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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-11-25
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.75
Mongole soup$0.35
Madeira Jelly$0.25
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Cotuits$0.35
Poule soup au pot, Henry IV.$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Broiled smelts, maitre d'hotel$0.65
Cauliflower$0.50
Gluten Bread$0.15
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Philadelphia Peach ice cream$0.35
Jumbo squab in casserole$1.40
Bread and butter, per person$0.10
Oyster crabs$0.75
Cream of fresh mushrooms soup$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Consomme Julienne$0.35
Petite marmite$0.45
Clear mock turtle soup$0.40
Crout-au-pot soup$0.35
Consomme$0.25
Bisque of tomatoes soup$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.30
Tomato Monegasque$0.40
Celery$0.35
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Sardines on toast$0.40
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
Lyon sausages$0.30
Arles sausages$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Filet of Sole, Marguery$0.70
Fried whitebait and oyster crabs with paprika$0.70
Aiguilette of salmon, Cardinal$0.80
Kingfish saute in butter with grapes$0.75
Lobster, Columbus$1.25
Terrapin (p.p.)$1.75
Tenderloin of beef larded, Milanaise$1.00
Chicken patty with fresh mushrooms$0.60
Grilled breast of chicken, Opera$1.50
Noisette of Canada lamb, Talabase$0.75
Sweetbread in cocotte, Demidoff$1.10
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE$1.00
Roast ribs of beef$0.80
Roast Guinea Chicken$2.85
Roast Mallard Duck$4.00
Roast Poussin$1.25
Roast jumbo squab$1.25
Roast stuffed Philadelphia chicken$2.25
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.25 – $2.00
Half Broiled Spring Turkey$2.75
Broiled golden plover$1.10
Broiled steak minute$1.00
Broiled Lamb Chops$0.90
Broiled Canada lamb steak$0.70
Cold Chicken$1.00
Assorted Cold Meats$1.00
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Cold salmon$0.65
Cold Ham$0.50
Cold Virginia Ham$0.70
Cold crab, Manhattan$0.50
Cold tongue$0.65
Cold turkey$0.10
Cold roast beef$0.80
Cold Prague ham, vegetable salad$0.85
Cold boned capon$0.75
Lima beans$0.50
Hot-house asparagus1
Braised celery$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg-plant$0.40
Hot-house asparagus$1.00
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.50
Mushrooms broiled$0.75
Mushrooms broiled under glass$1.00
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Roll and butter, per person$0.10
Chicory Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Sliced Spanish onions$0.35
Crab flake salad$0.75
El Primero asparagus, vinaigrette$0.50
Lobster salad$1.25
Chicken salad$0.90
Cabinet pudding, fruit sauce$0.30
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
rice pudding$0.20
Pear pie$0.25
Mince pie, hot$0.30
Mince pie, cold$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.25
Compote of fresh apples$0.30
Chocolate eclair$0.15
Coffee eclair$0.15
Vanilla eclair$0.15
lemon pie$0.25
Apricot Tart$0.15
Apple Pie$0.25
Curacao punch$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Bisquit Tortoni$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Roman pudding$0.40
Chestnut Parfait$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Fruit salad$1.00
Peach Melba$0.65
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Apple$0.15
Orange$0.15
Pear$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Grape fruit$0.35
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Brandied Peach$0.25
Petit Gervais (fresh daily)$0.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Edam Cheese$0.30
Coffee a la Diable$0.50
Demi-tasse$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Johannis Water$0.30 – $0.50
Apollinaris Water$0.30 – $0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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