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Lafayette Hotel

Date
1940-05-25
Restaurant
Lafayette Hotel
Physical description
38x29cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Manhattan$0.25
Avocado Pear and Grapefruit Salad, Minced Turkey, French Dressing, Toasted Wafers, Drink$1.00
Genuine Turtle Soup$0.35
Kentucky Burgoo$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
Cottage Cheese with Cream$0.20
Kentucky Cardinal Cream Cheese$0.20
Mock turtle soup$0.25
Cup Custard, Lady Fingers$0.55
Cold Sliced American Beauty Ham and Swiss Cheese$0.75
Guinn Island Sundae, Cake
Fresh Rhubarb Pie, Cream Cheese
Apple Pie, Cream Cheese
Cup Custard, Lady Fingers
American Cream Cheese, Wafers
Ice Cream, Cake
Sherbet, Cake
Pineapple meringue pie
Cold Kentucky Ham, Potato Salad$0.90
WHOLE CHICKEN LOBSTER BROILED, DRAWN BUTTER, Shoe String Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
TUNA FISH SALAD, PICKLES, POTATO CHIPS, Ripe Olive, Lime Sherbet, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.70
FRESH SHRIMP AND MUSHROOMS, AUGRATIN, Head Lettuce, Choice Dressing, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.60
FRIED JUMBO FROG LEGS, TARTAR SAUCE, Shoe String Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
FRIED SOFT SHELL CRABS, Shoe String Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
BROILED FLORIDA POMPANO, DRAWN BUTTER, Long Branch Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.25
SHAD ROE SAUTE, BREAKFAST BACON, Shoe String Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.00
VEGETABLE PLATE - Kale Greens, Poached Egg, New Potatoes, Green Asparagus, Buttered Beets, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.75
BROILED SIX OUNCE TENDERLOIN STEAK, ON TOAST, FRESH MUSHROOM SAUCE, Long Branch Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$1.25
TURKEY IN THE STRAW - Shoe String Potatoes, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.75
SLICED TONGUE AND CHICKEN SANDWICH, Potato Chips, Honey Dew Rings, Lime Sherbet, Drink, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.50
TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICH, Potato Chips, Slice Tomato, Pickles, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.50
SHRIMP AND PINEAPPLE TID-BITS IN CHOPPED CABBAGE, FRENCH DRESSING, With Bread and Butter, Coffee or Tea$0.60
Steak Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.70
Ham and 1 Egg Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.35
Bacon and 1 Egg Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.35
Hot Brown Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.85
Corned Beef Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.25
Cold Brown Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.65
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.40
Hamburger Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.50
Club Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.50
All White Meat Club Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.75
Chopped Raw Beef Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.50
Rainbow (Ham, Chicken, Cheese) Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.50
Roquefort Cheese Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Swiss Cheese Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Sardine Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.45
Ham Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.20
New York Cream Cheese Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.20
Egg (2) Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Tongue Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.20
Lettuce, Onion Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.15
Lettuce, Tomato Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.15
Country Ham Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Chicken Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.40
Broiled City Ham Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Turkey Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.40
Broiled Country Ham Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.45
Bacon and Tomato Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
Chicken Salad Sandwich, With Pickles and Potato Chips$0.30
PLATE LUNCHEON - Choice of Meat or Fish, Vegetable, Salad, Dessert, Bread with Butter, Drink$0.60
Chicken Salad, Boiled Egg, Mayonnaise with Luncheon$1.00
Veal Steak, Saute, Mushroom Sauce, with Luncheon$1.00
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.45
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
imported sardines$0.40
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
Prune Juice$0.20
Pineapple Juice$0.20
Hearts of Celery$0.25
Hearts of Celery, Stuffed$0.40
Antipasto$0.35
Tomato Juice$0.15
SAUER KRAUT JUICE$0.15
Assorted Canapes$0.60
Ripe Olives$0.25
Sliced Spanish onions$0.20
Welch's Grape Juice$0.20
crab meat cocktail$0.60
Orange Juice$0.20
Clam juice$0.20
Stuffed olives$0.25
Green olives$0.25
Fruit Cocktail Supreme$0.40
Bismark Herring$0.40
JELLIED TOMATO BOUILLON$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.20 – $0.30
Tomato Bouillon$0.25
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Cream Tomato soup$0.25
Chicken Okra Gumbo$0.25
Onion Soup au gratin$0.35
Chicken soup with rice$0.30
English Beef, Anglaise$0.15 – $0.25
Lake Trout$0.75
Cod Fish Cakes (2)$0.65
White Fish$0.75
Halibut steak$0.80
Spanish mackerel$0.75
Veal Chop Saute$0.40
Sugar Cured Ham Steak$0.90
English Lamb Chop with Kidney$0.90
Minute Steak$1.00
Veal Cutlet, Cream Sauce$0.80
Veal Cutlet, Tomato Sauce$0.80
Broiled half chicken$0.80
FRIED HALF CHICKEN$0.80
Kentucky Ham Steak (Special Cut)$1.25
Salisbury Steak$0.65
Hamburger Steak$0.65
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Extra Cut$0.90
FILLET MIGNON$1.25
Lamb Chop (1)$0.40
T-Bone Steak$1.00
Pork Chop (1)$0.40
Lamb Fries, Cream Gravy$0.70
Porterhouse Steak$1.75
Tenderloin Steak$1.65
Sirloin Steak$1.65
Shrimp, Newburg (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$0.90
Flaked Crabmeat in Cream (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$1.00
Creamed Chicken (all White Meat) (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$1.25
Scotch Woodcock (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$0.75
Lobster, Newburg (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$1.25
Chicken a la King (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$1.00
Golden Buck Rarebit (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$0.75
Welsh Rarebit (served with Toasted Rolls or Melba Toast)$0.75
Assorted Cold Meats, Potato Salad$1.00
Assorted Cold Meats with Chicken, Potato Salad$1.25
Cold Roast Beef, Potato Salad$0.85
Cold Roast Lamb, Potato Salad$0.75
Cold Baked Sugar Cured Ham, Potato Salad$0.75
Cold Sliced Chicken, Potato Salad$1.00
Long Branch potatoes$0.25
Shoe string potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
Succotash$0.30
Asparagus Tips$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Green Asparagus$0.35
New cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$0.80
Golden Bantam Corn on Cob$0.15
French Fried Onions$0.30
Large Asparagus$0.35
Leaf Spinach$0.20
Peas$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
New beets in butter$0.25
Chilled Tomato Juice
Chicken Consomme, Royal
English Beef Soup, Anglaise
Tossed Vegetable Salad, French Dressing
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Piquaint Sauce
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE
Spring Lamb Hash, Green Peppers, Poached Egg
New Green Beans
Mashed Yellow Squash
Buttered Fresh Corn off Cob
Potato salad
New Potatoes, Parsley Butter
Candied Sweet Potatoes
French bread
Whole Wheat Bread
Corn bread
Rolls
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Glass Beer
Grapefruit Salad, Silver Plate$0.60
Salmon Salad$0.50
Asparagus, Vinaigrette Salad$0.40
Lafayette Salad$0.50
Stuffed Tomato, with Chicken$0.60
Stuffed Tomato with Chicken, White Meat only$0.75
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Crabmeat Salad$0.75
Lobster salad$1.50
Chef's with Anchovies$0.50
Frozen Fruit Salad$0.45
Potato salad$0.25
Waldorf Salad$0.45
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Tuna Fish Salad$0.60
Alligator Pear Salad$0.45
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.90
cole slaw$0.25
Fresh Shrimp Salad$0.75
FRENCH DRESSING$0.15
Roquefort Dressing$0.15
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
Russian Dressing$0.15
Peach Shortcake, Whipped Cream$0.35
Gelatine, Whipped Cream$0.15
Ice cream$0.20
Meringue Glace$0.25
Baked Alaska (per person)$0.80
Apple Pie$0.15
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.30
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.15
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.35
Macaroons$0.20
Parfaits$0.30
Sundaes$0.20
Frozen Nesselrode Pudding$0.20
Petit Fours$0.20
Pineapple meringue pie$0.15
Cake$0.15
Sherbet$0.20
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Half Cantaloupe$0.20
Fresh Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Sliced Oranges$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Currant Jelly$0.20
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.15
Preserved figs$0.30
Guava$0.25
Preserves$0.20
Bar-le-Duc$0.35
Roquefort Cheese, with Toasted Wafers$0.30
Swiss, with Toasted Wafers$0.30
Camembert Cheese, with Toasted Wafers$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese, with Toasted Wafers$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.15
Young Hyson Tea$0.15
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.15
Postum$0.20
Coffee$0.15 – $0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.20
Hot Chocolate with whipped cream$0.20
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.20
SANKA COFFEE$0.20
Buttermilk$0.10
Horlicks Malted Milk$0.20
Milk$0.10
Cream$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10

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Sazarac Cocktail$0.30
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Champagne Cocktail$0.50
Lafayette Cocktail$0.30
Bacardi Cocktail$0.30
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Perfect cocktail$0.25
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
Rum Sour$0.30
Rum Collins$0.30
New Orleans Fizz$0.35
CUBA LEBRA$0.35
Rum Flip$0.30
BACARDI RICKEY$0.30
HERBSAINT FRAPPE$0.30
Bacard Rum (Gold)$0.35
Bacardi Rum (Silver)$0.30
Don Q Rum (White)$0.25
Don Q Rum (Gold)$0.25
Cook's Imperial Champagne$1.00 – $3.75
Great Western Champagne$1.00 – $3.75
Veuve Cliquot Champagne$3.75 – $7.00
White Seal champagne$3.75 – $6.75
Mumm's Champagne$3.75 – $6.75
Great Western Sparkling Burgundy$2.25 – $4.00
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan$0.25
Stinger Cocktail$0.30
Pink Lady$0.25
Pousse Cafe$0.50
Swissesse$0.35
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.35
Daiquiri$0.30
Jack Rose$0.25
Alexander$0.30
Clover Club Cocktail$0.25
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Brandy Collins Mixed Drink$0.30
Gin Sour Mixed Drink$0.25
Gin Rickey Mixed Drink$0.25
Gin Buck Mixed Drink$0.25
Silver Fizz Mixed Drink$0.35
Golden Fizz Mixed Drink$0.35
Royal Fizz Mixed Drink$0.35
Sloe Gin Fizz Mixed Drink$0.30
Gin Fizz Mixed Drink$0.25
Mint Julep Mixed Drink$0.50
Lafayette Flip Mixed Drink$0.30
Whiskey Flip Mixed Drink$0.30
Horses Neck with Gin Mixed Drink$0.30
Tom Collins Mixed Drink$0.25
Len Junior Mixed Drink$0.30
Whiskey Sour Mixed Drink$0.25
Claret Lemonade Mixed Drink$0.25
Gin Daisy Mixed Drink$0.25
Sherry Cobbler Mixed Drink$0.30
Orangeade Mixed Drink$0.15
Limeade Mixed Drink$0.15
Planters Punch Mixed Drink$0.45
Pride of Nelson Whiskey$0.25
Yellowstone Whiskey$0.30
Fortuna Whiskey$0.30
Bonded Beam Bourbon$0.25
Rebel Yell Whiskey$0.40
Mt. Vernon Rye$0.30
Old Overholt Rye$0.30
Old Hoffman Whiskey$0.25
Old Joe Whiskey$0.25
Old Taylor Bourbon$0.35
Bond & Lillard$0.30
Old Elk Whiskey$0.25
Old Charter Bourbon$0.25
Buffalo Springs Whiskey$0.25
Labrot & Graham Whiskey$0.25
Four Roses (Blend) Whiskey$0.35
Old Jordan (17 years) Whiskey$0.60
K. Taylor Whiskey$0.25
James E. Pepper Bourbon$0.30
Kentucky Tavern Bourbon$0.30
Old Baker Whiskey$0.30
Old Grandad Bourbon$0.35
Old Forester BOURBON$0.35
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.40
Seagram's V. O. whiskey$0.40
Kentucky Par Whiskey$0.25
Haig & Haig, White Label Scotch$0.35
Ballantine's Scotch$0.40
Johnnie Walker, Red Label Scotch$0.35
Cutty Sark SCOTCH$0.40
Martins VVO Scotch$0.40
Dewar's White Label Scotch$0.35
Vat 69 Scotch$0.35
White Horse Scotch$0.35
Teacher's Scotch$0.35
Black & White Scotch$0.35
King Wm. V. O. P. Scotch$0.35
Haig & Haig, Pinch Scotch$0.45
Jameson Irish Whiskey$0.40
Olympic Brandy$0.30
HENNESSY COGNAC$0.25 – $0.35
JULES ROBIN COGNAC$0.35
Martells Brandy$0.35
B & B Cordial$0.35
Chartreuse Cordial$0.35
Lairds Apple Jack Brandy$0.30
CREME DE MENTHE Liqueur$0.30
Apricot Brandy$0.30
Benedictine liqueur$0.40
Creme de Cocao Liqueur$0.35
Grand Marnier Liqueur$0.40
Cointreau Cordial$0.40
Kummel cordial$0.30
Curacao cordial$0.30
Rhine Wine$0.20
Claret Wine$0.20
Sauterne Wine$0.20
Blackberry Wine$0.20
Tokay Wine$0.20
Port Wine$0.20
Sherry Wine$0.20
Virginia Dare Wine$0.20
Muscatel Wine$0.20
Dubonnet Wine, Imported$0.35
Port Wine, Imported$0.35
Cedro Wine$0.35
Olorosso Wine$0.35
Duff Gordon's White Label Wine$0.35
Medoc Imported Red Wine$1.25 – $2.25
St. Julien Imported Red Wine$1.50 – $2.75
Pontet Canet Imported Red Wine$1.75 – $3.00
Burgundy (Pommard) Imported Red Wine$3.75
Red Cap Sparkling Burgundy Imported Red Wine$3.75 – $7.00
Sauterne Imported White Wine$1.50 – $2.75
Haut Sauterne Imported White Wine$1.75 – $3.00
Rhine Imported White Wine$1.50 – $2.75
Brungundy (Chablis) Imported White Wine$3.75
Pilsner (Imported) Beer$0.50
Budweiser Beer$0.20
Blue Ribbon Beer$0.20
Schlitz Beer$0.20
Rams Head Ale$0.20
Ballantine Ale$0.25
Old Towne Ale$0.15
Carlings Ale$0.15
Bruck's Ale$0.15
Falls City Ale$0.15
Fehrs Ale$0.15
Ye Tavern Brew$0.15
Bass Ale (Imported)$0.50
Guinness Stout (Imported)$0.50
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.25
Kentucky Club Gingerale$0.20
Canada Dry Sparkling Water$0.25 – $0.45
Lime Rickey$0.20
White Rock Lemonade$0.25
Club Soda, Syphon$0.40
White Rock Mineral Water$0.20 – $0.30
Poland Water$0.50 – $0.90
Celestine Vichy Mineral Water$0.40
7 up$0.10
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris mineral water$0.25 – $0.35
Coca Cola$0.10
Red Raven$0.20
Egg Lemonade$0.30

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