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The Biltmore

Date
1917-10-26
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

BLUE POINTS$0.35
Cocktail$0.45
Robbin Islands$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Clam cocktail$0.45
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.75
RELISHES
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'aeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Clam chowder, American$0.40
Tapioca Trois-filets$0.40
Green turtle, Amontillado$0.75
Small marmite$0.50
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
Tomato$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
St. Germain$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Julienne$0.40
Madrilene$0.40
Deviled whitebait and oyster crabs$0.80
Boiled silver-head salmon, Cardinal sauce$0.70
Brook trout saute, Cecilia$0.80
Filet of kingfish, Gismonda$70.00
Baked crab meat with green peppers$0.75
Timbale of Florida lobster, Americaine$0.80
Broiled split smelts, maitre d'hotel$0.70
Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Broiled sweetbread, Virginia with mushrooms$1.40
Breast of guinea hen, Don Carlos$1.60
Braised top end of beef a la Mode$0.80
Kemel of veal a la Dreux$0.75
Boneless squab under bell, Kossuth$1.50
Star ham, Madeira sauce with spinach$0.70
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Baby turkey Golden plover$1.25
Venison Egyptian quail$1.25
Mallard Duck$5.00
Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Assorted meat$1.00
Virginia Ham$0.75
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas
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$0.25
POTATOES-boiled$0.25
Potatoes-Mashed$0.25
Potatoes-Au gratin$0.35
Potatoes-O'Brien$0.35
Potatoes-Saute$0.30
Potatoes-Hashed Brown$0.30
Potatoes-French Fried$0.30
Potatoes-Souffle$0.30
Potatoes-Lorette$0.30
Potatoes-Sweet, Southern style$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.75
Biltmore$0.60
Cucumber$0.40
Endive$0.60
Julia Arthur$0.50
Hearts of Lettuce$0.45
Fruits$0.50
Palm Beach$0.50
Suzette$0.50
Hearts of Romaine$0.45
Tomato$0.40
Demi-deuil$0.60
Fresh Vegetable$0.60
Cabinet pudding, raspberry sauce$0.45
Port Wine Jelly$0.45
Rice Imperatrice$0.45
Bombe Aboukir$0.45
Cup Menier$0.50
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, chocolate, strawberry$0.40
Coffee or chocolate parfait$0.40
Pistache$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Neapolitan$0.40
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Port-du-Salut$0.30
McLarens$0.25
Roquefort$0.40
Brie$0.30
English Cheddar$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Stilton$0.40
American$0.25
Manhattan cream$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Apple$0.20
Grapes$0.40
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.20
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special$0.25
Turkish$0.20
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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