Chicken Livers Saute with cranberry sauce$3.95
Maryland Fried Chicken, disjointed, Whole - Half$3.95
Roast Young Tom Turkey with Savory Dressing, cranberry sauce$3.95
Fresh Fruit Whiskey Sour$1.50
Extra-Extra Dry Martini$1.50
Velvet Pink Squirrel$1.75
King Size Liqueurs$1.50

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Roast Long Island Duckling Flambe, whole-half Served with fresh mushrooms and wild rice dressing, pineapple sauce, vegetable, chef's salad or soup du jour, rolls and butter, appetizing relish tray$6.95
Beef Bourguignonne, filet mignon saute with fresh mushrooms, blended with herbs and Beaujolais wine and served en casserole, topped with french fried onion rings$5.95
Roast Cornish Game Hen Flambe, served with fresh mushrooms, wild rice dressing and cranberry sauce$5.75
Sour Beef and Dumplings, tender chunks of beef, marinated, and served with gingersnap gravy, fluffy homemade dumplins, and chef's fresh garden salad$3.95
ROAST PRIME RIB OF BEEF AU JUS$6.50
Broiled Calf's Liver, served with genuine mint jelly$5.95
Children's Dinner: Chicken drumstick, two vegetables, white or chocolate milk or soda, choice of cake or ice cream$2.50
Roast Prime Rib of Beef au Jus, Extra thick gourmet cut, 1 1/2 Pound Plus$7.95
American Wine: Burgundy$0.65 – $3.00
American Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon$0.85 – $4.00
Imported Wine: French Beaujolais Superieur$0.90 – $5.00

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Baked Seafood Imperial, crab lums, lobster and shrimp, blended with Brentwoods's own imperial sauce, topped off with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness en casserole$6.95
Lobster Thermidor, Large Maine lobster stuffed with chunks of fresh Maine lobster meat or crab lumps blended with a cream and sherry wine thermidor sauce topped with Parmesan cheese, covered with a delicate glaze and browned under the broiler to perfectio$9.45
Assorted Seafood Platter Deluxe, Soft crab, two fried butterfly shrimp, filet of sole, two steamed shrimp, oyster, two deep sea scallops, crab cake and 1/2 of large stuffed lobster served with tartar and cocktail sauce$7.45
Lobster Dainties or Petite Lobster Tails, baked to perfection and served with drawn butter$6.95
American Wine: Dry Sauterne$0.65 – $3.00
American Wine: Pinot Chardonnay$0.75 – $4.00
Imported Wine: Pouilly-Fuisse$0.95 – $6.25
Baked Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp, Giant Gulf shrimp, split and stuffed with backfin lump crab meat and Brentwood imperial sauce, covered with our delicate glaze and oven baked 'til golden brown$4.95
Baked Jumbo Imperial Crab, Tender delicate lumps of backfin crab meat combined with Brentwood's own piquant imperial sauce, topped off with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness$5.25
Baked Stuffed Rock Fish, Whole small rock fish (striped bass), fresh from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, stuffed with backfin crab lumps blended with imperial sauce and baked to flaky tenderness 1 1/2 Pound Plus$5.45
Baked Stuffed Jumbo Mushrooms, Jumbo Fresh mushroom caps stuffed with backfin lump crab meat, covered with out delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness$4.95

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Crab Lumps and Rice in Curry Sauce, Chutney, en casserole$5.95
Backfin Lump Meat Crab Cakes$4.50
Jumbo Soft Crabs, Saute (in season)$5.25
Jumbo Soft Crabs, Breaded (in season)$5.25
Crab Lumps Saute, en casserole$5.95
Crab Lumps a la Creole with imported Sherry, en casserole$5.75
Crab Lumps in Mushroom Sauce with imported sherry, en casserole$5.75
Crab Lumps a la Newburg with imported sherry$5.75
Crab Lumps au gratin, en casserole$5.75
Crab Lumps Norfolk with mushrooms and creole sauce, en casserole$5.75
Alaska King Crab Legs, drawn butter$5.50
Fried Butterfly Shrimp, cocktail sauce$4.95
Tender Young Shrimp, saute in butter$5.95
Shrimp in Mushroom Sauce with imported sherry, en casserole$5.95
Shrimp a la Creole with imported sherry wine
Shrimp a la Newburg with imported sherry wine$5.95
Shrimp au Gratin, en casserole$5.95
Shrimp New Orleans with Mushrooms and creole sauce, en casserole$5.95
New Orleans Curried Shrimp and Rice, Chutney, en casserole$5.95
Lobster au Gratin, en casserole$7.95
Lobster and Rice in Curry Sauce en casserole, chutney$7.95
Jumbo Broiled Maine Lobster, stuffed with fresh lobster meat or crab lumps, drawn butter, covered with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodnes, 1 3/4 pound plus$9.45
Fresh Lobster Lumps, saute in butter$8.25
Lobster a la Newburg with imported sherry wine$7.95
Lobster meat in Mushroom Sauce with imported sherry, en casserole$7.95
Lobster savannah with Mushrooms and Creole Sauce, en casserole$7.95
Broiled New Zealand Lobster Tails, drawn butter, 7 to 9 oz. each$7.95
Broiled New Zealand Lobster Tail, stuffed with fresh lobster or crab lumps, drawn butter, covered with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness$7.45
Broiled New Zealand Lobster Tail,(2) stuffed with fresh lobster or crab lumps, drawn butter, covered with a delicate glaze and baked to a golden goodness$10.95
Fresh Broiled Rainbow Trout Barnee (stuffed with crab lumps and imperial sauce$4.95
Fresh Rainbow Trout, pan fried$4.25
Smithfield Ham & Crab Lumps en casserole$5.95
Broiled Chesapeake Bay Boneless Shad (in season)$3.95
Broiled Chesapeake Bay Boneless Shad stuffed with crab lumps (in season)$5.95
Large Shad Roe and Bacon, saute in butter (in season)$5.95
Maryland Fried Oysters, cocktail sauce (in season)$4.95
Maryland Saute Oysters, en casserole$4.95
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Tartar Sauce$5.50
Deep Sea Scallops, saute in butter$5.50
Broiled Fillet of Flounder, (stuffed with crab lumps and imperial sauce)$6.25
Broiled Filet of Flounder, pan fried$4.50
Frog's Legs, saute in butter$5.95
Tender Fried Clams$3.95
Assorted Seafood Platter, Soft crab, two fried butterfly shrimp, filet of sole, two steamed shrimp, oyster, two deep sea scallops, crab cake$5.25
Assorted Seafood America (mushrooms and creole sauce), en casserole$7.75
Assorted Seafood Saute, en casserole$7.75
Lobster Lumps Imperial, en casserole$7.95
Alaska King Crab Imperial, en casserole$7.95
Ship N' Shore Combination--Prime Filet Mignon and New Zealand Lobster Tail. drawn butter$7.95
"Brentwood International" features seafood from the 4 corners of the world. Meat entree included with our large seafood assortment. Also includes exotic hors d'oeuvres, salad or soup, vegetable, beverage and dessert$3.25 – $4.95

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Creamy Whipped Potatoes
Buttered Sweet Peas
Shoe Peg Corn
Blue Lake String Beans
French fried potatoes
Fresh Leaf Spinach
Stewed tomatoes
BAKED IDAHO POTATO
Apple Sauce
Brentwood Cole Slaw
Asparagus Spears
French Fried Onion Rings
French Fried Egg Plant
Broccoli Spears
Jumbo Imported Mushroom Caps, Saute$1.50
Fresh Chef's Salad$1.00
Coffee$0.25
Hot Tea$0.25
Soft Drinks$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Sanka$0.25
Postum$0.25
Fresh Lemonade$0.50
Fresh Orangeade$0.50
White Milk$0.25
chocolate milk$0.25
Large Fresh Brentwood Fruit Punch$0.90
Hot Toddy$1.50
Flaming Cafe Courvoisier$1.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.50
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.50
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.50
Apple Pie$0.50
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.50
Cherry Pie$0.50
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.75
Blueberry Pie a la Mode$0.75
Cherry Pie a la Mode$0.75
Wild Rice$2.00
Fresh Vegetable Platter$1.75
Demi-Tasse of Coffee Roiano$1.50
Irish coffee$1.50
Shirley Temple Cocktail (for little girls)$0.40
Peter Pan Cocktail (for little boys)$0.40
Ice Cream Cake Roll$0.60
Fresh Fruit Cup$0.60
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.60
Fruit Jello topped with Whipped cream$0.50
Homemade Cheese Cake$0.85
Fresh fruits (in season)$1.25
Chocolate Sundae$0.95
Strawberry Sundae$0.95
Butterscotch Sundae$0.95
Ice Cream Cherry Royal$1.50
Ice Cream Mavro Daphene$1.50
orange sherbet$0.50
Raspberry sherbet$0.50
Ice Cream Moscato Passito$1.50
Fraise aux Vin (fresh fruits in wine over ice cream)$2.00
Chocolate Parfait$1.00
Green Creme de mint parfait$1.25

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Lettuce and Tomato Salad$1.00
Large Chef Salad Brentwood$1.25
Tuna Salad Pacific$3.00
Shrimp Salad New Orleans$3.50
Red Sockeye Salmon Salad Alaska$3.25
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH$0.85
Crab Cake, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$1.75
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$1.50
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich, French Fries$3.75
Chicken Salad Supreme Sandwich$1.35
Crab Lump Salad Sandwich$1.50
Oyster Sandwich$1.45
Polska Ham and American Cheese Sandwich$1.45
Polska Ham, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$1.50
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich$1.50
Cheeseburger$1.00
Southern Cheeseburger$1.50
Shrimp Salad Deluxe Sandwich$1.35
Back Fin Crab Cake Sandwich$1.65
TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH$0.95
Polska Ham Sandwich$0.95
Jumbo Hamburger$0.95
Jumbo Hamburger, Southern$1.50
Polska Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$1.45
Polska Corned Beef Sandwich$0.95
Lobster Salad Sandwich$2.75
Sliced Chicken, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$1.75
Sliced Turkey, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$1.75
Jumbo Soft Crab (in season), Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$1.95
Genuine Smithfield Ham Sandwich$1.75
Tenderloin Minute Steak Sandwich, Lettuce and Tomato, French Fries$2.25
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich and Potatoes$1.75
Hot Roast Turkey Sandwich, Cranberry Sauce and Potatoes$1.95
Crab Lump Salad Chesapeake$3.95
Chicken Salad Maryland$3.25
Lobster Salad Atlantic$4.95
Assorted Seafood Salad America$4.95
Club Sandwich: Sliced Chicken, Crisp Bacon, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce, and Mayonnaise, served with potato chips and pickle$2.75
Club Sandwich: Sliced Chicken, American Cheese, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce, and Mayonnaise, served with potato chips and pickle$2.75
Club Sandwich: Pacific: Shrimp Salad, American Cheese, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce, and Mayonnaise, served with potato chips and pickle$2.75
Club Sandwich: Brentwood: Polska Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese, Ham, Sliced Tomato, Lettuce, and Mayonnaise, served with potato chips and pickle$3.25

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Local Beer: National Bohemian$0.55
Local Beer: Colt "45"$0.65
Local Beer: American$0.55
Local Beer: Carling's Black Label$0.55
Local Beer: National Premium$0.80
Local Beer: Carling's Red Cap Ale$0.65
Blended Whiskies: Seagram's 7
Blended Whiskies: Imperial
Blended Whiskies: Calvert
Blended Whiskies: Four Roses
Scotch Whiskey: Cutty Sark
Scotch Whiskey: Black & White
Scotch Whiskey: White Horse
Scotch Whiskey: J and B
Scotch Whiskey: Kings Ransom
Scotch Whiskey: Johnny Walker Black
Scotch Whiskey: Chivas Regal$2.00
Scotch Whiskey: Ballantines, 17 yrs$2.00
Scotch Whiskey: Ballantines, 30 yrs$3.00
Out of Town Beer: Rolling Rock$0.65
Out of Town Beer: Ballantine Ale$0.65
Out of Town Beer: Budweiser$0.65
Schlitz$0.65
Out of Town Beer: Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.65
Out of Town Beer: Millers High Life$0.65
Imported Beer: Carlsberg (Denmark)$1.00
Imported Beer: Heineken's (Holland)$1.00
Imported Beer: Pilsner Urquell (Czechoslovakia)$1.00
Imported Beer: Asahi (Japan)$1.00
Imported Beer: Lowenbrau, Light (Germany)$1.00
Imported Beer: Lowenbrau,Dark (Germany)$1.00
Highballs (2.5 oz Liquor)$1.50
Canadian Whiskey: Seagram's V. O.
Canadian Whiskey: Canadian Club
Straight Bourbon: Old Grand Dad
Straight Bourbon: Old Fitzgerald
Straight Bourbon: Old Forrester
Straight Bourbon: I. W. Harper
Irish Whiskey: John Jameson
Irish Whiskey: Old Bushmill
Brandy: Asbach Uralt (German)
Brandy: Metaxa (Greek)
Brandy: Duff Gordon (Spanish)
Brandy: E. Martin (French)
Brandy: Mouquin (Italian)
Brandy: Victoribus (Portugal)
Brandy: Carmel (Israel)
Brandy: Slivovitz (Yugoslavia)
Brandy: Armagnac (French)
Brandy: Hennessy 3 star Cognac
Brandy: Calvados (French)
Brandy: Remy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac
Brandy: Pedro Carlos I$2.50
Brandy: Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac$5.00
Straight Rye: Old Overholt
Straight Rye: Sherbrook
Straight Rye: Pre-World War I (1916)$2.00
Gin: Gordon's
Gin: Seagram's Golden
Gin: Beefeater (England)
Gin: Hulstkamp (Holland)
Gin: Steinhager (Germany)

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Gin and Squirt$1.50
Dry Martini$1.50
Gibson$1.50
Vodka Martini$1.50
Manhattan$1.50
Dubonnet$1.50
Orange Blossom$1.50
Alexander$1.50
Tom Collins$1.50
Whiskey Sour$1.50
Vodka Collins$1.50
Old Fashioned$1.50
Bacardi$1.50
Daiquiri$1.50
Bloody Mary$1.50
Screwdriver$1.50
Jack Rose$1.50
Pink Squirrel$1.75
Grasshopper$1.75
Side Car$1.75
Stinger$2.00
Gin and Tonic$1.50
Cuba Libre$1.50
Rum & Coke$1.50
Rum Collins$1.50
John Collins$1.50
Ward-8$1.50
Singapore Sling$1.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$1.50
Brandy Alexander$1.75
Moscow Mule$1.75
Pimm's Cup #1$1.75
Champagne Cocktail$1.75
Brandy Grasshopper$2.00
Brandy Pink Squirrel$2.00
Mint Julep$3.00
Planters Punch$2.00
Stardust$2.00
Something Different$2.00
Brentwood Special$3.00
Genuine Zombie$3.00
Apricot Sour$1.75
Irish Mist$1.50
Benedictine$1.50
B & B$1.50
Drambuie$1.50
PERNOD$1.50
Amer Picon$1.50
Aalborg Aquavit$1.50
Anis Esmeralda$1.50
Liquore Roiano$1.50
Imported French Fruit Cordials$1.50
Imported Miscellaneous French Cordials$1.50
Cuban Banana Liqueur$1.50
Cherry Heering$1.50
Green Chartreuse$1.50
Liquore Galliano$1.50
Tia Maria (Jamaica)$1.50
German Kummel$1.50
Vieilli Cure$1.50
Strega (Italy)$1.50
Mexican Tequila$1.50
Greek Mastica$1.50
Greek Ouzo$1.50
Yellow Chartreuse$1.50
Italian Fior Delle Alpi$1.50
Grand Marnier$1.50
German Goldwasser$1.50
Green Creme de Menthe Frappe$1.50
White Creme de Menthe Frappe$1.50
Green Creme de Menthe On the Rocks$1.50
White Creme de Menthe On the Rocks$1.50
Rum: Puerto Rican
Rum: Cuban
Rum: Jamaican
Rum: Demerara
Vodka: Haitian
Vodka: Wolfschmidt's
Vodka: Wyebrowa (Poland)
Vodka: Yar (Holland)
Rye$1.50
"Jacob"$1.75
Four Roses, etc$1.50
"Lamont"$1.75
RUM$1.50
Brandy$1.50
Bourbon$1.50
Scotch$1.50
"de Roode"$1.75
New York Whiskey Sour, in a mug$1.75
Bonded$1.75
Canadian$1.50
"Benjamin"$1.75
Cognac$1.75
"Wilbur"$1.75
Extra-Extra Dry Martini or Vodka Martini$1.50
Extra-Extra Dry Imported Gin or Vodka Martini$1.75
Extra-Extra Dry Seagram's Golden Gin$1.50
Extra-Extra Four Roses Martini$1.50
Extra-Extra Dry Imported Gin or Vodka Martini, "In and Out"$3.00

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