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Colony

Date
1963-04-16
Restaurant
Colony
Physical description
31.5x25cm folded; 31.5x50cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

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CURRIED SHRIMP with Rice$3.50
Maine Lobster Cocktail$2.25
Coquille St. Jack$1.75
Oyster cocktail$1.25
Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Crabmeat Cocktail$1.25
Cherrystone Clams on Half Shell$1.00
Bacardi Cocktail$0.90
Champagne Cocktail$1.25
Daiquiri$0.90
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.90
SHRIMP PLATTER LA MAISE$3.50
Maine Lobster Salad$5.00
Stuffed Tomato with Crabmeat$3.50
Cocoanut Snowballs with Chocolate Sauce$0.60
Peach flambee$1.00
Crepes Suzette$2.00
Orange Colony Cointreau$1.00
Parfait d'Amour$0.75
rice pudding$0.35
Sultana Roll$0.50
Cherries Jubilee$1.50
Peach Melba$0.75
Assorted Pies$0.40
Pound cake$0.35
Fresh Pineapple in Mint$1.00
Assorted Ice Cream$0.40
Assorted Sherbets$0.40
Melon in Season$0.50
Fruit Jello$0.30
Rum Collins$0.90
CHATEAUBRIAND with Sauce Bearnaise (for two), Bouquetiere$12.00
Chicken broth$0.35 – $0.60
Consomme$0.35 – $0.60
Soup du Jour$0.35 – $0.60
Jellied Madrilene$0.35 – $0.60
Cold Vichysoisse$0.35 – $0.60
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.45
Broiled Lobster Tails$4.50
Imported Swiss cheese$0.50
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.50
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.60
Cream Roquefort Dressing$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.70
CHILLED CHICKEN SALAD$3.00
CHEF'S SALAD de la MAISON$1.75
MIXED GREEN SALAD BOWL$0.80
SALAD CAESAR (for one)$1.50
Fried scallops, tartar sauce. Includes vegetable, potato and salad.$2.75
BROILED FRESH FISH (in season)$2.75
FILET OF SOLE SAUTE AMANDINE$3.00
Rye Whiskey Sour$0.90
Scotch Whiskey Sour$1.00
Scotch$0.80
Premium Scotch$0.90
BONDED WHISKEY$0.85
Canadian Whiskey$0.85
Bourbon$0.75
Rye Whiskey$0.75
Gin GIMLET$0.90
Vodka Gimlet$0.90
Gin Martini$0.85
Vodka Martini$0.85
Pink Lady$1.00
White Lady$1.00
Gin Rickey$0.90
Gin Tonic$0.90
Gin Sour$0.90
Brandy Sour$1.00
Planters Punch$1.00
PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK (for two), Bouquetiere$12.00
Chopped Sirloin of Beef$3.75
Alexander Brandy$1.00
Jack Rose$0.90
Manhattan$0.90
Martini, Imported Gin$0.95
Old Fashioned$0.90
Rob Roy$1.00
Stinger$1.00
Screwdriver$0.90
Singapore Sling$1.00
Sloe Gin Ricky$0.90
Tom Collins$0.90
John Collins$0.90
Drambuie$1.10
Cointreau$1.10
B & B (Benedictine & Brandy)$1.10
Grand Marnier$1.10
Cherry Heering$0.90
Menthe Frappe$0.90
Galiano$0.90
Kahlua$0.90
Harvey's Bristol Cream$0.90
Courvoisier$1.10
Remy Martin$1.10
Martell$1.10
Hennessy$1.10
Ale$0.60
Coffee$0.25
Milk$0.25
Tea$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Iced Coffee or Tea$0.35
Sanka$0.30
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.85
Marinated Herring in Cream$0.75
V-8 Juice$0.40
Tomato Juice$0.40
Pineapple Juice$0.40
Supreme of Florida fruit$0.75
Grapefruit Juice$0.40
Canapes (per person)$1.50
Domestic Beer$0.60
Imported Caviar, Garni$4.50
Imported beer$0.85
PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK (for one)$5.95
Half spring chicken$3.75
Broiled French Lamb Chops$4.95
Filet Mignon$5.95
FRESH FRUIT SALAD, Centered with Cottage Cheese$1.75
ASSORTED COLD CUTS PLATTER with Turkey, Ham, Tongue, Swiss Cheese, Tomatoes, Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$3.00

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Cream of Fresh Asparagus Soup$0.35
Chicken broth with rice$0.35
Broiled Florida Bluefish with Almonds$3.25
Maine Lobster Newburg - Toast$4.50
Pickled beets
Waldorf Salad
Green Mint Parfait$0.75
Peach tart$0.35
Cocoanut Cream Pie$0.35
Cheese Cake$0.40
rice pudding$0.35
Chocolate eclair$0.35
Chateau D'Aqueria Tavel Rose$3.00 – $5.50
Mumms Cordon Rouge Champagne$15.00
Piper Heisieck Champagne$13.50
Charles Heidsieck Vintage Champagne$15.00
Great Western Champagne$2.00 – $8.00
TAYLORS CHAMPAGNE$3.75 – $7.50
Chauvenet Red Cap Sparkling Burgundy$6.00 – $12.00
Great Western Sparkling Burgundy$4.25 – $8.00
Renault Sparkling Burgundy$3.50 – $6.75
TAYLORS SPARKLING BURGUNDY$3.75 – $7.50
Lancers Crackling Vintage Red$8.00
ROAST PRIME RIB OF BEEF AU JUS$4.75
Roast Stuffed Turkey with Cranberry Jelly$3.50
Baked Sugar Cured Ham - Raisin Sauce$3.25
Broiled Sweet Bread - Toast$3.50
English Grill with Grilled Tomato - French Fried Potatoes$3.75
Cold Salmon Steak - Russian Dressing$3.50
NEW POTATOES
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Asparagus Hollandaise
Cottage Cheese
Carrots vichy
Ice cream$0.35
Sherbert$0.35
Fresh Pineapple$0.50
Fruit Jello$0.30
Beaujolais Vintage Red$2.50 – $4.50
St. Julien Vintage Red$2.75 – $5.00
Chianti Red$2.00 – $3.50
Burgundy (Domestic)$1.75 – $3.00
Chablis Vintage White$3.00 – $5.75
Pouilly Fuisse Vintage White$3.00 – $5.75
Graves Vintage White$2.50 – $4.50
Sauternes (Domestic) White$1.55 – $3.00
Liebfraumilch Vintage White$2.75 – $5.00
Verdicchio White$5.00
Colony Special: Soup or Juice - Beverage, Fresh Calves Liver and Bacon Saute, Fresh Asparagus, Cheese Cake$3.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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