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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-11-14
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.50
Johannis$0.30 – $0.50
Tea, small pot$0.20
Tea, large pot$0.30
Coffee, small pot$0.20
Coffee, large pot$0.30
Cream$0.10
Demi-tasse$0.15
Bread or rolls and butter, per person$0.10
Gluten Bread$0.15
Camembert$0.30
Edam$0.30
American [cheese]$0.20
Neufchatel$0.30
Roquefort$0.30
Petit Gervais (fresh daily)$0.20
Brie$0.25
Manhattan cream [cheese]$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.25
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Apple$0.15
Orange$0.15
Brandied Peach$0.25
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Grape fruit$0.35
Pear$0.20
Peach Melba$0.65
Orange, lemon or raspberry water ice$0.30
Fruit salad$1.00
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Pistache parfait$0.40
Siberian Charlotte$0.40
Bisquit Tortoni, Neapolitam, tutti-frutti, mixed, Nesselrode pudding$0.40
Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, strawberry, peach, pistache ice cream$0.35
Cardinal Punch$0.30
Philadelphia macaroon$0.35
Compote of fresh apples$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
Panachee jelly$0.25
Savarin aux fruits$0.30
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Lemon Tart$0.15
Apple Pie$0.25
Coffee, Chocolate or Vanilla Eclairs$0.15
Mince pie, hot or cold$0.30
Baked leg of Canada lamb with Brussels sprouts$0.70
Mutton kidney saute with fresh mushrooms, Parmentier$0.70
Roast beef hash with poached egg$0.70
Noisette of veal, Chatelaine$0.85
Tomato Muscovite$0.40
Smoked sardines in oil$0.40
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Celery$0.35
Assorted Hors d'Œuvres$0.75
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Lyon or Arles sausages$0.30
Mackerel in Oil$0.30
Broiled salmon, ravigotte butter$0.65
Green smelts saute, fines herbes$0.65
Boiled halibut, lobster sauce (Ready)$0.70
Mussels Mariniere$0.55
Baked crab flakes, Florentine$0.70
Panned oysters in cream on toast$0.65
Oyster crabs$0.75
Terrapin (p.p)$1.75
Chicken patty a la reine$0.60
Mixed Grill$1.00
Egg, Bragance$0.45
Scrambled eggs a l'Espagnole$0.65
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Ribs of beef$0.90
Guinea chicken (To order)$2.85
Poussin$1.25
Lamb$0.90
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Spring chicken$1.25 – $2.00
Golden plover$1.10
Canada lamb steak$0.85
Lamb Chops$0.90
Venison Steak$0.90
Steak Minute$1.00
Boned capon [Cold]$0.75
Turkey [Cold]$1.00
Assorted meat [Cold]$1.00
Ham [cold]$0.50
Tongue [cold]$0.65
Roast Beef [cold]$0.90
Prague ham, vegetable salad [Cold]$0.85
Virginia Ham [cold]$0.70
Westphalia Ham [cold]$0.75
Salmon [Cold]$0.65
Chicken [cold]$1.00
Crab, Manhattan [Cold]$0.50
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Cauliflower$0.50
New peas$0.60
(To order) Hot-house asparagus$1.00
Lima beans$0.50
Braised celery$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg-plant$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.50
Boiled onions in cream$0.50
Mushrooms broiled$0.75
Mushrooms under glass$1.00
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Princesse salad$0.50
Asparagus salad$0.55
Fruit salad$0.50
Manhattan salad$0.50
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Sliced Spanish onions salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.40
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Crab flake salad$0.75
Lobster salad$1.25
Chicken salad$0.90
Seatag oysters$0.45
Blue Point clams$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Lamballe Soup$0.35
Benoiton soup$0.35
Green turtle soup (To order)$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.35
Mongole soup$0.35
Petite marmite$0.45
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Clear Mock Turtle$0.40
Bisque of tomatoes$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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