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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
Russian caviar$0.75 – $1.00
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$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60
Apollinaris
Demi-tasse$0.15
Coffee Special$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Scotch Mutton Broth$0.40
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
Tomato$0.40
Small marmite$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
St. Germain$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Julienne$0.40
Madrilene$0.40
Poached, Florentine$0.40
Shirred, Opera$0.40
Half broiled lobster, ravigotte butter$0.75
Baked salmon in shell, Mornay$0.65
Kingfish saute, Fin-de-Siecle$0.70
Stuffed clams, Nantaise$0.60
Fried frogs' legs, tartare$0.90
Scallops and Oysters, Poulette$0.75
Boston scrod, maitre d'hotel$0.65
Steak Minute, O'Brien Potatoes$1.00 – $1.15
Breaded lamb chops, tomatoes a la Bock$0.90
Smoked sausages with sauerkraut$0.65
Sweetbread Patty with Mushrooms$0.70
Chicken croquette, stewed celery in cream$0.70
Tripe, Creole$0.65
Broiled deviled veal kidney$0.75
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Baby turkey$1.25
Golden plover$1.25
Venison$1.25
Egyptian quail$1.25
Mallard Duck$5.00
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Virginia Ham$0.75
Assorted meat$1.00
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.40
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
American$0.25
Stilton$0.40
Roquefort$0.40
McLarens$0.25
Camembert$0.30
Manhattan cream$0.25
English Cheddar$0.30
Brie$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.30
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Antichoke$0.60
Lima beans$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
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
au gratin$0.35
O'Brien$0.35
Saute$0.30
Hashed Brown$0.30
French Fried$0.30
Souffle$0.30
Lorette$0.30
Sweet, Southern style$0.40
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.30
Neapolitan$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Julia Arthur$0.50
Suzette$0.50
Fresh Vegetable$0.60
Endive$0.60
Coffee or chocolate parfait$0.40
Palm Beach$0.50
Demi-deuil$0.60
Cucumber$0.40
Fruits$0.50
Peach Pie$0.25
Meringue glacee$0.45
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry$0.40
Biltmore$0.60
Tomato$0.40
Hearts of Romaine$0.45
Alligator Pear$0.75
Hearts of Lettuce$0.45
Floating heart, Delicieux$0.45
Marrons glaces$0.45
Peach Melba$0.60
Cup Custard$0.30
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Custard Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Alsatian fritters$0.25
Apple tapioca pudding, fruit sauce$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Pistache$0.40
Apple Pie$0.30
Phila. ice cream$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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