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Herald Square Hotel

Date
1918-01-12
Restaurant
Herald Square Hotel
Physical description
29.5x22cm folded; 29.5x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Apple Sauce$0.15
Duckling, Apple Sauce$0.70
lemon meringue pie$0.15
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Milk-fed, chicken, broiled$0.90 – $1.75
Long Island Duckling(half)$1.50
Celery-fed duckling$1.50 – $2.75
Chiffonaide$0.50
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.90
Compote of Malaga or Tokay grapes$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Home-made English Plum Pudding, Hsrd and Brandy Sauce$0.25
whipped cream eclair$0.15
Banana Short Cake$0.35
Meringue Glace$0.30
Rolls or Bread with Butter$0.10
Brandy Peach$0.35
Honey, strained$0.25
Lemon Cling Peaches$0.25
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE$0.25
Raisins$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.20
Preserved Pineapple$0.25
Marrons in syrup$0.35
Preserved figs$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Raspberry jam$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Nuta and Raisins$0.35
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.20
Calf's sweetbread saute jardiniere$1.10
Calf's sweetbread saute Financiere$1.00
Calf's sweetbread Virginia$1.00
*Filet of Sole a la Mornay$0.60
Broiled Salmon, Anchovy Butter$0.60
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Melted Butter$0.50
Sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.60
*New England Boiled Dinner$0.60
*Calf's Head en Tortue$0.65
*Larded Tenderloin of Beef, Bordelaise$0.65
Half Guinea Hen, Hunter Style$0.85
Calf's Sweetbread, Printaniere$0.75
Omelette with Creamed Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
Southern Chicken Dinner with Waffles
Amber Cocktail$0.25
Schalk's Beer
St. Julien$0.60 – $1.00
Celery$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Special - Herald Square Appetizer$0.55
Olives$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Scotch Broth$0.25
Puree Mongole soup$0.30
Consomme, A.B.C.$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.45
Golden buck$0.45
Yorkshire rarebit$0.45
Long Island rarebit$0.45
Long Island buck$0.45
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Mixed Cakes$0.20
Fresh Fruit Pies in Season$0.15
Fresh Fruit Pies in Season a la Mode$0.30
Eclairs$0.15
French Pancakes$0.50
German Pancakes$0.50
Assorted French Pastry, each$0.15
Cup Custard$0.20
Macaroons$0.25
Lady fingers$0.20
Omelette with Ham$0.60
Omelette with bacon$0.60
Omelette with fine herbs$0.45
Omelette with chicken livers$0.60
Omelette with lamb kidneys$0.60
Omelette with mushrooms$0.75
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.60
Omelette with jelly$0.60
Omelette with rum$0.75
Omelette au Kirsch$0.75
Spanish omelette$0.60
Virginia ham and eggs, Southern style$0.85
Virginia ham and eggs$0.75
Eggs, boiled (2)$0.25
Eggs, fried (2)$0.25
Eggs, shirred (2)$0.30
Eggs, poached on toast (2)$0.35
Eggs, scrambled on toast (2)$0.35
Eggs with onions$0.45
Eggs with Tomatoes$0.45
Eggs with cheese$0.45
Eggs with green peppers$0.45
Eggs with smoked beef$0.50
Eggs with bacon$0.50
Eggs with ham$0.50
Eggs a la Bercy$0.40
Eggs a la Turque$0.50
Eggs a la Benedict (1)$0.35
Eggs A la Cocotte$0.40
Eggs A la Meyerbeer$0.40
Eggs a la H.S.$0.45
Eggs a la Suzette (1)$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.40
Omelette with tomatoes$0.45
Filet Mignon$1.00
Planked Filet Mignon$1.75
Small Sirloin Steak$1.00
Planked small sirloin steak$1.75
Sirloin steak (for 2)$1.90
PLANKED SIRLOIN STEAK (FOR 2)$3.25
Extra sirloin steak (for 3)$2.85
Planked extra sirloin steak (for 3)$4.50
Steak a la Minute$0.95
Steak a la minute Stanley$1.35
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Tenderloin steaks (for 2)$1.90
Chateaubriand$3.00
Chateaubriand Garni$3.50
Filet Goulash$1.00
Filet Goulash Hongroise with Nockerel$1.25
Steak Tartare$0.85
Breaded Calf's sweet bread$0.75
Salisbury Steak$0.85
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.60
Wiener Schnitzel$0.60
Wiener Schnitzel a la Holstein$0.75
Lamb Kidneys$0.50
Pork Chops (2)$0.70
Lamb Chops (2)$0.65
Mutton chops (2)$0.65
English mutton chop$0.85
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Ham, broiled or fried$0.50
Veal kidney with bacon$0.60
Grilled beef bones, deviled$0.50
Breakfast bacon, broiled or fried$0.50
Ham or Bacon and Eggs$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.60
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs on toast$0.50
Honey-comb tripe, fried or broiled$0.50
Corned beef hash with egg poached or fried$0.60
Roast beef hash with egg poached or fried$0.60
Chicken a la King$1.00
Steamed lamb hash with minced peppers$0.60
Sweetbreads with green peas$0.75
Chicken patty (1)$0.45
Clam patty (1)$0.40
Virginia Ham$0.75
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.60
Bordelaise or Bernaise sauce, person$0.30
Smothered or fried onions, per person$0.30
Mushroom sauce, per person$0.35
Bacon, per person$0.25
Meats en casserole. per person$0.50
Jardinaire variety of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in butter, per person$0.50
Codfish steak$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Halibut steak$0.60
Deviled crab (1)$0.50
Bluefish$0.65
Sea bass$0.60
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Salmon steak$0.60
Salt mackerel, steamed or fried$0.50
Finnan haddie, steamed, broiled or in cream$0.50
Fried Filet of Sole$0.60
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Crab flakes, Mornay$0.75
Live lobster, small, broiled$1.50
Live lobster, large, broiled 2.00 and up
Lobster, cold (half)$0.75
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.00 – $1.75
Stuffed lobster, deviled$0.75
Lobster salad$0.90
Lobster Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Queen olives$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Stuffed olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
Cold Slaw$0.20
Mixed or dill pickles$0.15
Blue Points oysters$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.55
Oyster Stew$0.50
Stuffed Young Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.75
Lynnshaven Oysters, Flat Shell$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.50
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.70
Blue Points oysters$0.50
Oyster Fry$0.55
Salami$0.40
Romanoff caviar$1.25
Sardines (portion)$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.40
Club sandwich$0.45
Potatoes, baked or boiled$0.15
Little Neck clams$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
American dairy cheese$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Lynnhaven, Flat Shell$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.50
Oysters in Cream$0.60
Oyster Broiled on Toast$0.60
Broil on Toast$0.60
Fry in butter$0.60
Little Neck Fry$0.45
Little Neck Stew$0.50
Chicken Broth in cup$0.30
Clam Broth in cup$0.25
Tomato broth in cup$0.25
Petite marmite$0.35
Split pea soup$0.30
Vegetable$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, cup$0.50
Beef bouillon in cup$0.25
Puree of Tomato$0.30
Puree Mongole$0.25
Chicken okra in cup$0.30
Chicken with rice$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
English Beef Soup$0.30
Cauape caviar$0.60
Chow chow$0.20
Caviar$0.90
Stuffed celery$0.50
Bengal chutney$0.20
Pickled onions$0.20
Pickled beets$0.20
Buffet Russe$0.75
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Pickled mangoes$0.20
Box of Sardines$0.50
Fried Scallops and Bacon$0.75
Oysters a la Poulete$0.75
Fancy Pan Roast$0.70
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Planked Bluefish$0.90
Stuffed Lobster, Herald Square$0.75
Lynnhaven Oyster in Pig's Blanket$0.90
Sea Food, Exquisite$1.00
Shore Dinner, Fisherman Style$1.00
Lima beans$0.30
Fried Parsnips in Butter$0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Early June Peas$0.25
New Spinach and Egg$0.35
Baked Onions in Cream$0.35
Baked Hubbard Squash$0.30
New Carrots in Cream$0.25
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.25
Special - Idaho Baked Potatoes$0.15
Lettuce and Tomato$0.45
Romain Orange and Grape Fruit Combination$0.50
Tomato$0.40
Cucumber$0.30
Combination$0.50
Orange and Grape Fruit$0.45
Escarole and Chicory$0.30
Chiffonade$0.50
Heart of Lettuce$0.35
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.50
Squab chicken, broiled$1.25
Half milk-fed chicken planked$1.50 – $2.75
Cold Virginia ham, sliced tomatoes$0.75
Cold Lamb$0.75
Fried Phila. Chicken, Maryland$1.15 – $2.25
Imperial squab$1.25
Squab chicken saute, whole$1.40
Ribs of prime beef, potato salad$0.60
Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$1.00
Ham, beef tongue or corned beef
Cold sliced turkey$0.90
Waldort$0.50
Cucumber$0.30
Pickled beets$0.25
Mixed$0.50
Tomato Surprise (1)$0.30
Heart of Lettuce$0.35
Chicken$0.60
Fruit$0.60
Caviar$0.50
Lettuce$0.35
Asparagus Tips$0.50
Romaine$0.35
Watercress$0.25
Potato$0.25
Crab flake$0.60
Lobster$0.90
Orange and Grape Fruit$0.50
Vegetable$0.50
Chicory and Escarole$0.25
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.20
Sardine$0.40
Corned beef$0.25
Hot Roast Beef$0.45
Swiss cheese$0.30
Lettuce$0.25
Roast beef$0.35
Tartar$0.50
Tongue$0.25
Chicken$0.30
Anchovy$0.40
Raw meat$0.40
Mashed potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
German fried potatoes$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.25
Saute potates$0.25
Julienne$0.25
Saratoga$0.25
Lyonnaise$0.25
O'Brien$0.40
Stewed in Cream$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Grilled potatoes$0.25
soufflee$0.35
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Stewed onions in cream$0.30
Stewed Succotash$0.30
Stewed celery in cream$0.40
Stewed carrots in cream$0.30
American Peas$0.25
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.75
Stewed Corn$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Stuffed Tomato (1)$0.35
Spaghetti, plain$0.30
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.40
Macaroni, Plain$0.30
Macaroni au gratin or Milanaise$0.40
Macaroni with egg$0.35
American string beans$0.25
French string beans$0.30
French peas$0.30
Fried Tomatoes$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Mocha Ice Cream$0.25
Baked Alaska$0.75
Bisquit Tortoni$0.35
Nesselrode$0.35
Lemon or orange ice$0.25
Roman Punch$0.35
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Neapolitan$0.30
Orange Juice$0.25
Orange$0.10
Orange sliced (2)$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.20
Pineapple sliced$0.25
Apple$0.10
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Roquefort$0.30
Neufchatel$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.30
Neufchatel and Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly, red or white$0.25
Kaffe Hag, Special Percolator$0.35
Kaffee Hag, per pot$0.30
Coffee or tea with cream$0.25
Glass of half milk half cream$0.25
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Pot of chocolate$0.25
with Cream$0.35

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G.H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry Vintage, 1900$8.00
Veuve Cliquot, Yellow Label$3.50 – $7.00
Pommery Sec$3.50 – $7.00
Monopole, Red Top$7.00
Monopole, Brut$3.75 – $7.50
Pol. Roger & Co., Dry Special$3.50 – $7.00
Krug Private Cuvee$3.50 – $7.00
Louis Roederer, Grand Sec$7.00
Great Western, Pleasant Vally W. Co.$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal, Urbana Wine Co.$1.75 – $3.25
Ripin's Extra Dry, Split$0.35
Gilt Edge$3.25
Extra Dry, Red Cap$3.25 – $6.00
Scotch, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Cognac***, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25 – $0.40
Blackberry, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Apple, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Dry, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Muirs Scotch Ale$0.35
Dog's Head Bass$0.25 – $0.40
Evans India Pale Ale$0.20 – $0.30
Budweiser$0.30
Lemp's "Falstaff"$0.25
Schlitz Milwaukee$0.25
Schalk's$0.25
Oeil de Perdrix, Pink Cap.$3.25 – $6.00
Brotherhood Wine Co.$2.00 – $3.75
Stevenson's Special$0.25
Belvista Ruby Red$1.25 – $2.25
Light or Dark Beer$0.50 – $0.90
Belvista White$1.25 – $2.25
Evans Cream Ale$0.50 – $0.90
Ruby Top, Special Reserve$1.75 – $3.25
St. Julien, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.60 – $1.00
Apollinaris$0.60
White Rock$0.25 – $0.60
Pontet Canet$2.75
Clysmic$0.25 – $0.35
Chateau Larose, 1887, Du Vivier & Co.$3.75
Chateau Giscours, 1879$1.50 – $2.75
Poland Still, Glass 10$0.25 – $0.40
Vichy, Celestins, French$0.20 – $0.75
Vicky, Artificial Schultz$0.15 – $0.45
German Seltzer, Jugs$0.25 – $0.50
Ginger Ale, C &C$0.20 – $0.30
Domestic$0.10 – $0.20
Club Soda$0.10 – $0.15
Sarsaparilla, Lemon Soda$0.15
Chateau Langoa, 1878, J. Clvet & Co.$2.60 – $3.75
Sparkling Cider$0.20 – $0.30
Red Raven$0.15
Grape Juice$0.15
Celery Tonic$0.15
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.15
Carbonic, Artificial Vicy or Seltzer, Syphons$0.20 – $0.35
St. Julien$1.25
St. Julien$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Larose, 1877$3.75
St. Julien$1.25 – $2.50
Pontet Canet$1.60 – $3.00
St. Julien$1.25 – $2.50
Pontet Canet$1.60 – $3.00
Rioja (Spanish Claret)$1.25 – $2.25
Haut Sauternes$1.35 – $2.50
Haut Sauternes$2.00 – $3.75
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.30
Beaujolais$1.25 – $2.25
Creme de Menthe, White$0.30
Beaune$1.75 – $3.00
Apricot Liqueur, Pony$0.35
Anisette, pony$0.35
Curacao, Red, Pony$0.25
Curacao, White, pony$0.25
Benedictine, pony$0.35
Creme de Cacao, pony$0.35
Creme de Moka, Pony$0.35
Creme de Violet, Pony$0.35
Creme de Yvette, Pony$0.35
Chartreuse, Green, pony$0.50
Chartreuse, Yellow, pony$0.50
Kirschwasser, pony$0.25
Kummel Liqueur, Pony$0.25
Maraschino liqueur, Pony$0.25
Parfait Armour liqueur, Pony$0.25
Prunnells liqueur, Pony$0.25
French Vermouth, Pony$0.25
Italian Vermouth, Pony$0.25
Chambertin Burgundy, R. Bruninghaus, Bot., 1/2 Bot.$2.75 – $5.00
Chablis, J. Calvet & Co., 1/2 Bot.$1.75
Chablis, R. Bruninghaus$2.25 – $4.00
Chablis-Clos, 1898, J. Calvet & Co., 1/2 Bot.$2.00
Niersteiner, Herald Sq. Bot'g, Bot., 1/2 Bot.$0.60 – $1.00
Liebfraumilch, P. J. Valckenberg, 1/2 Bot.$2.00
Johannesberg Rhine wine, P. J. Valckenberg, Bot., 1/2 Bot.$2.25 – $4.00
Marcobrunner, Henkell & Co. 1/2 Bot.$2.25
Laubenheimer, M. Meyer, Bot., 1/2 Bot.$1.75 – $2.50
Erdener Treppchen Moselle wine, P. J. Valckenberg, Ltd., Bot., 1/2 Bot.$1.75 – $3.00
Sherry Wine, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.25
Port Wine, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.25
St. Croix Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.25
Jamaica Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.25
Herald Square Special Rye Whiskey, Glass$0.25
Old Reserve Rye Whiskey, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.30
Special Bourbon, Herald Sq. Bot'g., Glass$0.25
Irish Whiskey, Herald Sq. Bottling, Glass$0.25
Amber Cocktail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Perfect cocktail$0.25
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Old Fashion Cocktail$0.25
Sazarac Cocktail$0.25
Queen Cocktail$0.30
Champagne Cocktail$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Whiskey Punch$0.30
Claret Punch$0.35
Sherry Cobbler Cocktail$0.30
Gin Fizz$0.25
Silver Fizz$0.30
Golden Fizz Cocktail$0.30
Royal Fizz cocktail$0.35
New Orleans Fizz cocktail$0.40
Milk Punch$0.30
Milk Punch with egg$0.40
Brandy Milk Punch$0.50
Sherry Flip Cocktail$0.30
Tom Collins$0.35
Bacardi Punch$0.30
Bacardi Cocktail$0.30
Pousse Cafe$0.35
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.30

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