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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1933-02-05
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34x26cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Waffle Potatoes
Parsley Potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Creamed Spinach
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries$0.40
Sterling Points$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cape Cods$0.35
Robbins Island$0.35
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Pineapple or Tomato Juice$0.25
Celery$0.25
Maywood Ripe Olives with or without Garlic$0.30
Cranberry Juice Cocktail$0.15
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.20
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.30
Imported Caviar$2.25
Lobster Supreme$0.85
Radishes$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Grapefruit$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Prawn Cocktail$0.45
Consomme Julienne Vermicelli$0.25
Potage Jubilee$0.30
Puree of Peas, Croutons$0.30
Chicken Broth, Rice$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.35
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.25
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Petite marmite$0.45
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Shirred Eggs with Fresh Bacon$0.65
Omelette with fresh mushrooms$0.75
Lobster in Shell Thermidor$1.10
Boiled Boston Codfish, Hollandaise Sauce$0.85
Broiled Filet Mignon Bercy, Waffle Potatoes$1.45
Pork Chops Saute Bouchere, Brussels Sprouts$0.80
Sweetbread Patty Toulousaine$0.90
Breast of Imported Grouse Bigarade$1.50
Spaghetti Caruso$0.65
Hot McAlpin Club Sandwich$0.70
Broccoli Polonaise and Mashed Potatoes$0.60
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Parsley Potatoes$0.95
Roast Turkey, Chestnut Dressing, Cranberry$1.25
Gaspe Salmon Printaniere$1.00
Roast L.I. Duckling, Fruit Salad$1.30
Fresh Corn on Cob$0.35
Fresh Spinach$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccoli$0.45
Lima beans$0.45
New peas$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.45
Buttered new beets$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
California Artichoke$0.45
New string beans$0.30
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.35
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Hot House Rhubarb$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.45
Fresh Grapes$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.50
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.40
Pear$0.20
Apple$0.20
Pineapple$0.35
Orange$0.20
Preserved figs$0.40
Baked Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple with cream$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Ralston Ry-Krisp
Swiss cheese$0.25
Imported Cream Gruyere Cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.30
Filet of English Sole Bonne Femme$1.20
Brook Trout Saute Grenobloise$1.00
Oysters (in shell) Casino$0.75
Broiled Bluefish with bacon and potatoes$1.10
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.00
Shad roe and bacon$1.10
Snails Burgundy$0.75
Breaded Veal Cutlet a la Holstein$1.20
Chicken Chop Suey$1.50
Spring Pullet (half) Saute Chasseur$1.65
Consomme in jelly$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.30
Terrine of Duckling in jelly$0.90
Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad$1.10
Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne$0.90
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.80
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.75
Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.65
MAYONNAISE OF CHICKEN$1.10
Imported Westphalia Ham$1.10
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.65
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.30
Club sandwich$0.65
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Mcalpin sandwich$0.55
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.35
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.65
Butterfly Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear$0.50
Marie Antoinette salad$0.55
French endive salad$0.45
My Fancy Salad$0.50
Sunburst Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.25
Hiawatha Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Chiffonade Salad$0.35
McAlpin Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.40
Roquefort Dressing$0.15
Russian Dressing$0.10
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.35
Strawberry shortcake$0.40
Crepes Suzette with Kirsch (10 min.)$0.50
Apple Pie$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries (20 min)$0.75
Pie a la Mode$0.40
Caramel custard$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
rice pudding$0.25
Vanilla sauce$0.30
pineapple sherbet$0.25
Spumoni$0.45
Chocolate Fudge Sundae$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Ruhm$0.40
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.40
Strawberry Parfait$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Carmel Nut Sundae$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Buche McAlpin, Chocolate Suace$0.40
Charlotte Glace$0.50
Meringue panache$0.45
Coffee (pot) with Cream$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Kaffe Hag$0.40
Tao Tea$0.25
Sanka$0.40
Chocolate$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Acidolphilus Milk (Lederle)$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Fresh Prawns Orientale
Oyster cocktail
anchovy canape
Supreme of Fresh Fruit
Ripe Pineapple Juice
Grapefruit
French Hors d'Oeuvres
Spanish Melon
Consomme Julienne Vermicelli or Potage Jubilee
Celery
Olives
Lobster (in shell) Thermidor$1.50
Broiled Filet Mignon Bercy$1.50
Pork Chop Saute Bouchere$1.50
Sweetbread Patty Toulousaine$1.50
Breast of Imported Grouse Bigarade$1.50
Roast Young Turkey, Chestnut Dressing, Cranberry$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts in Jelly$1.50
Flemish Salad
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
pineapple sherbet
Spumoni
rice pudding
Chocolate Fudge Sundae
French Pastry
Cup Custard
FRESH FRUIT
Baked Apple
Ice cream
Cheese
Demi Tasse
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20
Iced coffee$0.30
Cocoa$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.30
Coffee parfait$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Petits fours$0.20
Sponge Cake$0.20
Escarole Salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Mayonnaise$0.10
Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
String Beans
Olives$0.25

Page 2

Rose$0.30
McAlpine Bronx$0.40
Orange$0.35
Grenadine$0.30
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
White Rock$0.20 – $0.55
Poland$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Vichy$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Geyser$0.40
Kalak$0.40 – $0.70
Canada Dry Sparkling Water$0.30
Lemonade$0.75 – $1.50
Orangeade$1.00 – $2.00
Grape Juice$1.25 – $2.50
Loganberry$1.25 – $2.50
Cider$1.50 – $2.75
Burke's Lime Dry$0.40
Busch Extra Dry Ginger Ale$0.40
C. & C. Ginger Ale, Imperial Dry$0.40
C. & C. Ginger Ale, Aromatic$0.30 – $0.45
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.30 – $0.40
Cliquot Club Sec$0.40
Ginger Beer, Imported$0.45
Schweppe's Ginger Ale, Imported$0.30 – $0.45
White Rock Dry Ginger Ale$0.35
Sarsaparilla, Imported$0.45

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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