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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-22
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
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Little Necks$0.30
Robbin Islands$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cotuits$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Smith Islands$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Seatags$0.45
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Carciofini$0.50
Melon, Supreme$0.75
Chow-chow$0.15
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Canape of anchovy$0.50
California olives$0.25
Spanish olives$0.25
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP$0.40
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.75
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
St. Germain [soup]$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.40
[Consomme] Julienne$0.40
Madrilene$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Small marmite$0.50
Essence of celery [soup] with cheese straws$0.35
Stuffed brook trout, Veronique$0.80
Saute smelts, Melba$0.70
Frogs' legs saute, persillade$0.90
Crab Meat, Dewey$0.75
Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Broiled steak of salmon, Bearnaise$0.70
Cassolette of lobster, Havanaise$0.80
Mousseline of kingfish, Waleska$0.65
Fried perch, tartar sauce$0.50
Filet mignon a la Duse$1.40
Squab chicken cocotte, Mascotte$1.75
Kernel of lamb a la Rose$0.70
Breast of guinea hen, Don Carlos$1.60
Sweetbread saute, Ideal$1.40
Virginia ham loaf, Florentine$0.70
Minced Chicken a la King$0.90
Roast Long Island Duckling$3.50
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Chicken salad$1.25
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Virginia Ham$0.65
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Assorted [cold] meat$1.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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