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The Portland

Date
1921-06-21
Restaurant
The Portland
Physical description
24x30cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Merry Widow Cocktail$0.70
Pin Money Sweet Pickles$0.35
Thon marine$0.50
Cucumber mangoes$0.30
Pepper Mangoes$0.30
Imported Jam, Egg Plum$0.35
Imported Jam, Gooseberry$0.35
Imported Jam, Blackberry$0.35
Individual Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Individual Raspberry Preserves$0.25
Individual Blackberry Preserves$0.25
Preserved Cherries$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Pimento Cheese$0.35
McLaren's Cheese$0.35
1/2 Lobster in Shell, Victoria$1.00
Omelette Souffle Surprise$1.00
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Panache Ice Cream$0.35
Salad, Pineapple and Cottage Cheese$0.50
Salad, Tomato Surprise$0.65
Salad, Sicilienne$0.40
Salad, Fruit$0.60
Salad, Asparagus$0.50
Salad, Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.40
Salad, "The Portland"$0.75
Salad, Crab$0.60
Salad, Chicken$0.60
Salad, Shrimp$0.60
Salad, Combination$0.40
Salad, Waldorf$0.60
Salad, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40 – $0.70
Salad, Cosmopolitan$0.80
Salad, Potato$0.40
Salad, Grapefruit$0.60
Salad, Lettuce$0.35
Salad, Cucumber$0.50
Salad, Salmon$0.60
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.10
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Fruit Jello, Whipped Cream$0.15
Special Chafing Dish, "Portland Grill"$1.25 – $2.50
PANAMA COCKTAIL$0.35
Fruit Cocktail
Ripe Olives
Salted Almdnds
New Potatoes in Cream$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.35
Chicken okra soup, Creole
Potatoes, au gratin$0.40
Consomme, Fresh Asparagus Tips
Potatoes, Special Baked$0.30
Potatoes, French fried$0.25
Halibut Tenderloin a la Rose, Saratoga Potatoes
Potatoes, Saute$0.30
Potatoes, boiled$0.15
Roast Young Duckling, Apple Sauce
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.25
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Prime Ribe of Beef au Jus
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Fried Egg Plant
Potatoes, julienne$0.35
Potatoes O'Brien
Potatoes, O'Brien$0.35
Lettuce and grape fruit salad
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.30
Vanilla ice cream
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.25
Hazelnut Ice Cream
Potatoes, Souffle$0.50
Fancy Cakes
POTATOES, COTTAGE FRIED$0.35
Potatoes, Sybil$0.35
Loganberry Pie
Boston Cream Pie
Sweet Potatoes, Southern$0.35
Parisian Charlet, Melba Sauce
Napolean Slices
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.35
Raisin cake
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.30
Coffee
Tea
Sweet Potatoes, Baked$0.20
Ice Tea
Milk
Fried Catalena Sand Dabs$0.60
Orange Pekoe Tea, Extra$0.15
Steamed Barbecued Alaska Cod$0.65
Jelly Consomme$0.25
Picked Crab Meat (in ice block)$1.00
Cracked crab$0.50 – $0.90
Crab a la Louis$0.90
1/2 Broiled Lobster$1.00
Crab or Lobster Cocktail$0.50
Rainier$0.25
Sardines, individual cans$0.50
French pancake$0.50
single porterhouse$2.00
Hors d'Oeuvres Parisienne$1.00
Smoked Salmon$0.60
Chow chow$0.35
Major Grey's chutney$0.35
Caviar$0.90
Parisian Charlotte, Melba Sauce$0.15
INDIVIDUAL LOGANBERRY PIE$0.20
Apple, Loganberry, Boston Cream Pie$0.15
Apricot Tartlets$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.25
Pineapple Sundae$0.35
Coupe St. Jacque$0.60
Peach Melba$0.60
Baked Alaska$0.65
Macaroons$0.25
French Pastry (each)$0.15
Chocolate Eclairs (each)$0.15
Budweiser$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.25
Peach Ice Cream
Pabst-Kulmbacher$0.25
Mineral Waters
Salmon Trout, Meunier$0.60
Evans Ale$0.25
Salmon any Style$0.65
Chicken okra, Creole$0.25
Strained gumbo$0.30
Cream of Tomatoes$0.40
Spring Chicken, Pacific Coast Cranberry Sauce$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$1.25 – $2.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.65
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.75 – $1.00
Small Sirloin Steak with Fried Egg Plant$1.15
1/2 Broiled Milkfed Chicken, Fresh String Beans$1.10
Filet Mignon with Asparagus Tips$1.00
Reindeer Steak, Orange Sauce$1.00
Homer Squab Casserole Paysanne$1.50
Peach Melba Supreme$0.90
Fresh Raspberries and Cream$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.35
Old Fashioned Short Cake, Cream$0.40
Grilled Sea Bass$0.60
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.60
Chicken Halibut$0.60
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.65
Consomme with Asparagus Tips$0.25
Mock turtle soup$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Chicken Broth en Tasse$0.30
Consomme Bellevue$0.35
Clear Turtle Soup en Tasse$0.50
Green Onions$0.25
Curtis Ripe Jumbo Olives$0.40
Antipasto$0.70
Portland Hotel Sea Food Cocktail$1.00
Romanoff caviar$1.00
Shrimps Newburg$1.25 – $2.50
Portland Steak a la Minute$1.00
Filet Mignon$1.25
Portland Mixed Grill$1.00
Shad roe and bacon$0.75
Queen or Ripe Olives$0.30
Canape of Anchovy, Sardelles$0.70
Fruit Cocktail$0.60
Crab cocktail$0.50
White Rock$0.25 – $0.40
Poland Water$0.50
French Vichy$0.40
Hage's Natural Apple Cider$0.50
Virginia Dare Wine$0.50 – $1.25
Radishes$0.20
Onions$0.25
Mutton Chops$0.80
English Mutton Chops$1.00
Veal chops, plain$0.80
Veal Chops Breaded$0.85
Broiled Sweetbreads$1.00
Lamb Chops$0.85
Pork chops, broiled or fried$0.80
Steaks planked 50c per person extra
Mushrooms, Bernaise or Bordelaise Sauce for (1)$0.35
Broiled or Fried Spring Chicken$1.25 – $250.00
Broiled or Fried Spring Chicken a la Maryland$1.50 – $3.00
Breast of Chicken "The Portland"$1.50
Fried Squab Chicken$1.65
Chicken Saute Sec. Mascotte$3.00
Chicken a la King$1.25 – $2.50
Single Portion Served for Two Persons 25c Extra
Cold Roast Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Cold sliced turkey$1.25
Cold Lamb$0.65
Cold roast beef$0.75
Cold Corned Beef$0.65
Cold Ham$0.70
Cold Smoked Tongue$0.60
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Instant Postum$0.15
Summer Squash$0.30
New peas$0.30
Special Portland$0.30
Orange marmalade$0.35
String Beans$0.30
New Beets au beurre$0.30
Pitcher Hot Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.10
Pot Chocolate or Cocoa$0.25
Bowl half and half, Bread$0.15
Grape fruit$0.25 – $0.40
Fancy Canned Peaches or Apricots and Cream$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese, half; whole$0.25 – $0.50
French string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.60
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
Succotash$0.30
Cold Asparagus Mayonnaise or Mustard Sauce$0.60
Macaroni or Spaghetti a la Italienne, Napolitan or Milanaise$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Artichoke$0.40
Artichoke$0.40
Pot of Coffee or Tea for one; for two$0.15 – $0.25
Orange Pekoe Tea, Pot$0.25
Percolator Coffee$0.35
Pitcher Cream, 3 oz.$0.10
Cold Assorted Meat; with Chicken$0.90 – $1.10
Virginia Ham$1.25
Bananas and cream$0.35
Swiss$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.20 – $0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.25
Baked Apple and Cream$0.25
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.25
Edam$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.10
Milk, Individual Bottle$0.15
Honey$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.30
Neufchatel$0.30
Guava jelly$0.40
Meringue Glace, All Flavors$0.50
Napolean Slices$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25

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