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Hotel McAlpin

Date
1917-10-27
Restaurant
Hotel McAlpin
Physical description
25.5x17cm folded; 25.5x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Crab Flake Cocktail$0.80
Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Deviled Crab Flakes$0.75
Crab Meat with Lobster gratin$0.90
Lynnhaven Bay's$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Shinnecock Bay Clams$0.35
Lobster, broiled$2.00
Lobster, McAlpin$1.25
Soft Clams, Casino$0.75
Fish grill$0.85
Meli Melo, McAlpin$0.60
Sea Food, McAlpin$0.85
Lobster, Newburg$1.50
Green Turtle Flippers, Southern style$1.50
Pilaw of Prawns, Americaine$0.75
Crab Flakes, Arlesienne$1.25
Chop Suey, Singapour (30 min.)$1.25
Golden Queen Melon$0.60
Calf's Feet, Gribiche$0.50
Buffet Varie$0.70
Ox Mouth Salad, Ravigote$0.50
Cassaba Melon$0.60
Celery$0.35
Ripe California Mammoth Olives$0.45
Herring a la Russe$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Fresh Caviar$1.50
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Chicken broth$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.35
Sardines on toast$0.55
Chicken a la King (1o min.)$1.25
Virginia Ham with Paprika and Fresh Mushrooms (10 min.)$0.90
Squab Chicken after Opera (30 min.)$1.50
Eqyptian Quail (15 min.)$1.25
Minced Chicken, Savarin (15 min.)$1.25
Cheese Biscuit with Beech-Nut Bacon$0.70
Boned Imperial Squab with Grapes (35 min.)$1.75
Welsh rarebit$0.60
Scotch Woodcock$0.70
Fondu of Gruyere$0.60
Long Island rarebit$0.70
Royal [Canapes]$0.50
McAlpin [Canapes]$0.50
McAlpin Rarebit$0.65
Fresh Mushrooms and Marrow on Toast$0.90
Brochette of Sweetbread, Devil sauce$1.10
Broiled Sweetbread with Fresh Mushrooms$1.50
Spring chicken$2.25
Broiled Guinea Hen (half) with Virginia Ham$1.75
Broiled Deviled Virginia Ham$0.90
Frankfurther with potato salad$0.75
Broiled Imperial Squab$1.50
Broiled squab chicken$1.50

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Virginia Ham$0.90
Irish Ham$0.90
Westphalia Ham$0.90
Boned Truffled Capon$0.90
Terrine of Duckling, Marie Stuart$0.80
Terrine of Strasbourg Goose Livers with truffles$1.50
Assorted [cold] Cuts$1.00
Assorted [cold] Cuts with Chicken$1.25
Club [sandwich]$0.55
McAlpin [Sandwich]$0.55
Tongue [Sandwich]$0.40
Ham [sandwich]$0.35
Cheese [Sandwich]$0.35
Roast Beef [sandwich]$0.45
Pate de Foie-gras [Sandwich]$0.60
Domestic Caviar [Sandwich]$0.50
Sardines [Sandwich]$0.45
Chicken [Sandwich]$0.45
Chicken [salad]$1.25
Lobster [salad]$1.25
Crab Flakes [Salad]$1.00
McAlpin [Salad]$0.50
Romaine or Lettuce [Salad]$0.40
Romaine or Lettuce Hearts$0.45
Lorenzo [Salad]$0.50
Asparagus [Salad]$0.65
Alligator pear [salad]$0.75
California Artichoke$0.60
Pancake, Bar-le-Duc (20 min)$0.60
Omelette, Antoinette (15 min)$0.75
Meringue Chantilly$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.30
Orange Surprise, McAlpin (10 min)$0.50
French or Vienna Pastry$0.20
Peach Flambee (10 min)$0.75
Coupe McAlpin or Bris de Nuit$0.60
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Iced fruit salad$0.60
Strawberry, Coffee, Vanilla or Chocolate [ice cream]$0.35
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry or Pineapple Ice$0.30
Sherbet Prunelle$0.30
Sherbet Yvette$0.30
Cream Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Roquefort, Gruyere or Camembert$0.35
Coffee with Cream (for one)$0.25
Demi-tasse special$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.35
Cafe a la Turque$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cafe Diable$0.60

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Sea Food, McAlpin with clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, fresh prawns, lobster and crab flakes in lobster sauce
Pilaw of Prawns, Americaine - prawns in rice and lobster sauce
Green Turtle Flippers, Southern style with fresh tomatoes and peppers
Minced Chicken, Savarin - chicken in cream with paprika, julienne of Virginia ham and corn
Squab Chicken, After Opera in casserole with celery, young onions, mushroom truffles, sherry wine and cream
Orange Surprise, McAlpin - compote of fresh fruit in orange decorated with vanilla ice cream and lemon ice

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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