As opposed to dining car menus that merely picture Lake Louise, this menu was actually used at the Chateau Lake Louis on August 21, 1928, and as such it has a much larger selection than would be found on a dining car — and in fact much larger than is found on most restaurant menus today. The a la carte menu has nineteen appetizers, sixteen entrées, eight forms of potatoes, sixteen other vegetables, and (including fruits and cheeses) nearly fifty desserts.
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The table d’hôte menu was listed on a separate card inserted into the menu folder. It offered five entrées, but its selection of appetizers, vegetables, and desserts was much more limited. Full meals were $2 — about $22.50 in today’s U.S. dollars — which probably saved more than a dollar vs. buying the items separately.