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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-17
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.40
Poached eggs, Florentine$0.40
Shirred Eggs, Negus$0.40
Florida shrimps with paprika$0.55
Striped bass, Breval$0.70
Crab meat, Mephisto$0.75
Stuffed lobster, Boston style$0.75
Salmon in shell, Mornay$0.65
Broiled brook trout, Bearnaise$0.80
Kingfish saute, Cecilia$0.70
Lamb hash, Oriental style$0.60
Crepinette of pork with spinach$0.65
Sliced chicken with rice, Kossuth$0.80
Ledoyen soup$0.30
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
Tomato Soup$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Mongole soup$0.40
St. Germain soup$0.40
Gumbo soup$0.45
Julienne Soup$0.40
Madrilene soup$0.40
Sweetbread patty, Toulousaine$0.70
Veal cutlet, Milanaise$0.70
Saute steak minute with Virginia pudding$1.15
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast chicken$3.00
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Crab mean salad$1.00
Assorted meat salad$1.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands$0.35
Cape Cods$0.35
Smith Islands$0.40
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Lobster salad$1.25
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Virginia Ham$0.65
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
New California asparagus (to order)$1.00
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Artichoke$0.60
Lima beans$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Oyster-plant$0.40
Squash$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
POTATOES -- Baked$0.20
Potatoes - Boiled$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Potatoes - Saute$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Souffle$0.35
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Fruits salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
wheatena pudding, vanilla sauce$0.30
Pear pie$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Hazelnut cream pot$0.25
Raspberry Mousse$0.40
Floating heart Biltmore$0.45
Apple Pie$0.30
Custard Pie$0.30
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Marrons glaces$0.45
French Pastry$0.15
Cup Custard$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.45
Phila. ice cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Coffee parfait$0.40
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Pistache ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.45
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
Lemon Ice$0.30
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
McLarens cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Brie$0.30
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Stilton Cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.45
Apple$0.20
Grapes$0.35
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris coffee$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis coffee$0.30 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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