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The Cortile

Date
1939-01-01
Restaurant
The Cortile
Physical description
16x9cm folded; 16x18cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 3

Chilled Tomato Juice
Dole's Pineapple Juice
Puree of Green Split Pea Soup and Crouton
Fruit Cocktail
Assorted Canape
Braised Breast of Lamb Jardeniere, Pan Browned Potatoes$0.45
Broiled Individual Flounder, Peas and Carrots$0.45
Fresh Mushroom Omelet and Fried Potatoes$0.55
Curry of Fresh Jumbo Shrimps Chutney, Steamed Rice and Garden Peas$0.60
Brown Roast Beef Hash, Poached Egg and Grilled Tomato$0.60
Stuffed Tomato with Fresh Mixed Seafood Salad on Crisp Lettuce Bed, Dressing$0.65
Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Jelly, String Beans, Mashed Potatoes$0.75
English Mixed Grill; Lamb Chop, Link Sausage, Grilled Tomato, Mushroom Cap, Bacon Strip, Fried Potatoes$0.90
Roast Stuffed Vermon Turkey, Cranberry Jelly, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Garden Peas$0.80
Broiled Fancy Sirloin Steak, Smothered Onions, Baked Potato and Chef's Salad$1.00
Assorted Hot Breads
Green Apple Pie with Cheese
lemon meringue pie
Chocolate Layer Cake
Baked Apple
Banana Cream Pie
Fruit Compote
Pineapple Tartlet
Half Grapefruit Maraschino
Imported Roquefort Cheese and Toasted Crackers
Sherry's Ice Cream
Sherry's Sherbet
Coffee
Tea
Milk

Page 4

Fruit Cocktail
Pineapple Juice
Blue Point Oysters
Assorted Canape
Cream of Chicken Soup
Chilled Tomato Juice
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
Cherrystone Clams
Half Grapefruit Maraschino
Beef bouillon
Fried Silver Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.75
Shirred Eggs with Canadian Bacon$0.75
Baked Virginia Ham, Cider Sauce$0.75
Grilled Fresh Swordfish Steak, Butter Sauce$0.85
Roast L.I. Duckling, Dressing, Apple Sauce$0.90
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Yorkshire Pudding$0.90
Broiled Spring Lamb Chops, Glazed Pineapple Ring$1.00
Roast Philadelphia Capon, Dressing, Currant Jelly$1.00
Fresh Maine Lobster a la Newburgh$1.15
Fried Half Spring Chicken a la Maryland$1.25
Grilled T Bone Steak au Beurre$1.25
GREEN PEAS
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Fried Potatoes
Baked Potatoes
Fresh Broccoli
Carrots vichy
SALAD BOWL
Green Apple Pie
Coconut Custard Pie
Purple Plums and Cookies
chocolate cream pie
Orange Layer Cake
Cream Puff Chantilly
Apple Dumpling, Hard Sauce
Half Texas Pink Grapefruit
Chocolate Parfait
Sherry's Ice Cream
Sherry's Sherbet
Imported Roquefort Cheese, with Toasted Crackers or Bent's Water Crackers
Imported Camembert Cheese, with Toasted Crackers or Bent's Water Crackers
Imported Swiss Gruyere Cheese, with Toasted Crackers or Bent's Water Crackers
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Cinzano Vermouth Served with All Dinners$0.20
Sherry Served with All Dinners$0.20
Port Served with All Dinners$0.20
Sauterne Served with All Dinners$0.20
Claret Wine Served with All Dinners$0.20
LARGE COCKTAIL Served with All Dinners$0.20
Orange Blossom Cocktail Served with All Dinners$0.20
Dry Martini Cocktail Served with All Dinners$0.20
Sweet Martini Cocktail Served with All Dinners$0.20
Cortile Souffle Omelette$0.60
Cortile Waffles and Pure Maple Syrup$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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