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Herman Loeffler's Café and Restaurant

Date
1913-05-09
Restaurant
Herman Loeffler's Café and Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Little Neck clams$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.20
Clam chowder, Rhode Island$0.10
Consomme, plain$0.10
Consomme with Egg$0.15
Consomme with rice$0.10
Home-made nudel$0.10
Champagne Cocktail$0.15
May Wine$0.15
Queen olives$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.15
Kraftbruehe en tasse$0.10
Stewed new rhubarb$0.10
Steak a la tartare$0.40
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.40
Fried soft shell crabs on toast, sauce tartare$0.50
Schmierkaese with boiled potatoes and cream$0.30
New spinach, poached eggs, boiled potatoes$0.35
Cold Smoked Beef Tongue, Mixed Salad$0.45
Cold Ham, Potato Salad$0.40
Kalte Rinderbrust, Dill Gurke$0.40
Broiled green bluefish, maitre d'hotel and salad$0.40
Butterfish saute, lettuce salad$0.40
Corned beef hash browned, fried egg, dill pickle$0.35
Gefuellte Milz mit rothe Rueben$0.35
Whole broiled Phila. spring chicken on toast, lettuce salad$0.65
Frankfurter Wurst mit Kartoflel Salat$0.35
Roast leg of young lamb and string beans$0.45
Stuffed duck neck, apricot compote$0.40
Calf's head en tortue or vinaigrette, mixed salad$0.40
Steamed breast of beef, roast potatoes and compote$0.40
Calf's brains au beurre noir, lettuce salad$0.35
Smoked Beef Tongue with Spinach$0.50
Kalbs Schnitzel nach Holsteiner Art$0.50
Omelette with beef tongue and stewed apricots$0.35
Roast fricandeau of veal with stewed carrots$0.45
Roast Vermont turkey, stewed new rhubarb$0.60
Huehner Leber on toast mit Zwiebeln$0.50
Roast ribs of prime beef au jus and spinach$0.45
Roast Long Island Spring Duck, Apple sauce$0.60
Lamb chops broiled and French peas$0.65
Westphalian ham with asparagus, vinaigrette$0.65
Imported Roquefort$0.15
Swiss$0.15
Camembert$0.15
Imported Mainzer Hand Kaese$0.15
Eier Kuchen$0.35
Koschere Wurst, scrambled eggs$0.40
Imported Bismarck herring, potatoes$0.25
Westphalia Ham$0.50
Westphalia Ham with Asparagus$0.65
Marinirte herring, potatoes$0.30
Sardines in oil, per portion$0.30
Smoked beef tongue, mixed salad$0.50
Boiled Ham, Potato Salad$0.40
Steak a la tartare$0.50
Cold cuts and salad$0.50
Sardellen, per portion$0.50
Caviar, per Portion$0.50
Small Steak$0.50
Small steak with onions$0.55
Sirloin Steak$0.65
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.70
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER
Steak, country style$0.55
Knackwurst and salad$0.40
Veal Cutlet$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.65
Tenderloin Steak$0.70
Hamburger Steak$0.40
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.45
Hamburger Steak with Egg$0.45
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.45
Cutlet a la Holstein$0.55
Cutlet a l'Empire$0.55
Imported frankfurter, potato salad$0.40
Broiled Chicken
Vienna schnitzel$0.50
French peas$0.15
American Peas$0.10
Mushroom Sauce$0.25
Spinach$0.10
Carrots and peas$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
String Beans$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.15
California Asparagus$0.25
Mixed a la Herman$0.25
Potato$0.10
Chicken with mayonnaise$0.50
Lettuce$0.15
Dill Pickle$0.05
Red beets$0.10
Omelette, plain$0.30
Omelette, parsley$0.35
Omelette, chives$0.35
Omelette, ham$0.40
Omelette, confiture$0.40
Ham and eggs$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.40
Three Boiled Eggs$0.25
Three Fried Eggs$0.30
Three Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Smoked beef tongue, scrambled eggs$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.15
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.30
Raw meat sandwich$0.15
Tartar sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Sardellen sandwich$0.25
Caviar sandwich$0.25
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Westphalia Ham Sandwich$0.25
Home-made rhubarb pie$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.15
Home-made cranberry pie$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Kranz Kuchen$0.10
Assorted French pastry$0.10
Assorted Fleischmann's tarts$0.10
Napoleon$0.10
Home-made cup custard$0.10
Home-made prune pie$0.10
Baked Apple$0.10
Schnecke$0.10
Home-made apple pie$0.10
Pound cake$0.10
Home-made apple cake, Schlagsahne$0.15
Raisin cake$0.10
Home-made cheese cake$0.10
Chocolate or cocoa, per cup$0.15
Tea or Coffee$0.10
Tea or coffee with cream$0.15
Vanilla Ice Crea,$0.15
Coffee Glace$0.15
iced tea or coffee$0.10

Page 2

Rhine or Moselle Wines$0.10 – $0.20
French or German Red Wines$0.10 – $0.20
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.05 – $0.15
Wuerzburger or Pilsner on Draught$0.10
Guinness's Stout$0.15 – $0.25
Dog's Head Bass$0.15 – $0.25
Kirschwasser$0.15
Pommery Sec$2.25 – $4.25
Pommery Brut$4.25
CHAMPAGNE
G. H. Mumm, Extra Dry$2.25 – $4.25
Veuve Clicquot$2.25 – $4.25
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.25 – $4.25
Gins
Gordon Dry$0.15
Burnett$0.15
Old Tom$0.15
Plymouth$0.15
Sloe Gin$0.15
Holland$0.15
Steinhager$0.15
Jamaica [Rum]$0.15
St. Croix [Rum]$0.15
Imported Carlsbader Gieshübler Water$0.35
Celery Tonic$0.05
Apple Cider$0.05
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.10
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.25
Buffalo, Lithia glass$0.10
Poland, Still$0.10 – $0.20
Syphon Seltzer, Vichy or Carbonic$0.15
Celestine$0.10 – $0.40
Hunyadi Janos$0.10
Apenta Water$0.20
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
White Rock$0.15 – $0.40
Rhenser$0.20 – $0.40
Angostura$0.15
Calisaya$0.15
Fernet Branca$0.15
Hostetter's Bitters$0.15
Boonekamp Bitters$0.15
Ivan Bitters$0.15
Dubonnet$0.15
Fine Old Port$0.15
Amontillado Sherry$0.15
Martell ***$0.15 – $0.25
Hennessy ***$0.15 – $0.25
Vermouth, Italian$0.15
Vermouth, French$0.15
Maraschino$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Alash, Russian$0.15
Kuemmel, Gilka$0.15
Blackberry Brandy$0.15
Anisette$0.15
Apricot Brandy$0.15
Curacao$0.15
Bushmill's Irish$0.15
Jameson's Irish$0.15
Sanderson's$0.15
King William$0.20
Haig & Haig *****$0.20
Haig & Haig ***$0.15
Usher's$0.15
Chartreuse, green$0.20
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.20
Medoc$1.00 – $0.60
Creme de Vanille$0.15
Argaux$0.75 – $1.25
Sauterne, Graves$50.00 – $1.00
Enkircher$0.75 – $1.25
Zeltinger$0.80 – $1.50
Piesporter$1.00 – $1.75
Creme de Yvette$0.15
Creme de Cocoa$0.15
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.15
Creme de Menthe, White$0.20
Benedictine$0.15
Niersteiner$0.65 – $1.25
Hochheimer$0.90 – $1.50
Laubenheimer$0.60 – $1.00
Ruedesheimer$1.00 – $1.75
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.00
Assmannshaeuser$1.25 – $2.00
Dewar's White Label$0.15
John Walker$0.15
Black and White$0.15
King George IV$0.15
Lakewood$0.15
Hunter$0.15
Wilson$0.15
Green River$0.15
Old Crow$0.15
Canadian Club$0.15
Slivowitz$0.15
Old Crow Bourbon$0.15
Cascade$0.15
Private Stock$0.15
Macon$0.75 – $1.25
Pommard$1.25 – $2.00
Chambertin$1.50 – $2.50
Haut Sauterne$1.50
ALL LEADING BRANDS OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS AND CIGARETTES

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