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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-07
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Poached Eggs on Codfish Cakes, cream sauce$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with shrimps, Joinville$0.65
Omelet with spinach, Florentine$0.65
Egg, Ravigotte with fresh string bean salad$0.60
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.65
Boiled Spare Ribs with frankfurter and sauerkraut, boiled potato$0.75
Patty of Sweetbreads and Mushrooms, Regence, asparagus tips, Princesse$0.75
Broiled Chicken Leg with cornfritter, potato croquette, fresh vegetables in cream$0.80
Salisbury Steak of Veal with creamed potatoes, spiced beets$0.80
Roast Spring Lamb with potatoes Champvallon, fried egg plant$0.85
Roast Long Island Duckling, sage dressing, candied yams, apple sauce$1.10
Fresh Mushrooms saute, Minute, fresh string beans and tomatoes$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Spring Lamb with potato salad$0.75
Jersey Ham with jelly and tomato salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.25
Vanilla Cup Custard with crushed strawberries$0.25
Cherry Slice, Montmorency$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Cheese Cake$0.25
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Fillet of Sea Bass with fresh mushrooms and tomatoes, Francois ler, potatoes Duchesse$0.75
Broiled Sea Trout, potatoes rissolees, spinach au gratin$0.80
Supreme of Halibut with oysters, Cancalaise, asparagus tips$0.85
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3) tartar sauce$1.10
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$1.00
Filet of halibut with fresh vegetable salad, tartar sauce$0.80
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$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
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
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Meringue glacee$0.40
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Genoise Glace$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Caprice Salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccolis$0.50
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
New string beans$0.35
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.65
Buttered new beets$0.25
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
Breast of chicken$1.15
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Royal Squab$1.45
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Filet Mignon$1.60
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Small Steak$1.20
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Lobster salad$1.40
Smoked Whitefish with cole slaw$0.60
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Cape Cods$0.40
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Little Necks$0.25
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30

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