The food is still American, and appropriately classy for 2015. Today’s menu: The revived Iron Gate has several menus, and dinner now consists of a variety of multi-course tasting menus, ranging between $60 and $110. Every entree was accompanied by baked potato, vegetables, biscuits and the restaurant’s "famous" butterscotch rolls. A half of broiled or pan-fried chicken cost $2.75 and a 12 oz. Yesterday’s menu: The dinner menu from 1968 consisted of hearty American fare. The restaurant: Iron Gate (1734 N St, NW) The bar still serves domestic beer for $5 and Natty Boh for a reasonable $3. Spaghetti and meat sauce has been replaced by upscale pasta dishes like duck garganelli and lunch entrees like wagyu beef pot roast ($14.95).Ĭocktails trend away from the classics and toward modern twists. Today’s menu: Old Ebbitt’s 2015 menu bears almost no resemblance to the old, simple layout. To wash it down, draft beer cost $0.11 and southern-style cocktails like the sazerac and milk punch cost anywhere from $0.40 and $0.60. A craving for spaghetti with meatballs could be satisfied for $0.75. Hamburgers sold for $0.15 and a tuna fish sandwich cost just $0.30. Yesterday’s menu: In 1945, lunch at the grill was simple and economical. The restaurant: Old Ebbitt Grill (675 15th St, NW)
Here’s a look back in time at how the menus at a few of the city’s oldest restaurants have changed over the years, both in terms of price and what’s on the plate. restaurants have been around for decades, finding ways to adapt their menus over the years in order to remain successful and relevant. Dining trends come and go, but a handful of D.C.
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