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Delmonicos

Date
1917-10-25
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Canape, Marietta$0.60
crab meat cocktail$0.70
Canape, Allumini$0.80
Beluga Caviar (own importation, per person)$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cape Cods$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
Sardines$0.50
Tomato, Surprise$0.60
SALTED ALMONDS$0.45
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
Assorted relishes$0.75
Consomme$0.45
Chicken broth$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Tomato soup with rice$0.45
Essence of tomato soup, Excelsior$0.45
Green turtle soup, Madeira$0.75
Chicken gombo soup$0.50
Cream of celery soup, quenelles of marrow$0.45
Filet of lemon, sole, Cardinal$0.85
Fried smelts, sauce remoulade$0.75
Fried oystercrabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Crabmeat, Florentine$0.85
Stuffed deviled lobster$0.80
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Yayca$2.60
Sur-le-plat eggs, Bercy$0.55
Omelette, Chasseur$0.80
CURRY OF LAMB, RICE BORDURE$0.85
VEAL CUTLET BREADED, CREAMED NOODLES$1.25
Turkey hash, fried bananas$1.25
English mutton chop, sweet potatoes$1.15
Croquette of capon, French peas$0.85
Bouchee of sweetbreads, mushrooms$0.80
Breast of chicken, Jardinaire$1.50
Roast Ribs of Beef au Jus$0.90
Stuffed young turkey, Americaine$1.25
Roasted Loin of lamb$0.90
Roasted Squab chicken$1.50
Roasted Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Roasted Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
Artichoke$0.65
Egg plant, any style$0.50
Spaghetti or Macaroni$0.50
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts$0.65
New green peas$0.65
Young carrots in cream$0.55
Spinach$0.55
New string beans$0.65
New Succotash$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.65
French fried potatoes$0.40
Stewed potatoes$0.40
Potato Gratinee, Delmonicos$0.45
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Potatoes sautees$0.40
Potatoes hashed, in cream$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Bermuda boiled potatoes$0.40
(Salads with French dressing)
Endive Salad$0.60
Celery Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lorenzo salad$0.60
ucumbers salad
Cucumbers salad$0.45
Heart of lettuce or romaine salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.45
Watercress Salad$0.40
Chiffonade Salad$0.55
Chicory Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
(Any other dressing 20 cents)
LOBSTER or CHICKEN salad Mayonnaise$1.25
Crab flakes salad, Mayonnaise$1.00
English apple tart with whipped cream$0.50
Cabinet or Rice pudding$0.40
French Pastry$0.20
Caramel custard$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.40
Peach flambee$0.50
Peach Short Cake$0.50
Rum cake$0.40
Apple, pumpkin or cocoanut pie$0.25
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Orange or grapefruit marmelade$0.30
Bar-le-Du jelly$0.40
Currant Jelly$0.25
Guava jelly$0.30
Eclairs$0.20
Assorted bonbons$0.40
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
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.50
Raspberry Water Ice$0.40
Orange Water Ice$0.40
Lemon water ice$0.40
Cream Gervais cheese$0.25
Cream Gervais Cheese with Bar-le-duc jelly$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.40
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 w. cream$0.35
Brandied pineapple, peaches or figs$0.50
Orange$0.20
Salad Lorenzo$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
Soft clams, American style$0.75
Lobster saute, Bonnefoy$1.50
Aiguillette de pompano, Joinville$0.85
Crabmeat, Mornay$0.85
Darne de saumon, bouille, d'Artois$0.85
Filet of blackfish,au gratin$0.85
Fried perch, sauce Remoulade$0.75
Sea bass, Meuniere aux scallops$0.90
Mignon d'agneau, Anderson$1.25
Sweetbreads, sautes, Zingara$1.35
Mutton chop, Bouchere$0.75
Heart of filet, Chateaubriand$1.75
Salmi of plover, with mushrooms$1.75
Ragout port-au-Peck$1.25
Bouchee de Mallard duck, Reine$0.85
Emince of capon aux truffles$1.50
Supreme of chicken, Toulouse$1.75
Calf's Liver, Bacon$0.85
Terrapin, Maryland$2.00
Poussin de Bruyere en cocotte, apples$2.00
Grilled Lamb Kidneys$0.75
Grilled Veal Kidney$0.75
Mixed grill, Soyer$1.25
Grilled Filet Mignon$1.50
Grilled Royal squab$1.50
Grilled English mutton chop$1.00
Grilled French mutton chop$0.75
Grilled Steak of lamb$1.25
Grilled Golden plover$1.50
Grilled Mignons of: lamb$1.00
Grilled Squab Chicken$1.50
Grilled Young turkey$5.00
Grilled Guinea hen$1.50 – $3.00
Grilled chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Grilled Ribs of prime beef au jus$0.90
Grilled Rack of lamb$4.50
Major Handy's Sauce$0.15
Roasted Saddle of Mutton
Roasted Leg of Lamb$4.50
Roasted Saddle of Lamb$8.00
Roasted Long Island duckling$3.50
Roasted Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Roasted Pheasant$4.50
Roasted Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Roasted mallard duck$4.25
Cold Eggs Juliette$0.60
Cold Poached Eggs, Mousseline$0.55
Cold eggs a la Russe$0.80
Cold Kennebec salmon, Vert Pre sauce$0.85
Cold Lobster (whole) Tartar sauce$2.00
Cold Lobster (half) with Tartar sauce$1.00
Cold Crab, Royal$0.80
Cold Crab Ravigotte$0.70
Cold Whole chicken (2 p.)$2.50
Cold Whole large chicken (3 p.)$3.25
Cold Corned Beef$0.75
Cold Pate de foie gras$1.50
Cold tongue$0.75
Cold sliced turkey$1.25
Cold Boned Turkey$1.00
Cold Loin of young lamb$0.90
Cold Royal squab$1.50
Mixed cold meats$1.00
Mixed cold meats with chicken$1.25
Cold Prague Ham$0.85
Cold Westphalian Ham$0.85
Cold Virginia Ham$0.85
Cold Jersey ham$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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