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Pomeroy's

Date
1948-12-15
Restaurant
Pomeroy's
Physical description
33x25cm folded; 33x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 1

Vermouth Aperitif$0.60
Dubonnet Aperitif$0.60
Dubonnet and Sherry Aperitif$0.75
Alexander (Gin) Cocktail$0.75
Brandy Alexander Cocktail$0.90
Brandy Cocktail$0.85
Bacardi Cocktail$0.60
Bronx Cocktail$0.60
Clover Club Cocktail$0.70
Frozen Daiquiri Cocktail$0.75
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.60
Martini Cocktail$0.60
Manhattan Cocktail$0.60
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.60
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.60
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.60
Presidente Cocktail$0.60
Rum Cocktail$0.60
Rob Roy Cocktail$0.75
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.85
Sazerac Cocktail$0.85
Champagne Cocktail$0.95
Stinger Cocktail$1.00
Absinthe Frappe Tall Drink$0.95
Suissesse Tall Drink$0.95
Whiskey Sour Tall Drink$0.60
Ward Eight Tall Drink$0.60
Sherry Cobbler Tall Drink$0.75
Port Cobbler Tall Drink$0.75
Sherry Flip Tall Drink$0.75
Port Flip Tall Drink$0.75
Mint Julip Tall Drink$0.90
Singapore Sling Tall Drink$0.85
Planters Punch Tall Drink$0.90
Gin Rickey Tall Drink$0.60
Gin Buck Tall Drink$0.60
Zombie Tall Drink$1.25
Rum Collins Tall Drink$0.60
Tom Collins Tall Drink$0.60
Vodka Collins Tall Drink$0.65
Cuba Libre Tall Drink$0.60
Sloe Gin Fizz Tall Drink$0.60
New Orleans Fizz Tall Drink$0.85
Brandy Egg Nog$1.00
Golden Fizz Tall Drink$0.75
Gallagher and Burton Rye Whiskey$0.65
Carstairs Rye Whiskey$0.65
Wilson Rye Whiskey$0.65
Three Feathers Rye Whiskey$0.65
Old Crow Bourbon Whiskey$0.65
Mt. Vernon Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Old Overholt Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Old Taylor Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Old Grandad Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Old Forester Bonded Whiskey$0.75
I. W. Harper Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Seagram "5" Whiskey$0.65
Canadian Club Rye Whiskey$0.75
Seagram V.O. Whiskey$0.75
Calvert Reserve Rye Whiskey$0.65
Lord Calvert Rye Whiskey$0.75
Park & Tilford Res'd Whiskey$0.65
Bourbon De Luxe Whiskey$0.75
Seagram "7" Whiskey$0.65
Park & Tilford Pv. Stock Whiskey$0.65
Paul Jones Rye Whiskey$0.65
Schenley Reserve Whiskey$0.65
Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Whiskey$0.75
Old Angus Scotch Whiskey$0.75
King William Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Haig & Haig 5 Star Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Dewars White Label Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Old Smuggler Scotch Whiskey$0.75
White Horse Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Teachers Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Ballantine Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Black and White Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Johnny Walker Red Scotch Whiskey$0.75
House of Lords Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Ushers Green Stripe Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Vat "69" Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Justerini and Brooks Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Martins V.V.O. Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Haig & Haig Pinch Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Johnny Walker Black Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Kings Ransom Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.85
Bacardi (Cuban) Rum$0.65
Bacardi (P. R.) Rum$0.60
Carioca Rum$0.60
Riondo Rum$0.60
Brugal Rum$0.60
Ron Rico Rum$0.60
Meyers Jamaica Rum$0.65
Dagger Punch Jamaica Rum$0.65
Domestic Brandy$0.65 – $0.85
HINE BRANDY$1.00 – $1.25
Hennesseys Brandy$1.00 – $1.25
Remy-Martin Brandy$1.00 – $1.25
Portuguese Brandy$0.75 – $0.95
Martells Brandy$1.00 – $1.25
Courvoisier Brandy$1.00 – $1.25
Otard Brandy$1.00 – $1.25
Hildick's Apple Brandy$0.65
Anisette cordial$0.65
Apricot Liqueur$0.65
Benedictine cordial$0.90
B & B Cordial$1.00
Blackberry Cordial$0.65
Cherry Heering Cordial$0.90
Cointreau Cordial$0.90
Creme de Cacao Cordial$0.65
Creme de Cassis Cordial$0.65
Creme de Menthe Cordial$0.65
Cherry Cordial$0.65
Grand Marnier Liqueur$0.90
Kummel cordial$0.65
DRAMBUIE LIQUEUR$1.25
Orange Curacao Cordial$0.65
Peach Cordial$0.65
Southern Comfort Cordial$0.75
Frappe, Extra$0.10

Page 2

Home-Made Stuffed (Gefulte) Fish, Beet Horseradish$0.85
Imported Matjes herring, Tomato and Onion$0.65
Filet of Marinerte Herring, in sour cream$0.65
Filet of Marinerte Herring, in sour cream$0.65
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.65
(Bread and Butter, extra if served without entree)$0.15

Page 3

Bacardi Cocktail$0.60
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.60
Domestic Wine (glass)$0.35
Imported Wine (glass)$0.50
Fresh Florida Fruit Cup$0.50
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$0.75
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
(Bread and Butter 15c extra without Fish or Entree)
Cabbage Soup (Sweet and Sour)$0.35
Consomme with matzoh ball$0.40
Cold Jellied Madrilene$0.40
Cold Borscht with Sour Cream$0.50
Blueberry Whipped Cream Cake$0.45
Pineapple Layer Cake$0.40
Rum pie$0.50
Parfait Pomeroy$0.60
Strawberry shortcake$0.65
Broiled Fresh Bluefish, Parsley Butter$1.85
Combination Seafood Fry, Tartar Sauce and Cole Slaw$2.25
Key Largo Pompano Saute a l'Amandine$2.75
Fresh Florida Shrimps a la Creole with Rice$2.50
Fricassee of Chicken Wings and Small Meat Balls, Hungarian Style with Egg Barley$1.75
Sliced Boiled Beef Flanken in Cabbage Sou (Sweet and Sout)$2.25
Baked Sugar Cured Ham with Pineapple Sauce, Hawaiian$2.00
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb au Cresson, Mint Jelly$2.00
Special - Milk Fed Veal Cutlet with Grilled Ham and Melted Cheese a la Pomeroy$2.50
Dairy Platter - Genuine Lake Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon, Cream Cheese, Cole Slaw and Sliced Tomato$2.25
Fresh Florida Lobster with Hard Boiled Egg Garni$1.85
Cold Boiled Maine Lobster$2.50
HEINEKEN'S IMPORTED HOLLAND BEER$0.60

Page 4

Hot and Cold Delicatessen Sandwiches
Broiled Main Lobster, Drawn butter, Long Branch Potatoes, Chef's Salad, Rolls and Butter$3.50

Page 5

FRESH CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK, French Fried or Smothered Onion, Garden Vegetable, Baked Idaho or French Fried Potato$1.75
HALF MILK FED SPRING CHICKEN, Vegetable and Potato$2.25
SPRING LAMB STEAK, Garden Vegetable and Potato$2.50
VIRGINIA HAM STEAK, Pineapple Glace, Fresh Vegetable and Potatoes$2.50
ENGLISH MIXED GRILL (Single Large Lamb Chop, Calf's Liver, Country Sausage, Bacon, Fresh Mushrooms and Grilled Tomato) with Fresh Garden Vegetable and Potatoes$2.75
DOUBLE SPRING LAMB CHOPS (2) with Fresh Garden Vegetable, Baked Idaho Potato or French Fried Potatoes$3.25
CLUB STEAK--EXTRA THICK, Mushroom Sauce and Baked Idaho Potato$3.25
STEAK A LA MINUTES With O'Brien Potatoes$3.25
NEW YORK SIRLOIN STEAK, Baked Idaho or French Fried Potatoes$4.00
FILET MIGNON with Fresh Mushrooms, Grilled Tomato, Fresh Green Vegetable and Baked Idaho Potato$4.00
EXTRA DOUBLE SIRLOIN (Served for 2) Baked Idaho or French Fried Potatoes$8.00
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF AU JUS, Fresh Garden Vegetables, Baked Idaho Potato, Chef's Salad$3.25
BOILED CHICKEN IN POT, Fresh Garden Vegetables, Noodles and Matzah Balls, Chef's Salad$2.25
Finger Steak Sandwich - Sliced Steak, Strips of Toast, Chef's Special Beef Steak Sauce,French Fried Potatoes$2.50
Pomeroy Special - Three Layer Sandwich of Turkey, Tongue and Swiss Cheese, Cole Slaw, Lettuce, Tomato and Russian Dressing$1.50
FRESH FLORIDA POMPANO, Saute Amadine, Fresh Vegetables, Potatoes$2.75
COMBINATION SEA FOOD A LA NEWBURG, en Casserole, Fresh Vegetable$2.50
SPAGHETTI A LA CARUSO, with Chicken Livers, Fresh Garden Vegetable$1.50
CHICKEN A LA KING, en Casserole, with Fresh Green Vegetable$2.50
BREADED MILK FED VEAL CUTLET with Tomato Sauce, Fresh Green Vegetable and Potatoes$2.25
GENUINE CALF'S LIVER SAUTE with Smothered or French Fried Onioins, Garden Vegetable and Potatoes$2.25
New peas$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$1.50
Fresh Northern Spinach$0.35
Grilled Tomatoes$0.35
Whole Broiled Florida Lobster, Drawn Butter (in season)$2.00
French Fried Onions$0.50
Fried deep sea scallops, tartar sauce and cole slaw$2.00
Fresh String Beans$0.35
Broiled Red Snapper, Parsley Butter$1.85
Corn Mexicaine$0.45
Stewed tomatoes$0.35
Broiled Native Pompano, Lemon Butter$2.75
Broccoli or Asparagus$0.50
French Pastry$0.45
Fresh Frog Legs Saute or Provencale$2.75
Fresh Fruit Pies$0.45
Curry of Florida Lobster, Indienne, Pilaff of Rice$2.50
CHIFFON PIES$0.50
Crab Meat au Gratin en Casserole$2.50
Danish Pastry$0.25
Pineapple Cheese Pie$0.50
Florida Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$2.50
Cherry Cheese Pie$0.50
Strawberries and Sweet Cream$0.85
Shrimps a la Creole with Rice Pilaff$2.50
Cocoanut Cream Pie$0.50
Florida Lobster Thermidor (in season)$2.50
FRIED FILET OF SOLE, tartar sauce and cole slaw$1.85
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream$0.35
Fried Shrimps, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw$2.00
Ice cream$0.40
Sherbert$0.40
Fried Long Island Oysters, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw$1.75
Pound or Raisin Cake$0.35
Banana Short Cake$0.50
Seafood Platter(1/2 Florida Lobster, Crab Meat, Shrimp, Tomates, Lettuce, Cole Slaw and Mayonnaise Dressing$2.50
Fresh Shrimp Salad$2.00
Petit Fours$0.35
Salmon Platter (Bumble Bee)$1.75
Parfait Pomeroy$0.60
Chocolate Pudding with Cream$0.35
Peach Melba$0.65
Half Aligator Pear, Stuffed with Crab Meat, Russian Dressing$1.75
Ice Cream Roll with Chocolate Sauce$0.60
Melon in Season
Frozen Eclair, Chocolate Sauce$0.50
Sliced Lake Sturgeon, Bermuda Onion, Sliced Tomatoes$2.25
Preserved Fruit Compote$0.60
Sliced Nova Scotia Salmon, Bermuda Onion, Sliced Tomatoes$1.75
Baked Apple and Cream$0.40
Fresh Lobser Salad$2.00
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.45
Dairy Platter (Sliced Lake Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon, Cream Cheese, Tomatoes and Lettuce)$2.25
Individual Preserved Figs with Cream$0.40
Old fashioned rice pudding with cream$0.40
Vanilla Ice Cream with Crushed Strawberries$0.60
Onion au gratin$0.50
Cold Jellied Tomato Madrilene$0.35
Cream of tomato$0.40
Soup du Jour$0.30
Cold Jellied Consomme$0.30
Cold Borscht with Sour Cream$0.50
Consomme with Noodles or Matzoh Balls$0.40
Coffee, cup$0.15 – $0.25
Tea$0.15 – $0.25
Milk$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Chocolate, pot$0.35
Buttermilk$0.20
Iced Tea, glass$0.25
Iced Coffee, glass$0.25
Sanka, Pot$0.25
Postum, Pot$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.30
Grapefruit Juice$0.30
Fresh Florida Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.35
Melon in Season
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.75
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$0.75
Filet of Imported Matjes Herring$0.65
Filet of Marinerte Herring, in Cream Sauce$0.65
Bismark Herring$0.50
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.65
Assorted Canapes, Pomeroy's$1.25
Nova Scotia Salmon$1.00
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail$1.10
Iced Relish Bowl$0.90
Anchovies A la Peter$1.00
Fresh Florida Lobster Cocktail$0.95
Imported Sardines in Olive Oil$0.75
Green Lake Sturgeon$1.50
Green Queen Olives$0.35
Hearts of Celery$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.75
Sliced Turkey, Garnish DeLuxe$2.25
Baked Sugar Cured Ham$1.85
Prime rib of beef$2.75
STEAK TARTAR WITH EGG$2.75
Beef Tongue and Swiss Cheese$1.85
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.85
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.25
Fresh Crab Meat$2.25
Pomeroy's Special Chef's Salad$1.50
Tuna Fish Platter$1.75
Chicken salad$1.85
Asparagus Tips and Hard Boiled Egg Salad, Russian Dressing$1.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$1.50
Hearts of Lettuce and Tomatoes Salad$0.50
Mixed Green Salad$0.35
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.35
Thousand Island Dressing$0.25
Ham and eggs$1.50
CORNED BEEF AND EGGS$1.25
Tongue and Eggs$1.25
Minced Nova Scotia Salmon and Eggs$1.35
Canadian Bacon and Eggs$1.50
SALAMI AND EGGS$1.10
Western Omelette$1.25
Mushroom Omelette$1.50
Shirred Eggs and Chicken Livers$1.50
Sturgeon Omelette$1.65
Spanish omelette$1.50
Tomato Omelette$1.35
Bacon and eggs$1.25
Grilled Chopped Sirloin Steak Sandwich, French Fried Potates and Bermuda Onion$1.25
Sirloin Steak Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes, Lettuce, Tomato and Bermuda Onion$2.75
Baked Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.95
Corned Beef and Chicken Liver Sandwich$0.95
Nova Scotia Salmon sandwich$0.95
Three Layer Club Sandwich$1.35
Steak Tartar Sandwich$1.75
Lake Sturgeon Sandwich$1.50
Turkey Sandwich$1.00
All White Meat Turkey Sandwich$1.25
Imported Sardines sandwich$0.85
Tongue and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.95
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.75
Genuine Imp. Rusian Caviar Sandwich$2.50
French fried potatoes$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.40
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Cottage Potatoes$0.40
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.45
Liederkranz Cheese$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.45
Cream Cheese$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.45
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45

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Louis Roeder$12.00
POMMERY$12.00
Heidsick-Monopole$12.00
Piper-Heidsick$12.00
Great Western$7.00 – $3.75
I.V.C.$7.00 – $3.75
Renault$7.00 – $3.75
Dry Imperator$7.00 – $3.75
Harvey's Bristol Cream$1.00
Duff Gordon$0.75
Sandeman$0.75
Pedro Domecq's$0.75
Gonzale's & Byass$0.75
Garvey's$0.75
Williams & Humberth$0.75
Merito$0.75
Cream Sherry$0.75
Domestic Wines$1.75 – $3.00
Glass$0.35
Lemonade$0.35
Orangeade$0.40
Horses Neck$0.40
Canada Dry Ginger Ale or Soda$0.25
Cliquot Ginger Ale or Soda$0.25
Coco Cola$0.25
Seven Up$0.25
White Rock$0.25
Saratoga Geyser$0.50
Mountain Valley$0.25
Kalak$0.25
All Bottled Beers and Ale$0.35
Heineken's Imported Holland Beer (bottle)$0.60
Imported Still Wines$7.00

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