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Café des Beaux Arts

Date
1917-11-23
Restaurant
Café des Beaux Arts
Physical description
27x18.5cm folded; 27x37cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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A charge of 10c. per cover, including Bread and Butter will be made on all checks.
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Smith Island Oysters$0.45
Sea Tag Oysters$0.50
Oysters a la Dumas (hot)$0.60
Oyster or Clam Cocktail 10c. Ex
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Grapefruit, half$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Celery$0.35
Stuffed Mango$0.30
Hors-d'OEuvre des Beaux-Arts$0.60
Salade d'anchois$0.65
French Boneless Sardines$0.80
Mackerel in Oil$0.45
Fresh Caviar de Beluga$1.75
Lobster Cockail$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Nonos a l'Indoustan$0.40
Chili Sauce$0.10
Chutney Sauce$0.20
Petite marmite soup$0.45
Puree Saint-Germain Soup$0.40
Soupe a l'oignon gratinee$0.50
Gombo, hot or cold, in cup$0.40
Cold Essence of Tomato Soup in Cup$0.40
Consomme, hot or cold, in cup$0.35
Clear green turtle soup$0.60
Broiled Shad Maitre-d'Hotel$0.80
Fried Whitebait, Sauce Tartare$0.60
Mountain Brook Trout Meuniere$0.80
Filet of Sea Bass Amandine$0.65
Grenouilles (Frog's Legs) Provencale or Meuniere$0.90
Grenouilles (Frog's Legs) Nebuleuses$0.90
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.65
Fried Scollops$0.85
Cloche Virginie (Scollops)$0.90
Moules (Mussels) Mariniere$0.50
Broiled Live Lobster, Small$1.50
Broiled Live Lobster, Large$2.25
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.00
Emince a la Paloise$1.10
Escalope of Veal Minute$1.10
Chicken Saute Biarritz$1.50 – $3.00
Veal Kidney Mexicaine$1.00
Emince de Volaille (Chicken) a la King$1.25
Ris-de-Veau (Sweetbread) a la Diane$1.50
Supreme de Volaille (Chicken) Henri IV$1.50
Filet Mignon Carmen$1.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Coupe de Grapefruit Grenade$0.60
Potage Minestrone a la Milanaise$0.30
Gumbo in Cup, Hot or Cold$0.40
Casserolette of Lobster a l'Americaine$0.80
Emince of Tenderloin Biarritz$1.10
Squab Chicken en Casserole Mascotte$1.50
Cold Boned Royal Squab a la Gelee 1/2$0.75
Fresh Hot-House Asparagus Hollandaise or Vinaigrette$1.25
Spring Lamb Steak Parisienne$1.50
Brussels Sprouts Sautes au Beurre$0.40
Field Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear, half$0.75
Savarin Chantilly$0.40
Parfait Praline$0.40
Ananas a la Conde$0.25
Fresh Mushrooms des Gourmets Sous Cloche$1.00
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
New string beans$0.45
Wild Rice$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
New peas$0.75
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.45
Spaghetti a la Christine$0.75
Carrots a la Vichy$0.30
French Peas A L'Etuvee$0.40
Cepes Bordelaise$0.60
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.30
Fried Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes Gauffrettes$0.40
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Potato Soufflees$0.50
Potatoes Anna$0.40
Potatoes Adele$0.40
Potatoes chateau$0.35
Bermuda potatoes$0.40

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A charge of 10c. per cover, including Bread and Butter will be made on all checks.
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Steak Minute with Potatoes Sautees$1.25
Mutton Chop (each)$0.50
Lamb Chop (each)$0.50
English mutton chop$0.80
All Planked Steaks 40c. Extra per Person
Fresh Pheasant Roast or Venitienne$6.00
Milk-Fed Pullet a la Brookfield$4.00
Milk-Fed Pullet, Broiled or Roast$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Squab Chicken Josephine$2.00
Spring turkey, half$2.50
Squab Guinea Hen Venitienne$2.00
Roast Mallard Duck$5.00
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Spring Chicken Beaux-Arts$1.50 – $3.00
Guinea Hen Beaux-Arts$1.75 – $3.25
Broiled Guinea Hen$1.50 – $3.00
Royal Squab Venitienne$1.25
L.I. Duckling, Roast or Broiled$3.50
All Dishes in Casserole 15c. Extra per Person
All Dishes Bourgeoise or Cocette 25C. Extra per Person.
Bordelaise or Bearnaise Sauce 15c. Extra per Person
Cold Pigeonneau Desosse (Boned Squab) a la Gelee$1.50
Cold Spring Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Cold Assorted Meats$0.85
Cold Assorted Meats with Chicken$1.00
Cold Terrine de Foie-Gras 1.75 for 1; 2.75 for 2; 3.50 for 3 or 4
Endives Salad$0.60
Salade Tropicale$0.50
Hearts of Salad$0.45
Escarolle or Chicory Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.30
All Other Salads in Season$0.35
Chicken salad$1.00
Roquefort Dressing$0.20
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Crab flake salad$0.75
Lobster salad$1.25
Russian Dressing$0.10
Baked Apple$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
French Ice Cream, all flavors$0.35
Coupe Mary Garden$0.50
Biscuit Glace Favori$0.50
Alaska Montmorency$0.90
Parfait Moka$0.40
Forbidden Fruit Punch$0.40
Riz a l'Ananas$0.40
Plombiere aux marrons$0.40
Fruits Rafraichis Cardinal$0.60
Poire Conde$0.60
Crepes a la Francaise (hot)$0.80
Peche Flambee aux Liqueurs (hot)$0.90
Baba au rhum$0.35
Confiture de Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Guava jelly$0.40
Edam Cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
American Gruyere Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Beaux-Arts Gervais with Home-made Jelly (Fresh Daily)$0.40
Pot Coffee (1)$0.20
Pot Coffee with cream$0.25
Mazagran$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.40
Cream, Pitcher$0.10
Cream, Large Pitcher$0.15
All Garnitures will be Charged per Person, One-third of the Portion Price.
After Dinner Try "A Forbidden Fruit Liqueur", 30c. or "A Cupid's Kiss", 30c.
Hors-d' OEuvre a la Russe
Soupe a l'oignon gratinee
Petite marmite
Mountain Brook Trout Amandine
Cloche Virginie (Scollops)
Frog's Legs Nebuleuses
Emince a la Paloise
Sweetbread a la Diane
Specialties of the Beaux-Arts
Escalope of Veal a la Minute
Spring Chicken Biarritz
Guinea Hen Beaux-Arts
Squab Chicken Josephine
Chicken Saute Art-Nouveau
Mixed Grill Beaux-Arts
Noisette of Lamb des Gourmets
Spaghetti Beaux-Arts
Spaghetti a la Christine
Beaux-Arts Gervais
Alaska Montmorency

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