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The Biltmore

Date
1917-10-17
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

BLUE POINTS$0.35
Blue Points cocktail$0.45
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Robbin Islands$0.40
Little Necks$0.35
Little Necks cocktail$0.45
Crab meat cocktail, Biltmore$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab, Ravigote$0.70
Russian caviar$1.90
Smoked Salmon$0.50
anchovy canape$0.60
Westphalian Ham$0.60
Grape Fruit Cocktail$0.75
Green turtle, Royal$0.75
Consomme Bellevue in cup$0.50
Chicken consomme$0.40
Lobster, Newburg$1.25
Crab flakes, Mornay$0.90
Lobster, Cardinal (half)$1.25
Cold Lobster (Half)$1.00
Supreme of kingfish, St. Germain$0.70
Brook trout, Doria$0.80
Oysters in shell, Mornay$0.50
French Sardines on Toast$0.60
Supreme of guinea hen under bell, Ideal$2.00
Golden buck$0.70
Minced Chicken a la King$1.25
Sweetbread, Monza$1.50
Filet of beef, Rossini$1.50
Lamb chops with new peas$1.25
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Scrambled eggs, Charcutiere$0.75
Chicken patty, Reine$0.75
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Baby turkey
Squab$1.50
Partridge$4.50
Scotch Grouse$4.50
Mallard$4.50
Plover$1.25
Quail$1.25
Venison
Pate of Strasbourg goose liver$1.50
Virginia ham with chicken$1.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Lobster salad$1.25
Artichoke$0.60
New peas$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.60
New string beans$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.75
Potato Souffle$0.30
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Louisana$0.40
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Fruit salad$0.50
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Biltmore salad$0.60
Kuroki Salad$0.50
Alexandre salad$0.50
French Pastry$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Meringue glacee, Chocolate$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Orange ice$0.40
Vanilla$0.40
Coffee$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Pistache$0.40
Strawberry$0.40
Friandises$0.30
Heart of Cream Cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
English Stilton$0.40
Roquefort$0.40
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Orange$0.20
Melon$0.60
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.50
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.20
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Diable Coffee$0.50
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis-Lithia$0.30 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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