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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-11-15
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.35
Coctail sauce$0.10
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Cream of fresh mushrooms$0.35
BEEF BROTH WITH BARLEY$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.35
Mongole soup$0.35
Consomme$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Clear mock turtle soup$0.40
Petite marmite soup$0.45
Bisque of tomatoes$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.30
Tomato Robespierre$0.40
Celery$0.35
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Sardines on toast$0.40
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
Lyon or Arles sausages$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Broiled halibut, maitre d'hotel$0.65
Kingfish, Valerie$0.75
Striped bass, Boitelle$0.75
Filet of sole, Rouennaise$0.70
Fried whitebait with paprika$0.65
Lobster, Manhattan$1.50
Oyster crabs$0.75
Terrapin (p.p.)$1.75
Sirloin of beef larded, string beans, Francaise$1.00
Ballotine of chicken with rice a l'Indienne$0.75
Noisette of Canada lamb, Suzette$0.80
Breast of chicken, Merry Widow$1.50
Sweetbread, Lafayette$1.10
Golden plover, Lily$1.10
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Ribs of beef$0.90
Lamb, mint sauce$0.90
Guinea chicken$2.85
Poussin$1.25
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
Stuffed Philadelphia chicken$2.25
Spring chicken$1.25 – $2.00
Half spring turkey$2.75
Golden plover$1.10
Canada lamb steak$0.85
Lamb Chops$0.90
Venison Steak$0.90
Steak Minute$1.00
Chicken$1.00
Assorted meats$1.00
Ham$0.50
Tongue$0.65
Turkey$1.00
Roast beef$0.90
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Virginia Ham$0.70
Prague ham, vegetable salad$0.85
Salmon$0.65
Crab, Manhattan$0.50
Boned capon$0.75
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Cauliflower$0.50
New peas$0.60
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 broiled, under glass$1.00
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Potatoes: Mashed$0.25
Boiled$0.25
Baked$0.20
au gratin$0.30
Sweet$0.30
Chicory$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.35
Lettuce or Romaine$0.35
Sliced Spanish onions$0.35
El Primero asparagus, vinaigrette$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Crab flake salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.25
rhubarb pie$0.25
Pineapple cream pie$0.25
Russian Jelly$0.25
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
rice pudding$0.20
Huckleberry tart$0.15
Hazelnut pudding, vanilla sauce$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.25
Compote of fresh plums$0.30
Mince pie, hot$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.15
Mince pie, cold$0.30
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
Philadelphia caramel$0.35
Maraschino Punch$0.30
Sicilian$0.40
Chestnut Parfait$0.40
Coupe St Jacques$0.50
Coffee eclair$0.15
Vanilla Eclairs$0.15
Fruit salad$1.00
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Brandied Peach$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.15
Peach Melba$0.65
Apple$0.15
Grape fruit$0.35
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Bisquit Tortoni$0.40
Neapolitan$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Petit Gervais cheese$0.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
Brie cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
Edam Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Coffee a la Diable$0.50
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.50
Johannis$0.30 – $0.50
Bread and Butter$0.10
Roll$0.10
Gluten Bread$0.15

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Gluten Bread$0.15

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