The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

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The Biltmore

December 20, 1917

On this menu 32 dishes

Lynnhavens$0.50
Seatags$0.55
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands$0.45
Cape Cods$0.45
Smith Islands$0.50
Cotuits$0.45
Little Necks$0.40
Cherrystones$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Russian caviar$1.90
Celery$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
Spanish olives$0.30
California olives$0.30
Melon, Supreme$0.85
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
Cream of celery soup; Viveurs$0.40
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.85
Beef or chicken consomme$0.45
St. Germain$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Tomato Soup$0.45
Small marmite$55.00
Consomme Bellevue$50.00