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The Biltmore

Date
1917-12-15
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Filet of beef, Cardinalice$1.40
Broiled saddle of lamb, Bonnefoy$0.90
Sweetbread saute, Ideal$1.40
Filet of hare poivrade, chestnut puree$0.80
Stuffed Savoy cabbage$0.50
Squab guinea chicken cocotte with celery$1.75
Rolled ham with spaghetti$0.60
Loin of veal braised with sorrel$0.70
Heart of fresh artichoke, Merode$0.60
Lynnhavens$0.45
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Seatags$0.50
BLUE POINTS$0.35
Smith Islands$0.45
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cotuits$0.40
Robbin Islands$0.40
Little Necks$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Carciofini$0.50
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Melon, Supreme$0.75
Chow-chow$0.15
Celery$0.35
California olives$0.25
Spanish olives$0.25
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Consomme Viveurs with cheese straws$0.35
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.75
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
Soup St. Germain$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.40
Consomme Julienne$0.40
Pepper-pot Philadelphia$0.35
Small marmite$0.50
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Consomme Madrilene$0.40
Apple Charlotte, brandy sauce$0.40
Broiled halibut, egg sauce$0.65
Supreme of pompano, Biltmore$0.70
Salmon loaf with oysters$0.60
Crab Meat, Dewey$0.75
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.70
Boneless smelts, Fleurette$0.70
Cassolette of lobster, Newburgh$0.90
Broiled kingfish, St. Germain$0.65
Bombe Marie Louise$0.45
Moka jelly, Chantilly$0.40
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Almond bavarois$0.40
Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Biltmore salad$0.60
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Cup Caruso$0.50
Lemon Ice$0.30
Sweet, Southern style potatoes$0.35
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Suzette salad$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fruits salad$0.50
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.30
Potatoes Souffle$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Stilton Cheese$0.40
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Mince Pie$0.25
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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