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Chesapeake Restaurant

Location
Chesapeake Restaurant


142 dishes

Date
December 1, 1955

Sponsor
Cesapeake Restaurant

Physical description
47x31.5cm folded; 47x63cm open

Call number
1955-0145_wotm

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Dish Page Price
Mumm's Champagne Cocktail (For Two) 2 2.0
Very Dry In And Out Martini 2 0.85
Mumm's Champagne 2 3.25- 7.5
Cresta Blanca Champagne 2 2.5- 0.0
Hollywood Salad 2 0.5
Chef's Mixed Green Salad 2 0.4
Caesar Salad 2 0.85
Oysters On Half Shell (6) 2 0.9
Oysters Half And Half Stew 2 1.5
Fried Oysters (6) Cole Slaw, Sour Pickle Slice 2 1.75
Steamed Oysters, With Hot Butter, 4 Qt. Kettle 2 2.5
Butter Panned Oysters 2 2.5
Oysters Au Gratin 2 2.5
Oysters Newberg 2 2.5
Hot Buttered Lobster Lumps 2 3.25
Jumbo Live Broiled Lobster (2 3 1/2 Lbs.) 2 2.25
Baked Stuffed Chicken Lobster, With Crab Meat 2 3.5
Lobster Imperial, Deep Dish 2 2.5
Lobster Newberg 2 2.5
Lobster Gratin 2 2.5
Lobster Thermidor 2 3.75
Filet Of Chesapeake Bay Flounder 2 1.75
Combination Platter No. 3 Fried Chesapeake Oyster, Breaded Deep Sea Scallops, French Fried Shrimp, Filet Of Bay Sole 2 1.75
Breaded Deep Sea Scallops 2 1.75
Combination Platter No. 5 Half Broiled Lobster, Fried Chesapeake Oyster, Breaded Scallops, Fried Jumbo Shrimp 2 3.25
Breaded Fresh Jumbo Shrimp 2 1.75
Almaden Grenache Rose Served Chilled 3 1.25- 2.25
Fresh Fruit Cocktail 3 0.5
Famous French Onion Soup 3 0.5
Clams On Half Shell 3 0.75
Hearts Of Celery, Per Person 3 0.5
Marinerete Herring, Cream Sauce 3 0.5
Steamed Clams, Butter, Broth 3 1.75
Jumbo Green, Or Ripe, Olives 3 0.5
Clam Chowder, Chesapeake 3 0.3
Steamed Shrimp, In Shell (Cold) 3 0.85
Filets Of Portuguese Anchovies 3 1.0
Fresh Vegetable Soup 3 0.3
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail 3 1.25
Hot Fresh Clam Broth 3 0.4- 0.5
Oysters On Half Shell (6) 3 0.9
Chilled Juices 3 0.25
Vodka Martini The New Cocktail That Is The "Rage" In Hollywood And On New York's Park Avenue. Made With Smirnoff Vodka. 3 0.75
Mumm's Champagne 3 3.25- 7.5
Sichel Blue Nun Liebfraumilch 3 5.25
Brolio Chianti 3 1.75- 4.5
Lanson Champagne 3 12.0
Kayser Liebfraumilch 3 2.0- 5.0
B&G Pommard 3 2.95- 5.75
Lancer's Crackling Rose 3 2.75- 8.0
Kayser Piersporter Riesling 3 2.0- 0.0
B&G Beaujolais 3 2.0- 3.75
Chauvenet Red Cap 3 4.75- 30.0
B&G Sauternes 3 2.25- 3.95
B&G Medoc 3 1.5- 2.75
B&G Graves 3 1.75- 0.0
Great Western Champagne 3 2.5- 18.0
B&G Macon 3 2.0- 3.5
B&G Chateau Yquem 3 8.95
B&G Margaux 3 2.75
G.W. Sparkling Burgandy 3 2.5- 4.95
Fresh Crab Lump Cocktail 3 1.25
Famous French Onion Soup 3 0.5
Blue Ribbon Sirloin (22 Oz.) For One 3 6.25
Double Blue Ribbon Sirloin For Two 3 12.5
Chauvenet Red Cap, 1/5 3 8.95
Two Chicken Lobsters With Melted Butter And French Fried Potatoes 3 4.25
Prime Sirloin Steer Steak (14 Oz.) 3 4.95
Prime Sirloin Steer Steak (14 Oz.), Planked With Garden Vegetables 3 5.7
B&G Pommard (Burgundy) 3 2.95- 5.75
Baked Whole Chicken Lobster, Stuffed With Deliciously Seasoned Crab Lumps, French Fried Potatoes 3 3.5
French Fried Onions A Crisp Chesapeake Specialty You Mus Try. Plenty For Two 3 0.75
Double Sirloin Steer Steak For Two 3 9.25
Double Sirloin Steer Steak For Two, Planked With Garden Vegetables 3 10.0
Broiled South African Lobster Tender, Luscious, White Meat, Ready To Eat No Claws To Pick, No Shells To Wrestle. (Exclusive With The Chesapeake. Do Not Confuse With Ordinary Cuban Or North African Tails!) With Melted Butter, French Fries 3 2.75
Prime Tenderloin Steak (14 Oz.) 3 4.95
Prime Tenderloin Steak (14 Oz.), Planked With Garden Vegetables 3 5.7
B&G Macon (Burgundy) 3 2.0- 3.5
Steak Sliced Tomatoes 3 0.5
Steak Sliced Tomatoes With Bermuda Onion 3 0.75
Chopped Beefsteak...Smothered Onions A Deliciously Seasoned Chopped Steak Made From The Same Prime Beef As Our Famous Steaks No Ordinary Hamburg This! 3 2.25
Garden Vegetables, Butter Sauce 3 0.25
Chopped Beefsteak...Smothered Onions, Planked With Garden Vegetables 3 2.95
Almaden Cabernet (Dry Red) 3 1.25- 2.25
Hash Browned Potatoes 3 0.5
Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes, Lettuce, Tartar Sauce 3 2.5
Home Fried Potatoes 3 0.5
Lyonnaise Potatoes 3 0.5
Whipped Potatoes 3 0.25
Baked Potatoes 3 0.25
French Fried Potatoes 3 0.25
Planked Steak "A Meal On A Board" A Generous Cut (14oz.) Of Aged Prime Tenderloin, Charcoal Broiled, Then Beautifully Garnished With Selected Vegetables And Bordered With Fluffy Whipped Potatoes 3 5.75
Fresh Mushrooms, On Toast 3 1.0
Jumbo Imperial Crab, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes 3 2.25
Fresh Mushrooms, On Toast Side Order 3 0.5
Lancer's Crackling Rose 3 2.75- 8.0
Garlic Toast Specially Baked Sour Rye, Sliced Wafer Thin; Toasted And Basted With Chesapeake's Own Inimitable Garlic Sauce. Basket 3 0.35
Broiled Stuffed Flounder Stuffed With Crab Meat, Cole Slaw, Lemon Butter 3 2.25
Jumbo Rib Of Roast Beef This Is That Famous "Diamond Jim Brady" Super Colossal Cut Of Beef (Rib And All!) Orginated In Baltimore Many Years Ago By The Chesapeake 3 4.75
B&G Macon 3 2.0- 3.5
Cresta Blanca Urgandy 3 1.25- 2.25
Prime Ribs Of Beef, Regular Cut Generous, He Man Portion Of The Same Prime, Luscious Beef As Above 3 3.95
B&G Graves Sauternes 3 2.0- 3.5
Ham Steak, Extra Thick Cut 3 2.5
Sauteed Calf Liver, Smothered Onions, Whipped Potatoes, Vegetable 3 2.25
Double Rib Lamb Chops (2) 3 3.75
B&G Medoc (Claret) 3 1.5- 2.75
Fried Maryland Chicken, Disjointed Tender Springers Fresh From Maryland's Eastern Sho', Disjointed In Easy To Eat Hand Sized Pieces. Slowly Sizzled In An Old Fashioned Pan, Farm Style, 'Til Crisp, Golden Brown Outside And Juice Tender Inside. 3 1.75
Cauliflower Au Gratin, Baked In Individual Casserole 3 0.5
California Brococli, With Cheese Sauce 3 0.4
B&G Graves 3 1.75- 0.0
Chicken Chesapeake In Casserole Generous Slices Of White Breast Meat, Layered With Tender Green Broccoli And Topped With A Delicious Mornay Sauce, Then Baked In Casserole. 3 2.5
B&G Sauterne 3 2.25- 3.95
On Request Sour Cream And Chives Served With Your Baked Potato 3 -
Cherries Jubilee Huge Black Bing Cherries, Plumped To Bursting From Having Soaked Up All The Kirsch (Cherry Brandy) They Can Hold Then Flamed With Brandy And Spooned, Still Flaming, Over French Vanilla Ice Cream 4 1.25
Peach Jubilee, As Above, With Luscious Peach Halves 4 1.25
Coconut Snowball French Vanilla Ice Cream, Rolled In Hot Chocolate Fudge And Covered With Fresh Grated Coconut. Topped With Whipped Cream 4 0.6
Peach Melba French Vanilla Ice Cream Garnished With Jumbo Peach Half, Topped With A Delectable Melba Sauce And Whipped Cream 4 0.5
Cresta Blanca Triple Cream Sherry (Brown, Sweet) 4 0.5
Solera Pale Dry Sherry (Shoonmaker) 4 0.3
Cresta Blanca Sherry (Medium) 4 0.3
Chilled Dubonnet (Medium Sweet Aperitif) 4 0.4
Pedro Domecq Celebration Cream (Brown, Sweet) 4 0.85
Harvey's Bristol Cream, Or Milk (Brown, Sweet) 4 1.0
Duff Gordon No. 28 (Medium Dry) 4 0.5
Duff Gordon Amontillado (Dry) 4 0.5
Pedro Domecq La Ina (Very Dry) 4 0.5
Boordy Vineyard "Maryland's Own" 4 0.3- 0.0
Almaden Vin Rose (Schoonmaker) 4 0.3- 1.25
Beaulieu Vineyard Riesling (Very Dry) 4 0.3- 0.0
Beaulieu Vineyard Sauternes (Medium Dry) 4 0.3- 1.25
Cresta Blanca Riesling (Very Dry) 4 0.3- 1.25
Cresta Blanca Chablis (Dry) 4 0.3- 1.25
Cresta Blanca Sauternes (Medium Dry) 4 0.3- 1.25
Cresta Blanca Haut Sauterne (Medium Sweet) 4 0.3- 1.25
Chateau Cresta Blanca (Sweet) 4 0.3- 0.0
Almaden Dry Semillon 4 1.75- 2.75
Beaulieu Vineyard Chateau Sauternes 4 1.75- 2.75
Almaden Cabernet (Shoonmaker) 4 0.3- 0.0
Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet 4 0.3- 2.25
Cresta Blanca Claret 4 0.3- 2.25
Cresta Blanca Burgundy 4 0.3- 2.25