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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1920-06-27
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Indian pudding, ginger sauce$0.35
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.30
rice pudding$0.30
Chocolate, coffee or vanilla eclairs$0.20
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.75
Pear pie$0.30
Royal Chantilly$0.35
Stewed Plums$0.40
French Pastry$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.35
Pumpkin Pie$0.30
Melon and ice cream$0.90
Fresh Blueberry Pie$0.30
ICE CREAMS AND ICES
Floating heart, Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Vanilla, chocolate, coffee or pistache$0.45
Orange, lemon or raspberry water ice$0.40
Coupe Favorite$0.70
Peach Melba$0.80
Coupe St. Jacques$0.65
Biscuit Tortoni, Neapolitan, tutt-frutti, Nesselrode pudding$0.60
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.50
Loin of spring lamb en casserole, Bonne-femme$1.35
Camembert$0.40
Roquefort$0.60
Chicken broth$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.50
Cocktail Sauce, Extra$0.10
VELOUTE OF CHICKEN, VOISIN$0.50
St. Germain soup$0.50
Mongole soup$0.45
Consomme$0.40
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.40
Puree of Split Pea soup$0.40
Chicken okra soup$0.50
Small marmite soup, Parisienne (to order)$0.60
Green turtle soup a l'Oloroso (to order)$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.40
Mackerel in Wine$1.00
Stuffed celery$0.65
Assorted Hors d'ouevres$0.90
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Radishes$0.30
Crab Flake, Ravigote$0.90
Celery$0.45
Olives$0.35
Broiled sea bass, Albert sauce$0.85
Escalope of halibut, Victoria$0.95
Brook trout saute with oranges$1.10
Bluefish, Bercy$0.90
Broiled Lobster$0.20
Broiled Lobster$2.75
Cassolette of lobster, Camile$1.50
Brook Trout$1.00
Brook Trout$1.00
Soft Shell Crab$0.60
Milk-fed chicken saute, Maryland (half)$1.50
Souffle of sweetbread, Princesse$1.00
Medaillon of veal, Talabase$1.15
Loin lamb chop with sausage and potatoes$1.10
Heart of filet of beef, Richelieu$2.60
Breast of Guinea hen, Opera$2.50
Calf's head, financiere$0.95
Philadelphia chicken, giblet sauce (half)$1.75
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.25
Prime ribs of beef$1.10
Minute Steak$1.35
Guinea chicken$2.00 – $3.75
Spring chicken$1.65 – $3.25
Sirloin Steak (p.p.)$2.00
Fresh milk-fed chicken$2.50
Tenderloin steak (p.p.)$2.00
Spring lamb steak$1.50
Spring lamb chop (1)$0.65
Phila. chicken au cresson$1.75 – $3.50
Lamb$1.10
Roast beef$1.10
Cold Lobster$2.75
Virginia Ham$1.00
Cincinnati ham, vegetable salad$1.00
Galantine of capon with truffles$1.25
Ham$0.75
Tongue$0.80
Cold salmon, remoulade sauce$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.35
Artichokes$0.65
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$1.25
California Asparagus$0.70
New string beans$0.75
Fresh asparagus$0.90
Lima beans$0.60
Spinach with egg$0.55
Cauliflower$0.75
New beets$0.45
Macaroni au gratin$0.50
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.50
New peas$0.75
Fried Egg Plant$0.40
String Beans$0.60
Stuffed Tomato$0.45
Onions in cream$0.50
boiled new potatoes$0.40
Mashed potatoes$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.35
Hashed potatoes au gratin$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.85
Celery Salad$0.60
Signora salad$0.80
Sliced onions$0.40
Chiffonade Salad$0.65
Hothouse Cucumber Salad$0.50
Hothouse tomato salad$0.50
Fruit salad$0.75
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.45
Romaine Salad$0.45
Watercress Salad$0.45
Chicken salad$1.50
Shrimp Salad$1.40
Crab flake salad$1.40
Lobster salad
Cantaloupe$0.60
Blackberries and Cream$0.75
Supreme of Melon$1.00
Raspberries and Cream$0.75
Strawberries and Cream$0.75
Grape fruit$0.40
Supreme of grape fruit$0.85
Orange$0.25
Apple$0.20
Fruit Cocktail$0.75
Watermelon$0.50
Melba Peach$0.50
Neufchatel cheese$0.35
Swiss cheese$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.35
Vatel Cheese$0.40
Brie$0.00
Port du Salut cheese$0.40
Imported Gruyere$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Imported white Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Individual red Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Demi-tasse.20
Demi-tasse$0.20
Apollinaris$0.25
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.70
Johannis-Lithia
Bread or rolls and butter, per person$0.15

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