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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-04
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

BLUE POINTS$0.30
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cherrystones$0.30
Sour Pot Roast (Sauerbraten) with potato dumpling, fresh string beans$0.95
Broiled Baby Lamb Steak with broccolis, Polonaise, Bermuda potato a la Menthe$1.15
Broiled Filet Mignon, Bearnaise sauce, potatoes Olivettes, timbale of of spinach$1.45
Milk-fed Chicken, Edward VII, rice and pimentos, curry sauce$1.10
Casserolette of Sweetbreads, Bourmet, waffle potatoes$0.95
Breast of Guinea Hen, Colbert, Virginia bacon, candied yams, currant jelly$1.20
Broiled Tomato, Fresh Asparagus Tips and Noodles, Polonaise$0.85
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.90 – $1.25
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on the spit, sage dressing$1.10
Roast Loin of Lamb with potatoes and mint sauce$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Moderne$1.45
Sugar-cured Jersey Ham, potato salad$0.90
Roast Spring Lamb with Mint Jelly$0.95
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.60
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Hollandaise, potato persillee$0.95
Broiled Gaspe Salmon, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, cauliflower and tomatoes au gratin$1.00
Lobster a L'Americaine with rice pilaff$1.20
Fried Filet of Flounder, French fried potatoes, cole slaw, tartar sauce$0.95
Baked Oysters with fresh mushrooms, Boitelle, Saratoga potatoes$0.85
Gaspe Salmon, cucumber salad, remoulade sauce$0.90
Stuffed Lobster a la Ravigotte$1.00
Lobster salad$1.40
Native Pheasant from the Spit (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2) from the spit$3.50
Squab Chicken from the Spit$1.25
Royal Squab from the Spit$1.45
Long Island Duckling from the Spit$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen from the Grill$1.20
Breast of Chicken from the Grill$1.15
Milk-fed Spring chicken from the grill$1.10 – $2.15
Squab Chicken from the Grill$1.25
Royal Squab from the Grill$1.45
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.65
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broccolis$0.50
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes sautee$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Little Necks$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Swedish Rice Pudding, vanilla sauce$0.25
Streusselkuchen (Butter Crumb Cake)$0.20
Strawberry Cake, Astor$0.30
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Kuroki Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Strawberry Ice Cream, strawberry sauce$0.35
Coupe, Petit Duc$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Frozen Eclair$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Chicken broth$0.25
Cream of Celery, Argente$0.30
Consomme double, Printanier$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Raisin cake$0.25
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Benedictine sherbet$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Pear$0.20
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25

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