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Empire Tea Room

Date
1941-01-16
Restaurant
Empire Tea Room
Physical description
28x23cm folded; 28x46cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Malted Milk Chocolate Layer Cake$0.20
Fresh Cocoanut Layer Cake$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.20
Cream Cheese, Pimento and Nuts Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread with Relish$0.40
Lobster salad$1.25
Crabmeat Salad$1.00
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.25
Chicken salad$0.85
Chicken Salad, all White Meat$1.15
Chef's Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.30
Shrimps salad$0.70
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Wine Vinegar Dressing$0.15
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.15
Special Diet Dressing$0.15
Maurice Salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
French Bowl Salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.45
Romaine Salad$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Field Salad$0.30
Coffee (pot)$0.15
Tea (Pot)$0.15
Sanka$0.20
Golden Guernsey Certified Milk$0.10
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Acidophilus Milk$0.25
Cocoa$0.15
Chocolate$0.15
Buttermilk$0.10
Yogourt$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Frozen Fudge$0.30
Ice Cream with Home-made Cookies$0.25
Fresh Strawberry Sundae$0.25
Baked Alaska$0.55
Coupe St. Jacques$0.30
orange sherbet$0.15
Butter pecan ice cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Grilled English Mutton Chop with Baked Potato, Chef's Salad$0.80
Broiled Sliced Sugar Cured Ham with Mushrooms, Julienne Potatoes$0.75
Open Peach Pie, Whipped Cream$0.20
Fresh pumpkin pie$0.25
New Green Apple Pie$0.20
Hot mince pie$0.25
New Green Apple Pie a la Mode$0.25
Frozen Cake with Melba Sauce$0.25
Pineapple Tapioca Pudding$0.20
Strawberry Sundae$0.25
Cup Custard$0.20
rice pudding$0.20
Chatterbox Pudding$0.15
Grilled Smoked Ham, Chicken, Tomato and Lettuce Sandwich with Mayonnaise$0.60
Corned Beef, Imported Swiss Cheese Sandwich on Rye Bread, Cole Slaw$0.45
Toasted Bacon and Tomato Sandwich, Crisp Lettuce and Cole Slaw$0.40
Sliced Ham Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.60
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.35
Liverwurst sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Western Sandwich with Chow Chow$0.40
Sardines on Toast, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Sardines on Toast, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Stewed Fresh Fruits (apples, pear or rhubarb)$0.35
Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Tangerine$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.20
Raw Apple$0.15
Malaga grapes$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Pink Grapefruit$0.20
Cream of Broccoli Soup with Croutons$0.15
Consomme Croute Au Pot$0.15
Puree of Split Peas$0.15
Cream of tomato soup$0.20
Oyster Stew with Milk$0.45
Clam Stew with Milk$0.45
Oyster Stew with Half and Half$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.55
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.65
Clam Stew with Cream$0.65
Cold-Jellied Madrilene$0.20
New Peas in Butter$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Broccoli$0.30
Lima beans$0.30
Cauliflower$0.30
Artichoke$0.25
String Beans au Gratin$0.25
Baked Potato$0.20
New Bermuda Potato$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.20
New Brussels Sprouts$0.30
V-8 Vegetable Juice Cocktail$0.15 – $0.25
Clam juice$0.15 – $0.25
Orange Juice$0.15 – $0.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.15 – $0.25
Tomato Juice$0.15 – $0.25
Bluepoints$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.30
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.60
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.40
Hearts of Celery$0.25
Fruit Cup$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cape Cods$0.30

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SARASOTA COCKTAIL$0.30
Malted Milk Chocolate Layer Cake
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE
Saccharine
Veg-O-Salt
STEAK DINNER - Our Club Dinner with a choice of Hipsteak as the entree$1.50
Grilled Imported Pheasant (half) on Canape, Goose Liver, Grilled Tomato, Julienne Potatoes$2.00
English Partridge in Casserole with Noodles, Sauce Smitane$1.60
Venision Stew, Red WIne Sauce, Mushrooms, Small Onions, Salt Pork, Buttered Noodles$1.30
Sizzling Hamburger Steak Platter - French Fried Onions, Baked Potato, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Tea or Milk$1.00
Roast Beef Dinner - Roast Prime rib of Beef with choice of appetizer, soup, vegetable, potatoes, salad and dessert, bread and butter, coffee, tea or milk$1.40
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Chatterbox Pudding
AMERICAN CHEESE
Cottage Cheese
Swiss cheese
Stewed Apples
Pineapple Tapioca Pudding
orange sherbet
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Strawberry Sundae
Open Peach Pie, Whipped Cream
Winsor Potatoes
Chopped Spinach
Mexican salad
O'Brien Potatoes
String Beans au Gratin
Croquette Potatoes
Buttered New Peas
Cold-Galantine of Capon with Relish, Waldorf Salad$0.70 – $1.15
Fresh Vegetable Dinner, Steamed in Glass, Poached Egg$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Deviled Boneless Chicken Leg, Sharp Sauce$0.75 – $1.25
Breaded Calf's Sweetbread with Tomato Sauce$0.75 – $1.15
Curry of Spring Lamb, Rice Pilaw with Raisins$0.65 – $1.00
Broiled Swordfish Steak with Pimento Butter$0.70 – $1.15
Filet of Bluefish Saute Meuniere with Capers$0.65 – $1.00
today's New Yorker Specialty - Braised Loin of Pork, Mashed Sweet Potatoes$0.70 – $1.15
Radishes
Celery
Olives
Consomme Croute Au Pot
Cream of Broccoli with Croutons
V-8 Vegetable Juice Cocktail
Canape Ravigotte
Fruit Supreme Fraisette

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