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New Venetian Room

Date
1948-03-02
Restaurant
New Venetian Room
Physical description
33x25.5cm folded; 33x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Crab cocktail$1.25
Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Chilled V-8 Vegetable Juice$0.50
Prawns Cocktail Supreme$0.95
Smoked Salmon$1.00
Half Grapefruit$0.50
Tomato Juice or Clam Juice$0.50
Marinated or Bismark Herring$1.00
Fruit Cocktail Supreme$1.00
Canape Parisienne$1.00
*Minestra Milanaise$0.35
*Consomme with Rice$0.35
*Consommé Madrilene Frappeé (Cup)$0.40
*Potage St. Germain, Croutons$0.35
Medaillon of Salmon, Sauce Cardinal$1.50
Steamed Kippered Alaska Cod, Butter Sauce$1.50
Brook Trout Sauté Belle Meuniere$2.00
*Roast Loin and Leg of Lamb, Mint Jelly and Brussel Sprouts$2.50
*Broiled Half Chicken on Toast with Spiced Compote of Fruit, Peas$2.50
*Pork Chops Sauté Hungarian Style with Noodles Polonaise$2.50
*Creamed Sweetbreads and Chicken Toulouse with Risotto$2.75
Baked Eastern Oysters in Shell Florentine$2.00
Frog Legs Sauté Poulette$2.75
Breast of Chicken under Glass Marie Rosa$2.75
Charcoal Broiled Sirloin Steak, Maitre d'Hotel, French Fried Potatoes and String Beans$3.60
Glazed Lobster in Half Shell Thermidore$2.75
Crab Legs Salad Nob Hill with Avocado, 1000 Island Dressing$2.00
Crumbed Fried Eastern Scallops, Sauce Remoulade$2.00
Cracked Crab with Mayonnaise$1.50
Pineapple Layer Cake$0.35
Diplomat Pudding, Apricot Sauce$0.35
French Pastry$0.35
Apple, Deep Blackberry or Vanilla Custard Pie$0.35
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.40
Strawberry Jell-O$0.35
COMPOTE OF FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Frozen Sultana Roll$0.45
Chocolate Sundae$0.45
Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream$0.35
Orange or Pineapple Sherbet$0.35
Rolls 10 Cents Per Person
Dishes marked with (*) are ready to serve
FAIRMONT SPECIAL BURGUNDY - Half Bottle (for 2)$1.00

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Oyster Cream Stew$1.60
Oyster Milk Stew$1.40
Oyster Stew Half and Half$1.50
Lobster salad$2.00
Mock turtle soup$0.50
Clear green turtle soup$1.00
Crab Salad$1.50
Crab cocktail$1.25
Lobster Cocktail$1.40
Oysters, Kirkpatrick$1.60
California Oysters$1.50
Half Lobster with Mayonnaise$2.20
Tomato Juice$0.50
Fruit Supreme$1.00
Clam juice$0.50
Sauerkraut Juice$0.50
Orange Juice$0.50
V-8 Vegetables Juice$0.50
Grapefruit Juice$0.50
Consomme Printaniere$50.00
Puree of Tomato$50.00
Petite marmite$60.00
Onion Soup au gratin$75.00
Chicken broth$50.00
Cream of tomato$50.00
Chicken Okra$60.00
CLAM BROTH$50.00
Lamb Chops (2)$2.25
Club Steak$2.75
New York Cut Steak$3.30
Whole Squab Chicken$2.50
Filet Mignon$3.30
Half spring chicken$2.00
Tenderloin Steak$3.00
Sliced Chicken, White Meat Only$2.00
Ham$1.80
Tongue or Corned Beef$1.80
BLUE POINTS$1.50
Toke Points$1.50
Mixed Sea Food Supreme$1.25
Tongue$95.00
Deviled Egg$95.00
Sardine$95.00
Swiss cheese$95.00
Ham$95.00
Monte Cristo$1.25
Club or Manhattan$1.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.95
Chicken$1.00
FRESH PEAS$0.50
Artichoke$0.70
Corn Saute$0.60
Spinach$0.50
Broccoli, Hollandaise$0.75
Fresh String Beans$0.60
Zucchini Saute$0.60
Summer Squash$0.60
Hashed in Cream or au Gratin Potatoes$0.45
French Fried or Shoestring Potatoes$0.40
Boiled, Baked or Hashed Browned Potatoes$0.40
Carrots, Turnips or Onions in Butter$0.50
Lettuce, Cole Slaw, Potato or Beet$0.50
Francaise$0.65
Asparagus Hollandaise or Butter Sauce$0.90
Sliced Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.80
Mixed Greens$0.60
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$1.00
Avocado (half)$0.90
Shrimps salad$1.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.85
Asparagus salad$0.90
Fresh Vegetables Salad$1.25
Chicory, Romaine or Escarole$0.50
Shrimp Salad$1.50
Crab Louis$1.50
Heart of Artichoke$1.25
Artichokes$0.70
Chicken salad$1.50
Asparagus Tips$0.90
Special Dressing, Roquefort or Russian$35.00
Old American Cheese$0.40
Brie$0.55
Domestic Roquefort$0.60
Domestic Swiss$0.60
Camembert$0.50
Monterey Jack$0.40
Philadelphia cream$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.40
Edam$0.50
Cheddar$0.50
Gorgonzola$0.60
Shrimp Cocktail$1.25
Coffee (pot)$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.20
Cocoa or Chocolate$0.30
Tea (Pot)$0.30
Iced tea$0.30
Iced coffee$0.30
Sweet Milk$0.20
Buttermilk$0.20
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.15
Toast Per Person$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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