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Belgian Restaurant

Date
1940-01-01
Restaurant
Belgian Restaurant
Physical description
32.5x25.5cm folded; 32.5x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Grapefruit Juice$0.40
Orange Juice$0.40
Pineapple Juice$0.40
Tomato Juice$0.40
Courvert Bread and Butter$0.25
Cafe demi tasse
The
Cafe Moka
Lobster Cocktail$1.50
Shrimp Cocktail$1.00
Crabmeat Cocktail$1.00
Fruit Cocktail$0.75
Smoked Salmon$1.00
Melon glace$0.60
Our Rich Choice of Hors d'oeuvres$1.50
Cream Savoy$0.60
Consomme Double Hot or Cold$0.65
Consomme Madrilene$0.70
Green Turtle Soup$0.75
Bisque of Lobster Ostendaise$1.00
Petite Marmite Henri IV$1.00
Fillets of Sole Belgian Pavilion$1.75
Fillets of Sole Nantua$1.75
English Sole Meuniere$2.00
English Sole Colbert$2.00
Boiled Salmon Mousseline$2.00
Grilled Salmon$2.00
Cold Lobster Canadian Sauce$2.00
Maine Lobster au Gratin$2.00
Maine Lobster aux Aromates$2.50
Pompano Chef's Caprice$2.00
Salmon au Champagne$2.50
Vegetable Plate$1.50
Chicken Croquettes Brillat Savarin$1.50
Leg of Chicken Brabanconne$1.75
Chicken Curry Maltaise$2.00
Gratin of Chicken Florentine$1.50
Veal Chop Archiduc$2.25
Filet Mignon Escoffier$2.50
Minute Steak Bercy$2.25
Long Island Duckling A L'Orange$2.25
Special Chicken Salad Mayonnaise$2.00
Special Lobster Salad Mayonnaise$2.00
Chateaubriand Belgian Pavilion (2)$5.00
Entrecote-Pommes Allumettes (2) Vegetables$5.00
Veal Chop$1.75
Veal Kidney$2.00
Steak Minute$2.25
Mixed Grill$2.00
Filte Mignon grille$2.50
Mutton Chop$2.00
Lamb Chop$1.75
Saddle of Lamb
Rack of lamb
Poularde
Long Island Duckling
Chicken salad$2.00
Lobster salad$2.00
Pink Shrimp salad$1.75
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Waldorf Salad$1.00
De Saison salad$0.60
Asparagus Mousseline$0.75
Peas$0.70
Spinach$0.65
Cauliflower$0.75
Stringbeans$0.70
Grilled Tomatoes$0.65
Mushrooms Sautes$0.75
mushrooms saute a la creme$1.00
Belgian Pastries$0.40
Dame Blanche$0.90
Peach Savoy$1.25
Frozen Flame Cherries Jubile$1.25
Meringue Glace$0.65
Glace: Vanilla$0.60
Moka$0.60
Strawberry$0.70
Chocolate$0.60
Strawberries Chantilly au Kirsch$1.10
Melba$1.10
Specialty: Frozen Souffle Marie-Brizard$0.50
Choice of Cheese or Fruit

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Brabanconne$0.50
Zwicker d'Alsace$0.40
Bordeau Rouge "Claret"$0.40
Bordeau Rouge "Claret"$1.35 – $0.80
Cotes de Cadillac, White (Half Sweet)$1.35 – $0.80
Zwicker d'Alsace$1.35 – $0.80
Champagnes: Louis Royer 1928 English Cuvee$4.50 – $2.50
Honey Dew Melon
Creme Belgian Pavilion
Cold Creme Vichisoise
Maine Lobster a l'Orientale
Fillets of Sole Ostendaise
Chicken au paprika
Chicken a l'Orientale
Filet Mignon Albert Ier
Faisan Smitane
Frozen Souffle Marie Brizard
Peach Cardinal
Glace Dame Blanche
Corbeille de Fruits
Demi Tasse
Creme Belgian Pavilion
Cold Maine Lobster Canadienne
Maine Lobster a l'Orientale
Fillets of Sole Ostendaise
Veal Kidney Liegeoise
Sweet Patty of Chicken
Chicken Maltaise
Chicken Croquettes Brillat Savarin
Leg of Chicken au Paprika
Belgian Pastries
Frozen Souffle Marie Brizard
Cheese
Fruits
Demi Tasse
Fruit Cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail
Crabmeat Cocktail
Hors D'oeuvre
Honey Dew Melon
Baba au rhum
Pear Belle Helene
Fruit Cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail
Crabmeat Cocktail
Clams Cocktail

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Our Speciality: Café Liégeois
Coffee
Tea
Chocolate
Ice cream
2 Belgian Pastries
Club sandwich$1.00
Chicken Sandwich$0.75
Ham Sandwich$0.70
Ox-tongue Sandwich$0.70
Veal Sandwich$0.70
Lettuce and Tomato$0.60
Cheese Sandwich$0.60
Combination Sandwich$0.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.50
Chicken salad mayonnaise$1.75
Lobster salad mayonnaise$1.75
Shrimp Salad Mayonnaise$1.75
Waldorf Salad$1.00
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.70
Moka ice cream$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
Belgian Pastry$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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