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Fifth Avenue Restaurant

Date
1917-11-20
Restaurant
Fifth Avenue Restaurant
Physical description
23x18cm folded; 23x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Artichoke Hollandaise$0.35
Braised celery, demi-glace$0.30
New string beans$0.30
Beets in cream$0.25
Carrots in Cream$0.25
Peas$0.30
Spaghetti, Caruso$0.50
Macaroni, italienne$0.35
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.35
Macaroni Gratin$0.35
Spaghetti gratin$0.35
Potatoes gratin$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, parisienne$0.25
Sweet Potatoes with Honey$0.30
Kennebec Salmon with cucumber salad$0.65
Lobster (half), mayonnaise sauce$0.90
Galantine of Chicken$0.75
Sliced Turkey, Moderne$1.00
Roast Vermont Turkey with cranberry sauce$1.00
Imperial Squab casserole with peas$1.10
Hare Stew with mushrooms$0.75
Mousseline of Chicken, Alexandra$0.90
Breast of Guinea Hen (under glass), Mikado$1.25
Boiled Live, Codfish, egg sauce$0.70
Smelts saute, Meuniere$0.70
Small Flounder, Normande$0.65
Potage mongole$0.25
Cream of Pumpkin soup with Croutons$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Beef Broth$0.25
Clam Broth, Bellevue$0.30
Mongole soup$0.25
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.30
Onion Soup Gratine$0.30
Sea Tag Oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres (p. p.)$0.50
Filet of Herring a la Russe (p. p.)$0.35
Radishes$0.20
Carciofini$0.35
California Ripe Mammoth Olives$0.40
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.20
Chow-chow$0.15

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Bread, Rolls and Butter served only when ordered$0.10
Briarcliff Farm Milk$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.15
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.25
Coffee (small pot) with cream$0.20
Tea (small pot) with cream$0.20
Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.30
Grapes$0.30
Apple$0.15
Guava jelly$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.20
Pear$0.15
Mousse Mikado$0.30
Coupe Mona Lisa$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Tutti-Frutti$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Fresh Pear, Arlesienne$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Apple Pie$0.20
French Pastry$0.15
Custard Pie$0.20
Gateau Alambra$0.20
Mince Pie$0.25
Apricot Mignon$0.35
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.35
Fruit salad$0.50
Crab flake salad$0.85
Lobster salad$1.00
Chicken salad$1.00
Fifth Avenue Salad$0.45
Russian Dressing$0.10

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Ayala, Dry$2.75 – $5.00
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, Extra Dry, 1904$6.00
Chas Heidsieck, Extra Dry$2.75 – $5.00
Krug & Co., Private Cuvee$2.75 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.75 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut$5.75
Moet & Chandon, Dry Imperial, 1906$3.50 – $6.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.75 – $5.00
Veuve Clicquot, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Veuve Clicquot, Dry, England, 1906$7.00
Piper Heidsieck, Brut, Split$1.50 – $5.00
Piper Heidsieck, Carte d'Or, Extra Brut, 1904$4.00
Pol Roger, Dry Special$2.75 – $5.00
Monopole, Brut$2.75 – $5.00
Pommery, Sec$2.75 – $5.00
Pommery, Brut$3.00 – $5.50
Paul Ruinart, Brut, 1904$3.00 – $5.50
Bouche, Grand Vin des Coisses$3.00
Duc de Montebello, Grand Cremant Brut$2.75 – $5.00
Duc de Montebello, Grand Cremant, Brut, 1904$4.00
Perrier-Jouet, Brut$5.00
Great Western Champagne, Special Reserve$1.50 – $2.75
Great Western sparkling wine, Burgundy$2.75 – $5.00
Pink Cap sparkling wine$2.75 – $5.00
Hock sparkling wine$2.75
Duca d'Alba, Extra Dry (Italian)$2.75
Graves Superieur (Own Importation) from Cafe Voisin, Paris$0.65 – $1.20
Sauterne (Own Importation)$0.55 – $1.00
Sauterne, Barton & Guestier$0.85 – $1.50
Haut Sauternes, Barton & Guestier, 1912$1.50 – $2.75
Chateau Olivier (Dry) Chateau Bottling, 1909$1.05 – $2.00
Meursault$1.60 – $3.00
Laubenheimer$0.75
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.25
Assmannshauser (Red)$1.25
Erbach Hock, Berry Bros. (Own Importation)$1.00
Forster Kirchenstuck, 1893$2.50
Steinberger Cabinet, Valckenberg, 1893$5.00
Creuznacher Steinberger, 1908$1.25 – $2.25
Avensan (Own Importation) from Cafe Voisin, Paris$0.65 – $1.25
St. Julien$1.05 – $2.00
Margaux$1.05 – $2.00
Chateau Laujac, Berry Bros, 1906$0.65 – $1.25
Pontet Canet, 1906$1.00
Chateau Margaux$2.50
Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Bottling, 1907$2.50
St. Julien Souvenir, Cresta Blanca$0.65 – $1.25
Macon, Vieux (Own Importation)$0.55 – $1.00
Beaune$1.05 – $2.00
Romanee-Conti, 1898$5.50
Chianti$0.95 – $1.75
Neuchatel$1.50
Blue Ribbon, Pabst$0.25
Schlitz Milwaukee, Pale$0.25
Budweiser, Anheuser, Busch$0.25
Lemp's Falstaff$0.25
George Ehrets$0.20
Bass Ale, Dog's Head or White Label$0.20 – $0.35
Guinness Stout$0.20 – $0.35
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.35
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.10 – $0.15
Sarsaparilla$0.15
Lemon Soda$0.15
Cider, Motts Russet$0.30
Club Soda Schweppes, Imported$0.15 – $0.25
Club Soda, Domestic$0.15
Evans Ale$0.30
Grape Juice$0.15
White Rock$0.15 – $0.25
Celestins Vichy$0.30
Otto Huber, Golden Rod or Dark, Glass or Stein$0.10
Seidel, pint$0.20
Seidel, Pitcher$0.40
Seidel, Quart$0.75

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