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Delmonicos

Date
1917-10-29
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Celery$0.35
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 Point Oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
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 with rice soup$0.45
Essence of tomato soup, Excelsior$0.45
Green turtle soup, Madeira$0.75
Chicken gombo$0.50
Cream of Chicken Soup, Reine$0.45
Young codfish saute, soft clams$0.85
Fried oystercrabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Stuffed deviled lobster$0.80
Broiled striped bass, egg-plant$0.80
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Crabmeat, Florentine$0.85
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Eggs Mollet, Dewey$0.55
Eggs Poached, Argenteuil$0.60
Omelet aux whitebait$0.75
Irish Lamb Stew$0.80
Sirloin Steak Saute, Fried Egg$1.25
Broiled tripe, puree of sweet potatoes$0.75
Brochette of chicken livers with rice$0.85
Escalope of veal breaded, tomato sauce$1.00
Half Guinea chicken, Colbert$1.50
Bouchee of sweetbreads, mushrooms$0.80
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Stuffed young turkey, Americaine$1.25
Loin of lamb$0.90
Squab Chicken$1.50
Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
Artichoke$0.65
Egg plant, any style$0.50
Spaghetti$0.50
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
Potatoes 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
Endive Salad$0.60
Celery Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lorenzo salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.45
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.50
Heart of 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
Lobster Mayonnaise Salad$1.25
Chicken Mayonnaise Salad$1.25
Crab flakes, Mayonnaise$1.00
English apple tart with whipped cream$0.50
Cabinet Pudding$0.40
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 Pie$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Cocanut pie$0.25
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Orange marmalade$0.30
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Currant Jelly$0.25
Guava$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$0.25
Cream Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$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 Melon$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.60
Coffee and milk$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Brandied Pineapple$0.50
Brandied Peaches$0.50
Brandied Figs$0.50

Page 2

Canape, Chantecler$0.90
Tomato, Tailer$0.60
Stuffed celery with cheese$0.60
Canape, Josephine$0.90
Tomato, Moscovite$0.90
Anchovy fritters$0.65
Broiled bluefish, melted butter$0.75
Young codfish saute, soft clams$0.85
Brochette of scallops, deviled$0.75
boiled salmon, sauce hollandaise$0.85
Oystercrabs, Newburg$0.90
Fried flounder, mustard sauce$0.75
Filet of sea bass, Conti$0.85
Cassolette of lobster, Bonnefoy$1.25
Breast of Guinea hen, puree of chestnuts$1.75
Half chicken saute, mushrooms$1.75
Escalope of veal, Milanaise$1.25
Mignon of filet of beef, Stanley$1.75
Mousseline of ham, Virginia$0.85
Sweetbreads sous cloche, Eugenie$1.35
Cutlet of lamb, Favorite$0.90
Mutton kidneys, Vert-Pre$0.80
Vol-au-vent of capon, Toulouse$0.90
Roastbeef hash, Sam Ward$0.90
Terrapin, Southern style$2.00
Poussin en Cocotte, Forestiere$1.75
Lamb Kidneys$0.75
Veal Kidney$0.75
Mixed grill, Soyer$1.25
Filet Mignon$1.50
Royal Squab$1.50
English mutton chop$1.00
French mutton chop$0.75
Steak of lamb$1.25
Golden plover$1.50
Mignons of lamb$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Young Turkey$5.00
Guinea chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Ribs of prime beef au jus$0.90
Rack of lamb$4.50
Major Handy's Sauce$0.15
Saddle of Mutton
Leg of Lamb$4.50
Saddle of Lamb$8.00
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Whole large chicken (3 pers.)$3.25
Pheasant$4.50
Whole chicken (2 pers.)$2.50
Mallard Duck$4.50
Eggs Juliette$0.60
Eggs Poached, Mousseline$0.55
Eggs a la russe$0.80
Kennebec salmon, Vert Pre sauce$0.85
Lobster, tartar sauce$1.00 – $2.00
Crab, Royal$0.80
Crab Ravigotte$0.70
Whole chicken (2 p.)$2.50
Whole large chicken (3 p.)$3.25
Corned beef$0.75
Pate de Foie Gras$1.50
Tongue$0.75
sliced turkey$1.25
Boned Turkey$1.00
Loin of young lamb$0.90
Royal Squab$1.50
Mixed cold meats$1.00
Mixed cold meats with chicken$1.25
Prague Ham$0.85
Westphalian Ham$0.85
Virginia Ham$0.85
Jersey ham$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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