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Bowling Green Café

Date
1919-02-24
Restaurant
Bowling Green Café
Physical description
34x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Beef a la mode potato pancake$0.65
Irish Stew Dublin Style$0.60
Onion Soup au gratin$0.25
Chicken pot pie (Individual)$0.70
Honeycomb tripe, Bowling Green$0.50
Home-made corned beef and cabbage or spinach$0.65
Pig's knuckles, sauerkraut or mashed peas$0.70
Ox tail a la Bourgeoise$0.60
Corned beef hash fried egg$0.55
Calf's tongue sauce Polonaise$0.65
Fish Cakes Tomato Sauce$0.50
Curry of lamb$0.60
Creamed Spinach$0.20
Cherrystone Clams$0.30 – $0.40
Ox tail a l'Anglaise$0.15 – $0.25
Beef a la Mode potato pancakes$0.65
Irish Lamb Stew Dublin Style$0.60
Jersey spare ribs and sauerkraut mashed potatoes$0.65
Onion omelette with browned potatoes$0.60
Veal cutlet breaded with cauliflower in cream$0.70
Roast leg of lamb with string beans$0.80
Sweetbread glace with asparagus tips$0.65
Hamburger roast mushroom sauce green peas$0.55
To order--Small tenderloin steak mushroom sauce$1.00
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Kaffee Hag (cup)$0.10
Kaffee Hag (cup) with Cream$0.15
Chocolate (cup)$0.10
Chocolate (Pot)$0.20
Cocoa (Cup)$0.10
Cocoa (Pot)$0.20
Tea or Coffee (cup)$0.10
Tea or Coffee (pot)$0.20
with Cream$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Half Shefford cream cheese$0.15
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Oyster cocktail$0.35
Rockaway oysters (dozen)$0.50
Fried oysters$0.50
Large rockaways oysters$0.35
Oyster Cream Stew$0.50
Fried Clams$0.50
Oyster Saute on toast$0.50
Blue point oysters (doz)$0.40
Oyster Milk Stew$0.40
Oysters Broiled on toast$0.50
One doz. cherrystone clams$0.40
Cherrystone clams cocktail$0.35
Onion soup au gratin to order$0.25
Cream of barley aux courtons$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme A B C$0.15 – $0.25
Steamed finnan haddie butter sauce$0.50
Broiled fresh mackerel Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
Crab meat a la Newburg to order$0.70
Lobster a la Newburg to order$0.80
Kippered herring, scrambed eggs$0.50
While live lobster mayonnaise sauce$1.00
Pickled eels in jelly$0.45
Half live lobster, mayonnaise s'ce$0.60
Crab meat salad, Bowling Green$0.60
Lobster salad mayonnaise$0.75
Cold Smoked Beef Tongue, Potato Salad$0.60
Chicken salad a'la Bowling Green$0.70
Cervelat sausage, potato salad$0.45
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.45
Ham and potato salad$0.60
Cold cut with potato salad$0.75
Sliced chicken with compote$0.70
Pickled lamb's tongue, potato salad$0.40
Marinierte herring with boiled potatoes$0.35
Bismark Herring$0.35
Cold mutton with currant jelly$0.60
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.60
Cold roast beef$0.65 – $0.90
Eggs---Boiled (2)$0.30
Scrambled Eggs (3)$0.45
Fried Eggs (2)$0.35
Shirred Eggs (2)$0.35
Poached eggs on toast (2)$0.35
Omelette au confiture$0.55
Omelette---Plain (3 eggs)$0.45
Parsley eggs$0.55
Eggs with fines herbes$0.55
Tomato with eggs$0.55
Espagnole$0.60
mushrooms$0.60
German Pancakes$0.40
Veal cutlet plain$0.60
French pancakes (2)$0.40
Mutton chops (2)$0.60
Pork Chops (2)$0.60
Ham and eggs$0.60
Bacon and eggs$0.60
Fried Bacon$0.50
Broiled Bacon$0.50
Broiled Ham$0.50
Fried Ham$0.50
Lamb Chops (2)$0.60
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.65
Sirloin Steak$1.00
Extra sirloin$1.50
Porterhouse Steak$2.50
Small tenderloin$1.00
Filet mingnon and mushrooms$1.00
Macaroni Napolitaine$0.15
Macaroni italienne$0.15
Macaroni Italienne au gratin$0.20
Macaroni Italienne au gratin$0.20
Macaroni Napolitaine au gratin$0.20
Asparagus on toast, butter sauce$0.30
ASPARAGUS TIPS ON TOAST$0.20
Pickled Red Beets$0.15
Cream spinach, two friend eggs$0.50
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.15
Succotash$0.15
New Lima Beans$0.15
Plain spinach$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Sauerkraut$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
French peas$0.25
Stringless Beans$0.15
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Sardine Sandwich$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Cervelat sausage sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Combination Sandwich$0.35
Celery Salad$0.20
Spanish olives salad$0.10
Pimentos salad$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes Salad$0.15
Lettuce plain salad$0.20
Plain lettuce salad with mayonnaise$0.25
Chow-chow salad$0.10
Watercress Salad$0.20
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Hot cup custard$0.15
Baked Apple, Cream$0.15
Baked apple, plain$0.10
Home=made mince pie, hot$0.15
Home=made mince pie, cold$0.15
French vanilla ice cream$0.15
Preserved Pineapple$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.20
Apple Cake$0.10
Nut Cake$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.15
Sliced pineapple$0.15
Macaroons$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Apple Sauce with cream$0.20
Orange$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.15
Milk toast$0.20
Milk and crackers$0.20
Milk and cream$0.35
Liederkranz$0.20 – $0.35
Roquefort$0.20 – $0.35
Camebert$0.20 – $0.35
Young American cheese$0.15
Chocolate (cup)$0.10
Cafe Glace$0.15
iced tea or coffee$0.10

Page 2

Pommery Brut Champagne$3.00
Pommery Sec Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Paul Ruinart Champagne$6.00
Monpole Red Top Champagne$6.00
Duc de Montebello Champagne$6.00
Gold Sea, American Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
Grand Imerial, American Champagne$1.50
Jameson Irish Whisky$0.30 – $3.50
Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.30 – $3.50
Burke's Irish Whiskey$0.30 – $3.50
NEW SWEET CIDER (Per Glass)$0.05
Guntersblumer$1.75
Hochheimer, Henkel & Co.$1.75
Zornheimer$1.50
Niersteiner, Henkel & Co.$1.50
Niersteiner U. W. & T. Co.$0.75
Wiltingor Kelterberg$2.00
Rheine Wine (own bottling)$1.00
May Wine$1.00
Erdner$0.85 – $1.50
Zeltinger$1.10
Brauneberger$1.10 – $2.00
Berncastler$2.50
Berncastler Lay$2.50
Moselle U. W. & T. Co.$1.00
Beaujolais$1.00 – $1.75
Pommard$1.25 – $2.00
Floriac$1.00
Medoc$0.60 – $1.00
Labarde$0.80 – $1.50
St. Julien$0.65 – $1.25
Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Lafitte$3.00
Chateau Margeaux$3.25
Graves$0.90 – $1.50
Sauterne$1.00 – $1.75
Neuchatel (white)$1.25
Karthauser$1.50
Barolino$7.00 – $1.50
Chianti$0.80 – $1.50
Amontillado Dry$0.25 – $2.25
Private Stock Sherry$0.15 – $1.50
A. S. M. Fine Old Port$0.25 – $2.00
Dubonnet$0.25 – $2.50
Appero$0.20 – $2.00
Otard Dupuy***$0.25 – $4.00
Hennessy***$0.25 – $4.00
Martell***$0.25 – $4.00
Hach, California$0.20 – $3.00
Red Heart Jamaica$0.30 – $3.50
St. Croix$0.30 – $3.50
Medford$0.30 – $3.50
Bacardi$0.30 – $3.50
Consumers No. 12$0.25 – $2.75
Maryland Club$0.25 – $2.75
Highspire$0.25 – $2.75
Green River$0.25 – $2.75
Hunter$0.25 – $2.75
Army and Navy$0.25 – $2.75
Seagram;s$0.20 – $3.50
Candadian Club$0.30 – $3.50
Antediluvian$0.25 – $3.00
Old Crow$0.25 – $2.75
Old Crow House$0.30 – $3.00
Pearl Wedding$0.25 – $2.75
Overholt$0.25 – $3.00
Faust Rye$0.25 – $2.75
Faust Rye$0.25 – $2.75
Mount Vernon$0.30 – $3.50
Garrick Club$0.25 – $2.75
Old Reliable$0.25 – $2.75
Private Rye Stock$0.20 – $2.25
Apple Jack$0.25 – $2.50
Aquavit, Norwegian$0.30 – $3.00
Vodka, Russian$0.30 – $1.75
Green River$0.25 – $3.00
Old Taylor$0.25 – $3.00
Pebble Ford$0.25 – $2.75
Fortuna$0.25 – $3.00
Deep Spring$0.25 – $2.75
Private Stock Bourbon$0.20 – $3.00
King William$0.35 – $4.00
Haig & Haig*****$0.35 – $4.00
Haig & Haig***$0.30 – $3.50
Haig & Haig Pinch$0.40 – $4.50
Johnnie Walker$0.35 – $4.00
Dewar's White Label$0.30 – $3.00
White Horse$0.30 – $3.50
King George IV$0.30 – $3.50
Usher's Green Stripe$0.30 – $3.50
Watson No. 10$0.30 – $3.50
Sanderson$0.30 – $3.50
Black and White$0.30 – $3.50
B. L. Scotch$0.30 – $3.50
Strathmore$0.30 – $3.50
Private Stock Scotch P. T.$0.25 – $3.00
Doctor Special$0.30 – $3.50
Slow Gin, Field's$0.30 – $3.50
High and Dry, Booth's$0.30 – $3.25
Billins$0.25 – $3.00
Piccadilly$0.25 – $3.00
Gordon$0.25 – $3.00
Burnett's Old Tom$0.25 – $3.00
Plymouth$0.35 – $3.75
De Kuyper, Holland$0.30 – $4.50
Swan, Holland$0.30 – $4.50
Steinhager (domestic)$0.25 – $2.50
Corona$0.15
El Bart Orange$0.15
Fernet Branca$0.15 – $3.00
Amer Picon$0.25 – $3.00
Calisaya$0.20 – $2.50
Benedictine$0.25 – $4.50
Chartreuse (Green)$0.25 – $4.50
Creme de Menthne (green)$0.25 – $4.00
Chartreuse (Yellow)$0.25 – $4.50
Creme de Menthe (white)$0.25 – $4.00
Maraschino$0.25 – $4.00
Forbidden Fruit$0.25
Creme de Cacao$0.25
Orange Curacao$0.25
Creme d'Yvette$0.25
Anisette$0.25
Kirschwasser$0.25
Zwetchenwasser$0.25
Goldwasser$0.25
Bols Kummel$0.25 – $3.50
Apricot Liqueur$0.25 – $4.00
Cherry Liqueur$0.20 – $2.25
Ginger Liqueur$0.20 – $2.25
Oldenburger Koehm$0.20 – $2.25
Cherry Bounce$0.20 – $2.25
French, Nolly Pratt$0.15 – $1.75
Italian, Martini & Rossi$0.15 – $1.50
Rhens Sparkling$0.50
White Rock$0.15 – $0.40
Clysmic$0.15 – $0.25
Celestine Vichy$0.10 – $0.50
Man-a-cea$0.10 – $0.50
Syphon Carbonic$0.10 – $0.25
Bear Lithia$0.10
C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.25
Red Raven Splits$0.15
Pluto Water$0.10 – $0.50
Bass Ale, Dog's Head$0.25 – $0.35
Bass Ale (on draught)$0.10
Bass Ale (on draught)$0.10
Guinness' Stout$0.25 – $0.35
Miles' Sparkling$0.05
Pabst Pilsner$0.10
Excelsior$0.05
Schlitz$0.10
PIELS$0.10
Schlitz (Bottle)$0.25
Budweiser (bottle)$0.30

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