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Eastern Hotel

Date
1914-07-09
Restaurant
Eastern Hotel
Physical description
30.5x20.5cm folded; 30.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Broiled Phila. Spring Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Cold Half Lobster$0.65
Huckleberry cake$0.10
Yankee bean soup$0.15
Chicken broth with rice$0.15
Cream of Cauliflower Soup$0.15
Soups with Bread and butter without Meats or Fish, extra$0.05
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast, Tartar Sauce$0.50
Boiled Finnan Haddie in Cream$0.40
Fried frog's legs, tartar sauce$0.60
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.40
Baked Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Cold boiled salmon, mayonnaise$0.50
Cold eels in jelly$0.40
Broiled fresh mackerel, meuniere$0.40
Fried eels, tartar sauce$0.40
Kippered herring (small), scrambled eggs$0.45
Chow chow$0.15
Radishes$0.10
Queen olives$0.15
Pickled beets$0.10
English walnuts$0.15
New Dill Pickles$0.10
Russian caviar$0.75
Stuffed olives$0.20
Norwegian Anchovies$0.35
Pig's knuckle with sauerkraut and mashed peas$0.45
Hungarian veal goulash with spatzle$0.45
Lamb chops, Aristocratic style$0.50
Ragout of beef, Westmoreland$0.40
Breast of veal braise with cauliflower$0.45
Corned beef hash with green peppers$0.40
Chicken Liver Omelette with Mushrooms$0.45
Home-made corned beef and cabbage$0.40
Pork and Beans, Boston Style$0.30
Roast fresh Jersey ham, Bavarian cabbage$0.50
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.50
New Corn on Cob$0.25
New asparagus, butter saue$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.15
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.35
New sauerkraut$0.10
Lima beans$0.20
Boston Beans$0.15
Spinach with egg$0.20
New Cabbage$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
New string beans$0.15
New green peas$0.15
IMPORTED MATJES HERRING, NEW POTATO$0.35
Bismarck Herring$0.35
Cold prime ribs of beef, asparagus, vinaigrette$0.60
Russian caviar$0.75
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.50
Pig's knuckle with jelly$0.50
Pickled calf's tongue$0.35
Marinirter Herring$0.30
Eels in Jelly$0.40
Turkey$0.65
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.35
Boiled Ham$0.40
Corned beef$0.40
Cervelat sausage (imported)$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.15
Table Celery$0.25
Lettuce$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Watercress$0.20
Cucumber$0.25
Tomato$0.25
Potato salad$0.15
Cup custard a la vanille$0.10
Strawberries and Ice Cream$0.30
Strawberries and Cream$0.20
Cantaloupe, half$0.15 – $0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.25
Grape fruit$0.15 – $0.25
Boston Cooler$0.30 – $0.40
Cherry cake$0.10
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
Apple Cake$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.15
Peach Cake$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.15
Napoleon$0.10
Pound cake$0.15
Fruit$0.25
Coffee glacee$0.20
Iced coffee or iced tea$0.15
Watermelon$0.20
Corn Flakes$0.50
Shredded Wheat$0.20
Whole broiled lobster, butter sauce (1.50 and up)
Planed extra sirloin steak, City style$2.25
Planked single porterhouse, Fancy style$2.50 – $3.50
Frankfurter sausages with sauerkraut$0.40
Filet of sole, sauce remoulade$0.40
Raisin cake$0.15
Eclairs$0.10
Pies$0.10
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.20
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Clams and Oysters in every style (See Order Bill of Fare)

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Stuffed deviled lobster a la Bittner$1.50
SOUPS WITHOUT MEAT, EXTRA$0.05
Clam Chowder$0.20
Consomme, per cup$0.15
Consomme, per plate$0.15
Consomme, with Egg$0.20
Consomme, with rice$0.20
Tomato with rice soup$0.20
Chicken with rice soup$0.20
Mutton brotj$0.20
Green Turtle Soup$0.35
Mock turtle soup$0.25
Green Turtle Soup, English Style$0.25
Irish Stew, Dublin Style$0.40
Spareribs, sauerkraut and mashed peas$0.45
Kidney Stew on Toast with Mushrooms$0.40
Pig's Knuckle, Sauerkraut and Mashed Peas$0.45
Fricassee of Tripe with Oysters$0.40
Ox-tail ragout with vegetables$0.40
English walnuts$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.20
Queen olives$0.15
Russian Caviar on Toast$0.75
Gherkins$0.15
Chow chow$0.15
Table Celery$0.25
Norwegian Anchovies$0.35
New Dill Pickles$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Bermuda Onions$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.15
Fried eels tartar sauce$0.50
Broiled halibut, maitre d'hotl$0.50
Fried halibut, sauce tartare$0.60
Fried codfish, tomato sauce$0.50
Fried filet of sole, tartare$0.50
Boiled salmon, hollandaise$0.60
Broiled bluefish$0.50
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Broiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce$1.50
Small Steak$50.00
Tenderloin steak, plain (for one)$90.00
Home-made corned beef and cabbage$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.45
Chicken a la King$1.75
Schnitzel a la Holstein$0.70
Oyster Bay asparagus, vinaigrette$0.35
Marinirter Herring$0.30
Filet Mignon, Jardiniere$1.00
Extra sirloin steak, plain (for two)$1.50
Sirloin steak, plain (for one)$0.75
Porterhouse steak, single (for two)$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.25
Club Steak$2.25
Mutton Chops (two)$0.50
Pork Chops (2)$0.50
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.50
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.75
Broiled Phila. spring chicken, whole$1.50
Milk Stew$0.35
Calf's head, vinaigrette$0.50
Squab en casserole$0.90
Boiled lobster, mayonnaise$0.65 – $1.10
Planked single porterhouse steak, fancy style$2.50 – $3.50
Paprika schnitzel$0.70
Special-Oyster patties with cream (2)$0.50
Chicken patties a la Reine (2)$0.50
Sweetbread patties, financiere (2)$0.60
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.40
Corned Beef Hash$0.40
Fried chicken a la Maryland, half$1.00
Fried chicken a la Maryland, whole$1.75
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.75
Oysters, half shell$0.25 – $0.40
Oysters, Boston stew$0.40
Oysters, Box Stew$0.35
Oysters, Fry$0.35
Oysters, broiled$0.45
Oysters, Fry in Butter$0.40
Oysters, pan roast$0.40
Oysters, Shell Roast$0.40
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.45
Oysters, Baltimore Fry$0.45
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.25
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.35
Little Neck clams, dozen$0.40
Little neck clam stew$0.35
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.45
Blue Point Oysters Steamed$0.45
Blue Point Oysters A la poulette$0.50
Blue Point Oysters Roast on toast$0.50
Blue Point Oysters A l'Eastern Hotel$0.50
Rockaway Oysters Steamed$0.45
Rockaway Oysters A la poulette$0.50
Rockaway Oysters Roast on toast$0.50
Rockaway Oysters A l'Eastern Hotel$0.50
Saddle Rock oysters half shell$0.30
Saddle Rock oysters dozen$0.50
Saddle Rock Oysters Milk stew$0.45
Saddle Rock oysters Boston stew$0.45
Little Neck Clams Shell roast$0.40
Little Neck Clams Steamed$0.45
little neck clams Fry with Bacon$0.45
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.20
Little Neck Clams a la Newburg$0.50
Little Neck clam broth$0.20
Wiener Schnitzel, plain$0.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.45
Calf's Liver and Bacon with onions$0.50
Saddle Rock Oyster Fry$0.45
Saddle Rock oyster broil$0.45
Saddle Rock Oyster Shell roast$0.50
Saddle Rock Oyster Pan Roast$0.50
Saddle Rock Oysters - Fry in butter$0.50
Saddle Rock Oysters Baltimore Broil$0.55
Saddle Rock Oysters Baltimore fry$0.55
Saddle Rock Oysters Roast on toast$0.60
Saddle Rock oysters a la poulette$0.60
Saddle Rock Oysters Curried$0.50
Saddle Rock Oysters Steamed$0.60
Saddle Rock oysters a l'Eastern Hotel$0.60
Small steak with onions$0.60
Crab meat, Newburg in chafing-dish$1.00
Deviled Crabs, Two$0.40
Sirloin steak, plain (for one) with onions$0.85
Sirloin steak, plain (for one) with mushrooms$0.10
Sirloin steak, plain (for one) a la bearnaise$1.00
Sirloin steak, plain (for one) a la Bittner$1.00
Extra Sirloin steak, plain (for two) with onions$1.65
Extra Sirloin steak, plain (for two) with mushrooms$1.75
Extra Sirloin steak, plain (for two) a la bearnaise$1.75
Extra Sirloin steak, plain (for two) en casserole$2.00
Tenderloin steak, plain (for one) with onions$1.00
Tenderloin steak, plain (for one) with mushrooms$1.15
Tenderloin steak, plain (for one) a la bordelaise$1.15
Tenderloin steak, plain (for one) en casserole$1.50
Porterhouse steak, single (for two) with onions$2.00
Porterhouse steak, single (for two) with mushrooms$2.25
Extra porterhouse steak with onions$2.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$0.26
Châteaubriand$0.16
Châteaubriand en casserole$1.85
Club steak with onions$2.50
Club Steak with mushrooms$2.75
Planked extra sirloin steak, City style$2.25
Delicatessen Aufschnitt$0.75
Russian Caviar on Toast$0.75
Roast ribs of beef, potato salad$0.50
Smoked Beef Tongue, Potato Salad$0.50
Boiled Ham, Potato Salad$0.40
Corned beef, potato salad$0.40
Lamb$0.50
Roast spring chicken (half) with lettuce$0.60
Roast Vermont Turkey$0.65
Steak, Tartare$0.60
Imp. Cervelatwurst$0.50
Leberwurst$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.40
Pickled eels in jelly$0.45
Pig's knuckles in jelly$0.50
Sardines in Oil$0.40 – $0.60
Sardellen with Egg$0.50
Anchovy toast$0.50
Eggs, Boiled (two)$0.20
Eggs, Fried (two)$0.25
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.30
Eggs, Scrambled (2)$0.25
Omelet, plain$0.30
Omelet with ham$0.45
Omelet with kidneys$0.40
Omelet with oysters$0.50
Omelet with Bacon$0.45
Omelet with Asparagus Tips$0.50
French pancakes (three) with jelly$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Omelet with tomatoes$0.40
Omelet au confiture$0.50
Omelet with onions$0.40
Omelet aux fines herbes
Omelet with Parsley$0.40
Omelet with rum
Omelet with mushrooms$0.50
Omelet l'espagnole$0.50
Omelet soufflée$0.75
Omelet with Cheese$0.40
German Pancake, Apple Sauce$0.50
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, mashed$0.10
Potatoes, French fried$0.15
Potatoes, German fried$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes, hashed, browned$0.15
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.25
Potatoes, jullienne$0.25
Potatoes, Grilled$0.25
Potatoes, au gratin$0.25
Spinach with egg$0.20
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Sauerdraut$0.10
Succotash$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Cauliflower$0.25
American Peas$0.15
Corn fritters$0.30
Boiled Onions$0.20
French peas$0.25
Stewed Mushrooms$0.25
Macaroni a l'Italienne$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.35
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.35
Hot asparagus$0.35
Carrots and peas$0.20
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Green peppers stuffed$0.35
Crab Meat salad$0.60
Lobster salad$0.70
Chicken salad$0.60
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.25
Mixed (lettuce, tomato) salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.15
Celery Salad$0.25
Watercress Salad$0.20
Cold Slaw$0.15
ONION SALAD$0.15
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.40
Golden buck rarebit$0.40
L. I. Rarebit$0.35
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Egg Sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.35
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.35
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Turkey Sandwich$25.00
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
Caviar sandwich$0.40
Caviar sandwich on toast$0.45
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Anchovy sandwich$0.20
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Sandwiches a la Bittner$0.40
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.20
Tartar sandwich$0.35
Raw meat sandwich$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Combination Sandwich$0.20
Sardellen sandwich$0.25
Roquefort$0.15 – $0.25
Camembert$0.15 – $0.25
Swiss cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Brie$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Pot Cheese$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Apple Tart$0.10
Peach tart$0.10
Eclairs$0.10
Apple Cake$0.10
Napoleon$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Pie, Apple$0.10
Pie, cocoanut$0.10
Pie, Peach$0.00
Pie, Lemon$0.10
Pie, Pineapple$0.10
Pie, mince$0.10
Pound cake$0.15
Fruit Cake$0.15
Preserved Peaches$0.25
Milk$0.10
Tea$0.15 – $0.25
Chocolate [drink]$0.15 – $0.25
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Boiled Rice and Milk$0.20
Boilded rice and cream$0.30
Oatmeal and milk$0.20
Toast, Dry$0.10
Toast, French$0.25
Toast, Buttered$0.15
Toast, Milk$0.20
Milk and crackers$0.20
Rolls and butter$0.10

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Coronet Dry Gin$0.15
Duc du Montebello$2.25 – $4.50
Pommery Sec$2.25 – $4.50
G.H. Mumm$2.25 – $4.50
Moet & Chandon (White Seal)$2.25 – $4.50
Krug$2.25 – $4.50
Veuve Clicquot$2.50 – $5.00
Dry Monopole$2.25 – $4.50
Urbana Gold Seal$1.25 – $2.00
Eastern Hotel (Special) Rye$0.20
Hunter Rye$0.15
Wilson Rye$0.15
Carstair's Rye$0.15
Old Crow Rye$0.15
Mitchell's Irish Whiskey$0.15
Canadian Club Rye Whiskey$0.15
Sanderson's (Scotch)$0.15
Imported Wurzburger$0.25
Younger's Scotch Ale$0.30
Black and White (Scotch)$0.15
Martell*** Brandy$0.20 – $0.30
Milwaukee, Schlitz$0.15
White Label Bass' Ale$0.15 – $0.30
Chateau de Moulerens$3.00
Berncasteler Doctor Moselle Wine$1.00 – $2.00
Booth Gin$0.15
Liebfraumilch Rhine Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Andrew Usher (Scotch)$0.15
Old Bushmills Irish whiskey$0.15
Tayler's Old Bourbon Whiskey$0.15
Haut Sauterne White Bordeaux$0.75 – $1.50
Green River Rye Whiskey$0.15
Old Cliff Whiskey$0.15
Gibson Rye$0.15
Haig & Haig Pinch (Scotch)$0.30
Cockburn Port Wine$0.15
Moselblumchen Moselle Wine$0.50 – $1.00
Monticello Rye Whiskey$0.15
Piel Brothers$0.15
Duff Gordon Sherry Wine$0.15
Steinhaegen Gin$0.15
Hunter Private Stock$0.20
Old Crow Bourbon Whiskey$0.15
Redmond Bourbon Whiskey$0.15
Mitchell's Scotch Whiskey$0.15
Eastern Hotel Special$0.30 – $0.50
Margaux$0.50 – $1.00
Vöslauer Goldeck$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
La Croix Rouge$2.00
Beaujolais$1.00 – $2.00
Pommard$2.50
Chablis, White$1.00 – $2.00
Gold Seal Sparkling$1.50 – $3.00
Italian Chianti Wine$0.50 – $1.00
Niersteiner$0.50 – $1.00
Erbacher$0.75 – $1.50
Rudesheimer Hinterhaus$1.50 – $3.00
Zeltinger$0.50 – $1.00
Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.50
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen$1.25 – $2.50
Sauterne$0.50 – $1.00
Special Duff Gordon$0.20
Spc'l Cockburn Port$0.20
Jerez Quinn, Spendid Appetizer$0.20
Amontillado$0.20 – $1.75
Burnett's London Dry Gin$0.15
Johnnie Walker (Scotch) Drink$0.20
Burke's Irish Whiskey$0.15
John Dewar (Scotch)$0.15
White Horse (Scotch)$0.15
Long and Short (Scotch)$0.15
Dewar's White Label (Scotch)$0.15
Haig & Haig XXXXX$0.20
Haig & Haig XXX (Scotch)$0.15
King George IV, (Scotch)$0.20
King William IV, (Scotch)$0.20
Hennessey's *** Brandy$0.20 – $0.30
Otard, Dupuy & Co. 1862 Brandy$0.25 – $0.40
Apricot Brandy$0.20 – $0.30
Rhine Wine with Seltzer$0.15 – $0.25
Claret Wine$0.10 – $0.35
Claret wine with seltzer$0.15 – $0.25
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser$0.20
St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch$0.20
Geo. Ehret's Extra$0.15
Evans Pale Ale$0.20
Dog's Head Bass' Ale$0.20 – $0.30
Burke's Guinness' Stout$0.15 – $0.30
Gordon$0.15
Bol's$0.15
Plymouth$0.15
Geneva$0.15
Cream of Holland$0.20
Sloe$0.20
Fockink$0.15
Holland$0.15
Old Tom$0.15
El Bart$0.15
Imp. Ginger Ale, C. & C. 1/2 pt$0.15 – $0.25
Bénédictine$0.20
(Frappé, 5c. extra)
Chartreuse (yellow or green)$0.20
Orange Curaçao$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Crème de Menthe,$0.20
Anisette$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Apollinaris$15.00 – $40.00
Pousse Cafe$0.35
Brandy Milk Punch$0.35
Aquavit$0.15
Remsen Cooler$0.25
Geo. Ehret's and Franziskaner$0.05
Beadleston & Woerz Cream Ale$0.05
Rhine Wine$0.10 – $0.35
Creme de Cacao$0.20
Absinthe (Green)$0.25
Cherry Brandy$0.20
Allash Russian Kummel$0.20
Gilka Kummel$0.15
Dubonet$0.15
Swedish Punch$0.15
Cinzano Italian Vermouth$0.15
Mont blanc, French Vermouth$0.15
Soda$0.10 – $0.15
Sarsaparilla$0.10 – $0.15
Ginger Ale$0.10 – $0.15
Club Soda$0.15 – $0.25
Soda Cocktail$0.20
Coffee cocktail$0.20
Clover Cocktail$0.25
High Ball$0.15
Rickeys$0.15
Beadleston & Woerz Old Ale$0.10
Beadleston & Woerz Porter$0.10
Bass' Ale$0.10
Imported Pilsener Oelsner$0.10 – $1.00
White Rock Lithia$0.15 – $0.40
Imperial$0.20 – $0.40
Syphons$0.25
Vichy$0.25
Seltzer$0.25
French Vichy$0.30 – $0.50
Brandy Cocktail$0.25
Silver Fizz$0.20
Whiskey Punch$0.20
Sherry Cobbler$0.20
Sherry and Egg$0.20
HORSE'S NECK$0.20
Gin Fizz$0.15
Egg Nogg$0.25
Tom Collins$0.25
Mint Julep$0.25
Absinthe Frappe$0.25
Milk Punch$0.20
Claret Punch$0.20
Sherry Flip$0.20
Seltzer Lemonade$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Cocktails$0.15

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