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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-24
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens oysters$0.45
Seatags oysters$0.50
Blue Points oysters$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Smith Islands oysters$0.45
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.35
Cherrystones clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Russian caviar$1.90
Celery$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
Spanish olives$0.30
California olives$0.30
Melon, Supreme$0.85
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
Cream of celery soup, Viveurs$0.40
consomme Mikado$0.40
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.85
Small marmite soup$0.55
Beef consommé$0.45
Chicken consomme$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.45
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
St. Germain soup$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.45
Halibut boiled, egg sauce$0.75
Filet of striped bass, Havraise$0.80
Lobster in cassolette, Newburg$0.90
Scallops, Bonne-femme$0.85
Smoked salmon loaf, Baronne$0.75
Saute brook trout, Cecilia$0.90
Frogs' legs, provencale$1.00
Broiled kingfish, St. Germain$0.75
Terrapin (any style)$2.10
Timbale of sweetbread, Milanaise$0.80
Larded filet of beef, Hungarian$1.40
Sweetbread saute, Ideal$1.50
Ham roll with plain spinach$0.75
Breast of duckling, Bigarrade$1.60
Half boiled chicken, Lady Curzon$1.60
Plover in cocotte with jelly and wild rice$1.40
Long Island Duckling$3.75
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Sirloin Steak$2.75
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Squab Chicken$1.65
Guinea chicken$3.25
Squab guinea chicken$2.20
Squab$1.65
Filet Mignon$1.40
Baby turkey$1.40
Golden plover$1.40
Venison$1.40
Egyptian quail$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Apollinaris$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis$0.35 – $0.70
Pate of Goose Liver$1.65
Demi-tasse$0.20
Special Coffee$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Orange$0.25
Pear$0.30
Grapes$0.40
Apple$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Brie$0.35
English Cheddar$0.35
Camembert$0.35
Stilton$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Roquefort$0.45
McLarens$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.35
Gruyere$0.40
Cold assorted meat$1.15
Cold Virginia Ham$0.75
Mercedes pudding$0.45
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Rum baba$0.30
Apple Pie$0.35
Cold Smoked beef tongue$0.65
French Pastry$0.20
Phila ice cream$0.45
Pistache ice cream$0.45
Neapolitan$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.35
Raspberry Ice$0.35
Pineapple Ice$0.35
Orange ice$0.35
Macedoine of fruit with jelly$0.45
Bomb Odette$0.50
Rice Mirabeau$0.45
Menier cup$0.60
Marrons glaces$0.50
Meringue glacee$0.50
Coffee parfait$0.45
Chocolate Parfait$0.45
Tutti-fruitti$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Peach Melba$0.70
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Custard Pie$0.35
Cup Custard$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
Hot-house asparagus$1.10
Mashed spinach$0.60
Nea peas$0.70

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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