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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1932-12-07
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34x26cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Sterling Point Oysters$0.40
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
ROBBINS ISLAND OYSTERS$0.40
Spanish Melon$0.55
Supreme of Melon$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Celery$0.30
Olives$0.30
Maywood Ripe Olives$0.40
Maywood Ripe Olives with Garlic$0.40
Cranberry Juice Cocktail$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.35
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.50
Imported Caviar$2.25
Lobster Supreme Cocktail$1.00
Radishes$0.20
Fruit Cocktail$0.65
Grapefruit$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Prawn Cocktail$0.65
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Scotch Mutton Broth with Barley$0.30
Leek and Potato Parisienne$0.35
Puree of peas with croutons$0.35
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.35
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Petite marmite$0.50
Green Turtle Soup$0.55
Small Flounder Saute Veronique$0.80
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Sauce Venitienne$0.90
Steak Minute Sauce Bercy$1.35
Breast of Milk Fed Chicken Richelieu$1.50
Fricadelle of Veal, Fines Herbes, Brussels Sprouts$0.80
Old Fashioned English Grill$1.10
Fresh Mushrooms on Toast with Bacon$0.85
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Rissolee$0.95
Broccoli with Fried Egg Milanaise$0.75
Roast Stuffed L.I. Duckling, Apple Sauce$1.25
COLD - Fish Salad Ravigote$0.85
COLD - Roast Turkey, Virginia Ham, Potato Salad$1.45
Fresh Raw Vegetable Dinner, Russian Dressing$0.85
New Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce$0.70
Fresh Spinach$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Broccoli$0.50
Lima beans$0.50
New peas$0.45
Fried Egg Plant$0.35
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.45
Buttered new beets$0.30
Stuffed Tomato$0.45
California Artichoke$0.55
New string beans$0.40
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.40
Mashed potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Fresh Grapes$0.45
Spanish Melon$0.55
Brandied cherries$0.75
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.50
Pear$0.20
Apple$0.20
Pineapple$0.45
California Orange$0.20
Preserved figs$0.45
Baked Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple, with Cream$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Swiss cheese$0.35
Imported Cream Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.35
Cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.40
Filet of English Sole Mariniere$1.20
Brook Trout Saute Amandine$1.00
Lobster (in shell) Cardinale$1.25
Broiled Bluefish with Bacon, Sweet Potatoes$1.10
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.25
Brochette of Sweetbread Vert Pre$1.25
Breast of Guinea Hen Eugenie$1.75
Chicken Chop Suey$1.50
Fresh Vegetable Dinner$0.95
Consomme in jelly$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.30
Terrine of Duckling in jelly$1.00
Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad$1.15
Gumbo$0.35
Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne$1.00
Spumoni$0.45
Rhum Sherbet$0.25
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.90
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.85
Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.75
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.75
Boston Cream Pie, Raspberry Sauce$0.30
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Pancakes with Apples$0.25
Crepes Suzette with Kirsch (10 min.)$0.50
Apple Pie$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.30
French Pastry$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries (20min)$0.85
Pie a la Mode$0.50
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard, with Vanilla Sauce$0.30
Caramel custard$0.25
rice pudding$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Demi Tasse, with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.75
Marie Antoinette salad$0.60
Petits fours$0.20
Sponge Cake$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Sanka$0.40
Tao Tea$0.25
Iced tea$0.30
Iced coffee$0.30
Cocoa$0.35
Chocolate$0.35
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20
Acidophilus Milk (Lederle)$0.25
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Coupe Jacques$0.45
Pineapple Kirsch Sundae$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum$0.45
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Moka ice cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Strawberry Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Coffee parfait$0.35
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.45
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Peach Melba$0.75
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Buche McAlpin, Chocolate Sauce$0.45
Charlotte Glace$0.55
Meringue panache$0.50
French Pastry
FRESH FRUIT
rice pudding
Demi Tasse
Baked Apple
Ice cream
Cup Custard
Pie Du Jour
Cheese
Sunburst Salad$0.60
Field and beet salad$0.40
Butterfly Salad$0.55
French endive salad$0.55
Alligator Pear$0.50
My Fancy Salad$0.65
Chicory Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Hiawatha Salad$0.55
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Chicken salad$1.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.40
McAlpin Salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Roquefort Dressing$0.20
Lobster salad$1.50
Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Brussels Sprouts
String Beans
Creamed Spinach
Salad Bouquetiere
Potatoes Rissolee
Potatoes Parisienne
Mashed potatoes
Celery
Pickles
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Sauce Venitienne$1.75
Steak Minute Saute Bercy$1.75
Breast of Milk Fed Chicken Richelieu$1.75
Fricadelle of Veal$1.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast and Bacon$1.75
Roast Stuffed L. I. Duckling, Apple Sauce$1.75
Cold Roast Turkey and Virginia Ham$1.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.15
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Club sandwich$0.70
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Mcalpin sandwich$0.55
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Scotch Mutton Broth
Leek and Potato Soup Parisienne
Supreme of Melon
anchovy canape
Pickled Fresh Herring
Clam Juice Cocktail
Oyster cocktail
Supreme of Fresh Fruit
Grapefruit
French Hors d'Oeuvres

Page 2

Rose Cocktail$0.30
Orange Cocktail$0.35
McAlpin Bronx Cocktail$0.40
Grenadine Cocktail$0.30
White Rock Mineral Water$0.20 – $0.55
Poland Mineral Water$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Vichy mineral water$0.35 – $0.60
Kalak Mineral Water$0.40 – $0.70
Saratoga Geyser Mineral Water$0.40
Loganberry fizz$0.35
Grape Juice fizz$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Lemonade$0.75 – $1.50
Orangeade cup$1.00 – $2.00
Grape Juice Cup$1.25 – $2.50
Loganberry Cup$1.25 – $2.50
Cider Cup$1.50 – $2.75
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
Sarsaparilla, Domestic$0.25
Coca Cola$0.25
Lemon Soda$0.30
Orange Crush$0.35
Club Soda, Imported$0.45
Club Soda, Domestic$0.20 – $0.35
Billy Baxter Club Soda$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35 – $0.75
Horse's Neck, C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.50
Budweiser$0.35
Liebman's Scotch Brew$0.35
Schaefer Special$0.35
Kingsbury Pale Ale$0.35
Trommer's White Laber$0.35
Pickwick Ale$0.35
Pickwick Stout$0.35
Ruppert's Ruppiner$0.35
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.35
R. & H. Pilsener$0.30
R. & H. Wuerzburger$0.30
Imported Tuborg Pilsener$0.35
Imported Tuborg Stout$0.35
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.25
"Ruspitz" Sparkling Cider$0.50
St. Julian Claret Type$2.00
Appolinaris Imported Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.70
Perrier Importe Mineral Water$0.30 – $0.60
French Vichy Imported Mineral Water$0.30 – $0.75
Rhens Imported Mineral Water$0.65
Grape Juice Punch$0.35
Grenadine Punch$0.35
Loganberry Punch$0.35
Muscadine Punch$0.35
Egg Punch$0.40
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Grape Juice Lemonade$0.35
Soda Lemonade$0.35
Egg Lemonade$0.40
Orangeade$0.35
Limeade$0.35
Orange Juice$0.40 – $2.00
Lemon juice$0.40 – $2.00
Special McAlpin Cup$1.60 – $3.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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