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The Dorchester

Date
1955-07-20
Restaurant
The Dorchester
Physical description
30x23.5cm folded; 30x47cm open
Currency
Francs

Pages

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

Dishes

Potted Shrimps3.60 FF
Crab Meat7.60 FF
Vin blanc7.60 FF – 14.00 FF
Vin rouge7.60 FF – 14.00 FF
Cocktail de homard5.60 FF
Turtle Soup with Sherry4.00 FF
Tortue Verte au Sherry4.00 FF
Creme Portugaise3.00 FF
Creamed Tomato Soup with Rice3.00 FF
Germiney en Tasse4.60 FF
Chicken Consomme & Sorrel thickened with Yolks of Eggs & Cream4.60 FF
Omelette Richmond7.00 FF
Spaghetti Bolognese8.60 FF
Spaghetti with meat sauce8.60 FF
Omelette with Creamed Mushrooms7.00 FF
OEuf Mollet Grand Duc3.60 FF
Soft Boiled Eggs, Cheese Sauce3.60 FF
Poached Egg on Muffin with Ham3.60 FF
OEuf Poche Benedictine3.60 FF
Sole de Douvres Grillee8.60 FF
Sole de Douvres Meuniere8.60 FF
Dover Sole, Grilled8.60 FF
Dover Sole, Fried in Butter8.60 FF
Homard Thermidor12.60 FF
Lobster in the Shell, Sharp Sauce12.60 FF
Homard Froid Garni, Mayonnaise12.60 FF
Cold Lobster garnished Mayonnaise12.60 FF
Filet de Sole Pierrot8.60 FF
Fillet Sole, White Wine Sauce, Mushrooms & Asparagus Tips8.60 FF
La Timbale de Sole Dorchester10.60 FF
Fillet Sole in Lobster Sauce, Rice10.60 FF
Meringue with Peaches & Strawberries5.60 FF
Souffle Pancake with Orange & Cream6.60 FF
Souffle, all flavours6.60 FF
Vacherin Montreuil5.60 FF
Crepe Soufflee Dorchester6.60 FF
Souffle (tous les parfums)6.60 FF
Pineapple, Orange & Ice Cream7.60 FF
Ananas Sevillane7.60 FF
Cafe Glace2.60 FF
Peche Cardinal5.60 FF
Peach, Strawberry Ice, Melba Sauce5.60 FF
Chapon du Surrey a la Broche (4 cvts)50.00 FF
Roast Surrey Capon for 450.00 FF
Caneton d'Aylesbury a l'Anglaise (4 cvts)60.00 FF
Roast Aylesbury Duckling for 4
Poulet de Grain (2 cvts)30.00 FF
Roast Chicken for two30.00 FF
Caneton d'Aylesbury a l'Orange (4 cvts) Aylesbury Duckling with Orange60.00 FF
Jambon de Parme106.00 FF
Truite fumee5.00 FF
Saumon d'Ecosse Fume76.00 FF
Caviar25.00 FF
Cocktail Florida4.00 FF
Grape Fruit Cerisette12.20 FF
Foie Gras de Strasbourg156.00 FF
Hors-d'OEuvre au Choix
Grape Fruit Cerisette
Florida cocktail
Potted Shrimps
Truite fumee
Consomme Double Royale
Creme Velours
Consomme Double en Gelee
Creme de volaille
Cocktail de crevettes
Blanchailles Diablees au Paprika
Medaillon de Barbue Rosine
Turbotin Cardinal
Filet de Sole Provencale
Fillet of Sole on Stuffed Egg Plant
Entrecote grillee sauce Bearnaise
Grilled Sirloin Steak & Bearnaise Sauce
Caneton d'Aylesbury a l'Anglaise
Roast Aylesbury Duckling with Stuffing & Apple Sauce
Poulardine Poelee au Mais a la Creme
Young Chicken & Creamed Sweet Corn
Medaillon de Veau Demidoff
Veal Escalop with Vegetables
Noisettes d'Agneau a la Chartres
Cantaloup10.00 FF
Boneless Lamb Cutlets, Parisienne Potatoes & Tarragon Sauce
Coupe aux Peches
Charentais7.60 FF
Biscuit Praline
Poire Nelusko
Salami de Milan5.00 FF
Bombe Maison
VIN ROSE, En Carafe8.00 FF – 15.00 FF
Mixed Grill12.60 FF
Cotelette de veau12.60 FF
Lamb Chop12.60 FF
Pork Sausages with Bacon5.60 FF
Hors d'Oeuvres au Choix3.60 FF
Tournedos15.00 FF
Lamb Cutlets12.60 FF
Chateaubriand (2 cvts)35.00 FF
Porterhouse Steak (4 cvts)50.00 FF
filet de boeuf17.60 FF
Entrecote12.60 FF
Hors d'oeuvre riche5.00 FF
Agneau froid8.60 FF
Jambon de al Ferme8.60 FF
Langue de Boeuf8.60 FF
pressed beef7.60 FF
Jambon d'York9.60 FF
Poulet Aile12.60 FF
Cuisse10.60 FF
Roast beef10.60 FF
Veal & Ham Pie a la Gelee10.60 FF
Dinde et Langue10.60 FF
Haricots Verts frais3.60 FF
Beefsteak Tartare17.60 FF
Beefsteak Tartare17.60 FF
Chouxfleurs Polonaise2.60 FF
Epinards en Branches ou Puree3.00 FF
Petits Pois a la Francais2.00 FF
Feves (Broad Beans)3.00 FF
PETITS POIS FRAIS3.60 FF
Celeri braise3.00 FF
Artichauts5.60 FF
Carottes Vichy2.60 FF
Effeuillees1.60 FF
Tomate26.00 FF
Laitue1.60 FF
Francais2.60 FF
Panachee2.60 FF
Romaine2.60 FF
Canape Diane3.60 FF
Croute Dorchester3.60 FF
Campignons sur Toast3.60 FF
Canape Ivanhoe3.60 FF
Canape Baron3.60 FF
Welsh rarebit3.60 FF
Ices: Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee,
Ices: Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee, Strawberry, Lemon, Pineapple2.60 FF
Peach, Strawberry Ice, Melba Sauce5.00 FF
Saumon d'Ecosse Poche, Grille, Doria Scotch Salmon, Boiled, Grilled, Fried in Butter12.60 FF
Saumon d'Ecosse Froid Cold Scotch Salmon12.60 FF
Pommes Nouvelle Frites1.60 FF
Pommes Mousseline, Sautees1.60 FF
Pommes croquette2.60 FF
Puree de Petits Pois3.60 FF
Noix de Ris de Veau Bonne Maman Veal Sweetbreads wth Shredded Vegetables18.00 FF
Supreme de Volaille Princess Boned Wing of Chicken & Asparagus Tips15.60 FF
Poularde Poelee Washington (4 cvts) Chicken With Sweet Corn50.00 FF
Supreme de Poulet sous Cloche Chicken with creamed Mushrooms in glass container15.60 FF
Vol-au-Vent de Ris de Veau Poulette Veal Sweetbread in Puff Pastry, Cream Sauce10.60 FF
Emince de Volaille a la king Scalloped Chicken, Cream, Pimentoes & Sherry10.60 FF
Escalope de veau Viennoise Veal Escalope and Vienna garnish12.60 FF
Boned Wing of Chicken & Asparagus Tips
Turbot Elysee Turbot: White Wine Sauce, Tomatoes, Asparagus Tips8.60 FF
Chicken with creamed Mushrooms in glass container
Chicken with Sweet Corn
Aylesbury Duckling with Orange
Veal Sweetbread in Puff Pastry, cream sauce
Scalloped Chicken, cream, pimentos and sherry
Veal Escalope and Vienna garnish
Veal Sweetbreads with Shredded vegetables

Source: NYPL Digital Collections