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The Biltmore

Date
1917-12-13
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.50
Seatags$0.55
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands$0.45
Little Necks$0.40
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Cotuits$0.45
Smith Islands$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Cape Cods$0.45
Cherrystones$0.40
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
Soup Ambassadeur$0.30
Beef or chicken consomme$0.45
Soup St. Germain$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Tomato Soup$0.45
Consomme Julienne$0.45
Mongole$0.45
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
Consomme Madrilene$0.45
Shirred eggs, de Lesseps$0.45
Poached eggs, Queen style$0.50
Filet of kingfish, Condorcet$0.75
Crab meat in shell, Victoria$0.80
Broiled smelts, watercress butter$0.70
Lobster croquette, Nantua sauce$0.75
Spanish mackerel, Portugaise$0.75
Fried scallops, Tyrolean sauce$0.80
Fried Whiting, Tartar sauce$0.65
Sea bass saute, Cecilia$0.75
Hare stew, Royal with currant jelly$0.85
Breaded veal chop, Milanaise$0.80
Creamed chicken hash with mushrooms$1.00
Heart of celery, Havana style$0.60
Sweetbread on skewer with peas$0.85
Braised ox-tail, Hochepot$0.70
Deerfoot sausages with risotto$0.65
Combination vegetables with egg$0.60
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Sirloin Steak$2.75
Guinea chicken$3.25
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.40
Squab guinea chicken$2.20
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Squab$1.65
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.40
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Roast chicken$3.25
Squab Chicken$1.65
Filet Mignon$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Pâte of goose-liver$1.65
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Assorted meat$1.15
Virginia Ham$0.75
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.65
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.10
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Artichoke$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Egg plant$0.45
Cauliflower$0.60
Cauliflower-- au gratin$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.45
Squash$0.45
String Beans$0.60
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Braised celery$0.45
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
Potatoes-- Baked$0.25
Potatoes-- Boiled$0.25
Potatoes-- Mashed$0.25
Potatoes-- Au gratin$0.35
Potatoes-- O'Brien$0.35
Potatoes-- Sauté$0.30
Potatoes-- Hashed brown$0.30
Potatoes-- French fried$0.30
Potatoes-- Soufflé$0.40
Potatoes-- Lorette$0.35
Potatoes-- Sweet, Southern style$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.35
Alligator pear (salad)$0.85
Biltmore (salad)$0.70
Cucumber (salad)$0.45
Endive (salad)$0.70
Julia Arthur (salad)$0.60
Hearts of lettuce (salad)$0.50
Fruits (salad)$0.60
Palm Beach (salad)$0.60
Suzette (salad)$0.60
Hearts of Romaine (salad)$0.50
Tomato (salad)$0.45
Demi-deuil (salad)$0.70
Fresh vegetable (salad)$0.70
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.35
Peach Pie$0.30
Pumpkin Pie$0.30
Chocolate profiterole$0.35
Floating heart with cherries$0.50
Mince Pie$0.30
Apple Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.35
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Marrons glacés$0.50
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringue glacée$0.50
Phila. ice cream$0.45
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry$0.45
Coffee or chocolate parfait$0.45
Pistache$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-Frutti$0.50
Neapolitan$0.45
Lemon, raspberry, pineapple or orange ice$0.35
Gruyère$0.40
Port-du-Salut$0.35
McLarens$0.30
Roquefort$0.45
Brie$0.35
English Cheddar$0.35
Camembert$0.35
Stilton$0.45
American (CHEESE)$0.30
Manhattan cream (cheese)$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.50
Apple$0.25
Grapes$0.40
Pear$0.30
Orange$0.25
Demi-tasse (Coffee)$0.20
Special (Coffee)$0.30
Turkish (Coffee)$0.30
Apollinaris (Coffee)$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis (Coffee)$0.35 – $0.70

Source: NYPL Digital Collections