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Patten Restaurant

Date
1948-04-06
Restaurant
Patten Restaurant
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x35.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cold Broiled Lobster$1.60
Fried Lobster$1.60
Lobster salad$1.60
Lobster Stew$1.60
Creamed Lobster, Toast$1.85
Lobster, Thermidor$2.35
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$1.60
Oysters on Half Shell, Cocktail Sauce$0.55
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail$0.35 – $0.85
Shrimp Cocktail$0.35 – $0.85
Oyster Stew$0.65
Fried Sea Food Plate, Tartar Sauce (Clams, Lobster, Scallops, Shrimp, Filet of Sole)$1.30 – $1.65
Broiled Live Lobster, Drawn Butter$1.75 – $2.10
Blue Cheese$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.70
Hot Gingerbread, Whipped Cream$0.15
Cocoanut Pudding$0.15
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.15
Baked Indian Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Squash Pie$0.15
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.15
Cherry Pie$0.15
Fricassee of Chicken Wings, Lima Beans, Mashed Potato$0.70
Baked Meat Loaf, Mushroom Sauce, String Beans, Mashed Potatoes$0.70
Corned Beef Hash with Pickled Beets$0.70
Chicken and Mushroom Cutlet, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas$0.70
Haliut au Gratin, Individual, Mashed Potatoes$0.65
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sc., French Fried Potato$0.75
Fried Smelts, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$0.85
Broiled Halibut, Parsley Butter, French Fried Potatoes$0.85
Broiled Swordfish, Parsley Butter, French Fried Potatoes$1.00
Broiled Salmon, French Fried Potatoes$0.95
Schrod (Broiled), Mashed Potatoes$0.70
Broiled Mackerel, Parsley Butter, Mashed Potatoes$0.70
Fried Oysters, Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$0.85
Fresh Crab Meat Salad Sandwich, Fr. Fr. Potatoes$0.65
Imported Sardine Sandwich$0.35
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Broiled Pork Chop, Apple Sauce$1.00 – $1.35
Fried Cape Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.25 – $1.60
Broiled half chicken$1.50 – $1.85
Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sc.$1.40 – $1.75
Fried Clams, tartar sauce$1.00 – $1.35
Patten's Special Steak, Mushroom Sc.$1.60 – $1.95
Roast Prime Rib of Steer Beef au Jus$1.65 – $2.00
Broiled Lamb Chop, Mint Jelly$1.25 – $1.60
Broiled calf's liver and bacon$1.25 – $1.60
New England Clam Chowder$0.20 – $0.35
Baked Chicken Pie (Individual), Mashed Potatoes$0.90
Hot Roast Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes$0.80
Spanish Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$0.85
Fresh Asparagus on Toast, Drawn Butter$0.65
Boston Baked Beans with Brown Bread$0.35
Welsh Rarebit Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes$0.70
Broiled Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce, French Fried Potatoes$2.50
Broiled Ham and Eggs, French Fried Potatoes$1.10
Cold Fancy Brisket, Sliced Tomato, Potato Salad$0.85
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.35
Chocolate eclair$0.15
Stewed Plums$0.15
Baked Apple$0.15
Half Grapefruit$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
bacon and tomato$0.40
Salmon Salad Sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.45
Bologna$0.20
Tomato and Lettuce$0.20
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.30
TUNA FISH$0.40
sliced turkey$0.65
Turkey Club (Bacon, Tomato and Lettuce)$0.85
Fresh Crab Meat with French Fried Potatoes$1.00
Imported Sardine, Sliced Tomatoes and Potato Salad$0.65
GARDEN SALAD$0.15 – $0.35
Salmon Salad$0.75
Lobster salad$1.60
Potato with Lettuce$0.25
Lettuce, Tomato and Cucumber Salad$0.45
Hearts of Lettuce$0.25
Sliced Egg, Tomato, Potato Chips$0.50
Chicken$1.00
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.10
Cocoanut Pudding, Sherbet, Mince Pie, Jelly or Ice Cream
Coffee, Tea, Ginger Ale or Coca cola
Boiled, Fried or Scrambled Eggs$0.45
Shirred or Dropped Eggs$0.45
Omelette, plain$0.45
Chicken or Spanish Omelette$0.85
Jardiniere Sauce
Mashed potatoes
String Beans
Yankee Pot Roast of Steer Beef
Onion Soup with Grated Cheese$20.00 – $35.00
Cherry or Coffee Jello$0.15
Postum$0.10
SANKA COFFEE$0.10
Bottle of Milk$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Ginger Ale$0.10
Tea$0.10 – $0.15
Iced tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Grapefruit Juice$0.10
Apple Juice$0.10
Celery$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.15
Fruit Cocktail with Sherbet$0.20
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.10
BEEF BROTH WITH BARLEY$0.15 – $0.25
Ice cream$0.15
Ice Cream with Crushed Strawberries or Chocolate Sauce$0.30
Sherbet$0.15
Sherbet with Crushed Strawberries or Chocolate Sauce$0.30
BEEF BROTH WITH BARLEY
Half Grapefruit
Apple Juice
Fruit Cocktail
Tomato Juice
Mashed potatoes
French fried potatoes
Boiled potato
Delmonico Potatoes
String Beans
Lima beans
GREEN PEAS
GARDEN SALAD
Buttered Carrots
Tea
Coffee
Coca Cola
Ginger Ale
Budweiser Beer$0.35
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer$0.35
Ruppert Beer$0.30
Narragansett Bock$0.30
Black Horse Ale$0.45
Carling's Red Cap Ale$0.30
Narragansett Ale$0.30
Ballantine Ale$0.30
Broiled Finnan Haddie, French Fried Potatoes$0.85

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