The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

Mercantile Lunch Co.

Date
1914-02-05
Restaurant
Mercantile Lunch Co.
Physical description
29x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1

Dishes

Coffee per cup$0.05
Cocoa Per Cup$0.05
Glass of half pure cream and milk$0.10
Glass of Pure Cream$0.15
Home made pumpkin in box to take home$0.35
Home made mince pie in box to take home$0.35
Hot Tea Biscuits
Corn muffins
Rolls
Pie with ice cream$0.10
Coffee with Cream$0.10
Tea per pot$0.05
Buttermilk per glass$0.05
Milk per glass$0.05
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.05
Fruit salad$0.05
lemon meringue pie$0.05
cocoanut pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Lunch Cakes$0.05
Orange Layer Cake$0.05
Banana Layer Cake$0.05
Home-made cheese cake$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
Raisin cake$0.05
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Crullers$0.05
Hot cup cabinet pudding$0.05
Corn Starch Pudding$0.05
Chocolate Pudding$0.05
Cold rice pudding$0.05
Horton's ice cream$0.10
Fancy baked apples$0.05
Fancy baked apples with cream$0.10
Fancy baked apples extra large bowl$0.15
Old-fashioned home-made pumpkin pie$0.05
Hot home-made baked apple dumpling with hard and sherry sauce$0.10
Hot home-made mince pie$0.05
Hot home-made mince pie with hard and wine sauce$0.10
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.05
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.10
Peanut Butter Sandwich$0.05
Kippered herring sandwich$0.05
Sardine Sandwich$0.05
Fried egg sandwich$0.05
Salmon Sandwich$0.05
Corned beef sandwich$0.05
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.05
Ham Sandwich$0.05
Sliced Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.20
Sandwiches served on graham, white or rye bread
Chicken salad$0.25
Cold Corned Beef$0.20
Cold sliced ox-tongue$0.30
Cold Boiled Ham$0.20
Cold roast beef$0.20
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.05
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05
Hot Rice$0.05
Potato Dumpling$0.05
Potatoes in Cream$0.05
Spinach$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.05
Sirloin of beef au jus, spaghetti and potatoes$0.20
Leg of lamb, mashed turnips and potatoes$0.25
Spaghetti, italienne, tomato sauce$0.05 – $0.15
Turkey cutlet a la creme, cranberry sauce and potatoes$0.15
Plain Omelette, French Fried Potatoes$0.15
Hor roast lamb sandwich, gravy, fried sweet potatoes$0.15
Sirloin steak, French fried potatoes, to order, 8 minutes$0.25
Chicken liver saute on toast, mushrooms, southern sweet potato$0.25
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.15 – $0.25
Calf's liver, Irish bacon, potatoes in cream$0.20
Corned beef or ham with Boston or New York beans$0.05 – $0.15
Braised ox-joints and vegetables, potato dumpling$0.20
Omelette, jardiniere a la creme, potatoes$0.20
Breast of chicken fricassee, steamed rice, sweet potato$0.25
Oyster roast on toast, butter sauce, potatoes$0.25
Broiled bluefish, green peas and potatoes$0.20
Ox-tail au sherry soup$0.10
Vegetable, julienne soup$0.10
Oyster Sandwich$0.05
Oyster Stew$0.20
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.30
Oyster roast on toast$0.30
Oyster omelette a la creme$0.25
Oyster Fry$0.20 – $0.25
Baltimore broil on toast with bacon$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.