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The Ambassador

Date
1933-04-23
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
33x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Green olives$0.30
Shad and Roe Saute with Grapes$2.00
Filet of Sole Marguery$2.00
Vol au Vent of Sweetbread Kossuth$2.00
Zephyres of Ham with Noodles Hongroise$2.00
Breast of Guinea hen, Fresh Mushrooms$2.00
Baron of Baby Lamb, Mint Sauce$2.00
Broiled Hot House Chicken with Bacon$2.00
Prime Ribs of Beef au Cresson$2.00
Vegetable Dinner Poached Egg$2.00
Coupe of Fruit Carmen
Crab Flakes Cocktail Xavier
Blue Point Oysters
Veloute of Chicken Reine Margot
Consomme lacqueline
Heart of Celery
Green olives
Green Peas a la Francaise
Creamed Florida Beets
POTATO CROQUETTE
Potato Gaufrette
Salade des Gourmets
Peach Glace Melba
Charlotte Russe
Old Fashioned Strawberry Short Cake
Assorted Ice Cream
Assorted Water Ice
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Swiss cheese
AMERICAN CHEESE
Apple
Pear
Demi Tasse
TODAY'S SPECIAL - ZEPHIRES OF HAM WITH HOME MADE NOODLES, SAUCE DIVA$1.00
TODAY'S SPECIAL - VOL AU VENT OF SWEETBREAD KOSSUTH$1.00
TODAY'S SPECIAL - HEART OF FILET OF BEEF SAUTE BELLE HELENE$1.75
TODAY'S SPECIAL - BREAST OF GUINEA HEN VIRGINIA, FRESH MUSHROOMS AND GRAPES$1.75
TODAY'S SPECIAL - BARON OF BABY LAMB BOUQUETIERE$1.40
TODAY'S SPECIAL - BROILED HOT HOUSE CHICKEN TYROLIENNE (HALF)$1.25
TODAY'S SPECIAL - ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF, DISH GRAVY$1.00
TODAY'S SPECIAL - ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF, DISH GRAVY with POTATO CROQUETTE$1.25
TODAY'S SPECIAL - Vegetable Dinner$0.90
TODAY'S SPECIAL - Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$1.00
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Little Necks$0.40
Cape Cods$0.45
Sterling Points$0.50
Cherrystones$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam juice$0.40
Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Crabflake$0.75
Lobster$1.00
Boiled potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.35
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.35
Anna potatoes (for 2)$0.80
Hashed browned potatoes$0.35
Lyonaise Potatoes$0.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Soufflee Potatoes$0.50
Sweet fried potatoes$0.30
Grilled potatoes$0.30
Candied Potatoes$0.40
Cubaine potatoes$0.50
Chef's Special Salad$0.50
Lorette Salad$0.50
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.40
Water Cress Salad$0.40
Mixed Green Salad a la Francaise$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.45
Endive Salad$0.45
Ambassador Salad$0.60
COMBINATION SALAD$0.55
Fruit salad$0.65
Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Stuffed Pear Brillat-Savarin Salad$0.75
All Special Dressings$0.15
Strawberry shortcake$0.50
Plum Pudding, Apricot Sauce$0.40
Old Fashioned Strawberry Short Cake$0.40
Oregon Plum Tart$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.30
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.50
French Pastry$0.25
Vienna Pastry$0.25
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
rice pudding$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.45
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
Biscuit Ambassador$0.50
Coeur Flottant Merveilleux$0.75
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe Chestnuts$0.60
Fresh Pear Helene$0.70
Assorted cheese$0.40
Coeur a la Creme$0.60
Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.60
Bar le Duc$0.35
Strawberries with cream$0.60
Apple$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Assorted Fruit$1.00
Cooked Pears$0.40
Cooked Plums$0.35
Cooked Rhubarb$0.40
Cooked Fruit Compote Assorted$0.55
Demi Tasse$0.20
Coffee Filtre$0.30
Coffee Filtre with Cream$0.40
Ambassador Coffee$0.25
Ambassador coffee with cream$0.35
Instant Postum - Sanka$0.30
Instant Postum - Kaffee Hag$0.30
Instant Postum - Sanka with Cream$0.40
Instant Postum - Kaffee Hag with Cream$0.40
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
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.30
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.35
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Buttermilk (1/2) Pint
Bread and Butter$0.25
Smoked Salmon$0.75
anchovy canape$0.65
Orange$0.60
Grapefruit$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Ripe Olives$0.35
Heart of Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.55
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Westphalían Ham$0.80
Tomato Robespiere$0.55
Ambassador Appetizers$1.00
Beluga Caviar$2.00
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.85 – $1.25
Grapefruit Supreme le Duc$0.75
Mexican Cantaloupe$0.45
Tomato Juice$0.30
Veloute of Chicken Reine Margot$0.35
The Petite Marmite bourgeoise$0.45
Consomme Jacqueline$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Okra Creole$0.40
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.70
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Beef Broth$0.30
Chicken broth$0.35
Okra Broth$0.35
Nicoise Broth$0.40
Boneless Shad and Roe$1.25
Shad Roe Saute Meuniere$1.25
Shad and Roe Saute with Grapes$1.25
Filet of English Sole Marianne$1.25
Brook Trout Belle Meuniere$1.10
Filet of Sole Glaced Marguery$1.00
Supreme of Bass Excelsior$1.00
Crab Flakes au Gratin Martin$1.25
Fresh Shrimps with Rice Mexicaine$1.25
Fried Scallops Tartare$1.00
Fried Scallops Tartare with Bacon$1.25
Baked Lobster Casino (1/2)$1.40
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.60
Broiled or Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Snails Bourguignonne$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken Tyrolienne (half)$1.60
Baby Lamb Steak Saute Mireille$1.75
Supreme of Guinea Hen Recter$1.80
Squab Chicken en Casserole Parisienne$1.80
Veal Chop Saute Foyot$1.25
Tournedos Saute Rossini$2.00
Baby Lamb, rack
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Chicken Reine$3.50
Guinea Hen$3.25
Fresh Squab Chicken$1.60
Hot House Spring Chicken$2.50
Fresh Killed Milkfed Chicken$3.00
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.75
Lobster Figaro (1/2)$1.35
Roast beef$1.00
Virginina Ham$1.00
Lamb, Mint Jelly$1.00
Supreme Jeanette$1.50
Galantine of Capon$1.10
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Chicken salad mayonnaise$1.40
Chicken Salad Mayonnaise, White Meat Only$1.60
Green California Asparagus$0.85
GREEN PEAS$0.50
String Beans$0.50
Lima beans$0.50
Plain spinach$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Celery with marrow$0.55
Cauliflower$0.55
Artichoke$0.60
Mushrooms on toast$0.80
Endive Flamade$0.60
Broccoli$0.65
Preserved French Peas$0.50
Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee$0.60
Fresh Noodles Polonaise$0.40
Spagetti au Baurre$0.40
Spagetti au gratin$0.50
Spagetti Caruso$1.00
Spagetti Bolognaise$0.75
Mignonette Sauce$0.10
Romaine Salad$0.40
Macaroni au Baurre$0.40
Macaroni au gratin$0.50
Wild Rice$0.45
Preserved French Peas Rodel$0.60
Baby Lamb, Saddle
Baby Lamb, Leg
Baby Lamb, Shoulder

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