The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-18
Restaurant
The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.
Physical description
35.5x19.5cm folded; 35.5x39cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 1

Fresh New Orleans shrimps a la bordelaise in chafing-dish$1.00
Fresh native pheasant dur socle, currant jelly$5.00
Fresh native mallard duck, hominy and currant jelly$4.00
Plover sur canape$1.00
Crabs deviled in shell$0.90
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Broiled oysters$0.40
Fried oysters$0.40
Cape Cods$0.20 – $0.40
Blue-Points$0.15 – $0.30
Little Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Clear green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.40
Crab flakes a la Dewey in chafing-dish$1.50
Oysters, bourguignonne$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Oyster Sauce$0.10
Clam cocktail sauce$0.10
Broiled Clams$0.40
Fried Crabs$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.35
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Onion soup with cheese au gratin$0.25
Chicken Broth a la Reine$0.20
Cold essence of chicken in jelly$0.20
Consomme of beef in jelly$0.15
Consomme, hot$0.15
Consomme, Cold$0.15
Strained gumbo in jelly en tasse$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Olives$0.15
Table Celery$0.35
Pickled beets$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Cucumbers$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.15
Fresh Shrimp$0.25
Pickles$0.10
Pimentoes$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15
Sardines$0.20
Pim-olas$0.20
Caviar$0.75
Filet d'anchois a la huile$0.25
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Saucisson de Lyon$0.25
Smoked filets of herring in oil$0.25
Cold goose liver pate truffe, potato salad$0.50
A la Mouquin$0.75
Cold Roast Beef and Potato Salad$0.65
Stuffed olives in oil$0.25
Broiled salmon steak, maitre d'hotel$0.70
Grenouilles (frogs' legs), au vin blanc$1.00
Steak a la minute, potatoes Brabant$0.80
Filet of flounder a la Monquin$0.60
Sea bass saute, fines herbes$0.50
Saumon froid, sauce ravigote$0.65
Shad roe on toast, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Fried Maine scallops with tartar sauce$0.75
Fried smelts, sauce remoulade$0.60
Cold half chicken and salad$0.85
Whole spring turkey broiled$2.00 – $4.00
Rib steak a la Mouquin$2.25
Sweetbread braise, points d'asperges, bearnaise$0.85
Tournedos (1), Stanley$0.80
Fresh pork tenderloin, charcutiere$0.65
Spring guinea hen broiled on toast$0.90 – $1.65
Whole Phila. chicken en casserole, bourgeoise$2.00
Chicken patties a la reine$0.75
Fresh Mushrooms Broiled$1.00
Fresh Mushrooms Saute$1.00
Fresh mushrooms sous cloche$1.25
Broiled squab chicken on toast$1.10
Chicken salad in bowl a la francaise$0.75
Double sirloin steak planked, bourgeoise$3.10
English mutton chop$0.90
Combination$1.10
Beefsteak en casserole$0.85
Chicken a la King$1.25
Broiled royal squab au cresson$1.00
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck rarebit$0.40
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.50
Cold smoked tongue, potato salad$0.65
Cold smoked ham, potato salad$0.65
Cold cuts with potato salad$0.65
Cold lamb with new string bean salad$0.75
Cold raw Virginia ham with potato salad$0.70
Home-made head cheese, potato salad$0.50
Cold boned capon truffe and jelly$0.60
Cold Sliced turkey with salad white meat$0.90
Cold sliced turkey with salad mixed$0.75

Page 2

Chateau du Breuil, 1911$0.75 – $7.25
Merle Blanc, 1911$0.95 – $8.25
Clos du Cygne, 1911$0.95 – $8.50
Medoc Superieur, 1909$0.90 – $8.00
Latour Figeac, St. Emilion, '07$1.00 – $8.75
Margaux, 1909$1.00 – $9.00
Cos d'Estournel, 1909$1.00 – $9.00
St. Estephe, 1909$1.05 – $9.25
Chateau Pape Clement, 1907$1.20 – $10.25
Chateau Lagrange, 1907$1.20 – $10.25
Chateau Giscours, 1909$1.30 – $11.25
St. Julien, 1909$1.30 – $10.00
Pontet Canet, 1907$1.30 – $11.25
Chateau Leoville Poyferre, '07$1.40 – $12.00
Chateau Cheval Blanc, 1907$1.50 – $12.25
1912 Chat. Desmirail$1.60 – $13.50
1911 Chat. Rosemont$1.50 – $12.50
1911 Chat. Gruaud Larose$3.00 – $26.75
1911 Chat. Cos d'Estournel$1.30 – $17.75
1911 Chat. Leoville Poyferre$2.00 – $17.75
1909 Chat. Laurenzane$1.30 – $10.50
1909 Chat. Palmer$1.85 – $16.50
1909 Chat. d'Issan$1.70 – $15.00

Page 3

Endive salad with egg$0.50
Young American cheese$0.15
Chicken Salad with Mayonnaise$0.75
Tomato Salad$0.40
Lady fingers$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Baba au rhum$0.25
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
French string beans$0.30
French peas$0.30
Potatoes gaufrettes$0.25
Macaroni au gratin, Albertini$0.30
Cepes and pimentoes, provencale$0.40
Potoatoes, julienne$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes Croquettes$0.20
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes, au gratin$0.25
Potatoes a la creme$0.15
Peas$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Sweets [potatoes]--fried$0.25
Sweets [potatoes]--grilled$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Glace$0.35
Crepes, vanille$0.25
Petits fours glaces$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.15
Champagne wafers$0.20
Guava jelly$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais$0.40
Banana or orange friters$0.25
French Pancakes$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.25
Custard caramel$0.15
California pears$0.25
Grape fruit$0.15 – $0.30
California oranges$0.20
Bananas$0.15
Sliced pineapple au jus$0.15
Table apples$0.20
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.15
Mendiants$0.25
Salade de fruit glace$0.50
Ice cream served with fruit, extra$0.10
Assorted plate of fruit$0.25
Heart of Lettuce$0.35
French vanilla ice cream in glass$0.25
Cucumber salad$0.30
Punch cardinal$0.20
Gervais cheese$0.15
Watercress Salad$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
Crab flakes en coquille$0.99
French Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Sweets, Southern style$0.35
Biscuit, Tortoni$0.30
Plombiere$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Parfait au Cafe$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Frozen coupe, Mouquin$0.35
Ice cream served with fruit, extra$0.10
Chicory Salad$0.25
Meli-Melo salad$0.35
Potato salad$0.25
Salade, Mouquin$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus, hollandaise or vinaigrette$0.60
Crab flake salad with mayonnaise$1.25
Romaine Salad$0.25
Celery Salad$0.35
Mayonnaise, extra$0.15
Egg, extra$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Domestic Camembert$0.20
Cafe diabolique, per person$0.40
Special coffee (to order), per cup$0.20
Coffee$0.10
French coffee, demi-tasse en verseuse$0.10
Chocolate, cup$0.15
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.30
Cocoa, cup$0.15
Mazagran plain$0.10
Double cream$0.05
Glass of milk$0.10
Black, mixed or green tea, per cup$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.25
Buttered toast$0.20
Coffee with cream served in pot, per cup$0.10
Half spring chicken$0.85
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Double sirloin steak$2.35
Double sirloin steak with mushrooms$2.60
Omelet, plain or fine herbs$0.40
Omelet with ham or onions$0.45
Omelet with rum or jelly$0.45
Omelet with kidneys or espagnole$0.50
Omelet Soufflee$0.90
Small beefsteak$0.65
Hominy
Oatmeal
Small beefsteak with onions$0.70
Small beefsteak with fried potatoes$0.70
Small beefsteak with mushrooms$0.90
Tenderloin Steak$1.35
Tenderloin steak with peas$1.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.60
Chateaubriant$2.60
Chateaubriant with mushrooms$3.10
Chateaubriant marchand de vin$3.10
Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Double porterhouse steak$4.50
Double porterhouse steak with mushrooms$5.00
Filet Mignon, Bearnaise$1.25
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Bacon with orders$0.15
Stewed kidneys, Marchand de Vin$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Veal Cutlet$0.65
Veal Cutlet Milanaise$0.70
Broiled Ham$0.50
Broiled Bacon$0.50
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.50
Eggs, boiled (3)$0.30
Eggs, fried$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled$0.35
Eggs (2) a la Benedictine$0.50
Eggs a la Marchand de Vin$0.45
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
country sausages$0.45
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.60
Sauce bearnaise, extra$0.20
Sauce Bercy, extra$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.25
BEET SALAD$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.