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Don The Beachcomber

Date
1963-02-24
Restaurant
Don The Beachcomber
Physical description
30x25.5cm folded; 30x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Barbados Punch$0.95
Barbados Swizzle$1.25
Caribbean Punch$1.10
Demerara Cocktail$1.00
Colonial Grog$0.95
DEMERARA DRY FLOAT$1.25
Navy Grog, limit of 2$1.85
Panama Daiquiri$1.00
PLANTER'S RUM PUNCH$1.25
Queen's Road Cocktail$0.95
Rum Cow$0.90
Rum Julep$1.10
Special Reserve Daiquiri$1.25
Hot Buttered Rum$0.90
Kona Coffee Grog$1.25
Martinique Cocktail$0.95
Martinique Milk Punch$0.95
Tahitian Rum Punch$1.10
West Indian Punch$1.10
BEACHCOMBER'S Daiquiri$1.00
Beachcomber's Rum Barrel, serves 2$2.25
Pearl Diver$1.25
Beachcomber's Sangaree$0.90
Beachcomber's Gold$1.10
Beachcomber's Punch$1.10
Cobra's Fang$1.25
Never Say Die$1.00
PI YI$1.85
Skull & Bones$1.00
SHARK'S TOOTH$1.25
Test Pilot, limit of 2$1.75
Dr. Funk$1.00
General Pico$0.90
Governor General$0.90
Montego Bay$1.00
MISSIONARY'S DOWNFALL$1.00
Myrtle Bank Punch$1.00
Mystery Gardenia$1.00
Nui Nui, limit of 2$1.75
Penang Afrididi No. 1, limit of 3$1.75
Vicious Virgin$1.00
Penang Afrididi No. 2$1.00
Don Beach$1.00
151 Swizzle, limit of 3$1.50
Puka Punch, limit of 2$1.75
Donga Punch$1.00
Don's Own Planters, limit of 2 per person$1.75
Don's Pearl$1.10
Don's Swizzle$1.25
Q. B. Cooler, limit of 2$1.75
Sumatra Kula$0.95
Sunakora$1.00
Three Dots and a Dash (...--V)$1.10
Zombie (The Original), limit of 2$2.00

Page 3

MINCED BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH RICE SOUP$0.70
EGG FLOWER SOUP$0.70
CHINESE WON TON SOUP$0.70
HEARTS OF CHINESE GREENS SOUP$0.70
CHINESE EGG NOODLES SOUP with breast of chicken and Chinese greens$0.85
CHINESE EGG NOODLES SOUP with barbecued pork and Chinese greens$0.85
CHINESE BARBECUED PORK (Sliced)$1.40
DUCK MANDARIN - Boned, molded, crisped in special oil, and served with wild plum sauce$1.25 – $2.50
CHINESE PEA PODS cooked with sliced pork, celery and white onion$1.90
WATER CHESTNUTS : Sliced imported water chestnuts cooked with green vegetables, lean pork and chopped onion$1.90
CHOW GAI PIN - Strips of young chicken sauteed with imported black mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and chopped white onion$2.25
CHICKEN LOTUS - Diced breast of chicken and smoked Virginia ham cooked with imported Chinese lotus nuts, water chestnuts and chopped onion$2.50
FROZEN FRESH HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE with kumquats$1.25
Chicken Pineapple - Sliced breast of chicken sauteed with thinly sliced pineapple, celery, green pepper, fresh ripe tomatoes and white onion$2.25
Chicken Vegetable - Sliced young chicken cooked with Chinese greens, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and chopped white onion$2.25
Beef Tomato - Sliced prime beef cooked with fresh ripe tomatoes, green pepper, celery and white onion$2.00
Shrimp Foo Young (3 cakes to each order)$2.10
Chicken Beachcomer - Sliced young chicken sauteed with imported black mushrooms, water chestnuts, green onion, Chinese spices and a touch of garlic$2.50
Assorted fruits in season served on snow ice$1.25
Almond Cookies, per order (3 cookies)$0.25
Fried Won Ton - Crisped and served with a sauce of fresh tomatoes, green pepper, and white onion$1.00
Bonesless Chicken - Sliced breat of chicken cooked with Chinese vegetables, sliced button mushrooms and chopped white onion$2.25
SHRIMP VEGETABLE Fancy white Gulf Shrimp cooked with tender Chinese vegetables$2.25
WHITEFISH BEACHCOMBER Filet of fresh whitefish, in egg batter, cooked in special mushroom sauce$2.25
LOBSTER BEACHCOMBER Succulent Maine Lobster, crushed water chestnuts, chopped green onioin, blended with black soy bean sauce, Chinese spices, beaten egg and a trace of garlic$3.25
CHICKEN ALMOND Diced young chicken, cooked with sliced button mushroooms, celery, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and served topped with toasted almonds$2.25
CHICKEN MANUU Sliced young chicken cooked with fine cut fresh vegetables, sliced button mushrooms and chopped white onion$2.25
CHICKEN MUSHROOM Sliced young chicken, sliced fancy button mushroms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts cooked in imported Chinese oyster sauce$2.25
PORK FOO YUNG (3 cakes to each order)$1.80
BEEF VEGETABLE Prime beef butt slices sauteed with fine cut Chinese vegetables$2.10
SPICED BEEF Lean, tender beef cooked with sliced green pepper, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and white onion$2.25
BEEF, OYSTER SAUCE Sliced prime beef, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and celery, cooked in imported Chinese oyster sauce$2.25
BEEF ALMOND Diced tender beef sauteed with sliced button mushrooms, celery, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Served topped with toasted almonds$2.25
BEEF MUSHROOM Thinly sliced lean beef cooked with sliced fancy button mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts in imported Chinese oyster sauce$0.25
BEEF LOTUS Diced tender beef and smoked Virginia ham cooked with imported Chinese lotus nuts, water chestnuts and chopped onion$2.75
MIXED GREENS Chinese greens, pea pods, water chestnuts, mushrooms, celery and onion cooked with lean, sliced pork$1.90
PORK CHOW DUN Barbecued young pork, water chestnuts, sliced mushrooms, green peas and chopped onion, scrambled with fresh eggs$1.80
Beachcomber Fried Shrimp, selected white Gulf Shrimp in egg batter, cooked in special oil$1.75
SHRIMP CHOW DUN Fancy white Gulf shrimp, water chestnuts, sliced mushrooms, green peas and chopped onion, scrambled with fresh eggs$2.10
STEAMED RICE Fluffy, long-grained white rice. Individual serving$0.20
CHINESE FRIED RICE Long-grained rice fried with minced roast pork, green onions, fresh eggs and soy sauce. Individual serving$0.35
BEACHCOMBER EGG ROLL Minced fancy king crabmeat, pork, white mushrooms, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots in egg roll wrapper. Served crisp and hot$0.70 – $1.40
BEACHCOMBER RUMAKI (THE ORIGINAL) Spiced chicken liver and fresh water chestnut rolled in lean strip of bacon and cooked in special oil$1.40
BEACHCOMBER BARBECUED PORK LOIN RIBS$1.75
BEACHCOMBER BARBECUED CHICKEN (Served disjointed)$1.75
Pork Foo Yung, additional cakes, each$0.60
Shrimp Foo Yung, additional cakes, each$0.70

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