The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

The Commander Hotel

Date
1961-03-04
Restaurant
The Commander Hotel
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Club Breakfast No. 1: Juice or Cereal, Toast, Muffins or Commander Sweet Rolls, Marmalade or Jelly, Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cocoa, Postum or Sanka$0.70
Club Breakfast No. 2: Juice or Cereal (Fruit in season 15¢ extra), Single Egg (as you prefer), Toast, Muffins or Commander Sweet Rolls, Marmalade or Jelly, Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cocoa, Postum or Sanka$0.90
Club Breakfast No. 3: Juice or Cereal, Griddle Cakes, Waffles or French Toast, Maple Syrup, Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cocoa, Postum or Sanka$1.25
Club Breakfast No. 4: Juice, Cereal or Fruit (in season), Choice Two Eggs (as you prefer) with Bacon, Ham or Sausage and Hash Brown Potatoes, or Griddle Cakes, Waffles or French Toast, with Bacon, Ham or Sausage or Corned Beef or Roast Beef Hash with Poac$1.50
Quick Service Special: Chilled Orange Juice, Choice of Fresh, Crisp Cereal, Buttered Toast or Sweet Roll, Fresh Hot Coffee$0.95

Page 3

Fresh Orange Juice (small)$0.30
Fresh Orange Juice (large)$0.55
Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Grapefruit-Orange Juice$0.25
Pineapple Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Prune Juice$0.25
Apple Juice$0.25
Welch's Grape Juice$0.25
Apricot Nectar$0.25
Large Glasses of Juice$0.45
Sliced or Whole Orange$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.30
Stewed Figs$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.40
Bananas in cream$0.40
Fruits (Melons) in season$0.50
Broiled Bacon' (3 slices); (6 slices)$0.35 – $0.60
Broiled Ham$0.65
Pork Sausage; (3); (6)$0.35 – $0.60
Griddle Cakes or Waffles$0.40
French Toast$0.65
Griddle Cakes or Waffles with Bacon, Ham or Sausage$0.65
French Toast with Bacon, Ham or Sausage$0.90
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.65
Corned Beef or Roast Beef Hash$0.65
Corned Beef or Roast Beef Hash with a Poached Egg$0.75
Kippered Herring$0.65
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.60
Single Lamb Chop$1.00
Breakfast Minute Steak$1.80
Toast$0.20
Muffins -- Bran$0.25
Commander Sweet Roll$0.25
Marmalade$0.15
Strained honey$0.25
Egg (1) (any style)$0.40
Eggs (2) (any style)$0.65
Toasted English Muffin$0.25
Egg (1) (any style) with Bacon, Ham or Sausage$0.65
Corn muffins$0.25
Blueberry Muffin$0.25
Eggs (2) (any style) with Bacon, Ham or Sausage$0.90
Omelette, plain$0.75
Omelette, cheese$0.90
Omelette with ham or bacon$1.00
Potatoes, Fried$0.30
Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Served with Half and Half$0.30
All-Bran Cereal, Served with Half and Half
All-Bran Cereal, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Kellogg's 40% Bran Flakes, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Raisin Bran, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Pep (Wheat Flakes), Served with Half and Half$0.30
Sugar Frosted Flakes, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Rice Krispies, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Shredded Wheat, Served with Half and Half$0.30
SPECIAL K (NEW PROTEIN CEREAL), Served with Half and Half$0.30
Oatmeal Served with Half and Half$0.30
Coffee (pot)$0.30
Tea (Pot)$0.25
Hash Brown Potatoes$0.30
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Potatoes in Cream$0.30
Hot Chocolate (pot)$0.25
Cream of Wheat, Served with Half and Half$0.30
Milk (Bottle)$0.20
Postum (Pot)$0.25
Sanka (pot)$0.25
French rolls$0.25
Soft Rolls$0.25
JAMS$0.15
JELLIES$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.