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Promenade Café

Date
1985-01-01
Restaurant
Promenade Café
Physical description
31x24cm folded; 31x 48.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 1

French Pastry$0.50
Meringue Glace$0.90
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.85
Compote of Fruit$0.75
Baked Apple with Cream$0.65
Peach Melba$0.75
Coupe aux Marrons$0.90
Baked Alaska$0.75
Parfait Promenade$0.60
Profiteroles au chocolat$0.65
Coupe St. Jacques$0.65
Savarin la Fontaine$0.75
Apple Pie Promenade$0.50
Apple Pie Promenade a la Mode$0.90
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.75
Sliced Fresh Pineapple au Kirsch$1.25
ICE CREAM: Coffee, Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry$0.50
SHERBERT: Orange, Raspberry or Lemon$0.50
Cherries Jubilee$1.50
Crepes Suzette$1.75
Baba au rhum$1.25
Camembert$0.60
Oka Cheese$0.60
Abbey of Gethsemane Cheese$0.65
Imported Swiss cheese$0.60
Roquefort$0.60
Bel Paese$0.65
Special Blend Coffee (pot)$0.40
Demi Tasse$0.30
Tea (Pot)$0.35
Chocolate or Cocoa$0.45
Certified Milk$0.30
Promenade Ice Creams and Pastries
Flaming Desserts
Selected Cheeses
Beverages

Page 3

Manhattan$0.85
Old Fashioned$0.85
Martini$0.85
Daiquiri$0.80
Frozen Daquiri$0.90
Gin Alexander$0.95
Vodka Martini$0.95
Brandy Alexander$1.30
Stinger$1.30
Side Car$1.10
Rob Roy$1.10
Jack Rose$0.85
Dubonnet$0.80
Bacardi$0.80
Grasshopper$1.10
CHAMPAGNE$1.30
Orange Blossom$0.80
Pink Lady$0.85
Whiskey Sour$0.90
Screwdriver$1.00
Bloody Mary$1.00
HOT TODDY: Rum, Lemon, Cloves, Cinnamon and Sugar$1.00
TOM AND JERRY: Jamaica Rum, Brandy, Egg, Cream and Nutmeg$1.50
RINK WARMER: Applejack, Lemon Juice, Cloves$1.00
GROGG: Jamaica Rum, Cinnamon, Lemon and Cloves$1.00
HOT BUTTERED RUM with Cinnamon Stick$1.10
STEAMY KNICKERBOCKER CLING: Pernod, Cointreau, Rum, Lemon Juice and Cinnamon$1.10
Imported French Cognac$0.90
Creme de Cacao$0.85
Drambuie$1.00
Grand Marnier$1.00
Benedictine$1.00
Chatreuse$1.00
IRISH COFFEE, IRISH LIQUEUR, MOCHA COFFEE AND WHIPPED CREAM$1.25
Cherry Heering$1.00
Creme de Menthe$0.85
Irish Mist$0.90
Cointreau$0.85
Blackberry Brandy$0.85
Kirschwasser$1.00
From the Bar
Winter Warmers
After Dinner

Page 4

MADAME POMPADOUR TOMATO SURPRISE STUFFED WITH DICED CHICKEN, Crisp Celery, Potato Salad, Mayonnaise and Walnut Dressing$2.50
STUFFED AVOCADO PEAR with Crabmeat Ravigotte and Sliced Tomato$2.85
SLICED SMOKED FIDDLERS CREEK TURKEY, La Salade Moderne, Watercress$3.10
MAINE LOBSTER SALAD, Fresh Asparagus Vinaigrette, Hearts of Crisp Celery$3.75
ROAST PRIME RIB OF BEEF, Old Fashioned Potato Salad, Sliced Tomatoes$4.25
SLICED SMOKED HAM, SWISS CHEESE AND TURKEY with Potato Salad$2.50
OUR SPECIAL CHICKEN SALAD BOWL LOUIS XIV (all white meat) with a Dressing of Your Choice$3.00
CAESAR SALAD A LA PROMENADE$2.25
Club Promenade$1.75
Smoked Ham and Swiss Cheese$1.25
Sliced Chicken$1.50
Roast beef$1.50
SIRLOIN STEAK SANDWICH ON TOAST, French Fried Potatoes and Sliced Tomato$4.25
TENDER CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS A LA KING, Rice Garni, Imported French Tiny Peas$3.50
FRESH LOBSTER NEWBURG AU SHERRY, Steamed White Rice$4.50
FRESH JUMBO SHRIMPS IN TROPICAL CURRY SAUCE, White Rice, Major Grey's Chutney$3.50
CURRY OF CHICKEN BOMBAY with Steamed Rice$3.75
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF A LA DEUTSCH, Parsley Potato$4.00
Crisp Salads and Cold Platters
Served from the Chafing Dish
Sandwiches

Page 5

Little Neck Clams, Cocktail Sauce$0.90
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$2.10
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.50
Lump Crabmeat Cocktail$2.25
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$1.00
Cherrystone Clams, Cocktail Sauce$0.95
Iced Fresh Fruit Cup Mintspray$0.75
Canape Imported Anchovies$0.85
Iced Tomato Juice$0.50
Cape Cod Oyster Cocktail$1.10
Stuffed Celery, Blue Cheese, Fines Herbes$0.85
Imported Holland Herring in Sour Cream$0.95
Pate de Maison$1.25
Half Grapefruit$0.60
Chicken broth with rice$0.50
Onion au Gratin, Parmesan Cheese$0.75
Consomme Double Promenade$0.50
Green Turtle with Imported Sherry$0.95
Cold Vichyssoise$0.55
BROILED SWORDFISH STEAK FLORIDA, French Fried Potatoes$2.75
COLORADO BROOK TROUT SAUTED IN BROWN BUTTER, Amandine, Pomme Allumette$3.00
FRIED LONG ISLAND SCALLOPS ESCOFFIER$2.50
FRIED LONG ISLAND SCALLOPS BROILED ON TOAST, Watercress$2.75
IMPORTED ENGLISH SOLE BONNE FEMME POACHED in White Wine Sauce, Mushrooms and Shallots, Potato Persillee$3.00
SELECTED FRESH CALF'S LIVER SAUTED in Creamy Butter, French Fried Potatoes, Watercress$2.90
HAWAIIAN STYLE HAM STEAK OVEN BAKED with Island Pineapple, Louisiana Sweet Potato$2.25
BROILED CORN FED CHICKEN, Mixed Green Salad and Pomme Frites$2.60
FRENCH LAMB CHOPS (2), Watercress, French Fried Potatoes$3.75
PRIME BLUE RIBBON ROAST BEEF with Natural Gravy, Watercress, Oven Baked Potato$4.35
SIRLOIN STEAK A LA MINUTE GRILLE LOUIS XIV, O'Brien Potatoes, Bowl of Fresh Crisp Greens$5.50
DOUBLE SIRLOIN STEAK (for 2), Broiled on Charcoal, Fresh Vegetables Bouquetiere$13.00
FILET MIGNON BROILED TO YOUR TASTE, Mushroom Caps and a Steaming Baked Potato$6.00
LE CHATEAUBRIAND GRILLE (for 2), Sauce Bearnaise, Surrounded with Fresh Garden Vegetables, Carved at Your Table$13.00
BROILED CHOPPED TENDERLOIN STEAK, French Fried Onion Rings, Allumette Potatoes$2.80
BONELESS STUFFED ROCK CORNISH GAME HEN, Allumette Potatoes, Chef's Salad$3.85
Garden Fresh Buttered Peas$0.50
Broccoli, Sauce Divine$0.85
Petite Carrots Vichy$0.60
Buttered string beans$0.50
Creamed Tiny Onions$0.60
Potatoes French fried$0.50
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.55
Potatoes hashed browned$0.60
Potatoes Fried Sweet Potato$0.50
Bread and Butter (per person)$0.15
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.55
Baked Potatoes$0.50
To Whet the Appetite
Cream Soups and Consommes
The Main Course
Vegetables
Potatoes

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