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Herman Loeffler's Café and Restaurant

Date
1913-09-23
Restaurant
Herman Loeffler's Café and Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Blue Point Oysters$0.20
Rockaway Oysters$0.20
Fried oysters$0.30
Broiled oysters$0.40
Oyster cocktail$0.20
Chicken giblet with rice$0.10
Consomme, plain$0.10
Consomme, with Egg$0.15
Kalte ente mit Apple Sauce$0.50
Small Steak$0.50
Spinach$0.10
Imported Roquefort$0.15
Vienna schnitzel$0.50
String Beans$0.10
Caviar sandwich$0.25
Peaches and cream$0.15
Chicken livers on toast with bacon$0.50
Westphalian ham with asparagus, vinaigrette$0.65
Peached eggs on toast$0.35
Kraftbruehe en tasse$10.00
Fried oysters with sauerkraut, bacon and mashed potatoes$0.45
Kraftbruehe en tasse$0.10
Consomme with rice$0.10
Homemade noodle$0.10
Koschere wurst with eggs, pancake style, lyonnaise potatoes$0.40
Cold roast sirloin of beef, cold slaw$0.40
Imported Bismarck Herring, Boiled Potatoes$0.25
Baked bluefish a la creole, lettuce salad$0.35
Corned beef hash browned, fried egg, dill pickle$0.35
Lamb stew, Dublin style, pickled beets$0.40
Frische Bratwurst, Magdeburger Sauerkraut und Kartoffelbrel$0.40
Vienna schnitzel breaded, tomato sauce, mixed salad$0.40
Steamed breast of beef, roast potatoes, red cabbage$0.40
German Kalbsbraten mit Spinat$0.40
Kalbs Schnitzel nach Holsteiner Art$0.40
Omelette with beef tongue, stewed new apples$0.35
Roast young lamb, green peas$0.45
Roast ribs of prime beef au jus with stewed new tomatoes$0.45
Three spring lamb chops broiled and French peas$0.65
Imported Bismarck herring, potatoes$2.25
Marinirte herring, potatoes$0.30
Sardines in oil, per portion$0.30
Sardellen, per portion$0.50
Caviar, per Portion$0.50
Westphalia Ham$0.50
Westphalia Ham with Asparagus$0.65
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
Sirloin Steak$0.65
Small steak with onions$0.55
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.70
Broiled Chicken, half
Broiled Chicken, whole
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER
Knackwurst and salad$0.40
Tenderloin Steak$0.70
Hamburger Steak$0.40
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.45
Hamburger Steak with Egg$0.45
Steak, country style$0.55
Veal Cutlet$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.65
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
French peas$0.15
American Peas$0.10
Mushroom Sauce$0.25
Carrots and peas$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.15
California Asparagus$0.25
Mixed Salad a la Herman$0.25
Potato salad$0.10
Chicken with mayonnaise salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Dill Pickle Relish$0.05
Red beets$0.10
Three Boiled Eggs$0.25
Three Fried Eggs$0.30
Koschere Wurst, scrambled eggs$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.30
Omelette, parsley$0.35
Omelette, chives$0.35
Eier Kuchen$0.35
Omelette, ham$0.40
Omelette, confiture$0.40
Ham and eggs$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.40
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
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Westphalia Ham Sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.15
Camembert$0.15
Home-made German plum cake$0.10
Home-made Peach Cake$0.10
Home-made apple pie$0.10
Home-made cheese cake$0.10
Tea$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Coffee with Cream$0.15
Home-made huckleberry cake$0.10
Cantaloupe$0.15
Pound cake$0.10
Raisin cake$0.10
Chocolate$0.15
Cocoa$0.15
Iced tea$0.10
Iced coffee$0.10
Tea with cream$0.15

Page 2

Rhine Wine$0.10 – $0.20
French Red Wine$0.10 – $0.20
Rhine Wine with Seltzer$0.15
French Red Wine with Seltzer$0.15
Pommery Sec$2.25 – $4.25
Pommery Brut$4.25
G. H. Mumm, Extra Dry$2.25 – $4.25
Gordon Dry$0.15
Burnett$0.15
Old Tom$0.15
Plymouth$0.15
Sloe Gin$0.15
Holland$0.15
Steinhager$0.15
Veuve Clicquot$2.25 – $4.25
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.25 – $4.25
Enkircher$0.75 – $1.25
Zeltinger$0.80 – $1.50
King George IV$0.15
Apricot Brandy$0.15
Vermouth, Italian$0.15
Old Crow$0.15
Ruedesheimer$1.00 – $1.75
St Julien$0.60 – $1.00
Margaux$0.75 – $1.25
Medoc$0.60 – $1.00
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Syphon Seltzer, Vichy$0.15
Fine Old Port$0.15
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.15
Creme de Vanille$0.15
Creme de Cocoa$0.15
Creme de Yvette$0.15
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.20
Blackberry Brandy$0.15
Usher's$0.15
Haut Sauterne$0.75 – $1.50
Moselle Wine$0.10 – $0.20
German Red Wine$0.10 – $0.20
Benedictine$0.15
Moselle Wine with Seltzer$0.15
German Red Wine with Seltzer$0.15
Syphon Seltzer, Carbonic$0.15
Piesporter$1.00 – $1.75
Creme de Menthe, White$0.20
Chartreuse, green$0.20
Curacao$0.15
Anisette$0.15
Angostura$0.15
Sauterne, Graves$0.50 – $1.00
Imported Cigars
Domestic cigars
Cigarettes
Kuemmel, Gilka$0.15
Alash, Russian$0.15
Absinthe$0.15
Maraschino$0.15
Vermouth, French$0.15
Kirschwasser$0.15
Hennessy, three star$0.15 – $0.25
Martell, Three Star$0.15 – $0.25
Amontillado Sherry$0.15
Dubonnet$0.15
Ivan Bitters$0.15
Boonekamp Bitters$0.15
Hostetter's Bitters$0.15
Fernet Branca$0.15
Calisaya$0.15
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.05 – $0.15
Wuerzburger$0.10
Guinness's Stout$0.15 – $0.25
Dog's Head Bass$0.15 – $0.25
Rhenser$0.20 – $0.40
White Rock$0.15 – $0.40
Apenta Water$0.10
Hunyadi Janos$0.10
Celestine$0.25 – $0.40
Poland, Still$0.10 – $0.20
Buffalo, Lithia$0.10
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.25
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Apple Cider$0.05
Celery Tonic$0.05
Imported carlsbader gieshubler water$0.35
St Croix Rum$0.15
Jamaica run$0.15
Bushmill's Irish$0.15
Jameson's Irish$0.15
Sanderson's$0.15
King William Scotch$0.20
HAIG AND HAIG 5 STAR$0.20
Macon Burgundy$0.75 – $1.25
Black and White Scotch$0.15
Pommard$1.25 – $2.00
Haig and Haig, 3 star$0.15
Dewar's, White Label$0.15
John Walker$0.15
Private Stock Whiskey$0.15
Lakewood whisky$0.15
Hunter Whisky$0.15
Wilson Whisky$0.15
Chambertin$1.50 – $2.50
Canadian Club$0.15
Green River whisky$0.15
Slivowitz$0.15
Old Crow Bourbon$0.15
Cascade$0.15
Niersteiner$0.65 – $1.25
Hochheimer$0.90 – $1.50
Laubenheimer$0.60 – $1.00
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.00
Assmannshaeuser$1.25 – $2.00

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