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Charles

Date
1946-05-29
Restaurant
Charles
Physical description
40.5x28cm folded; 40.5x56 open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Fresh Crab Meat Pancake au Gratin$3.00
BROILED WHOLE MAINE LOBSTER, Butter Sauce, Julienne Potatoes$3.50
WHOLE COLD MAINE LOBSTER, Sauce Ambassadeur, Sliced Tomato$3.50
Celery
Radishes
Olives
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail, Russian Dressing
Fresh Fruit Cocktal
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Clam cocktail
Pot au feu
Profiterolles
Home-Made Pies
Home-made pastry
Cheese
Parfait a la Charles
French Pancakes with Jam
Demi Tasse
Soup du Jour
Chicken consomme
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast
Fresh Vegetable
French fried potatoes
Roast stuffed Vermont turkey, cranberry sauce$3.00
Fresh String Beans
Sweet Potatoes
Filet of Sole, Marguery
Mixed Green Salad
Chablis (very dry)
Sauterne
Riesling
Haut Sauterne
Claret
BURGUNDY
CHIANTI TIPO
VINTNERS, Brut Champagne
Imperator Champagne
GOTHAM CHAMPAGNE (Red)
GOTHAM CHAMPAGNE (White)
Celery
Radishes
Olives
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Celery
Radishes
Olives
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail, Russian Dressing
Soup du Jour
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Clam cocktail
Chicken consomme
Soup du Jour
Celery
Radishes
Olives
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail, Russian Dressing
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Clam cocktail
Clam cocktail
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail, Russian Dressing
Chicken consomme
Profiterolles
Home-made Pies or Pastry
Cheese
Parfait a la Charles
French Pancakes with Jam
Demi Tasse
Demi Tasse
Demi Tasse
Demi Tasse
Demi Tasse
Profiterolles
Profiterolles
Profiterolles
Profiterolles
Home-made Pies or Pastry
Home-made Pies or Pastry
Home-made Pies or Pastry
Home-made Pies or Pastry
Cheese
Cheese
Cheese
Cheese
Parfait a la Charles
Parfait a la Charles
Parfait a la Charles
Parfait a la Charles
French Pancakes with Jam
French Pancakes with Jam
French Pancakes with Jam
French Pancakes with Jam

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CURRY OF CHICKEN A L'INDIENNE, Steamed Rice and Chutney$1.50
FRIED SOFT SHELL CRABS, Sauce Tartare, Mashed Potatoes$1.40
LOBSTER A LA CHARLES, Steamed Rice$2.75
Lobster à la Newburgh$2.75
Lobster Thermidor, Julienne potatoes$2.75
WHOLE COLD MAINE LOBSTER, Sauce Ambassadeur, Sliced Tomato$2.50
BROILED WHOLE MAINE LOBSTER, Butter Sauce, Julienne Potatoes$2.50
Fresh Crab Meat Pancake au Gratin$1.50
SOFT SHELL CRABS SAUTE au Beurre Noire$1.75
Fried Clams, Sauce Tartare, Cole Slaw$0.95
Creamed Clam Stew$1.00
Baked Clams a la Rockefeller$1.15
Baked Clams Casino$1.15
Broiled Shad Roe$1.50
Coffee, cup$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.20
Sanka Coffee (Pot)$0.20
Buttermilk$0.15
Chocolate (cup)$0.15
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Tea, Pot$0.20
Certified Milk (per bottle)$0.15
Demi-tasse (pot)$0.15
Swiss cheese$0.40
Chicken okra soup a la creole$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.55
Consomme Royal$0.30
Petite marmite a la Francaise$0.55
BROILED BOSTON SCROD, Mustard Butter Sauce, Fresh String Beans, Parsley Potato$1.00
FRESH SEA FOOD au Gratin$1.10
COLD KENNEBEC SALMON, Sauce Ambassador, Pickled Beets$1.35
FRIED FILET OF LEMON SOLE, Sauce Tartare, Cole Slaw, Parsley Potatoes$1.10
Frogs' legs saute, Provencale$2.50
FRIED FROGS' LEGS, Sauce Tartare, Cole Slaw and Mashed Potatoes$2.35
Filet of Sole, Marguery$1.35
Omelette with currant jelly$0.90
Poached Eggs, Mornay$0.90
Eggs Benedict$1.00
Ham and eggs$1.00
Bacon and eggs$1.00
ROAST FILET OF BEEF with Sauce Madere, Fresh Vegetables, Hashed Browned Potatoes$1.75
CHOPPED TENDERLOIN BEEFSTEAK, Smothered Onions, Fresh String Beans, Mashed Potatoes$1.35
MILK FED VEAL GOULASH SAUTE, Hongroise, Steamed Rice$0.95
Fresh Crab Meat Salad$1.75
Fresh Lobster Salad$2.50
Crab Meat a la Ravigote$1.50
Chicken salad$1.50
Chicken Salad with White Meat Only$1.75
Chicken Sandwich on Toast$0.75
French Pancakes with Raspberry Jam$0.50
Black Cherries with Hot Brandy Sauce$0.75
Profiterolles with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Oregon Plum Compote$0.30
French vanilla ice cream$0.40
Crepes (French pancakes)$0.60
Hot Brandy Sauce$0.65
Eggs Florentine$0.90
Home-made French Pastry$0.20
Compote of mixed fruit$0.45
Fresh Fruit Tarte$0.25
French Pancake a la Charles (to order)$0.60
Home Made Pies$0.40
Skinless Figs$0.50
Petits fours$0.25
Fresh Apple Sauce$0.25
Fresh New Spinach, Plain or Cream$0.40
Fresh Butter Beets$0.30
Fresh String Beans$0.40
Cold Ham with Vegetable or Potato Salad$1.10
Cold Plate a la Charles$1.25
Cold: Stuffed Eggs, Casino$0.90
Sliced Breast of Chicken, Fresh Apple Sauce, Vegetable Salad$1.50
Sliced Breast of Chicken, Ham, Vegetable Salad$1.75
Cold Poached Eggs, Lettuce and Tomatoes, Russian Dressing$0.75
Fresh Buttered Carrots$0.30
Egg Plant Julienne$0.40
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.40
Fresh Garden Peas$0.40
Grilled Fresh Tomatoes$0.40
Fresh Broccoli, Butter Sauce$0.45
Fresh Broccoli, with Sauce Hollandaise$0.55
Fresh Cauliflower au Gratin$0.75
Fresh Cauliflower, Butter Sauce$0.45
Fresh Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.50
Fresh Artichoke with Butter Sauce$0.45
Fresh Artichoke, Sauce Hollandaise$0.55
Fresh Asparagus, Butter Sauce$0.60
Fresh Asparagus, Sauce Hollandaise$0.75
Salad a la Murphy$0.75
Bartlett Pear and Sliced Orange Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.80
Club$0.85
Tongue on Rye, Jardiniere$0.60
Roast Stuffed Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Fresh String Beans, Sweet Potatoes$1.50
Exclusively Fresh Vegetable Dinner$0.95
Broiled Calf's Liver, Mashed Potatoes$1.15
Marinierte Herring$0.45
Creamed Chicken A La King on Toast$1.75
London Mixed Grill with Julienne Potatoes$1.25
Ham on Rye, Jardiniere$0.45
Chicken on Rye, Jardiniere$0.75
Combination, Jardiniere$0.75
We suggest "Royal Banquet"
The Aristocrat of Blended Scotch Type Whiskey
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.30
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.30
boiled new potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.40
Julienne potatoes$0.30
GRILLED SUPREME OF CHICKEN on Toast with Ham and Mushrooms, Sweet potatoes$1.75
POT AU FEU (boiled chicken dinner for 1), House Special$1.65
HALF OF BROILED SPRING CHICKEN on Toast, Boiled New Potato$1.65
Golden buck$0.80
Welsh rarebit$0.75
STEAK A LA CHARLES, Home Fried Potatoes$2.50
BROILED BONELESS SIRLOIN STEAK, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
BREADED MILK FED VEAL CUTLET, Viennoise$1.25
FRIED SPRING CHICKEN, Viennoise (House Special)$1.75
POULET SAUTE, Americaine$2.00
BROILED FRESH MUSHROOMS on Toast, Julienne Potatoes$1.15
CREMED FRESH MUSHROOMS on Toast$1.25
Fresh Shrimp Coctail$0.85
Neptune Cocktail$1.00
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$1.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Clam juice$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Filet of Anchovies$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.75
New Dill Pickles$0.25
Hearts of Celery$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.60
Ripe Olives$0.35
Grapefruit Cocktail$0.40
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.40
Queen olives$0.30
Boneless Sardines (per box)$0.75
Tomato Juice$0.25
(Cocktail Sauce)$0.05
Salad a la Forester$1.25
Watercress Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Egg Salad$0.60
Strawbery Ice Cream$0.40
French Ice Cream, vanilla$0.40
Parfait Charles$0.60
Raspberry Ice$0.40
Cheese served wtih toasted saltines or bents water crackers
Port-du-Salut$0.35
Blue$0.40
Liederkranz$0.40
Camembert$0.40
Sliced Tomato$0.40
Heart of Romaine$0.35
Fruit$0.75
Potato salad$0.20
cole slaw$0.20
New dill pickle$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Mixed Greens$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Chiffonade Salad, French Dressing$0.65
Anchovy Salad, Sliced Egg$0.95
Heart of Romaine with Grapefruit or Sliced oranges$0.75
Bel Paese$0.35
Celery and Egg with Mayonnaise$0.75
Tomato Surprise, Waldorf$0.65
Tomato Surprise, Waldorf with chicken$1.25
Mayonnaise dressing$0.20
Roquefort Dressing$0.35
Russian Dressing$0.25

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