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Café Lafayette

Date
1914-02-01
Restaurant
Café Lafayette
Physical description
28x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Marennes (1/2 doz.)$0.50
Seatag$0.40
Oyster Cocktail Lafayette$0.35
Clam Cocktail Lafayette$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.60
crab meat cocktail$0.60
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Soft Clams a l'Ancienne$0.45
Seapuits$0.30
Robbins Island$0.35
Smith Island$0.35
Oysters Bernard$0.45
Clams$0.25
Caviar Imperial d'Astrakhan (special importation)$0.90
Casaba Melon$0.50
Celery$0.25
HORS-D'OEUVRE LAFAYETTE$0.40
California Ripe Olives$0.30
1/2 Grape Fruit$0.30
Herring Provencale$0.25
Hareng au vin blanc$0.40
Maquereau au Commandant Rick (1)$0.35
Chicken Okra Creole Soup$0.25
Consomme Printanier Royal$0.25
Cream of Celery soup$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Potage St. Germain$0.25
Petite marmite$0.25
Clear green turtle soup$0.30
ONION SOUP gratinee$0.25
Strained Gombo
French Sole, any style
Planked Shad (1/2)$1.50
Fried Smelts Tartar sauce$0.50 – $0.90
Broiled chicken lobster$0.80
Fried Whitebait$0.50 – $0.90
Frog's Legs Provencale$0.65 – $1.25
Filet of Kingfish Fin-de-Siecle (1)$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.50 – $0.90
Crab meat a la Dewey$1.25
Fried Scollops Tartar sauce$0.55 – $1.00
1/2 doz. Crawfish$0.75
Filet de Bass Bonne-Femme (1)$0.60
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.50
Lobster a l'Americaine$1.50
Sea Bass au gratin$0.90
Larded Filet of Beef Portuguise$0.65 – $1.25
Duckling Cutlet with fresh Mushrooms$0.50 – $0.90
Saddle of Spring Lamb Bouquetiere$0.65 – $1.25
Snails a la Parisienne (1/2 doz.)$0.50
Sweetbread sous cloche a l'Infante$0.90
Venison Chop, puree of Chestnuts$0.75
Supreme of Guinea Hen au Paprika$1.25
Squab Chicken saute with Ceps$1.50
Noisette de Pre-Sale with fresh Asparagus Tips$0.65
Emince Bernard (1)$0.75
Royal Squab Bourgeoise$1.25
Fresh mushrooms on toast$1.25
Fresh Mushrooms sous cloche (1)$0.75
Veal Kidney Paloise$0.65
terrapin Maryland$3.00
Crab Meat salad$0.60
Cold Beef Tongue$0.50
Cold Ham$0.50
Cold Assorted Meat with Chicken$1.25
Lobster salad$0.75
Cold roast beef$0.55
Cold Crab Meat Ravigote$0.50
Cold boned capon$0.50
Pate de Foie-Gras de Strasbourg en croute$0.75
Chicken salad$0.65
Chicken Lobster Mayonnaise$0.80
Cold Chicken with Virginia Ham$0.65
Cold 1/2 Squab Chicken$0.65
New Asparagus (p.p.)$1.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.35 – $0.60
Celery au jus$0.35 – $0.60
New string beans$0.35 – $0.60
Petits Pois a l'etuvee (special)$0.35 – $0.60
Cauliflower$0.35 – $0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40 – $0.75
Spaghetti Napolitaine$0.50
Macaroni Napolitaine$0.50
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50 – $0.90
Flageolets a l'etuvee$0.35 – $0.60
Fried Egg Plant$0.30 – $0.50
Spinach$0.35 – $0.60
Potatoes Gaufrette$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Fried Potatoes$0.20
Sautees Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Potatoes Elysee$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Potatoes Anna$0.30
Potatoes Soufflees$0.30
Plover sur canape$1.00
Imported Partridge Venitienne$2.75
1/2 broiled Squab Turkey, Potato Gaufrettes$2.00
Royal Squab$1.25
Chicken en casserole$2.00
Chicken a la broche$2.00
Fresh Long Island Duckling$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Squab Guinea Hen$2.00
Tenderloin$1.50
Broiled Chicken$0.90 – $1.75
Escarole Salad$0.30
Field Salad$0.30
Barbe de Capucin Salad$0.30
Endive Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.30
Chiffonnade salad$0.30
Salad Russe$0.50
Salad Lafayette$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.25
Brandy cherries$0.35
Brandy figs$0.35
Brandy peaches$0.35
Assorted Pastry (1)$0.15
Peach Melba$0.60
Poire Petit-Duc$0.60
Omelette au rhum$0.75
Imported French Orange Preserve$0.30
Grape fruit marmalade$0.25
Fresh Strawberries$0.40
Coffee cup$0.15
Coffee cup with cream$0.20
COUPE LELA LEE$0.50
Special Coffee$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Cafe frappe au Kirsh$0.25
Assorted fruits$0.50
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Orange$0.15
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.30
Napolitaine Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Grapes$0.30
Parfait Lafayette$0.40
Cheese$0.15
Pear$0.20
Apple$0.15
Confiture Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Gervais, double Creme$0.20
Gervais (double Creme)$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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