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Delmonicos

Date
1917-11-14
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.80
crab meat cocktail$0.70
Canape, Allumini$0.80
Canape, Marietta$0.60
Beluga Caviar (own importation, per person)$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
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
SALTED ALMONDS$0.45
Sardines$0.50
Tomato, Surprise$0.60
Assorted relishes$0.75
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
Cream of artichokes [soup], Morlaisienne$0.45
Green turtle [soup], Madeira$0.75
Tomato soup with rice$0.45
Consomme$0.45
Chicken broth$0.50
Essence of tomato, Excelsior$0.45
Puree of peas [soup]$0.45
Chicken gombo$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.40
boiled salmon, sauce hollandaise$0.85
Broiled filet of sole, melted butter$0.75
Coquille of bass, with mushrooms$0.80
Fried oystercrabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Stuffed deviled lobster$0.80
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Crabmeat, Florentine$0.85
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Poached eggs, Lafayette$0.60
Eggs Sur-le-plat, Meyerbeer$0.55
Omelette, new asparagus tips$0.80
SAUSAGE CAKE, PUREE OF PEAS$0.80
Half Spring chicken, fried Maryland$1.50
Mixed grill, croquette of oyster-plant$1.25
Cutlet of sweetbreads, Jardiniere$0.85
Lamb hash, mint fritters$0.90
Loin chop of venison, sweet potatoes$1.50
Ragout of turkey, vegetables$0.85
Loin of veal with gherkins$0.80
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Loin of lamb$0.90
Squab Chicken$1.50
Stuffed young turkey, Americaine$1.25
Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Golden Plover on Toast$1.50
Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
Spaghetti or Macaroni$0.50
Young carrots in cream$0.55
New Succotash$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
Artichoke$0.65
Egg plant, any style$0.50
New string beans$0.65
New green peas$0.65
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts$0.65
Spinach$0.55
New Lima Beans$0.65
French fried potatoes$0.40
Stewed potatoes$0.40
Potatoes Gratinee, Delmonicos$0.45
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Potatoes sautees$0.40
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Bermuda boiled potatoes$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Celery Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lorenzo salad$0.60
Escarole Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Cucumbers salad$0.45
Corn-salad and beets$0.50
Heart of lettuce or Romaine$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.45
Chiffonade salada$0.55
Watercress Salad$0.40
Any other [than French] dressing$0.20
LOBSTER or CHICKEN Mayonnaise$1.25
Crab flakes, Mayonnaise$1.00
English apple tart with whipped cream$0.50
Ministriel, Cabinet or Rice pudding$0.50
Peach, flambe$0.60
French Pastry$0.25
Caramel custard$0.45
Assorted cakes$0.40
Apple, pumpkin or cocoanut pie$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Orange or grapefruit marmelade$0.30
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Home-made rice pudding$0.40
Currant Jelly$0.25
Guava$0.30
Eclaire$0.25
Assorted bonbons$0.50
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.50
Pistaches ice cream$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.40
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.50
Orange Water Ice$0.40
Lemon water i e$0.40
Cream Gervais$0.25
Cream Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Port-du-Salut$0.40
Camembert$0.35
Roquefort$0.50
Swiss$0.40
Liederkranz$0.30
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 or Casaba melon$0.60
Coffee and milk$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Brandied pineapple, peaches or figs$0.50
Rum cake$0.45
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.55
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Mince Pie$0.50
Marrons glaces$0.60

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
Blackfish, Orly$0.75
Young codfish, Italienne$0.80
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Aiguillette of striped bass, Rouennaise$0.85
Filet de kingfish, Bella$0.85
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.75
Spanish mackerel, Bonnefoy$0.85
Lobster, Thermidor$1.50
Emince of chicken, Kimble$1.25
Lamb hash with bananas$0.90
Sweetbreads, Zingara$1.35
Mutton chop, Jardiniere$0.90
Poussin en cocotte, Malaga grapes$1.75
Supreme of chicken, Moderne$1.75
Escalope of veal, with cepes$1.25
Plover saute, Lilly$1.50
Heart of filet of beef, Japonnaise$1.75
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Salpicon of capon au gratin$0.90
Mousseline of ham, spinach$0.85
Lamb Kidneys$0.75
Veal Kidney$0.75
Mixed grill, Soyer$1.25
Filet Mignon$1.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Steak of lamb$1.25
English mutton chop$1.00
Ribs of prime beef au jus$0.90
Golden plover$1.50
Young Turkey$5.00
French mutton chop$0.75
Mignon of: lamb$1.00
Guinea chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Rack of lamb$4.50
Major Handy's Sauce$0.15
Leg of Lamb$4.50
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Pheasant$4.50
Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Saddle of Lamb$8.00
Saddle of Mutton
Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Juliette$0.60
Kennebec salmon, Vert Pre sauce$0.85
Crab, Royal$0.80
Whole chicken (2 p.)$2.50
Corned beef$0.75
sliced turkey$1.25
Royal Squab$1.50
Prague$0.85
Poached, Mousseline$0.55
Lobster, (whole/half) Tartar sauce$1.00 – $2.00
A la Russe$0.80
Crab Ravigotte$0.70
Whole large chicken (3 p.)$3.25
Pate de Foie Gras$1.50
Boned Turkey$1.00
Loin of young lamb$0.90
Tongue$0.75
Mixed cold meats$1.00
Mixed cold meats with chicken$1.25
Westphalian$0.85
Virginia$0.85
Jersey$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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