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Café Safran

Date
1913-09-23
Restaurant
Café Safran
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Page 1

Oysters, Blue Points$0.20
Crem of green corn$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme, Celestine$0.15 – $0.25
Cold Tomato Broth in Jelly$0.15
Cup cold chicken broth in jelly$0.15
Cup Cold Consomme in Jelly$0.15
Clear Green Turtle, Amontillado$0.35 – $0.60
Chicken Okra$0.20 – $0.35
Petite Marmite, Parisienne$0.25 – $0.40
Hot or Cold Clam Broth$0.15
Puree of Tomatoes$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.15 – $0.25
Sardines a la Bordelaise$0.40
Astrachan caviar$0.90
Queen olives$0.15
French sardines, boneless$0.45
Norwegian Smoked Sardines in Can$0.40
Bismarck Herring, Potato$0.40
Gherkins$0.15
Chutney$0.15
Chow Chow, C. & B.$0.15
Pate de foie-gras$0.75
Kieler Sprotten$0.35
Sardines a l'huile$0.40
Norwegian Anchovies$0.30
Sardelles$0.40
Filet of Sole, Normande$0.50
Broiled Halibut Steak with Bacon$0.50
Baked Bluefish, Italienne$0.50
Scallops and Crab Flakes, Newburg$0.65
Fried Scallops and Bacon, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Crab Flakes in Shell, Ravigote (two)$0.50
Scallops Sautes a la Safran$0.65
Broiled Split Sea Bass, Creamed Potatoes$0.50
Whole cold chicken lobster, mayonnaise$0.75
Cold Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise$0.55
Deviled Crabs a la Safran$0.50
Shirred Eggs, Asparagus Tips$0.50
Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon$0.50
BRISKET OF CORNED BEEF WITH CABBAGE$0.50
Fricassee of Spring Chicken, Country Style$0.60
Baked Roast Beef Hash, Rasher of Bacon$0.50
Braised Shoulder of Lamb, Bretonne$0.55
Half Roast L.I. Spring Duckling Stuffed, Mixed Salad$0.75
Roast Kidney Part of Veal, Carrots and Peas$0.60
Half Broiled Spring Chicken with Bacon, Waldorf Salad$0.65
Home-made Pickelfleisch mit Spinat$0.55
Kidney Saute with Mushrooms, Parisienne Potatoes$0.50
Small Steak a la Minute$0.60
Lamb Chops, Reforme, French Peas$0.65
Golden Plover en Casserole, Chasseur$0.75
Half Pheasant, Champagne Sauce and Sauerkraut$0.85
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au Cresson$0.50
Whole Squab Chicken, Waldorf Salad$0.75
Virginia Ham and Turkey in Jelly$0.65
Sliced Virginia Ham and Turkey, Macedoine Salad$0.65
Crab flake salad$0.55
Sliced Turkey and Tongue, Italian Salad$0.60
Ribs of Prime Beef, Dill Pickle$0.50
Westphalian Ham, Fresh Asparagus$0.65
Half Roast Phila. Spring Chicken, Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.65
Steak a la tartare$0.55
Kalter Augschnitt mit Kartoffel Salat$0.60
Cold Tongue in Jelly$0.55
Sliced Virginia Ham and Asparagus Tips$0.65
Brisket of Corned Beef, New Dill Pickle$0.50
Sliced Turkey, Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.65
Spring Lamb, New Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.65
Sliced Ham and Tongue, Mixed Salad$0.50
Sliced Ham and Potato Salad$0.45
Half Roast L.I. Duckling, Apple Sauce$0.75
Roast Beef and Pickled Beets$0.50
Lobster Salad a l'Epicurienne$0.60
Chicken Salad a la Madras$0.55
Smoked Tongue and Macedoine Salad$0.55
New Lima Beans$0.15
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
New string beans$0.15
New Green Peas au Beurre$0.15
New Succotash$0.15
New sauerkraut$0.15
Green Corn with Sweet Peppers in Cream$0.25
New dill pickle$0.10
New Spinach, Plain$0.15
Oysters, Cape Cods$0.25
Oysters, Lynnhavens$0.30
Oyster Milk Stew$0.40
Oyster Cream Stew$0.50
Boston Stew$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.20
Clams, Cherrystones$0.25
Lobster Cocktail$0.40
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak$0.65
Filet Mignon$0.70
Steak a la Minute$0.75
Sirloin Steak$1.30
Extra sirloin$1.85
Extra porterhouse$2.50
Planked Steak$2.25
Planked club steak$3.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.75
Chateaubriand$2.50
English mutton chop$0.60
Mutton Chops$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.60
Squab Chicken$1.00
Spring chicken$0.75 – $1.40
Spring Chicken, casserole$1.50
Fried chicken, Maryland$0.90 – $1.75
Fried chicken, Southern style$0.90 – $1.75
Chicken saute, Marengo$0.90 – $1.75
SWEETBREADS$0.75
Filet Mignon, Cheron$0.90
Filet Mignon en Casserole, Pariseinne$0.90
Filet Mignon, Sauce Bearnaise and Julienne Potatoes$0.90
Filet Mignon a la Safran$0.90
Wiener Schnitzel, Holstein$0.70
Veal cutlet breaded, spaghetti Milanaise$0.60
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.60
Special Broilers, for one$0.85
Wiener Roastbraten, Brabant Potatoes$0.75
Royal Squab, Roast$0.75
Sweetbread Glace$0.75
Spinach$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
Sugar Corn$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Asparagus$0.30
Macaroni, italienne$0.25
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.30
GREEN PEAS$0.15
French peas$0.20
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35
Asparagus Tips$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Saratoga Chips$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Endive$0.25 – $0.40
Lettuce$0.25 – $0.40
Escarole$0.25 – $0.40
Chicory$0.30 – $0.50
Celery$0.25 – $0.40
Chiffonnade$0.40 – $0.75
Romaine$0.25 – $0.40
Potato [salad]$0.15 – $0.25
Watercress$0.25 – $0.40
Waldorf [salad]$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.30 – $0.50
BEET SALAD$0.25
Tomatoes a la Safran, two$0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25 – $0.40
Lobster Salad, Epicurienne$0.60
Pineapple Fritters, Rum Sauce$0.10
Home-made Peach Cake$0.15
Vanilla Layer Cake$0.10
Home-made apple cake$0.10
Cold chocolate pudding$0.10
Cold Chocolate Pudding with Cream$0.15
French Pastry$0.10
Home-made apple pie$0.10
cocoanut pie$0.10
Cheese Cake$0.10
French Coffee Cake$0.10
Coffee Ring$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.10
Cup custard a la vanille$0.10
Hot Apple Pie with Ice Cream$0.20
Cafe Glace$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.20
Watermelon$0.15
Lillian Russell$0.40
Boston Cooler$0.25
Stewed New California Prunes$0.15
Half Cantaloupe$0.15
Peaches and cream$0.15
Fresh Apple Sauce$0.15
French Ice Cream, Coffee$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese (with Guava Paste)$0.15 – $0.25
Imported Swiss cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Allgauer Delicatesse Kase$0.20 – $0.35
Liederkranz$0.15
Camembert$0.15 – $0.25
Mainzer Hand Kase$0.15 – $0.25
Roquefort$0.15 – $0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee, Small Pot with Cream, for one$0.10
Tea, Pot for One$0.10
Chocolate, per pot$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Soup Without Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Brisket of corned beef, potato salad$0.50
Royal Squab, Broiled$0.75
New Green Corn$0.15 – $0.25
New spinach, creamed$0.15
Hashed potatoes$0.20
Fried Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti, au Gratin$0.30
French Ice Cream, vanilla$0.15
French Ice Cream, chocolate$0.15
French Ice Cream, Strawberry$0.15
French ice cream, peach$0.15
Cocoa$0.15
Philadelphia cream cheese (with guava jelly)$0.15 – $0.25

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Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.25 – $4.25
Krug, Private Cuvee$2.25 – $4.25
Pomard Mousseaux$1.75
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.25 – $4.25
Pommery & Greno$2.25 – $4.25
Wachter Royal Carter$1.75
G.H. Mumm & Co. Extra Dry$2.25 – $4.25
G. H. Mumm & Co., Selected Brut$2.25
Sparkling Moselle$2.00 – $3.50
Sparkling Muscato$1.25 – $2.00
Sparkling Chablis$1.75
John Jameson$0.15
Laubenheimer$0.55 – $1.00
Bushmill's$0.15
Niersteiner$0.65 – $1.25
Kinnahan's$0.15
Old Crow$0.15
Ruedesheimer Berg$0.80 – $1.50
Green River Bourbon$0.15
Cascade Bourbon$0.15
Deidesheimer$0.65 – $1.25
Deep Spring Bourbon$0.15
Old Taylor Bourbon$0.15
Hochheimer$0.80 – $1.50
Safran's private stock bourbon$0.15
Cider Brandy$0.15
Assmannhauser, Red$1.10 – $2.00
Kirschwasser$0.15 – $0.25
Liebfraumilch$0.90 – $1.75
Anisette$0.15
Rauenthaler$0.90 – $1.75
Creme de Prunelle$0.15
Gilka Kuemmel$0.15
Allash Kuemmel$0.15
Oberingelheimer, Red$0.65 – $1.25
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Perfection Scotch Whiskey$0.20
Zeltinger$0.50 – $0.90
King William Scotch Whiskey$0.20
Moselbluemchen$0.50 – $0.90
Haig and Haig, Pinch Bottle$0.25
Brauneberger$0.60 – $1.00
Herrenberg Original$1.00
Erdener Treppchen$0.90 – $1.75
Berncasteler Doctor$1.15 – $2.25
Josephofer$1.00
Flor de Safran Tampa Cigars
Mint Julep$0.25
Gin Fizz$0.15
Silver Fizz$0.20
Golden Fizz$0.20
Royal Fizz$0.20
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.20
Coffee Kirsch$0.25
Port Wine Cobbler$0.20
Rhine Wine Cobbler$0.25
Lemonade$0.15
Lemonade with Claret$0.20
Milk Punch$0.15
Egg Nogg$0.20
Sherry Flip$0.20
Port Wine Flip$0.20
Coffee cocktail$0.25
Clover Leaf Cocktail$0.25
Swiss Ess$0.25
Absinthe Frappe$0.20
Sherry Cobbler$0.20
Whiskey Punch$0.20
Claret Punch$0.20
Star Cocktail$0.15
Bamboo Cocktail$0.15
Manhattan Cocktail$0.15
Palmetto Cocktail$0.15
Martini Cocktail$0.15
Perfect cocktail$0.15
Lone Tree Cocktail$0.15
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.15
Whiskey Cocktail$0.15
Sherry Cocktail$0.15
Gin Cocktail$0.15
Bass' White Label$0.25
Bass' Dog's Head$0.15 – $0.25
Evans' Pale Ale$0.15
Guinness' Stout$0.15 – $0.25
Eichler's, special brew$0.05 – $0.10
Eichler's, dark beer$0.05 – $0.10
White Rock$0.15 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.45
Clysmic$0.15 – $0.25
Imperial Mineral Water$0.15 – $0.40
Imported muenchner kindlbrau$0.10 – $0.20
Imported Wuerzburger$0.10 – $0.20
Imported B B Pilsener$0.10 – $0.20
Rhine Wine$0.10 – $0.40
Moselle Wine$0.10 – $0.40
Bordeaux Wine$0.10 – $0.40
Rhine wine with German imperial water$0.10 – $0.25
Moselle wine with German imperal water$0.10 – $0.25
Bordeaux wine with German imperial water$0.10 – $0.25
St Julien$0.40 – $0.75
Medoc$0.45 – $0.85
St Estephe$1.00
Chateau Pontet Canet$0.90 – $1.75
Chateau La Grande$0.90 – $1.75
Haut Sauterne$0.90 – $1.75
Graves$0.60 – $1.10
Sauternes$0.60 – $1.10
Chablis, White$0.85 – $1.50
Pommard$1.00 – $1.75
Macon Vieux$0.65 – $1.25
Beaune$0.85 – $1.50
Chambertin$1.50 – $3.00
Tokayi Ausbrauch$3.00
Sparkling Muscato$2.00
Chianti$1.00
Port Wine$0.15
Sherry Wine$0.15
Dubonnet Wine$0.15
Safran's special$0.15
Wilson$0.15
Hunter$0.15
Mount Vernon$0.15
Carstair's$0.15
Kirk's Old Crow$0.15
Gallagher & Burton, Black Label$0.15
Three Feathers$0.15
Seagram's Canadian$0.15
Walker's Canadian Club$0.15
Baltimore Club$0.15
Hennessy, three star$0.15 – $0.25
Martell, Three Star$0.15 – $0.25
Benedictine$0.15
Chartreuse, green$0.15
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.15
Creme de Cocoa$0.15
Creme, Yvette$0.15
Orange Curacao$0.15
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.15
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.15
Apricot Cordial$0.15
Maraschino$0.15
Ginger Ale, C & C$0.15 – $0.20
HAIG AND HAIG 5 STAR$0.20
Haig and Haig, 3 star$0.15
Domestic Ginger Ale$0.10
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Club Soda$0.10
Bass' Ale on Draught$0.10
Gaisse & Co$0.15 – $0.25
Otard dupuy, three star$0.15 – $0.25
Celestins Vichy$0.10 – $0.50
Poland Water$0.10
Schultz's carbonic, vichy and seltzer$0.10
Schultz's carbonic, vichy and seltzer, syphon$0.25
White Horse Cellar$0.15
Dewar's White Label$0.15
Dewar's Special$0.15
Stewart's 1779$0.15
Johnnie Walker$0.15
Sanderson's Mountain Dew$0.15
Black and White$0.15

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