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The Colony

Date
1957-06-11
Restaurant
The Colony
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Broiled Sirloin Club Steak, French Fried Onions, French Fried Potatoes, Spring Salad Bowl, Beberage$2.95
Choice of one Appetizer or Soup
Hot or Cold Consomme
Chilled Fruit Cocktail
Tomato Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Broiled Lake Erie Whitefish with Parsley Butter$2.35
Broiled South African Lobster Tail with Drawn Butter$3.25
Diet Ice Cream$0.25
Liederkranz or Roquefort Cheese with Wafers$0.40
Minestrone Soup
Peach Melba$0.25
Home Baked Pie$0.25
Home Baked Pie a la Mode$0.40
Pineapple Mint, Chocolate, Nesserole Sundae$0.40
Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee, Strawberry, Peppermint Ice Cream$0.25
Fruit Jello$0.25
Parfaits$0.50
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.60
Dry Sherry Wine$0.45
(Chopped Chicken Liver, Marinated Herring or Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail served as an appetizer .50 extra)
Roast choice Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$2.95 – $3.50
BROILED SPRING LAMB CHOPS ON TOAST, PINEAPPLE MINT JELLY$3.25
BROILED U.S. PRIME SIRLOIN STRIP STEAK, FRENCH FRIED ONIONS$4.25
COLONY FRIED HALF OF CHICKEN, DISJOINTED, COUNTRY GRAVY$2.50
Whipped Idaho Potatoes
French fried potatoes
Fresh Garden Vegetables
CHOICE FROM SALAD TRAY
Coffee
Hot or Iced Tea
Coca Cola
Price of Entree Includes Complete Dinner
Choice of Two
Choice of 25c Dessert

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Sparkling champagne for 2$1.00
Sparkling Burgundy for 2$1.00
CALIFORNIA CHAMPAGNE$5.00
French Sparkling Burgundy$6.00
Champagne, split size$1.00
Hot Consomme
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE with Whipped Cream 15c additional
Cold Consomme
Minestrone Soup
Tomato Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Liquid Apple
CHOPPED LIVER SERVED AS APPETIZER EXTRA$0.50
MARINATED HERRING SERVED AS APPETIZER EXTRA$0.50
SHRIMP COCKTAIL SERVED AS APPETIZE EXTRA$0.50
FRUIT COCKTAIL ADDITIONAL$0.20
*BAKED SUGAR CURED HAM CIDER SAUCE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES$2.15
*CHICKEN CROQUETTES WITH EGG SUPREME SAUCE BUTTERED NEW PEAS$1.90
*FRIED FILET OF LEMON SOLE WITH TARTAR SAUCE FRENCH FRIED POTATOES$1.85
*BREADED VEAL CUTLET WITH TOMATO SAUCE WHIPPED IDAHO POTATOES$2.00
*SPRING LAMB GOULASH HUNGARIAN STYLE WITH SPAETZLES CREAMED FRESH SPINACH$1.90
*FRESH GARDEN VEGETABLE PLATE WITH CREAMED COTTAGE CHEESE CENTER$1.75
COLONY CLUB SALAD - JULIENNE OF CHICKEN, HAM, EGG, TOMATO, LETTUCE AND PICKLE, SPICY DRESSING$1.80
*Choice of Salad From Tray
Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced tea
Coca Cola
CHOICE OF 25c DESSERTS
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Pot of coffee$0.25
Cup of Coffee$0.15
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Coca Cola$0.15
Dubonnet$0.45
Colony Cream Sherry$0.55
Imported Pale Dry Sherry$0.50
California Med. Dry Sherry$0.45
Isle St. George Sauterne$0.45 – $1.80
Imported Bordeaux Sauterne$2.00
Livermore Semillon$0.45 – $1.80
Isle St. George Sauterne$0.45 – $1.80
Imported Red Bordeaux$2.00
California Burgundy$0.45 – $1.80
Imported Red Bordeaux$2.00
Imported Port$0.45 – $2.00
California White Port$0.45 – $1.80
Choice of One

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Rum Collins$0.60
Tom Collins$0.60
Mint Julep$1.00
Singapore Sling$0.65
CUBA LIBRA$0.60
Planter's Punch$0.70
Colony Cocktail$0.60
Alexander$0.65
Bronx$0.65
Bacardi Cocktail$0.60
Daiquiri$0.60
Frozen Daiquiri$0.70
Hunter$0.60
Jack Rose$0.60
Dry Gibson$0.60
Martini (Dom.)$0.60
Martini (Imp.)$0.70
Old Fashioned$0.65
Pink Lady$0.60
Sazerac$0.65
Stinger$0.65
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.65
CLOVER LEAF$0.60
Manhattan$0.60
Manhattan$0.60
Side Car$0.65
Kentucky Toddy$0.65
Gin Rickey$0.60
Gin Fizz$0.60
Whiskey Sour$0.60
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.60
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.60
New Orleans Fizz$0.75
Royal Fizz$0.70
Rum Sour$0.60
Ron Rico Rum$0.60
Don Q Rum$0.60
Bacardi Rum$0.65
Fleischman Gin$0.60
Beefeaters Gin$0.70
Golden Fizz$0.75
Silver Fizz$0.65
Bourbon: Old Charter$0.65
Bourbon: J.T.S. Brown$0.65
Bourbon: Dowling 8 yr.$0.65
Bourbon: Meadwood$0.65
Bourbon: Old Medley$0.60
Bourbon: Walkers DeLuxe$0.65
Bourbon: Hill & Hill$0.60
Bourbon: Old Stagg$0.60
Bourbon: Old Fitzgerald$0.65
Bourbon: Kentucky Tavern$0.65
Bourbon: Old Grand Dad$0.65
Dewar's Victoria Vatt$0.75
Haig & Haig Pinch Bottle$0.75
Johnny Walker (Black)$0.75
Johnny Walker (Red)$0.70
King Ransom$0.75
Martini's V. V. O.$0.70
Cutty Sark$0.75
Canadian Club$0.65
Seagram's V.O.$0.65
Old Overholt (Rye)$0.65
Scotch: Old Smuggler$0.70
Scotch: Teachers$0.70
Scotch: Dewar's White Label$0.70
Scotch Whiskey, Black and White$0.70
Scotch: Bells 12 Yr. Old$0.75
Scotch: White Horse$0.70
Scotch: Haig & Haig, 5-Star$0.70
Scotch: Grants 8 Yr. Old$0.75
Scotch: Royal Banquet$0.60
Cordials (Imported) Pony
Brandy (Imported) Pony
Bottle Beer (Imp.)$0.60
Bottle Beer (Premium)$0.40
Bottle Beer (Local)$0.35
Southern Comfort Pony$0.70
B & B (Imported) Pony$0.75

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