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Herald Square Hotel

Date
1917-11-20
Restaurant
Herald Square Hotel
Physical description
28.5x13.5cm folded; 28.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Sea Food Exquisite$1.50
Lobster saute, American (for 2)$2.25
Breast of Chicken, Herald Square$1.25
Crab Meat, Newburg$1.25
Chicken, King$1.25
Lobster, Newburg$1.25
Crab Flakes, Dewey$1.25
Scallops en Cream$1.10
Crab Meat Alice$1.25
Sweetbread, Financiere$1.10
Cape Cods$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters in Flat Shell$0.50
Oysters a la Poulette$0.70
Rigs in Blankets Lynnhaven Oysters wrapped in Va. Bacon$0.85
Roast Lsnnhaven Bay Oysters Southern Style with Va. Bacon and Green Peppers in Butter$0.75
Oysters Broiled on toast$0.60
Genuine Selected Blue Points$0.30
Oyster Fancy Pan Roast$0.70
Little Necks on Half Shell$0.30
Little Necks Broiled on Toast$0.70
Cherrystones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.60
Clams Poulette$0.70
Bacardi Cocktail$0.30
Bacardi Punch$0.30
1/2 Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.75
Half Lobster Stuffed, Herald Square$0.75
Crab flake salad$1.00
Crab flakes au gratin$0.80
Planked Bluefish$1.00
Whole Live Broiled Lobster$1.50
Deviled crab$0.50
Lobster Salad, Mayonnaise$1.00
Fried Scallops and Bacon, Sc. Tartar$0.90
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.40
Onion Soup au gratin$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.60
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Clear green turtle soup$0.50
Puree of tomatoes soup$0.40
New Orleans Fizz$0.30
Fried Philadelphia Chicken Maryland$1.25 – $2.40
Broiled Philadelphia Chicken$1.10 – $2.00
Lobster salad$1.00
Crab flake salad$1.00
American dairy cheese$0.30
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.30
Sazarac Cocktail$0.25
Filet of Mignon with Bouquet of Dainty Vegetables$1.40
Royal Squab en Casserole$1.60
Royal Squab Broiled$1.20
Squab Chicken Casserole Bouquetiere$1.80
Lady fingers$0.25
Cold Half Spring Chicken$0.75
Cold roast beef$0.75
Jardiniere variety of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in butter$0.50
Smothered Onions$0.30
Fried onions$0.30
bacon$0.25
Mushroom Sauce$0.30
Bordelaise Sauce$0.30
Bearnaise Sauce$0.30
Scotch Woodcock$0.75
Sirloin Steak$1.10
Sirloin Steak, Mushroom Sauce$1.35
Broiled Mushrooms on Toast$0.80
Strained Chicken Gumbo$0.35
Filet Mignon$1.10
Club sandwich$0.50
Oranges$0.20
Bananas$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.35
Broiled Mushrooms$0.75
Broiled Mushrooms Under Glass$0.90
Asparagus, Butter Sauce$0.60
New Corn Saute, Green Pepper$0.40
String Beans$0.35
French Fried Potato$0.25
Potato Saute$0.30
Potato Lyonnaise$0.35
Cottage Fried Potato$0.50
Grilled, Sweet Potato$0.40
Early June Peas$0.35
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Golden buck rarebit$0.60
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.60
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.60
Long Island rarebit$0.60
Cold Boiled Ham$0.70
Cold Virginia Ham$0.80
Cold Ox Tongue$0.70
Assorted Cold Meat$1.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Sardine Sandwich$0.40
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Buffet Russe$1.00
Box sardines$0.60
Anchovy toast$0.50
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.60
Appetizer, Herald Square$0.75
Ripe Olives$0.30
Queen olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.30
Clam broth en tasse$0.25
Consomme en Tasse$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Petite marmite$0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Sweet Bread Virginia$1.10
Sweetbread Sous Cloche, Eugenic$1.25
English mutton chop$1.00
Caviar sandwich$0.60
Veal Cutlet Holstein$0.80
Filet Mignon, Casserole$1.40
Sirloin steak Stanley$1.30
Lamb Chops (2)$0.70
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.35
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.35
Tongue Sandwich$0.45
Chicken salad$0.90
Potato salad$0.25
Romain Salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.75
Tomato Salad$0.45
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Waldorf Salad$0.65
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Tomato Surprise salad (1)$0.40
Russian Dressing$0.30
Roqueford Dressing$0.30
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.60
Mayonnaise$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.35
Roqueford Cheese$0.40
Neufchatel cheese and Barle-le-Duc$0.60
Bar-le-duc, red$0.30
Bar-le-duc, white$0.30
Assorted French pastry$0.20
Eclairs$0.20
Petits fours$0.35
Macaroons$0.35
Raisin cake$0.30
Pound cake$0.30
Amber Cocktail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Perfect cocktail$0.25
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Old Fashion Cocktail$0.25
Queen Cocktail$0.30
Champagne Cocktail$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Whiskey Punch$0.30
Claret Punch$0.35
Sherry Cobbler$0.30
Gin Fizz$0.25
Silver Fizz$0.30
Golden Fizz$0.30
Royal Fizz$0.35
Milk Punch$0.25
Milk Punch with egg$0.35
Brandy Milk Punch$0.40
Sherry Flip$0.30
Tom Collins$0.35
Pousse Cafe$0.35
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Punch a la Romain$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Charlotte Glace$0.40
Meringue Glace$0.40
Scotch, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Guinnesses Stout$0.25 – $0.40
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.25

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