Cafe Old Nelson
1435 Arch St, Philadelphia
(215) 568-1730
Breakfast Platter
French Toast
Served with home fries or 2 eggs, choice of meat and syrup
Waffle Platter
Served with home fries or 2 eggs, choice of meat and syrup
Old Nelson Special with Meat
2 eggs, home fries, choice of toast and meat
Old Nelson Special
2 eggs, home fries and choice of toast.
Cheese Omelet
Three eggs, american cheese, fries, and toast.
Veggie omelette
3 eggs with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, green pepper, mushrooms, homefries and choice of toast
Western Omelette
3 eggs, ham, green pepper, red onion, homefries and choice of toast
Omelets
Vege Omelet
3 eggs, spinach, red onion, green pepper, mushroom, tomato
Cheese omelet
Western omelet
3 eggs with Ham, green pepper and red onion
Sides
Toasted with butter & jelly
Belgium waffle
Toast
Toast with Butter
Bacon
Croissants
Turkey bacon
Pork sausage patty
Toasted with jelly
Breakfast sandwiches
Ham, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich
Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich
Egg and Cheese Sandwich
Breakfast entrees
Cream Cheese Bagel
Buttered Bagel
Lowfat Cream Cheese Bagel
Vegetable Cream Cheese Bagel
Chive cream cheese
Speciality Sandwiches
No.1 Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
With avocado, romaine lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard on foccacia.
No.16 Caesar Wrap
No.12 Turkey Club Sandwich
Triple decker, bacon, lettuce, tomato, served with chips and pickles.
No.2 Smoked Turkey Sandwich
With sundried tomatoes, romaine lettuce, and honey mustard on seven grain bread.
No.3 Maple Honey Turkey and Cream Cheese Sandwich
With sliced cucumber, tomatoes, and honey mustard.
No.4 Smoke Turkey and avocado Sandwich
With sliced avocado and honey mustard on sourdough.
No.5 Roast Beef Sandwich
With swiss, cucumber, romaine lettuce, tomato, and horse radish sauce on rye.
No.6 BBQ chicken breast and melted monterey jack
With bacon chips, slice onion, romaine lettuce and tomato on foccacia
No.7 Genoa salami, capicolla and melted provolone cheese
With roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts and olive oil on foccacia
No.8 Prosciutto and Mozzarella Cheese Sandwich
With roasted red peppers, mixed greens, olive oil and black pepper on foccacia.
No.9 BLT Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato on toasted bread.
No.10 Tuna Melt Sandwich
Tuna fish, melted swiss cheese on choice of toasted bread.
No.11 Turkey Special Sandwich
Coleslaw, russian dressing on rye.
No.12 Chicken Salad Club Sandwich
Triple decker, bacon, lettuce, tomato, served with chips and pickles.
No.13 Corn Beef Reuben
Hot corned beef with sauerkraut, russing dressing on rye.
No.13 Pastrami Reuben Sandwich
hot pastrami, sauerkraut, and russing dressing on rye.
No.14 Cheese Sandwich
Choice of cheese, roamaine lettuce, tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts on choice of bread.
No.15 Vege Sandwich
Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, green pepper, avocado on choice of bread.
No.17 chicken caesar wrap
Chicken caesar salad in your choice of wrap flavor
No.18 vege wrap
Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, green pepper, avocado, mushroom on choice of wrap
No.19 Old Nelson Special Club Sandwich
Chicken breast, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, honey mustard.
Salads
Chef Salad
Romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, red onion, red and green peppers, sliced ham, turkey breast, and Swiss cheese, shredded red cabbge, and croutons.
Cobb Salad
Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, tomatoes, avocado, chopped eggs, crispy bacon, and blue cheese.
Garden Salad
Lettuce, tomato, carrots, green peppers, cucumber, red onion, red cabbage.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, boiled eggs, parmesan cheese, seasoned croutons and Caesar dressing.
Simple Leaf Salad
Baby greens, tomatoes, cucmbers, carrots, and red onion with choice of dressing.
Fresh Spinach Salad
baby spinach, crumbed bacon, and diced eggs.
BLT Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, crunchy bacon, and croutons.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Caesar salad with grilled chicken breast.
Artichoke Salad
Romaine lettuce and mixed greens, cucumbers, carrots, red onion, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, artichokes hearts, and shredded red cabbage.
California Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onion, alfalfa sprouts, red and green peppers, Cheddar cheese, avocado, and shredded red cabbage.
California Spinach Salad
spinach, avocados, black olives, mushrooms, and mandrarin oranges.
Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, black olives, croutons, and feta cheese.
Chicken Thai Salad
Asian cabbage, romaine lettuce, carrots, cucumber, red onion, red cabbage, mandarine orange, cilantro, roasted peanuts, and grill checken breast mixed in Asian sesame dressing.
Mandarin Orange Gorgonzola
Almond salad mixed greens, carrots, red onion, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage, mandarin orange, Gorgonzola cheese, and sliced almond.
Salad Platters
Tuna Fish Salad
Served with potato salad, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and choice of bread on a platter.
Chicken Salad
Served with potato salad, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and choice of bread on a platter.
Egg Salad platter
Served with potato salad, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, and choice of bread on a platter.
Specialty Hoagies
Turkey Club Hoagie
Turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion
Italian Special Hoagie
Pepper ham, Genoa salami, crappy ham, prosciutto, and sharp provolone.
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
2. American Hoagie
Ham, bologna, cooked salami, and american cheese.
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Jewish Hoagie
Roast beef, corned beef, turkey, and swiss cheese.
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion peppers
Tuna Club Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and crispy bacon
Chicken Salad Club Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion and bacon
Vege Hoagie
Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, alfalfa sprouts, roasted pepper, mushroom, and cucumber.
Mix cheeses
With lettuce, tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts
Hot Panini
P1- Turkey Breast Panini
Swiss, bacon, tomatoes, roasted peppers, Russian dressing.
P16- Vege panini
With lettuce, tomato, Onion, roasted red peppers, alfalfa sprouts, avocado and honey mustard
P11- Cajun Turkey Panini
Pepper jack, roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes, honey mustard.
P8- Mesquite Turkey Panini
Artichoke, spinach, roasted pepper, dijon mustard.
P18- Grill chicken panini
With spinach, ranch and buffalo sauce
P2- Ham,turkey Panini
Turkey, cheddar, sun dried tomato pesto.
P3- Genoa Salami panini
Prosciutto, provolone, and basil pesto.
P4- Peppermill Turkey Panini
Provolone, red onion, avocado, Dijon mustard.
P5- Roast Beef Panini
Swiss, red onion, spinach, sundried tomatoes, basil pesto.
P6-Grilled Chicken Panini
Parmesan, sundried tomatoes, basil pesto
P7- Prosciutto Panini
Mozzarella, artichoke hearts, basil, sundried tomato pesto.
P9-Fresh Mozzarella panini
Roasted red pepper, basil pesto.
P10- Pastrami Panini
Havarti, spinach, tomatoes, dijon mustard.
P 12-BBQ Chicken Breast Panini
Provolone, bacon, sundried tomatoes, honey mustard.
P13- Portobella Mushroom Panini
Fresh mozzarella, basil pesto.
P14- Tuna panini
Tuna with Swiss cheese
P15- Cheese panini
With Swiss, provolone and cheddar cheese
P17- Buffalo chicken panini
With lacy Swiss, ranch and bacon
From The Grill
Chicken Cheese Steak
Philly Cheese Steak
Cheese Steak Hoagie
Served with lettuce and tomato
Chicken Cheese Steak Hoagie
Served with lettce, tomato and onion
Grill Cheese Sandwich
4 slices of cheese and toast
Ham grill cheese
4 slices of cheese and toast
Mushroom cheese steak
Sandwiches
Corned Beef Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Pepper Ham Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Honey Maple Turkey Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Boar's Head Turkey Breast Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Smoked Mesquite Turkey Sandwich
Served with lettuce, and tomato
Pepper Mill Turkey Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Boar's Head Ham Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Maple Honey Ham Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Cappy Ham Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich
Ser With lettuce and tomato
Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Roast Beef Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Pastrami Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Prosciutto Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Genoa Salami Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Cooked Salami Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Bologna Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Liverwurst Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Tunafish Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Egg Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Canjun Turkey Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato
Beverages
Deer park water
La colombe draft latte
20 oz soda
Nantucket
Snapple
Kombucha
Pure leaf tea
Red bull 8.4oz
Monsters
Turkey hill
Perrier water
Hoagie
Tunafish Salad Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Corned Beef Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Boar's Head Ham Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onions
Chicken Salad Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Maple Honey Ham Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Boar's Head Turkey Breast Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Bologna Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Buffalo Chicken Breast Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Canjun Turkey Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Cappy Ham Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Cooked Salami Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Roast Beef Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Egg Salad Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Genoa Salami Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Honey Maple Turkey Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onions
Liverwurst Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Pastrami Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Pepper Ham Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Pepper Mill Turkey Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Prosciutto Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion
Roasted Chicken Breast Hoagie
Served with lettuce and tomato
Smoked Mesquite Turkey Hoagie
Served with lettuce, tomato, and onions
Wrap
Boar's Head Turkey Breast Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Chicken Salad Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Roasted Chicken Breast Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Bologna Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Boar's Head Ham Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Asian Sesame Chicken Wrap Sandwich
Asian sesame chicken salad on your chioce of wrap.
Buffalo Chicken Breast Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Cajun Turkey Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Cappy Ham Wrap
Cooked Salami Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Corned Beef Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Egg Salad Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Genoa Salami Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Honey Maple Turkey Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Liverwurst Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Maple Honey Ham Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Pastrami Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Pepper Ham Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Pepper Mill Turkey Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Prosciutto Wrap
Served with lettuce and tomato
Roast Beef Wrap
Served witht lettuce and tomato
Tunafish Salad Wrap
Served lettuce, tomato and onion.
Smoked Mesquite Turkey Wrap
Served with lettuce, tomato, onion
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Recent Reviews
I am new to the area (for work) and happened to stop in old Nelson on Arch St for a quick sandwich. The prices are great , the service is even better, the staff are so nice and accommodating. I have had a few bad experiences for lunch and Old Nelson is NOT one of them! I will be returning really soon… I ordered the grilled chicken and sun dried tomato pannini … I quick asked them to sub out the pesto for some mayo and did not even bat an eye! Thank you 10/10
May 2024
I ordered a sandwich without cheese...I was charged for cheese. I asked for receipt--hesitant to give to me, she finally did. Told her I didn't get cheese...she says cheese good. Don't try to act like you don't understand me, conveniently. You understand perfectly well that you tried to cheat me. How many others have been overcharged and never realized it?...they habitually do this by virtue of the fact she wasnt really trying to give me my receipt...guilt was all...
September 2021
Its super busy around breakfast time and lunch time from Family Court folks getting food. Sausage Egg and Cheese Croissant for breakfast is my favorite. They have vegan options - including snacks and dessert. Good take out lunch spot.
November 2019
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