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Hotel Roanoake

Date
1955-07-14
Restaurant
Hotel Roanoake
Physical description
30.5x19.5cm folded; 30.5x52.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6
  7. Page 7

Dishes

Page 3

Smithfield Ham and Chicken Sandwich$1.00
Cold Boiled Lobster, Remoulade$2.75
Lobster Newberg$3.50
Fresh Shrimp Creole$2.50
Creamed Chicken (White Meat Only)$2.50
Chicken a la King$2.00
Grilled American Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Hot roast beef sandwich$1.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.85
Steak sandwich$1.50
Chopped Steak Sandwich$1.15
Club (Special)$1.00
Hot Turkey$1.00
Chicken$0.90
Smithfield ham$0.90
Chef's Selection of Tasty Sandwiches
Club (Small)$0.85
Chicken salad$0.75
Corned beef$0.60
Ham and cheese$0.60
Ham$0.50
Ham and Egg$0.50
Sardine$0.50
TUNA FISH$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.45
Tongue$0.45
Cream Cheese and Jelly$0.35
Egg$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato with Bacon$0.50
Roast beef$2.50
Sliced Chicken and Virginia Ham$1.80
Assorted Cold Meats$1.75
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.75
Roast Lamb, mint jelly$1.75
Smithfield ham$1.75
Smoked Beef Tongue$1.00
Cold Specialties
Casserole Specials
Golden buck$1.50
Welsh rarebit$1.25

Page 4

Bisque of Seafood$0.20
Champagne Cocktail$0.85
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Baked Fresh Mackerel, Espagnole$2.75
Crab Meat Newburg, en Patty Shell$2.75
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes
Roanoke Cream Pie
Toasted Almond Layer Cake
Mango Sundae
Tapioca Pudding
Liederkranz Cheese, Saltines
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Roast Sugar Cured Ham, Glazed Pineapple$2.85
Baked Virginia Turkey, Dressing, Cranberries$2.85
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus$3.00
Broiled Calf's Sweetbreads, Mushroom Caps, Toast$2.85
Baked Stuffed Potato
Sweet Potatoes, Imperial
Young Spinach
Broccoli, Au Gratin
Corn on Cob
Lettuce and Tomato Salad, Thousand Island Dressing
Broiled Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce
French Friend Potatoes
Buttered Asparagus
Coffee
Tea
Milk

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Lobster Cocktail$1.50
Shrimp Cocktail$1.00
Crab-flake cocktail$0.75
Oyster Cocktal$0.65
Cherrystone Clams$0.60
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.30
Oyster Stew (Cream)$1.25
Oyster Stew (half and half)$1.00
Oyster Stew (Milk)$0.75
Boiled eggs$0.60
Fried Eggs$0.60
Poached eggs$0.60
Scrambled Eggs$0.60
Canape Russian Caviar$0.85
imported sardines$0.70
Supreme of Fruit Roanoke$0.55
Marinated Herring, Sour Cream Dresssing$0.50
Onion Soup au gratin$0.55
Chicken broth$0.50
Large Juice$0.50
Hearts of Celery$0.30
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Green olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25
Small Juice$0.25
Melon in Season
CLAM BROTH$0.50
Cream of asparagus$0.40
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Vegetable Soup$0.40
Beef consomme$0.25
Cup of Soup$0.25
Filet Mignon Roanoke$4.00
Calf's Liver with Onions$1.50
Pork Chop$1.00
Shad Roe Omelette$1.25
Chicken Liver Omelette$1.10
Bacon Omelette$1.00
Cheese Omelette$1.00
Spanish omelette$1.00
Western Omelette$1.00
Smithfield Ham and Eggs$1.75

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Lobster salad$2.75
Shrimp Salad$2.00
Crab flake salad$1.75
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream Pie$0.45
Pie a la Mode$0.45
Pie$0.30
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.25
Sanka$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.20
Postum$0.25
Tea$0.25
Ovaltine$0.25
MILK, BOTTLE$0.20
MILK, BOTTLE$0.20
Buttermilk$0.15
chocolate milk$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
au gratin$0.50
Delmonico$0.50
Hashed Brown$0.40
Boiled$0.35
French Fried$0.35
Lyonnaise$0.35
Julienne$0.35
Mashed$0.35
French Fried Onions$0.50
Fresh Vegetables in Season$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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