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Hotel Commodore Bar Café

Date
1951-05-24
Restaurant
Hotel Commodore Bar Café
Physical description
30x22cm folded; 30x44cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cherrystone Clams$0.70
Little Neck clams$0.65
Grapefruit Juice$0.35
V-8 Vegetable Juice Cocktail$0.40
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
Tomato Juice$0.35
Commodore Marinated Herring$0.45 – $0.85
Fresh Fruit Cup Commodore$0.65
crab meat cocktail$1.25
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Cream of Fresh Asparagus aux Croutons$0.30 – $0.45
Consomme with Ravioli$0.30 – $0.40
Vichyssoise, Cup$0.35
Jelly Madrilene$0.30
Beet Soup with Sour Cream$0.30
Broiled Filet of Boston Sole Maitre d'Hotel, Hashed Browned Potatoes, String Beans$1.65
Poached Fresh Haddock, Egg Sauce, Chopped Spinach, Parsley Potato$1.50
Spanish Omelette with French Fried Potatoes, Carrots and Peas$1.50
Shirred Eggs with Sausages, Grilled Tomato, Croquette Potato$1.45
FRIED HALF SPRING CHICKEN SOUTHERN STYLE, CREAM SAUCE, CORN FRITTER, BACON, CROQUETTE POTATO$1.85
Broiled Chopped Beef Steak, Commodore Sauce, Whipped Potatoes, New Peas Bonne Femme$1.70
Roast Fresh Quarter of Pork, Mustard Pan Gravy, Sweet Potato Normande, String Beans$1.65
Spaghetti with Meat and Mushroom Sauce, Grated Cheese$1.35
Chef Salad with Julienne of Tongue, Swiss Cheese, Chicken$1.50
Tunafish Salad (Bowl) with Cole Slaw, Quartered Egg$1.45
Martini$0.55
Manhattan$0.60
Daiquiri$0.60
Baked Boneless Spring Lamb Shank Champvallon with Sliced Potatoes and Onions
Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Cup of Coffee
Milk or Tea
Today's Special$1.80
Broiled Boston Scrod, Deliciously Cooked with Drawn Butter Served with Cole Slaw and Parsley Potatoes
Broccoli Polonaise$0.65
New Succotash$0.55
Creamed Spinach$0.55
New Lima Beans$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.40
New string beans$0.50
EXTRA SELECT FRESH ASPARAGUS HOLLANDAISE$1.25
Brussel Sprouts Rissolee$0.50
Garden Fresh Peas$0.50
Potatoes:--French Fried Sweet$0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.45
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.45
Whipped Potatoes$0.40
Chicken (white and dark meat)$0.80
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.60
Western Sandwich$0.70
HAM OR TONGUE SANDWICH$0.75
Commodore Club$1.25
Open Tomato, Bacon and Melted Cheese, Pickled Watermelon Rinds$0.75
Smoked Salmon$0.85
Fried Egg Sandwich (1)$0.45
Belgain Endive Salad$0.70
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Half Aligator Pear Salad$0.80
Fresh Fruit Salad Commodore$1.20
Fresh Cooked Vegetables$1.00
Mixed Green Salad, French Dressing$0.70
Salad Moderne$0.65
Lettuce and Tomatoes, French Dressing$0.65
Strawberry Chiffon Cream Pi$0.45
Jello Orientale$0.40
Frozen Eclair Surprise$0.45
Hot Pudding Fruitiere$0.40
Pistachio Layer Cream Cake$0.45
Pecan Caramel Sundae$0.60
Fresh Strawberry Tartlet$0.50
Apple Pie$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Meringue Glace Chantilly$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Nesselrode Pudding$0.60
FRESH PINEAPPLE COMMODORE$0.55
Fresh Delicious Apple$0.30
Fresh Strawberries in Cream$0.75
Stewed Figs$0.50
Fruit Compote$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.40
Danish Blue Cheese$0.65
Kaukauna Klub$0.45
Swiss cheese$0.45
Blue (Roquefort Type)$0.50
Camembert$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.40
Gold N Rich Cheese$0.50
Imported Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.55
Cream Cheese$0.45
[cream cheese] with Guava Jelly$0.70
Pot of Coffee (Served for one)$0.30
Kaffee Hag or Sanka$0.35
Chocolate$0.30
Certified Guernsey Served (half pint)$0.25
Tea (per pot)$0.30
Ming Cha--Choicest China Tea 5c Extra$0.05
Milk, glass$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
Coffee Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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