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The Biltmore

Date
1917-10-25
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Terrapin (any style)$2.10
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.85
Tomato Soup$0.45
String Beans$0.60
Kingfish meuniere with oranges$0.80
Honey Dew Melon$0.70
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cocktail$0.50
Robbin Islands$0.45
Cape Cods$0.45
Cotuits$0.45
Little Necks$0.40
Cherrystones$0.40
Clam cocktail$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.85
Russian caviar$1.90
Celery$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
Spanish olives$0.30
California olives$0.30
Melon, Supreme$0.85
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Canape of anchovy$0.65
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
Clear ox-tail with sherry$0.45
Cream Chatelaine$0.45
Small marmite$0.55
Beef or chicken consomme$0.45
Consomme Bellvue$0.50
St. Germain$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Julienne$0.45
Madrilene$0.45
Filet of striped bass au gratin$0.80
Frogs' legs, Poulette$1.00
Stuffed brook trout, Commodore$0.90
Fried scallops, Figaro sauce$0.85
Cassolette of lobster, Bonnefoy$1.00
Boiled halibut, Holland sauce$0.80
Rack of lamb, San Sebastian$1.10
Venison steak, Grand Veneur$1.25
Filet mignon, Gastronome$1.60
Larded sweetbread with mushrooms$1.50
Plover in cocotte, Chez-Soi$1.50
Breast of duckling, Rouennaise$1.60
Supreme of chicken, Valencay$1.60
Long Island Duckling$3.75
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Sirloin Steak$2.75
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Squab Chicken$1.65
Guinea chicken$3.25
Squab guinea chicken$2.20
Squab$1.65
Filet Mignon$1.40
Baby turkey$1.40
Golden plover$1.40
Venison$1.40
Egyptian quail$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.50
Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Pate of goose-liver$1.65
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Assorted meat$1.15
Virginia Ham$0.85
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.65
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Artichoke$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Egg plant$0.45
Cauliflower$0.60
au gratin$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.45
Squash$0.45
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Braised celery$0.45
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
Potatoes--Baked$0.30
Boiled$0.30
Mashed$0.30
au gratin$0.40
O'Brien$0.40
Saute$0.35
Hashed Brown$0.35
French Fried$0.35
Souffle$0.35
Lorette$0.35
Sweet, Southern style$0.45
Alligator Pear$0.85
Biltmore$0.70
Cucumber$0.45
Endive$0.70
Julia Arthur$0.60
Hearts of Lettuce$0.50
Fruits$0.60
Palm Beach$0.60
Suzette$0.60
Hearts of Romaine$0.50
Tomato$0.45
Demi-deuil$0.70
Fresh Vegetable$1.70
Souffle pudding with figs$0.50
Frontignan wine jelly$0.50
Bavaroise Bohemian$0.50
Frozen pear Imperatrice$0.50
Cup Mona Lisa$0.60
Apple Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Marrons glaces$0.50
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.35
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringue glacee$0.50
Phila. ice cream$0.45
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry$0.45
Coffee or chocolate parfait$0.45
Pistache$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-Frutti$0.50
Neapolitan$0.45
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.35
Gruyere$0.40
Port-du-Salut$0.35
McLarens$0.30
Roquefort$0.45
Brie$0.35
English Cheddar$0.35
Camembert$0.35
Stilton$0.45
American$0.30
Manhattan cream$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Apple$0.25
Grapes$0.45
Pear$0.30
Orange$0.25
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.50
Demi-tasse$0.20
Special$0.30
Turkish$0.30
Apollinaris$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis$0.35 – $0.70

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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