The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

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The Biltmore

November 19, 1917

On this menu 81 dishes

Demi-tasse$0.20
Venison steak, Port wine sauce, puree Conde$1.40
Special Coffee$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Johannis coffee$0.35 – $0.70
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Long Island duckling (for two)$3.75
Guinea chicken (for two)$3.25
Roast chicken (for two)$3.25
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Broiled chicken (for two)$2.70
Sirloin Steak (for two)$2.75
Braised top end of beef, stuffed cabbage$0.80
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Baby turkey$1.40
Golden plover$1.40
Venison$1.40
Egyptian quail$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Filet Mignon$1.40
Squab Chicken$1.65
Squab$1.65
Squab guinea chicken$2.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
Apollinaris$0.35 – $0.70
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Seatag oysters$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Island oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.45
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Russian caviar$1.90
Spanish olives$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Celery$0.40
California olives$0.30
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Melon, Supreme$0.85
Chow-chow$0.20
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Carciofini$0.55
Mock turtle soup, French style$0.45
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.85
Beef consomme$0.45
Chicken consomme$0.45
St. Germain soup$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Tomato Soup$0.45
Julienne Soup$0.45
Printanier Royal$0.45
Small marmite soup$0.55
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
Madrilene soup$0.45
Sea food patty, Miramar$0.75
Baked chicken halibut, oyster sauce$0.75
Kingfish loaf, Nantua$0.80
Fried whitebait, tartar sauce$0.75
Terrapin (any style)$2.10
Sweetbread, Christophe Colomb$1.50
Breaded lamb chops, Czarina$0.90
Chicken timbale, Hongroise$0.80
Cold Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Pate of Goose Liver$1.65
Cold truffled boned capon$0.95
Assorted Cold Meat$1.15
Cold Virginia Ham$0.75
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Cold Smoked beef tongue$0.65