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Delmonicos

Date
1917-11-12
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Beluga Caviar$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Celery$0.35
Supreme of grape fruit with Maraschino$0.75
Olives$0.35
Stuffed or ripe olives$0.40
Anchovies on Toast$0.55
Lyon Sausage$0.50
Sardines$0.50
Tomato, Surprise$0.60
SALTED ALMONDS$0.45
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
Assorted relishes$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Canape, Marietta$0.60
crab meat cocktail$0.70
Canape, Allumini$0.80
Consumme$0.45
Essence of tomato, Excelsior$0.45
Puree of Peas$0.45
Chicken gombo$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Cream of lettuce, cucumbers$0.45
Green turtle, Madeira$0.75
Tomato with rice$0.45
Salmon en bordure au gratin$0.85
Kingfish saute, egg-plants$0.85
Fried Filet of Sole$0.75
Fried oystercrabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Crabmeat, Florentine$0.85
Stuffed deviled lobster$0.80
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Poached, Lafayette$0.60
Omelette, new asparagus tips$0.80
Omelette, new asparagus tips$0.80
Farm sausage cake, applesauce$0.75
Breast of Guinea hen, Fresh Mushrooms$1.75
Mutton chop, fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Corned beef hash fried, poached egg$0.90
Roast rack of pork, brussels sprouts$0.85
Ragout of lamb, Bretonne$0.80
Brochette of chicken with rice$0.85
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Stuffed young turkey, Americaine$1.25
Squab Chicken$1.50
Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
Loin of lamb$0.90
Golden Plover on Toast$1.50
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
Artichoke$0.65
Egg plant, any style$0.50
Spaghetti or Macaroni$0.50
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts$0.65
New green peas$0.65
Young carrots in cream$0.55
Spinach$0.55
New string beans$0.65
New Lima Beans$0.65
New Succotash$0.60
French Fried$0.40
Stewed$0.40
Gratinee, Delmonicos$0.45
Bermuda boiled$0.40
Sweet$0.40
Endive$0.60
Celery$0.45
Tomato$0.50
Lorenzo$0.60
Cucumbers$0.45
Corn-salad and beets$0.50
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.50
Escarole$0.45
Watercress$0.40
Chiffonnade$0.55
Chicory$0.45
Alligator Pear$0.75
Lobster Salad, Mayonnaise$1.25
Crab flakes, Mayonnaise$1.00
English apple tart with whipped cream$0.50
Cabinet Pudding$0.40
French Pastry$0.20
Caramel custard$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.40
Peach flambee$0.50
Peach Short Cake$0.50
Rum cake$0.40
Apple, pumpkin or cocanut pie$0.25
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Orange or grapefruit marmelade$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Currant Jelly$0.25
Guava$0.30
Eclairs$0.20
Assorted bonbons$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Vanilla$0.40
Coffee$0.40
Strawberry$0.50
Pistaches$0.40
Hazelnut$0.50
Raspberry$0.40
Orange$0.40
Lemon$0.40
Cream Gervais$0.25
Cream Gervais cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Camembert$0.35
Roquefort$0.50
Swiss$0.40
Liederkranz$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.40
Grape fruit half$0.40
Pear$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Pineapple$0.30
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Grapes$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Coffee and milk$0.25
w. Cream$0.35
Brandied Pineapple$0.50
(With French dressing)
(Any other dressing 20 cents)
Calf's liver, Vinaigrette$0.80
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$1.25
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Potatoes, sautees$0.40
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.60
Brandied Peaches$0.50
Brandied Figs$0.50
rice pudding$0.40

Page 2

Canape, Chantecler$0.90
Tomato, Tailer$0.60
Stuffed celery, w cheese$0.60
Canape, Josephine$0.90
Tomato, Moscovite$0.90
Anchovy fritters$0.65
Young codfish, Italienne$0.80
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Aiguillette of striped bass, Rouennaise$0.85
Lobster, Thermidor$1.50
Blackfish, Orly$0.75
Filet de kingfish, Bella$0.85
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.75
Spanish mackerel, Bonnefoy$0.85
Eggs, Poached, Mousseline$0.55
Major Handy's Sauce$0.15
Poussin en cocotte, Malaga grapes$1.75
Emince of chicken, Kimble$1.25
Plover saute, Lilly$1.50
Heart of filet of beef, Japonnaise$1.75
Salpicon of capon au gratin$0.90
Mousseline of ham, spinach$0.85
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Lamb hash with bananas$0.90
Sweetbreads, Zingara$1.35
Mutton chop, Jardiniere$0.90
Supreme of chicken, Moderne$1.75
Escalope of veal, with cepes$1.25
Lamb Kidneys$0.75
Veal Kidney$0.75
Mixed grill, Soyer$1.25
Filet Mignon$1.50
Royal Squab$1.50
English mutton chop$1.00
French mutton chop$0.75
Steak of lamb$1.25
Golden plover$1.50
Mignons of lamb$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Young Turkey$5.00
Guinea chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Ribs of prime beef au jus$0.90
Rack of lamb$4.50
Saddle of Mutton
Leg of Lamb$4.50
Saddle of Lamb$8.00
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Pheasant$4.50
Whole large chicken$3.25
Whole Chicken$2.50
Mallard Duck$4.50
Eggs, Juliette$0.60
Eggs a la russe$0.80
Ham, Prague$0.85
Ham, Westphalian$0.85
Ham, Virginia$0.85
Ham, Jersey$0.75
Royal Squab$1.50
Mixed cold meats$1.00
Mixed cold meats with chicken$1.25
sliced turkey$1.25
Boned Turkey$1.00
Loin of young lamb$0.90
Corned beef$0.75
Pate de Foie Gras$1.50
Tongue$0.75
Whole chicken, cold$2.50
Whole large chicken, cold$3.25
Crab, Royal$0.80
Crab Ravigotte$0.70
Kennebec salmon, Vert Pre sauce$0.85
Lobster, tartar sauce$1.00 – $2.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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