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Wiggins Tavern

Date
1977-08-23
Restaurant
Wiggins Tavern
Physical description
31.5x24cm folded; 31.5x48cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Ice Cold Cider (made fresh daily)$0.50
Shrimp Cocktail$2.95
Cranberry Shrub (Cranberry Juice w/Tavern made Sherbert)$0.75
Sardines$0.95
Oysters in Season$2.50
Clams on Half Shell$2.50
Marinated Herring (W/fresh Sour Cream)$1.50
Half Grapefruit$0.95
Clams Casino$3.50
Oysters Rockefeller$3.50
Assortment of Fruit and Vegetable Juices$0.60
Fresh Fruit Cocktail w/Tavern Sherbet$0.75
Chef's Daily Tavern Soup$0.50
Chilled Vichyssoise$0.85 – $1.50
Oyster Stew$3.95
Charcoal Broiled Prime Sirloin Steak- 14oz. serving of the best in meats$9.95
Mrs. Wiggins Sirloin Steak (8 oz. portion) for the smaller appetite$7.25
Charcoal Broiled Chopped Sirloin of Prime Beef- Freshly ground daily$4.95
Charcoal Broiled Prime Filet Mignon- 10 oz. of the best of filets$9.95
Planked Petit Filet Mignon-For the smaller appetite, with a bouquet of fresh vegetables$6.95
- Surrounded by a bouquet of fresh vegetables and sliced at the table$20.00
Wiggins Famous Thick Cut of- Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$9.50
Wiggins Medium Cut- Roast Prime Ribs of Beef ( For the smaller appetite)$7.50
Wiggins Salad$0.95
Tossed garden salad$0.65
Caesar Salad$3.75
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.95
Sliced Tomatoes$0.85
Cold Jumbo Shrimp Platter (12 Freshly Peeled W/Cocktail Sauce)$7.50
Fresh Fruit Salad w/Cold Sliced Turkey$3.75
Julienne Salad (Crisp Salad W/Ham, Cheese and Turkey)$3.50
Soup or Juice, Chopped Sirloin Patty, French Fries, Milk or Soda$3.50
Baked Stuffed One Pound Maine Lobster
Baked Stuffed One & One Half Pound Maine Lobster
Creamy Lobster Newburg a la Sherry
Baked Stuffed Lobster Savannah (Served in a Shell)
Baked Stuffed Giant Shrimp (Stuffed w/Wiggins Dressing)$8.50
Fresh Rocky Mountain Stream Brook Trout- Pan sauteed- tastes like the outdoors$5.95
Broiled Fresh Cape Scallops$6.50
Fresh Fried Cape Scallops$5.95
Broiled Fresh Filet of Sole$5.50
Tender Sauteed Calves Liver and Bacon$5.75
Fresh Ground Jumbo Sirloin Hamburger- Served on Roll with French Fries and Pickles$2.75
The "Mr. Wiggins" Sandwich- Ham, Cheese,and Bacon dipped in Egg and sauteed in Butter, topped w/Mornay Sauce$3.50
3-Decker Tavern Club Sandwich- Turkey, Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato served with French Fries$3.50
Wiggins Made Hot Apple Pie$0.85
Wiggins Made Hot Apple Pie with cheese$0.95
Wiggins Made Hot Apple Pie a la Mode$1.25
Wiggins Pecan Pie w/Whipped Cream$0.95
Pudding of the Day$0.40
Wiggins Baked Indian Pudding- W/Vanilla Ice Cream$0.65
Strawberry shortcake$1.25
Jello w/Whipped Cream$0.50
Ice Cream Pie w/Whipped Cream & Strawberries$1.50
Assortment of Ice Creams or Sherbets$0.75
Tavern Mint Sherbet$0.60
Cling Peach With Sherbet$1.25
Coconut Ice Cream Snowball$0.95
Pot of coffee$0.50
Irish coffee$2.25
Tea-Sanka- Milk$0.40
Choice of Dressing- Wiggins, Italian, Oil & Vinegar, French or Russian. Roquefort- 50c Extra.
Children's Special
For the Hearty Traveler
Parfaits & Sundaes- Chocolate, Strawberry, Butterscotch$0.90
Creme d'Menthe Parfait$1.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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