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Herald Square Hotel

Date
1917-12-21
Restaurant
Herald Square Hotel
Physical description
30x21.5cm folded; 30x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Kaffee Hag, special percolator$0.35
Kaffee Hag, per pot$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Special heavy cream 10c ex
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Pot of chocolate with cream$0.35
lemon meringue pie$0.15
whipped cream eclair$0.15
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.20
Banana Short Cake$0.35
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Meringue Glace$0.30
Liberty Cake$0.25
Home-made English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.25
Compote of Malaga or Tokay grapes$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.55
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystones$0.35
Chicken Broth in cup$0.30
Clam Broth in cup$0.25
Tomato broth in cup$0.25
Petite marmite$0.35
Queen olives$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.50
Lynnhaven, Flat Shell$0.50
Oysters in Cream$0.60
Oyster Broiled on Toast$0.60
Little Neck Fry$0.45
Little Neck Stew$0.50
Broil on Toast$0.60
Clams Fry in butter$0.60
Cocktail$0.05
Codfish steak$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Deviled crab$0.50
Sea bass$0.60
Salmon steak$0.60
Salt mackerel, steamed
Salt Mackerel, Fried$0.50
Finnan haddie, steamed$0.50
Finnan Haddie, Broiled$0.50
Finnan Haddie, in Cream$0.50
Halibut steak$0.60
Bluefish$0.65
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Fried Filet of Sole$0.60
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce$0.60
Broiled Kippered Herring, Melted Butter$0.55
Milk-fed chicken, broiled$0.90 – $1.75
Fried Phila. Chicken, Maryland$1.15 – $2.75
Squab chicken, broiled$1.25
Half milk-fed chicken planked whole$1.50 – $2.75
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.90
Long Island duckling (half)$1.50
Cold Lamb$0.75
Cold Virginia ham, sliced tomatoes$0.75
Celery-fed duckling$1.50 – $2.75
Imperial squab$1.25
Ribs of prime beef, potato salad$0.60
Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$1.00
Ham, beef tongue or corned beef$0.60
Cold sliced turkey$0.90
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.43
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.25
Club sandwich$0.45
Caviar sandwich$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Blue Points oysters$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.40
Stuffed olives$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Celery$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Cucumber$0.30
Tomato Surprise (1)$0.30
Crab flake salad$0.60
Anchovy sandwich$0.40
Pickled beets$0.25
Lobster salad$0.90
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Sardine Sandwich$0.40
Mixed Cakes$0.20
Eclairs$0.15
Fresh Fruit Pies in Season$0.15
Fresh Fruit Pies in Season a la Mode$0.30
French Pancakes$0.50
German Pancakes$0.50
Assorted French Pastry (each)$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Mocha Ice Cream$0.25
Chiffonaide salad$0.50
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.20
Lettuce Sandwich$0.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Tartar sandwich$0.50
Mayonnaise, extra$0.10
RUSSIAN DRESSING, EXTRA$0.20
Raw meat sandwich$0.40
Cup Custard$0.20
Macaroons$0.25
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Orange and Grape Fruit salad$0.50
Chicory and Escarole salad$0.25
Lobster salad$0.90
Split pea soup$0.30
Puree Mongole soup$0.25
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Beef buillon in cup$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, cup$0.50
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.30
Chicken okra soup in cup$0.30
Chicken with rice soup$0.30
English Beef Soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Lemon or orange ice$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Fried Scallops and Bacon$0.75
Planked Fresh Mackeral$0.90
Filet of Sole, Mornay$0.60
Shore Dinneer, Fisherman Style$1.00
Lady fingers$0.20
Filet Mignon$1.00
Filet mignon, planked$1.75
Roman Punch$0.35
Celery$0.30
Small Sirloin Steak$1.00
Lima beans$0.30
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Neapolitan ice cream$0.30
Small sirloin steak, Planked$1.75
Fried Parsnips in Butter$0.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$1.90
Sirloin steak (for 2), Planked$3.25
Extra sirloin steak (for 3)$2.85
Extra sirloin steak (for 3), Planked$4.50
Steak a la Minute$0.95
Steak a la minute Stanley$1.35
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Bordelaise or Bernaise sauce, person$0.30
Special--Herald Square Appetizer$0.55
Olives$0.25
Mixed or dill pickles$0.15
Cold Slaw$0.20
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Chateaubriand$3.00
New England Boiled Dinner$0.65
Chateaubriand Garni$3.50
Smothered or fried onions, per person$0.30
Filet Goulash$1.00
Salami$0.40
Romanoff caviar$1.25
Crab flakes, Mornay$0.75
BRAISED SIRLOIN OF BEEF, Mushroom Sauce$0.60
Mushroom sauce, per person$0.35
Filet Goulash Hongroite with Nockeral$1.25
Sardines (portion)$0.40
Fruit salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.90
Romaine Salad$0.35
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.50
Canape Caviar$0.60
Chow chow$0.20
Caviar$0.90
Stuffed celery$0.50
Potatoes baked or boiled$0.15
Stewed carrots in cream$0.30
Lamb Kidneys$0.50
Bengal chutney$0.20
American dairy cheese$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Apple Juice$0.15
Epigramme of Lamb, Green Peas$0.60
Bar-le-Duc jelly, red or white$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Orange$0.10
Orange Juice$0.25
Orange, sliced (2)$0.25
Camembert$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Pork Chops (2)$0.70
Live lobster, small, broiled$1.50
Live lobster, large, broiled 2.00 and up
Lobster, cold (half)$0.75
Lobster a la Newburg in chafing dish$1.00 – $1.75
Stuffed lobster, deviled$0.75
Lobster salad$0.90
Lobster Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Tenderlin Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.95
Mutton chops (2)$0.65
English mutton chop$0.85
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Broiled Calf's sweet bread$0.75
Ham, broiled or fried$0.50
Calf's sweetbread Virginia$1.00

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Amber Coctail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Perfect cocktail$0.25
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Old Fashion Cocktail$0.25
Sazarac Cocktail$0.25
Queen Cocktail$0.25
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.30
Champagne Cocktail$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Whiskey Punch$0.25
Claret Punch$0.25
Pousse Cafe$0.35
Bacardi Cocktail$0.25
Bacardi Punch$0.30
Jamaica Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
St. Croix Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Herald Square Special rye whiskey$0.25
Sherry Cobbler$0.25
Irish, Herald Sq. Bottling whiskey$0.25
Old Reserve, Herald Sq. Bottling rye whiskey$0.30
Budweiser Beer$0.30
Lemp's "Falstaff" beer$0.25
Gin Fizz$0.25
Special Bourbon, Herald Sq. Bot'g$0.25
Sherry Flip$0.30
Silver Fizz$0.30
Cognac***, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25 – $0.40
Golden Fizz$0.30
Schlitz Milwaukee beer$0.25
Schalk's Beer$0.25
Stevenson's Special beer$0.25
Muirs Scotch Ale$0.35
Dog's Head Bass Ale$0.25
Evans India Pale Ale$0.20 – $0.30
Scotch, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Chateau Giscours, 1879, claret$1.50 – $2.75
Blackberry brandy, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Apple brandy, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Dry gin, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Great Western, Pleasant Valley W. Co. champagne$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal, Urbana Wine Co. champagne$1.75 – $3.25
Ripin's Extra Dry, Split champagne$0.35
Gilt Edge Champagne$3.25
Brotherhood Wine Co. sparkling burgundy$2.00 – $3.75
Belvista Ruby Red sparkling burgundy$1.25 – $2.25
Balvista White sparkling burgundy$1.25 – $2.25
Ruby Top, Special Reserve sparkling burgundy$1.75 – $3.25
Extra Dry, Red Cap, F. Chauvent--Nuits, sparkling burgundy$3.25 – $6.00
Oeil de Perdrix, Pink Cap, F. Chauvent--Nuits, sparkling burgundy$3.25 – $6.00
Royal Fizz$0.35
New Orleans Fizz$0.40
Milk Punch$0.30
Milk Punch with egg$0.40
Brandy Milk Punch$0.50
Tom Collins$0.35
St. Julien, Herald Sq. Bottling, Brandenburg Feres claret$0.60 – $1.00

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