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Cavanagh's

Date
1959-01-09
Restaurant
Cavanagh's
Physical description
35.5x25cm folded; 35.5x50cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Blue Point Oysters on the Half Shell$0.95
New Lima Beans$0.60
Harvard Beets$0.55
Creamed Pearl Onions$0.60
New Spinach$0.55
New string beans$0.60
CAPE COD OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL$0.95
Baked Oysters, Southampton$3.25
Green turtle soup with sherry$0.75 – $1.25
Little Neck Clams on the half shell$0.90
FRESH JUMBO SHRIMPS EN CASSEROLE A LA CREOLE with Saffron Rice$3.45
CRAB CAKES, MARYLAND, Shrimp Sauce, Julienne Potatoes$2.95
CURRY OF SHRIMPS, MADRAS, Steamed Rice, Major Grey's Chutney$3.45
FILET OF SOLE, Ile de France$3.90
FRESH MAINE LOBSTER AND MUSHROOM PIE AU SHERRY$4.50
FRESH BROOK TROUT SAUTE, MEUNIERE, Belle Helend, French Fried$3.25
FRESH SWORDFISH STEAK SAUTE, MEUNIERE, French Fried Potatoes$3.25
HALF COLD LOBSTER, Mayonnaise with Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Garni$3.50
FRESH COMBINATION SEA FOOD PLATTER: Half Lobster, Shrimp, Clams, Crab Meat Garni, Potato Salad and Cole Slaw$5.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.75
Hot Brandied Mince Pie$0.80
Pecan pie$0.85
Chocolate Graham Pie$0.75
Nesselrode Pie$0.85
New Orleans Fizz$0.90
Planters Punch$1.25
Rum Collins$0.95
Cuba Libre$0.90
Champagne Cocktail$1.25
Bacardi Cocktail$0.90
Oysters Rockefeller$2.35
Oyster Casino$2.35
PHILADELPHIA MIXED GRILL: Broiled Chicken, Country Sausage, Bacon Strip, Grilled Tomato, Mushroom Caps, French Fried Potatoes, Garden Peas$2.95
ROYALE SQUAB (Pigeon) GRILLE with French Fried Potatoes, Currant Jelly$3.75
ROAST (Half) ENGLISH PHEASANT en Casserole sur Crouton, Forestiere Garni, Vin Sauce (30 minutes)$5.75
HALF MALLARD DUCK, Sauce Poivarde, Saratoga Chips, Haricots Verts$5.50
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream$0.60
Oysters Fricassee in Chafing Dish$2.95
Lobster Stew$5.25
Crab meat Dewey$3.95
Crab meat Newburg$3.95
Crab meat au gratin$3.95
Crab Meat Mornay$3.95
Lobster Thermidore$4.95
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$5.25
Lobsters 1 3/4 lb. to 3 lb.$5.70 – $8.25
Cold Lobster, Fresh Picked$4.50
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Shrimps with Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$3.25
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Crab Meat with Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$3.25
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Chicken, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$2.95
Fresh Tomato Stuffed with Lobster, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$3.95
Whole Cold Lobster Platter, Garni$6.25
Crab Meat Salad Bowl$3.75
Fresh Shrimp Salad Bowl$3.50
Manhattan clam chowder$0.45 – $0.75
Bisque of Lobster au Sherry$0.50 – $0.90
SHIRRED EGGS WITH ASPARAGUS POINTS, French Fried Potatoes$2.25
Pound cake$0.35
Baked Alaska, Individual$1.25
Seven Layer Cake$0.65
Home Made Fresh Blueberry Pie$0.80
Glaced Baked Apple with Sweet Cream$0.75
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.85
Home Made Apple Pie$0.60
Home Made Apple Pie with Cheese$0.85
Rice Pudding, Crushed Strawberries$0.75
Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream$0.50
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream$0.50
Chilled Honey Dew Melon$0.85
Charlotte Russe$0.55
Fruit Compote$0.85
Strawberry Cheese Cake$0.85
Home Made Cheese Cake$0.80
Whole Ripe Kadota Figs$0.65
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.45
Swiss Cheese (imported)$0.75
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.55
HALF ROAST LONG ISLAND DUCKLING, Apple Sauce, Au Gratin Potatoes$3.45
PATO CON SALSA DE BANANAS Y NARANJAS (Duck, Bananas, Orange)$3.85
BOILED CHICKEN IN POT, Vegetable and Noodles$3.25
CHICKEN A LA KING in Chafing Dish (per person)$3.45
Fried Eggs$1.25
Boiled eggs$1.25
Poached Eggs on Toast$1.25
Shirred Eggs$1.25
Scrambled Eggs$1.25
Hollandaise$0.45
Choron$0.45
Breaded Milk Fed Veal Cutlet en Casserole a la Parmigiana with French Fried Potatoes$3.65
BROILED PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK, Baked Idaho Potato$6.00
BROILED PRIME FILET MIGNON, Mushroom Caps, Baked Idaho Potato$6.00
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Baked Idaho Potato$4.75
BROILED SIRLOIN STEAK, MINUTE, French Fried or Baked Potato, Garni$5.00
BROILED CLUB STEAK (2), Grilled Tomato, Mushroom Cap, French Fried Potatoes$13.00
BROILED HALF SPRING CHICKEN, French Fries, Cole Slaw$2.95
PLANKED SIRLOIN STEAK, BOUQUETIERE (for 2)$15.00
PLANKED SIRLOIN STEAK, BOUQUETIERE (for 3)$21.00
OLD FASHIONED BEEFSTEAK CAVANAGH (sliced), Chef's Sauce (for 2)$13.00
BROILED DOUBLE THICK SPRING LAMB CHOPS, French Fried Potatoes$4.50
BROILED JERSEY PORK CHOPS, Apple Sauce, Whipped Potatoes$3.25
BROILED HONEY CURED HAM STEAK, Hawaiian Style with Whipped Potatoes$3.90
ENGLISH MIXED GRILL: Double Lamb Chop, Country Sausage, Bacon Strips, Grilled Tomato, Mushroom Cap, French Fried Potatoes and Garden Peas$3.75
Picon Grenadine Aperitif$1.00
Pernod Aperitif$1.00
Vermouth Cassis Aperitif$0.85
Dubonnet Aperitif$0.75
Manhattan with Imp. Vermouth$0.95
Manhattan with Imp. Vermouth$0.95
Martini with Imp. Vermouth$0.95
Alexander No. 1 Cocktail$0.85
Alexander No. 2 Cocktail$1.00
CAVANAGH COCKTAIL$0.85
Moscow Mule Cocktail$0.90
Clover Club Cocktail$0.85
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.90
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.80
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.90
Manhattan Cocktail$0.85
Martini Cocktail$0.85
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.85
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.90
Pousse Cafe Cocktail$1.25
Perfect cocktail$0.90
Rob Roy Cocktail$1.00
Rum Scoundrel Cocktail$0.80
Stinger Cocktail$1.10
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$1.10
Sazarac Cocktail$0.90
Bacardi Cavanagh Cocktail$0.90
Bacardi Cavanagh Cocktail$0.90
Chilled Half Grapefruit$0.75
Chilled Prune Juice$0.50
Fruit Cocktail Glace$0.85
Grapefruit Juice$0.50
Queen olives$0.75
Stuffed celery$1.25
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.65
Chopped Chicken Liver, Strasbourgeoise, Sliced Tomato$0.85
Filet of Imported Maatjes Herring in Wine Sauce$0.85
Filet of Imported Maatjes Herring in Wine Sauce$0.85
Herring with Sour Cream$0.85
Chilled Spanish Melon$0.95
Chilled Honey Dew Melon$0.85
crab meat cocktail$1.85
Celery Hearts$0.65
FRESH SHRIMPS A LA NEWBURG au Sherry in Chafing Dish$3.95
Sanka$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$1.95
Half Chilled Grapefruit$0.75
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.50
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.50
Cherrystone Clams on the Half Shell$0.90
Oyster Stew in Milk$1.80
Oyster Stew in Cream$1.95
Oyster Stew (half and half)$1.95
Onion Soup au Gratin (10 minutes)$0.75
Chicken broth with rice$0.50 – $0.70
CLAM BROTH$0.50 – $0.70
Chicken broth$0.50 – $0.70
Consomme$0.50 – $0.70
Garden Peas$0.60
French Fried Onions$0.65
Carrots$0.50
Succotash$0.55
Stewed tomatoes$0.75
Carrots and peas$0.55
Broiled Mushrooms$1.25
Creamed Spinach$0.60
Broccoli$0.85
JUMBO ASPARAGUS$0.95
Bacon and Eggs, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
Plain Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
HAM AND EGGS, French fried Potatoes$2.50
Cheese Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
Onion Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
Poached Eggs, Benedict on English Muffin, French Fried Potatoes$2.75
Jelly Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
Spanish Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
Western Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$1.95
Mushroom Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$2.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.50
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.60
Julienne potatoes$0.50
Home fried potatoes$0.50
Hashed browned potatoes$0.55
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.55
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.55
Bearnaise Sauce$0.45
Bordelaise Sauce$0.45
Mushroom Sauce$0.45
Diable Sauce$0.40
Piquante Sauce$0.45
Bercy Sauce$0.45
Robert sauce$0.45
Postum$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.35
Pot of Coffee (per person) with Cream$0.40
Individual Sweet Milk$0.25
Pot of Tea (per person)$0.30
Iced tea$0.40
Iced coffee$0.40
Toast$0.20
Rolls and butter$0.25
Claret Lemonade$0.75
Brandy Egg Nog$1.25
Whiskey Egg Nog$0.95
Gin Daisy$0.75
Brandy Sour$1.25
BLUE MOON$0.80
Mint Julep$1.50
Claret Punch$0.95
FRISCO COLLINS$0.95
GIN BUCK$0.85
Gin Fizz$0.85
Gin Rickey$0.85
Golden Fizz$0.85
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.90
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.90
Tom Collins$0.90
Sherry Egg Nog$0.90
Sherry Flip$0.85
Sherry Cobbler$0.85
Silver Fizz$0.85
RYE SOUR$0.90
Royal Fizz$0.85
Liederkranz Cheese$0.65
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.65
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.65
Roquefort Dressing$0.50
Russian Dressing$0.25
Mayonnaise dressing$0.25
New England Codfish Cakes with Spaghetti, Tomato Sauce$2.25
Grilled Chopped Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce, French Fried Potatoes, Garden Peas$3.25
Grilled Fresh Swordfish Steak, Maitre D'Hotel, Parsley Potato$3.25
FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$2.25
Fresh vegetable plate with egg$2.50
STEAMED FINNAN HADDIE, Drawn Butter, Parsley Potato$3.25
Broiled Scotch Kippered Herrings (pair), with Parsley Potato$2.95
Fried Cape Cod Oysters, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$2.95
Chicken Fricassee, Saffron Rice, Sauce, Supreme, Garden Peas$3.25
Black Raspberry Ice Cream$0.60
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.60
Chocolate Sauce$0.15
Lala Roohk Ice Cream$1.10
Parfait Royal$0.85
Peach Melba$1.15
Vanilla Sundae$0.75
Chocolate Sundae$0.75
Lemon Sherbet$0.60
orange sherbet$0.60
Strawberry Sauce$0.30
Fruit salad$1.75
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.75
cole slaw$0.40
Sliced onions$0.35
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.40
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.75
CHICKEN SALAD BOWL$2.95
Broiled English Mutton Chop and Kidney (1 lb.) with Idaho Potato and String Beans au Beurre (30 minutes)$4.50
Grilled Chopped Sirloin Steak with Sliced Bermuda Onion and Tomato, French Fried Potatoes$3.25
BAKED CHICKEN CAVANAGH, Bouquetiere Garni en Casserole$3.45
Broiled Calf's Sweetbreads on Toast with Hickory Smoked Bacon$3.95
Roast Half Spring Chicken, Whipped Potatoes, Currant Jelly$2.95
Roast Vermont Turkey, Savory Dressing, Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce$3.25
Baked Calf's Liver, Bacon, French Fried Potatoes$3.65
SLICED CHICKEN (white meat), Potato Salad, Garni$3.25
COMBINATION OF SLICED TURKEY AND HAM with Potato Salad$3.25
Assorted Cold Cuts Platter: Sliced Turkey, Ham, Tongue, Swiss Cheese, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Garni$3.25
Chef's Salad Bowl: Julienne of Ham, Turkey and Swiss Cheese$2.75
FRESH COMBINATION SEA FOOD PLATTER: Half Lobster, Shrimp, Clams, Crab Meat Garni, Potato Salad and Cole Slaw$5.25
Cavanagh's Special Salad, Served with Roquefort Special Dressing$0.75
Ceasar Salad, per person$0.95
PLANKED SWORDFISH STEAK, BOUQUETIERE, Garni$4.25
Fresh jumbo shrimps saute, Provencale$3.75
BAKED LOBSTER AND SHRIMPS, THERMIDORE, French Fried Potatoes$3.95
FRIED FILET OF LEMON SOLE, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$3.95

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Bacard Gold Rum$0.80
Bacardi White Rum$0.80
Meyer's Jamaica Rum$0.80
Carioca Rum$0.80
Ronrico 151 Rum$1.00
Clicquot Yellow Label Extra Dry Champagne$6.75 – $12.00
Mercier's Extra Dry Champagne$5.25 – $10.00
Pommery & Greno (Brut) Champagne$6.25 – $12.00
BOLLINGER EXTRA DRY CHAMPAGNE$7.00 – $12.50
Delbeck (1947) Champagne$7.50 – $12.50
Cliquot (1952) Champagne$14.50
Mumm's Gordon Rouge (1947) Champagne$16.00
Bumm's Gordon Rouge (1952) Champagne$8.25
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne$7.50 – $14.50
Delbeck Brut Champagne$6.50 – $12.50
Piper Heidsieck (1952) Champagne$7.50 – $14.00
Lancers Crackling Rose (1953)$7.00
Cook's Champagne$4.00 – $7.50
San Benito Champagne$3.75 – $7.00
Great Western Champagne$3.75 – $7.00
Cresta Blanca$4.00 – $7.50
Bacardi Anejo Rum$0.80
John Jameson Irish Whiskey$0.80
Old Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.85
Martin's Fine and Rare (20 years old) Scotch Whiskey$1.30
Ambassador (12 years old) Scotch Whiskey$1.00
Ambassador (25 years old) Scotch Whiskey$1.35
Hankey Bannister (12 years) Scotch Whiskey$1.00
Imported Chauvenet (Red Cap) Sparkling Burgundy$5.00 – $9.50
Gotham Sparkling Burgundy$3.75 – $6.75
Cook's Sparkling Burgundy$4.00 – $7.50
Cresta Blanca Sparkling Burgundy$7.50
San Benito Sparkling Burgundy$3.75 – $7.00
Hudson Bay Canadian Whiskey$0.80
Hunter Rye Whiskey$0.80
Three Feathers Rye Whiskey$0.75
Fundador Brandy$1.00
Widmers Lake Delaware (1949)$1.75 – $2.75
Dow's Canadian Ale, pint$0.60
Bass Ale$0.50 – $0.75
Guinness' Stout$0.50 – $0.75
Mackies Ancient Scotch Whiskey$0.90
Martin's V.V.O. Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Queen Anne Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Sandeman's Apitiv$0.50
Sandeman's 3 Star Tawny Port$0.65
Sandeman's Amontillado Very Dry Sherry$0.55
DOMESTIC SHERRY$0.50
DOMESTIC PORT$0.50
Domestic Muscatel$0.50
Merito Indian Cream Sherry$0.75
Merito 120 Medium Dry Sherry$0.55
Pedro Domecq La Ina Very Pale Sherry$0.55
Duff Gordon Nina Sherry$0.55
Duff Gordon Cream Sherry$0.95
William & Humbert Maduro Medium Sweet Sherry$0.50
Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Black and White Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Chivas Regal (12 Years Old) Scotch Whiskey$1.00
Dewar's White Label Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Grant's (8 years old) Scotch Whiskey$0.90
Haig & Haig, Pinch Scotch Whiskey$0.90
John Begg Liqueur Scotch Whiskey$0.90
John Begg Blue Cap Scotch Whiskey$0.80
JoJhnnie Walker, Black Label Scotch Whiskey$0.90
J. & B. Rare Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Teacher's Highland Cream Scotch Whiskey$0.80
White Horse Scotch Whiskey$0.80
Drambuie$1.00
Grand Marnier$1.00
Strega$1.00
Cherry Heering Liqueur$1.00
Metaxa$1.00
Otard$1.00
Remy Martin V.S.E.P.$1.25
Hennessy 3 Star$1.00
Courvosier$1.00
Bisquit$1.00
Martell's 3 Star$1.00
Laird's Apple Brandy$0.75
Imported Creme de Menthe$1.00
Benedictine$1.00
Cointreau$1.00
Chartreuse (yellow or green)$1.00
Bolls Cordlials$1.00
Aquavit$1.00
Cordial Medoc$1.00
Blackberry liqueur$1.00
Apricot Liqueur$1.00
Creme de Cacao Liqueurs$1.00
Schenley O.F.C. Canadian Whiskey$0.80
Seagram's V.O. Canadian Whiskey$0.80
Chateau Ste Roseline Vin Rose (1955)$6.75
Deinhard Liebfraumilch (1955)$6.50
Nectarose Vin Rose Dianjou$4.75
Walker Imperial Rye Whiskey$0.75
Bertolli Chianti 1953$3.75 – $4.25
Old Forester$0.85
Old Taylor$0.85
Coca Cola$0.25
Seagram's 7 Crown whiskey$0.75
Lord Calvert whiskey$0.80
Four Roses whiskey$0.80
Calvert Reserve Whiskey$0.75
Southern Comfort Whiskey$0.85
Schenley Reserve Whiskey$0.75
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.80
San Benito, Sauterne$2.75 – $1.75
San Benito, Chablis$2.75 – $1.75
I. W. Harper Bourbon$0.85
B. & G. St. Estephe$4.75
Old Grand Dad Bourbon$0.85
Kentucky Tavern Bourbon$0.85
Old Fitzgerald Bourbon$0.85
B. & G. Prince Noir$4.50
Old Overholt Bourbon$0.85
Jack Daniels Bourbon$0.95
B. & G. Graves (1952)$4.75
Highballs, 10 cents Extra$0.10
Dubonnet Aperitif$0.75
B. & G. Graves (1955)$3.25
Creme de Cassis - Liqueurs$0.75
San Benito, Rhine$2.75 – $1.75
Kummel - Liqueurs$0.75
Curacao - Liqueurs$0.75
B. & G. Sauterne (1952)$6.00
Anisette - Liqueurs$0.75
Kirschwasser - Liqueurs$0.75
Maraschino - Liqueurs$0.75
B. & G. Beaujolais Superior (1955)$3.25
Cherry - Liqueurs$0.75
Triple Sec - Liqueurs$0.75
Rock & Rye - Liqueurs$0.65
Peach - Liqueurs$0.75
Cresta Blanca, Claret$2.75 – $1.75
Liquors Frapped - 25c Extra$0.25
Smirnoff Vodka 100%$0.85
Cresta Blanca, Claret$2.75 – $1.75
Bol's Imported Gin$0.85
Gordon's Gin$0.75
Sloe Gin$0.75
San Benito, Burgundy$2.75 – $1.75
Imported Gins$0.85
Drinks with Imported Gin 15c Ex.$0.15
San Benito, Chianti$2.75 – $2.00
Saratoga Vichy Soda$0.25
Widmer's Claret$2.75 – $1.75
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
Club Soda$0.25
Quinine Water$0.25
Schlitz$0.50
Ginger Beer$0.40
Rheingold$0.50
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.50
B. & G. Pommard (1955)$4.25 – $7.00
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.50
Wurzburger Light or Dark (German)$0.75
Gevey Chambertin (1953)$7.25
Cepa de Ora, Spanish Dry (1952)$4.25
Millers High Life$0.50
Brilliante, Spanish Sweet (1952)$4.25
Prior's Dark or Light$0.50
Chilean Rhine (1954)$4.25
Neuchatel (1954)$4.50
Schaefer's$0.50
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.50
Cresta Blanca, Sauterne$1.75 – $2.75
Crest Blanca, Chablis$1.75 – $2.75
Ballantine Ale$0.50
Cresta Blanca, Riesling$1.75 – $2.75
Ballantine Ale$0.50
Livermore Semillon (1954)$3.00

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