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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-27
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.40
Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Coituits$0.35
Smith Islands$0.40
Cape Cods$0.35
Cherrystones$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
Canape of anchovy$0.50
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Chicken consomme, Mephisto$0.40
Green turtle, Amontillado$0.75
Chicken consomme$0.40
St. Germain soup$0.40
Tomato Soup$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Cream Bagration$0.35
Small marmite$0.50
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.40
Julienne Soup$0.40
Boiled pompano, mousseline sauce$0.70
Brook trout saute, Riviera$0.80
Frogs' legs, persillade$0.90
Broiled smelts, maitre d'hotel$0.60
Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Kingish saute, Melba$0.70
Sea food patty, Miramar$0.65
Scallops and oysters, Mariniere$0.70
Supreme of bass, Marguery$0.70
Half breaded squab chicken, Carnot$0.90
Supreme of guinea hen, Singapore$1.60
Game loaf, poivrade$0.70
Minced Chicken a la King$0.90
Boneless squab in cocotte, Mascotte$1.50
Ballotine of turkey with noodles, giblet sauce$0.90
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Squab$1.50
Mallard Duck$4.50
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Lobster salad$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Asparagus tips, Polish style on toast$0.60
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.00
Artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Heart of palm, Holland sauce$0.90
New peas$0.60
Mashed spinach$0.50
Egg plant$0.40
Lima beans$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.40
Baked Potato$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Squash$0.40
oiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Braised celery$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
String Beans$0.50
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Hearts of Lettuce$0.45
Hearts of Romaine$0.45
Fruits salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.40
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Dominique pudding$0.40
Blazing pear Ninon$0.45
Apple Pie$0.30
Fruit zephir$0.40
Bavarois Castillane$0.40
Cup Anita$0.50
Bombe Venitienne$0.45
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Custard Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Phila. ice cream$0.40
Pistache$0.40
Neapolitan$0.40
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry [ice cream]$0.40
Cup Custard$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Marrons glaces$0.45
Meringue Glace$0.45
Coffee or chocolate parfait$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Brie$0.30
Manhattan cream [cheese]$0.25
Port-du-Salud$0.30
English Cheddar$0.30
McLarens [cheese]$0.25
Roquefort$0.40
American [cheese]$0.25
Stilton$0.40
Camembert$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Casaba Melon$0.45
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Pear$0.25
Turkish [coffee]$0.20
Special Coffee$0.25
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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