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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-20
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.45
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.35
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
Brie cheese$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
McLarens cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
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 salad$0.45
Fruits salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Apple roll, Alsacian style$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Cup of chestnuts, Raffetto$0.50
Lemon meringue flawn$0.25
Parfait panache$0.45
Apple Pie$0.30
Custard Pie$0.30
Marrons glaces$0.45
Meringue glacee$0.45
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Cup Custard$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Coffee parfait$0.40
Chocolate Parfair$0.40
Pistache ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Neapolitan$0.40
Lemon Ice$0.30
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Baked Potato$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Potato Saute$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potato Souffle$0.35
POTATO LORETTE$0.30
Sweet, Southern style potatoes$0.35
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.00
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Artichoke$0.60
Lima beans$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Oyster-plant$0.40
Squash$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Mallard Duck$4.50
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Minced Chicken, Tetrazzini$0.80
Chicken livers on skewer, Napolitaine$0.60
Sliced capon in shell, Parisian$0.65
Mushroom patty with paprika$0.70
Broiled squab, Katkoff$1.50
Duckling croquette, creamed celery$0.70
Brook trout, Algerienne$0.80
Rayfish with black butter$0.55
Kingfish with white wine, potato persille$0.70
Breaded filet of sole, Mayor$0.65
Saute smelts, Amandine$0.65
Fried crab meat, tomato sauce$0.70
Stuffed clams, Nantaise$0.60
Finnan haddie, Havana style$0.65
Eggs, Poached, Commodore$0.50
Eggs, Poached, Queen style$0.45
Eggs, Stuffed, Laperruque$0.40
Eggs, Sliced, Goronflot$0.40
Cream of Watercress Soup$0.30
Mongole soup$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Tomato Soup$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
St. Germain soup$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Julienne Soup$0.40
Madrilene soup$0.40
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Seatag oysters$0.45
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Island oysters$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Smith Island Oysters$0.40
Cotuit oysters$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections