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Washington Arms

Date
1957-11-24
Restaurant
Washington Arms
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x22cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Chilled Vegetable Juice Cocktail
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Spanish Baby Rock Lobster Cocktail
Half Grapfruit Royal
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$4.50
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice
CHERRY STONE CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL
Chilled Tomato Juice
Roast Stuffed Whole Cornish Game Hen with Spiced Cherries$4.50
Blue Point Oysters on the Half Shell
Half Cold Boiled Maine Lobster
Fried Filet of Sole with Tartar Sauce$3.75
Fresh Lobster Bisque
Chicken broth with rice
Hearts of Lettuce with French Dressing
Pan Broiled Chopped Sirloin Steak-Suteed Mushrooms$3.75
Fresh Broccoli, Hollandaise
Candied Sweet Potatoes
New Garden Peas
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb with Pineapple Mint Conserve$4.00
Whipped Potatoes
Coffee
Roast Half baby Capon with Dressing$3.50
Assorted Miniature Eclairs
Baked Apple with Cream
Bakes Filet of Gray Sole with Fresh Lobster Sauce$4.00
Elberta Peach a la mode - melba sauce
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode
Roast Long Island Duckling with Green Apple Sauce$3.75
Chocolate fudge layer cake with ice cream
Champagne Cocktail$1.25
Clover Club$0.90
Fried Small Long Island Bay Scallops with Tartar Sauce$3.75
Daiquiri$0.75
Compote of Stewed Fruit
Bava ah rhum a la mode
Broiled Fresh Florida Red Snapper with Lemon Butter Sauce$4.00
LIME SHERBET
Broiled Sirloin Steak$6.75
Pistachio Ice Cream
Old fashioned creamy rice pudding
Baked Ham-Virginia Style-Raisin Sauce$4.00
Fresh strawberry whipped cream sundae
Broiled Whole Live Maine Lobster wtih Drawn Butter$6.25
Angel food a la mode - hot butterscotch sauce
Blueberry Pie a la Mode
Broiled Fresh Long Island Bluefish Maitre d'Hotel$3.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE with Toasted Saltines
HOT FUDGE ICE CREAM PUFF
Home made pumpkin pie with cheddar cheese
Rum Collins$0.85
Cuba Libre$0.85
Bacardi Cocktail$0.80
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.75
Southern Pecan Pie a la Mode
Roquefort cheese with toasted saltines
orange sherbet
Coffee Ice Cream
Old Fashioned$0.85
Rob Roy$0.85
Stinger$0.90
Manhattan$0.75
Orange Blossom$0.75
Sidecar$0.90
Martini$0.75
Royal Sour$0.80
Royal Daiquiri$0.85
Tom Collins$0.85
Gin Fizz$0.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.75
Gin Rickey$0.75
BURGUNDY$1.25 – $2.25
Claret$1.25 – $2.25
Sauternes$1.25 – $2.25
Graves$2.00 – $3.75
Chablis$2.75 – $5.00
Sauternes$2.50 – $4.75
Rhine$2.25 – $4.00
BURGUNDY$3.25 – $6.00
Claret$2.25 – $4.00
Chianti$2.00 – $3.50
American Champagnes and Sparkling Burgundies$3.25 – $6.00
Imported Champagnes and Sparkling Burgundies$4.25 – $8.00
Brandy$0.85
Benedictine$0.85
B & B$0.85
Cointreau$0.85
Creme de Menthe$0.85
Apricot$0.85

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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