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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-23
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.40
Cape Cods$0.35
Cherrystones$0.30
Seatags$0.45
Smith Islands$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cotuits$0.35
Robbin Islands$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Russian caviar$1.75
Spanish olives$0.25
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Celery$0.35
California olives$0.25
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Melon, Supreme$0.75
Chow-chow$0.15
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Carciofini$0.50
Normandy$0.25
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
St. Germain$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Tomato$0.40
Julienne$0.40
Mongole$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Madrilene$0.40
Poached, Biltmore$0.45
Shirred, Opera$0.40
Crab meat, Louisiane$0.70
Boneless sardines with plain spinach$0.55
Filet of kingfish saute, Melba$0.70
Breaded filet of sole, Antonelli$0.65
Half broiled lobster, Escoffier butter$0.75
Fried Frogs' Legs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Spinach mackerel au gratin$0.65
Minced chicken in shell, Parisian$0.65
Breaded veal chop, Milanaise$0.65
Lamb blanquette, Pascaline$0.65
Broiled mignon of beef, Lorette$1.40
Sweetbread a la King$0.90
Calf's brain fritters, tomato sauce$0.55
Fresh mushroom patty, Virginia$0.70
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Baby turkey Golden plover$1.25
Venison Egyptian quail$1.25
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Assorted meat$1.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Virginia Ham$0.65
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Lobster salad$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.00
Artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower$0.50
Brussel Sprouts$0.40
Potatoes-Baked$0.20
Mashed spinach$0.50
Lima beans$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Boiled potato$0.20
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potato Souffle$0.35
Squash$0.40
New peas$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Sweet, Southern style potatoes$0.35
Alligator Pear$0.75
Hearts of Lettuce$0.45
Hearts of Romaine$0.45
Biltmore$0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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