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The Ambassador

Date
1933-05-13
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
33x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Omelette Creole$0.75
Shirred Eggs Opera$0.65
COLD POACHED EGG IN JELLY TARTARE (1)$0.50
BEEF GOULASH VIENNOISE WITH SPAETZLE$0.90
CURRY OF SWEETBREAD WITH RICE MAHARADJAH$1.00
LEG OF LAMB POELE, FLAGEOLER BEANS BETONNE$1.00
VOL AU VENT OF CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS$1.10
BROILED VEAL KIDNEY with IRISH BACON a la Diable, Julienne of Egg Plant$1.10
CASSEROLE OF LONG ISLAND DUCKLING WITH VEGETABLE NIVERNAISE$1.25
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Prime Ribs of Beef with Mashed Potatoes$1.10
Vegetable Lunch$0.90
Vegetable Lunch with Poached Egg$1.00
Chiffonade Salad
Potato Allumette
Mixed Vegetables Macedoine
Tomato Juice$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Crabflake$0.75
Lobster$1.00
Cape Cods$0.45
Cocktail or Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Cherrystones$0.45
Clam juice$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Little Necks$0.40
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.85
Green olives$0.30
Potage Parmentier Sante$0.30
Broiled Fresh Mackarel Maitre D'Hotel, Potato Mignonette$0.85
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.90
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Fried Filets of Sole Tartare$0.85
Boneless Shad and Roe$1.25
Crab Flakes Cocktail Escoffier
Orange Supreme
Antipasta Plate
Potage Parmentier Sante
Consomme Brunoise Tapioca
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel, Potato Mignonete
Crabflakes au Gratin Times Square
Omelette Creole
Shirred Eggs Opera
Beef Goulash with Spaetzle Viennoise
Curry of Sweetbread with Rice Maharajah
Leg of Lamb Poele, Flageolet Beans Bretonne
Vol au Venf of Chicken with Mushrooms
Cassrole of Long Island Duckling, Vegetables Nivernaise
Bread and Butter Pudding
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake
Gateau aux Amandes
Assorted Stewed Fruits
Water ice
Eearly American Cheese
Cream Cheese, Currant Jelly
Apple
Pear
Sliced Fresh Pineapple
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Ice cream
Broiled Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Broiled Bluefish Mirabeau$1.00
Supreme of English Sole Menagere$1.25
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.50
Crabflakes au Gratin Times Square$0.90
Soup, Cream of Tomato$0.40
Consomme Double Brunoise Tapioca$0.30
Brook Trout Veronique$1.00
Shad Roe Glaced Ambassador$1.25
Snails Bourguignonne$0.90
Soup, Onion au Gratin$0.40
Soup, Germiny$0.45
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Beef Broth (Hot or Jellied)$0.30
Chicken Broth (Hot or Jellied)$0.35
Okra Broth (Hot or Jellied)$0.35
Armenonville Broth (Hot or Jellied)$0.40
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Ambassador Appetizers$1.00
Orange Supreme$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Ripe Olives$0.35
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Heart of Celery$0.35
anchovy canape$0.65
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)$1.25
Herring a l'Allemande$0.50
Stuffed celery$0.55
Westphalían Ham$0.80
Beluga Caviar$2.00
Grapefruit Supreme Ambassador$0.75
Bread and Butter$0.25
Potatoes, boiled
Potatoes, Baked Idaho$0.30
Potatoes, French fried$0.30
Potatoes, mashed$0.35
Potatoes, julienne$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.35
Potatoes, au gratin$0.40
Potatoes, Hash Browned$0.35
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Grilled$0.35
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.40
Potatoes, Souffle$0.50
Sweet Potatoes, Cubaine$0.50
Salad, Chef's Special$0.50
Salad, Lorette$0.50
Salad, Heart of Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory$0.40
Salad, Escarole$0.40
Salad, Watercress$0.40
COLD BUFFET
Brochette of Chicken Livers Vert Pre$0.90
Vol au Vent of Chicken Reine$1.00
Hot House Spring Chicken (half)$1.25
Hot House Squab Chicken$1.50
GREEN PEAS$0.50
Green California Asparagus$0.85
Green Corn on Cob$0.35
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Lima beans$0.50
Plain spinach$0.40
CREAMED$0.50
Beets$0.40
Celery with marrow$0.55
Mushrooms on toast$0.80
Succotash$0.60
Artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower$0.55
Broccoli$0.65
Preserved French Peas$0.50

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