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Herald Square Hotel

Date
1917-12-01
Restaurant
Herald Square Hotel
Physical description
30x21.5cm folded; 30x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Club sandwich$0.45
Caviar sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.40
Corned beef sandwich$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.20
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$0.15
Home-made English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.25
Compote of Malaga$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.30
Rolls or Bread with Butter$0.10
Lettuce and Tomato$0.45
Tomato$0.40
Cucumber$0.30
Combination$0.50
Romain Orange and Grape Fruit Combination$0.50
Alberta$0.50
Orange and Grape Fruit$0.45
Escarole and Chicory$0.30
Chiffonade$0.50
Heart of Lettuce$0.35
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.50
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Lima beans$0.30
Fried Parsnips in Butter$0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Boiled onions in cream$0.35
Early June Peas$0.25
Cauliflower$0.35
New Carrots in Cream$0.25
New Spinach and Egg$0.35
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.25
Baked Hubbard Squash$0.30
Idaho Baked Potatos$0.15
Strawberry$0.25
Vanilla$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Mocha$0.25
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.45
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Lettuce Sandwich$0.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Tartar sandwich$0.50
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Anchovy sandwich$0.40
Raw meat sandwich$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.45
Golden buck$0.45
Yorkshire rarebit$0.45
Long Island rarebit$0.45
Long Island buck$0.45
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Milk-fed chicken, broiled$0.90 – $1.75
Squab chicken, broiled$1.25
Half milk-fed chicken planked$1.50
Whole milk-fed chicken planked$2.75
Fried Phila. Chicken, Maryland$1.15 – $2.25
Celery-fed duckiing$1.50 – $2.75
Imperial squab$1.25
Squab chicken saute, whole$1.40
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.90
Long Island duckling (half)$1.50
Cold Virginia ham, sliced tomatoes$0.75
Cold Lamb$0.75
Ribs of prime beef, potato salad$0.60
Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$1.00
Cold Ham$0.60
Cold Beef Tongue$0.60
Cold Corned Beef$0.60
Cold sliced turkey$0.90
Celery$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Olives$0.25
Herald Square Appetizer$0.55
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.55
Oyster Stew$0.50
Oysters a la Poulete$0.75
Fancy Pan Roast Oysters$0.70
Lynnhavens Baked a la Casino$0.75
Fried Scallops and Bacon$0.75
Lynnhaven Oysters, Flat Shell$0.50
Lynnhaven Oyster in Pig's Blanket$0.90
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Sea Food, Exquisite$1.00
Planked Bluefish$0.90
Stuffed Lobster, Herald Square$0.75
Shore Dinner, Fisherman Style$1.00
Barley Soup$0.25
Consomme, Xavier$0.25
Onion Soup au gratin$0.35
Boiled salmon, anchovy sauce$0.60
Kingfish saute, Meuniere$0.60
Broiled Sea Bass, Melted Butter$0.60
Fried Oysters, Tomato Sauce$0.55
Braised Sirloin of Beef, Sauce Bordelaise$0.60
Calf's Sweetbread Saute, Financiere$0.75
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.75
Sirloin Steak, Fried Banana$0.90
Breast of Guinea Hen, Virginia$1.00
Omelette with Strawberry Jam$0.55
Roast Duckling, apple sauce$0.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$0.70
Roast Young Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.70
Roast Stuffed Young Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.85
Eggs, boiled (2)$0.25
Eggs fried (2)$0.25
Shirred Eggs (2)$0.30
Poached eggs on toast (2)$0.35
Scrambled Eggs on toast (2)$0.35
Scrambled eggs with onions$0.45
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.45
Scrambled eggs with cheese$0.45
Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers$0.45
Scrambled Eggs with smoked beef$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.50
Virginia ham and eggs$0.75
Virginia ham and eggs, Southern style$0.85
Eggs a la Bercy$0.40
Eggs a la Turque$0.50
Eggs a la Benedict (1)$0.35
Eggs A la Cocotte$0.40
Eggs A la Meyerbeer$0.40
Eggs a la Herald Square$0.45
Eggs a la Suzette (1)$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.40
Omelette with tomatoes$0.45
Omelette with Ham$0.60
Omelette with bacon$0.60
Omelette with fine herbs$0.45
Omelette with chicken livers$0.60
Omelette with lamb kidneys$0.60
Omelette with mushrooms$0.75
Omelette with asparagus tips$0.60
Omelette with jelly$0.60
Rum Omelette$0.75
Omelette au Kirsch$0.75
Spanish omelette$0.60
Filet Mignon$1.00
Filet mignon, planked$1.75
Small Sirloin Steak$1.00
Small sirloin steak, Planked$1.75
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
Tenderloin steak (for 2)$1.90
Chateaubriand$3.00
Chateaubriand Garni$3.50
Filet Goulash$1.00
Filet Goulash Hongroise with Nockerel$1.25
Broiled Calf's sweet bread$0.75
Calf's sweetbread Virginia$1.00
Calf's sweeetbread saute Financiere$1.00
Calf's sweetbread saute jardiniere$1.00
Steak, Tartare$0.85
Salisbury Steak$0.85
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.70
Wiener Schnitzel$0.60
Wiener Schnitzel a la Holstein$0.75
Bordelaise Sauce, per person$0.30
Bearnaise sauce, per person$0.30
Smothered onions, per person$0.30
fried onions, per person$0.30
Mushroom sauce, per person$0.35
Bacon, per person$0.25
Codfish steak$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Halibut steak$0.60
Deviled crab (1)$0.50
Bluefish$0.65
Sea bass$0.60
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Salmon steak$0.60
Salt mackerel, steamed$0.50
Salt Mackerel, Fried$0.50
Finnan haddie, steamed$0.50
Finnan Haddie, Broiled$0.50
Finnan Haddie, in Cream$0.50
Lamb Kidneys$0.50
Pork Chops (2)$0.70
Lamb Chops (2)$0.65
Mutton chops (2)$0.65
English mutton chop$0.85
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Ham, broiled$0.50
Ham, fried$0.50
Veal kidney with bacon$0.60
Grilled beef bones, deviled$0.50
Breakfast bacon, broiled$0.50
Breakfast Bacon, fried$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.60
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs on toast$0.50
Honey comb tripe, fried$0.50
Honey comb tripe, broiled$0.50
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.60
Corned beef hash with fried egg$0.60
Chicken a la King$1.00
Roast beef hash with poached egg$0.60
Roast Beef Hash with Fried Egg$0.60
Steamed lamb hash with green peppers$0.60
Chicken hash with minced peppers$0.75
Sweetbreads with green peas$0.75
Chicken patty (1)$0.45
Clam patty (1)$0.40
Virginia Ham$0.75
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.60
Potatoes, baked or boiled$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Chicken Broth in cup$0.30
Split pea soup$0.30
Puree Mongole soup$0.25
Fried File of Sole$0.60
Clam Broth in cup$0.25
Tomato broth in cup$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Baked Alaska$0.75
Orange Juice$0.25
Orange$0.10
Orange, sliced (2)$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
En Casserole, per person$0.50
Jardiniere variety of fresh vegetables and mushrooms in butter, per person$0.50
Pineapple sliced$0.25
Queen olives$0.25
German fried potatoes$0.25
Brandy peach (1)$0.35
Honey, strained$0.25
Lemon Cling Peaches$0.25
American dairy cheese$0.25
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE$0.25
Apple$0.10
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.25
Potatoes Saute$0.25
Roman Punch$0.35
Raisins$0.25
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Saratoga Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.25
Potatoes O'Brien$0.40
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.25
Salami$0.40
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Grilled potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Souffle$0.35
Ripe Olives$0.20
Celery$0.30
Mixed or dill pickles$0.15
Cold Slaw$0.20
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Clear green turtle soup, cup$0.50
Beef bouillon in cup$0.25
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.30
Chicken okra soup in cup$0.30
Chicken with rice$0.30
English Beef Soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Crab flakes au gratin$0.75
Romanoff caviar$1.25
Sardines (portion)$0.40
Canape Caviar$0.60
Chow chow$0.20
Caviar$0.90
Stuffed celery$0.50
Bengal chutney$0.20
Pickled onions$0.20
Pickled beets$0.20
Buffet Russe$0.75
Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Pickled mangoes$0.20
Box of Sardines$0.50
Neufchatel (cheese)$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.30
Nefuchatel and Bar-le-Duc (cheese)$0.40
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly, red or white$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.20
Mixed Cakes$0.20
Fresh Fruit Pies in Season$0.15
Fresh fruit pies a la mode$0.30
Eclairs$0.15
French Pancakes$0.50
German Pancakes$0.50
Assorted French Pastry, each$0.15
Cup Custard$0.20
Macaroons$0.25
Lady fingers$0.20
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Nesselrode (ice cream)$0.35
Lemon or orange ice$0.25
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Neapolitan (ice cream)$0.30
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Nuts and Raisins$0.35
Orange marmalade$0.20
Preserved Pineapple$0.35
Marrons in syrup$0.35
Preserved figs$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Raspberry jam$0.25
Kaffee Hag, special percolator$0.35
Kaffee Hag, per pot$0.30
Coffee or tea with cream$0.25
Glass of Half Milk and Cream$0.25
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Pot of chocolate with cream$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Special heavy cream$0.10
Amber Cocktail$0.25
Schalk's Beer
Liberty Cake$0.15
St. Julien, half bottle$0.60
St. Julien, bottle$1.00
Live lobster, small, broiled$1.50
Live lobster, large, broiled$2.00
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
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.55
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystones$0.35
Oyster Stew$0.50
Lynnhaven, Flat Shell$0.50
Little Neck Fry$0.45
Little Neck Stew$0.50
(Little Neck) Broil on toast$0.60
(Little Neck) Fry in butter$0.60
Oysters in Cream$0.60
Oyster Broiled on Toast$0.60
Southern Chicken Dinner with Waffles
Pickled beets$0.25
Mixed (salad)$0.50
Chiffonaide (salad)$0.50
Heart of Lettuce (salad)$0.35
Mayonnaise$0.10
Waldorf (salad)$0.50
Tomato Surprise (1)$0.30
Fruit (salad)$0.60
Chicken (salad)$0.90
Lettuce (salad)$0.35
Romaine (salad)$0.35
Asparagus Tips (salad)$0.50
Watercress (salad)$0.25
Potato (salad)$0.25
Crab Flake (Salad)$0.60
Lobster (salad)$0.90
Vegetable (salad)$0.50
Orange and Grape Fruit (salad)$0.50
Chicory and Escarole (salad)$0.25
Stewed carrots in cream$0.30
Stuffed Tomato (1)$0.35
Stewed onions in cream$0.30
Stewed Succotash$0.30
Stewed celery in cream$0.40
American Peas$0.25
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.75
Stewed Corn$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Spaghetti, plain$0.30
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.40
Macaroni, Plain$0.30
Macaroni au gratin or Milanaise$0.40
Macaroni with egg$0.35
American string beans$0.25
French string beans$0.30
French peas$0.30
Fried Tomatoes$0.35

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G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry Vintage, 1900 (champagne)$8.00
Veuve Cliquot, Yellow Label (champagne)$7.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec (Champagne)$7.00 – $3.50
Monopole, Red Top (champagne)$7.00
Monopole Brut (champagne)$7.50 – $3.75
Pol. Roger & Co., Dry Special (champagne)$7.00 – $3.50
A. Krug Private Cuvee (champagne)$7.00 – $3.50
Louis Roederer, Grand Sec (champagne)$7.00
Great Western, Pleasant Valley W. Co. (champagne)$3.25 – $1.75
Gold Seal, Urbana Wine Co. (champagne)$3.25 – $1.75
Ripin's Extra Dry, Split (champagne)$0.35
Gilt Edge (champagne)$3.25
Extra Dry, Red Cap (sparkling burgundy)$6.00 – $3.25
Oeil de Perdrix, Pink Cap (sparkling burgundy)$6.00 – $3.25
Scotch, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Cognac, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25 – $0.40
Blackberry (brandy), Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Apple (brandy), Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Dry (gin), Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Muirs Scotch Ale$0.35
Dog's Head Bass (ale)$0.25 – $0.40
Evans India Pale Ale$0.20 – $0.30
Budweiser (beer)$0.30
Lemp's "Falstaff" (beer)$0.25
Schlitz Milwaukee (beer)$0.25
Schalk's (beer)$0.25
Stevenson's Special (beer)$0.25
Brotherhood Wine Co.$3.75 – $2.00
Belvista Ruby Red$2.25 – $1.25
Belvista White$2.25 – $1.25
Ruby Top, Special Reserve$3.25 – $1.75
St. Julien (claret), Herald Sq. Bottling$1.00 – $0.60
Pontet Canet (claret)$2.75
Chateau Larose, 1887 (claret)$3.75
Chateau Giscours, 1879 (claret)$2.75 – $1.50
Chateau Langoa, 1878 (claret)$3.75 – $2.60
Light or Dark Beer, Large Pitcher$0.90
Light or Dark Beer, Small Pitcher$0.50
Evans Cream Ale, Large Pitcher$0.90
Evans Cream Ale, Small Pitcher$0.50
Apollinaris (water)$0.60
White Rock (water)$0.60 – $0.35
Clysmic (water)$0.35 – $0.25
Poland Still, Glass$0.10
Poland Still (water)$0.40 – $0.25
Vichy, Celestins, French, glass$0.20
Vichy, Celestins, French (water)$0.75 – $0.40
Vichy, Artificial Schultz, glass$0.15
Vichy, Artificial Schultz (water)$0.45 – $0.25
German Seltzer, Jugs$0.50 – $0.25
Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.30 – $0.20
Domestic (mineral water)$0.20 – $0.10
Club Soda$0.15 – $0.10
Sarsaparilla, Lemon Soda$0.15
Sparkling Cider$0.30 – $0.20
Grape Juice$0.15
Red Raven$0.15
Celery Tonic$0.15
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.15
Carbonic, Artificial Vicy or Seltzer, Syphons$0.35 – $0.20
St. Julien (Claret)$2.50 – $1.25
Chateau Larose, 1877$3.75
St. Julien$2.50 – $1.25
Pontet Canet$3.00 – $1.60
St. Julien$2.50 – $1.25
Pontet Canet$3.00 – $1.60
Rioja (Spanish Claret)$2.25 – $1.25
Haut Sauternes$2.50 – $1.35
Haut Sauternes$3.75 – $2.00
Beaujolais$2.25 – $1.25
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.30
Creme de Menthe, White$0.30
Apricot (liqueur)$0.35
Curacao, red$0.25
Anisette$0.35
Curacao, White$0.25
Amber Cocktail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Beaune$1.75 – $3.00
Pommard$2.75 – $4.00
Chambertin$2.75 – $5.00
Chablis$1.75
Chablis-Clos, 1898$2.00
Chablis$2.25 – $4.00
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Perfect cocktail$0.25
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.30
Clover Club$0.35
Old Fashion Cocktail$0.25
Sazarac Cocktail$0.25
Benedictine$0.35
Kirschwasser$0.25
Creme de Cacao$0.35
Kummel$0.25
Creme de Moka$0.35
Maraschino$0.25
Creme de Violet$0.35
Parfait Armour$0.25
Creme de Yvette$0.35
Prunnells$0.25
Chartreuse, green$0.50
French Vermouth$0.25
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.50
Italian Vermouth$0.25
Niersteiner (Rhine wine), Herald Sq. Bot'g$1.00 – $0.60
Liebfraumilch$2.00
Johannesberg (Rhine wine)$4.00 – $2.25
Marcobrunner$2.25
Laubenheimer (Rhine wine) M. Meyer$2.50 – $1.75
Queen Cocktail$0.30
Champagne Cocktail$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Whiskey Punch$0.30
Claret Punch$0.35
Sherry Cobbler$0.30
Gin Fizz$0.25
Silver Fizz$0.30
Golden Fizz$0.30
Royal Fizz$0.35
New Orleans Fizz$0.40
Milk Punch$0.30
Milk Punch with egg$0.40
Brandy Milk Punch$0.50
Sherry Flip$0.30
Tom Collins$0.35
Bacardi Punch$0.30
Bacardi Cocktail$0.30
Pousse Cafe$0.35
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.30
Erdener Treppchen (Moselle wine)$3.00 – $1.75
Sherry Wine, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Port Wine, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
St. Croix Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Jamaica Rum, Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25
Herald Square Special rye whiskey$0.25
Old Reserve (rye whiskey), Herald Sq. Bottling$0.30
Special Bourbon, Herald Sq. Bot'g$0.25
Irish (whiskey), Herald Sq. Bottling$0.25

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