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The Ambassador

Date
1933-05-02
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
33x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Broiled Baby Sole Diable, Straw Potatoes$1.50
Baked Bluefish Creole, Bordure Duchesse$1.50
Omelette Lyonnaise$1.50
Poached Eggs Benedict$1.50
Estoufade of Beef Flamande, Potato Persillade$1.50
Veal Steak Pojarsky, Potatoes Saute, Creamed Spinach$1.50
French Sausage, Mashed Potatoes, Mushroom Sauce$1.50
Leg of Capon Grilled with Ham, Carlton$1.50
Boiled Leg of Lamb with Vegetables, Caper Sauce$1.50
Pudding Souffle, Chocolate Sauce$0.35
Apple Dumpling, Apricot Sauce$0.30
Strawberry shortcake$0.50
Oregon Plum Tart$0.30
French Pancakes Nicoise$0.75
Green Apple Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.25
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
rice pudding$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Little Necks$0.40
Clam juice$0.40
Cape Cods$0.45
Cherrystones$0.45
Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Sterling Points$0.50
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Mignonette Sauce$0.10
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Chicken broth$0.35
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.60
Broiled Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Fried Scallops remoulade$1.00
Fried Scallops Remoulade with Bacon$1.25
Broiled Baby Sole Diable, Straw Potatoes$0.85
Broiled Bluefish Mirabeau$1.00
Baked Bluefish Creole Bordure Duchesse$0.90
Fried Filets of Sole Tartare$0.85
Brook Trout Veronique$1.00
Crabflakes Salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.60
Lobster Chatillon (1/2)$1.35
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.75
Chicken salad mayonnaise$1.40
Chicken Salad Mayonnaise, White Meat Only$1.60
Creamed Spinach$0.50
Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee$0.60
Preserved French Peas Rodel$0.60
Spaghetti au Beurre$0.40
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.50
Macaroni au gratin$0.50
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.60
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Heart of Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.55
Herring a l'Allemande$0.50
Ambassador Appetizers$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.30
Crabflake$0.75
Lobster$1.00
Assorted Hors 'Oeuvres$0.85
Westphalían Ham$0.80
Brochette Vert Pre$0.90
GREEN PEAS$0.50
Roast beef$1.00
Estoufade of Beef a la Flamande, Potato Perspillade$0.85
Hot House Sping Chicken (half)$1.25
Hot House Squab Chicken$1.50
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.90
Escalope of Veal Viennoise$1.10
Vol au Vent of Chicken Reine$1.00
Chicken Livers Vert Pre$0.90
Supreme of English Sole Menagere$1.25
Boneless Shad and Roe$1.25
Shad Roe Saute Meuniere$1.25
Snails Bourguignonne$0.90
Okra Soup$0.35
Armenonville soup$0.40
Potage Bruxelloise aux Croutons$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Omelette Lyonnaise$0.75
SHIRRED EGG WITH KIDNEY MEYERBEER$0.65
Poached Egg Benedict$0.55
anchovy canape$0.65
Consomme Velour$0.30
Fresh Shrimps Figaro$0.90
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Orange Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Grapefruit Supreme Ambassador$0.75
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Beluga Caviar$2.00
String Beans$0.50
Veal Steak Pojarsky, Potatoes Saute, Creamed Spinach$1.00
French Sausage, Mashed Potatoes, Mushroom Sauce Seymour$0.90
Leg of Capon Grilled with Ham, Carlton$0.90
Boiled Leg of Lamb with Vegetables, Caper Sauce$1.00
GRATIN OF MINCED CHICKEN WITH STRING BEANS, CHATILLON$1.25
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
PRIME RIBS OF BEEF WITH POTATOES BOULANGERE$1.10
Vegetable Lunch$0.90
Vegetable Lunch with Poached Egg$1.00
Spagetti Caruso$1.00
Fresh Noodles Polonaise$0.45
Spaghetti Bolognaise$0.75
Wild Rice$0.45
Mushrooms on toast$0.80
Celery with marrow$0.55
Beets$0.40
Medaillon of Lamb Savoyarde$1.00
Sirloin of Beef Minute Chez Nous$1.60
Mutton Chop$0.85
Jumbo Squab$1.50
Sliced Ham or Tongue$0.90
Filet Mignon$1.60
Mixed Grill$1.25
Supreme Jeannette$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Lamb, Mint Jelly$1.00
Galantine of Capon$1.10
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Lima beans$0.50
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.40
Plain spinach$0.40
Green California Asparagus$0.85
Cauliflower$0.55
Endive Flamande$0.60
Broccoli$0.65
Virginia Ham$1.00
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Boiled potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.35
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.35
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Hashed browned potatoes$0.35
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.35
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Creamed Spinach
Potatoes Champvallon
Dandelion and Sliced Salad
Pudding Souffle, Chocolat Sauce
Salad, Chef's Special$0.50
Potatoes, soufflee$0.50
soufflee$50.00
Sweet Potatoes, Cubaine$0.50
Salad, Lorette$0.50
Salad, Heart of Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory
Salad, Escarole$0.40
Salad, Mixed Green a la Francaise$0.45
Coffee Filtre$0.30
Strawberries with cream$0.60
Coffee Filtre with Cream$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.25
Buttermilk (1/2) Pint$0.20
Acidophilus (Lederle) Milk$0.35
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.35
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Stuffed Pear Brillat-Savarin$0.75
Tea$0.25
Tea with Lemon$0.30
Tea with cream$0.35
Grade A Milk, Half Pint$0.20
Grade A Milk, Pint$0.30
Bar le Duc$0.35
Coeur a la Creme$0.60
Cornet Chantilly
Assorted Stewed Fruits
Ice cream
Water ice
Apple Dumpling, Apricot Sauce
Apple Dumpling, Apricot Sauce
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Ambassador Salad$0.60
Endive Salad$0.45
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Fresh Killed Milkted Chicken (1/2)$1.50
Lamb Chop (1)$0.65
Lamb Chop (2)$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.60
Tomato Salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.65
COMBINATION SALAD$0.55
Salad, Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Fresh Pear Helene$0.70
Apple
Pear
Sliced Fresh Pineapple
Beef Broth$0.30
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)$1.25
Salad, Watercress$0.40
Salad, Dandelion$0.40
Vienna Pastry$0.25
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.40
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.40
Ice Cream, Pistacio$0.40
Ice Cream, Mixed$0.45
Instant Postum$0.30
Instant Postum with Cream$0.35
Apple$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Assorted Fruit$1.00
Cooked Fresh Pears$0.40
Cooked Plums$0.35
Cooked Rhubarb$0.40
Compote Assorted$0.55
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe Chestnuts$0.60
Demi Tasse$0.20
Sanka$0.30
Ambassador Coffee$0.25
Ambassador coffee with cream$0.35
Sanka with Cream$0.40
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Kaffee Hag with Cream$0.40
Museau de Boeuf Ravigote
Honey Dew Melon
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Potage Bruxelloise aux Croutons
Consomme Velour
Yearly American Cheese
Cream Cheese, Currant Jelly

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