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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-30
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Breaded Lamb Chops with cream sauce, asparagus tips$0.90
Filet Mignon with fresh vegetables, Bouquetiere, potatoes Olivettes$1.40
Broiled Tomatoes and Mushrooms with homemade noodles$0.65
Fresh Asparagus, Hollandaise or Polonaise$0.50
Sweetbreads, Under Glass, Loulou$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, vegetables Florida$1.15
Breaded Slice of Veal with spaghetti, Napolitaine$0.90
Prager Ham with cider sauce, creamed spinach and candied yams$0.85
Roast Ribs of Beef with friend sweet potatoes$0.90
Roast Ribs of Beef with friend sweet potatoes Extra Cut$1.25
Half Milk-fed Spring 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
Old-fashioned Cured Virgina Ham, celery salad$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken, fresh string bean salad$1.20
Chicken salad$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb, mint jelly, broccolis salad$0.90
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Rice, Imperatrice with strawberry sauce$0.25
Moka Cream Cake$0.25
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Peach Pie$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Pistache Ice Cream with almond cream sauce$0.35
Boiled Chicken Halibut, lobster sauce, potato persillee$0.85
Broiled Filet of Gray Sole, lemon butter, French fried potaoes, new peas$0.85
Blue Points oysters$0.30
Peconics oysters$0.35
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Cherrystones clams$0.30
Little Necks clams$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Clam cocktail sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Cantaloupe$0.40
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Bismark Herring$0.65
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Cream of Chicken a la Reine$0.30
Scotch Mutton Broth$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.25
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Chicken broth (hot)$0.25
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.25
Squab Chicken$1.25
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Supreme of Sea Bass saute, Meuniere, potatoes Olivettes$0.85
Casserolette of Lobster with fresh mushrooms, Maryland, waffle potatoes$1.00
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.25
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with sliced tomatoes$0.90
Filet of Gaspe Samon with cucumber salad$0.85
Lobster salad$1.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Squab Chicken$1.25
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Sautee potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$25.00
Baked Idaho Potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Alexandra Salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.35
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
Coupe, Petit Duc$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.15
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Sanka$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Mint Sherbet$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.40
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Slice Bananas and Cream$0.25
Orange$0.20
Tangerines$0.25
Pear$0.20
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20

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Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.15 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Special (Light)$0.15 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Special (Dark)$0.15 – $0.25
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Eichler$0.25
Liebmann Rheingold (Light)$0.25
Liebmann Rheingold (Dark)$0.25
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.35
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Pickwick Ale$0.45
Nuernberger Tucher Brau (Dark)$0.50 – $1.00
Bass & Co. Dog's Head Ale$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red Label Ale$0.65

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