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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-16
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Linon's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Petite marmite soup$0.30
Veal broth, Printanier$0.30
Cream of corn soup, Camelia$0.30
Potage Germiny$0.30
Consomme Tapioca$0.30
Cherrystones clams$0.30
Little Necks clams$0.30
Fried Clams$0.70
Clams, Casino$0.80
Clam Stew$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Clam Stew with Cream$0.70
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Puree of Tomato$0.35
Split pea soup$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Beef or chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.25
Madrilene$0.25
Poached fresh mackerel, lobster sauce, boiled potato$0.85
Broiled aiguillette of kingfish, anchovy butter with waffle potatoes$0.85
Boiled sea bass, clam sauce$0.85
Filet of Sole, Dieppoise$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.85
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.70
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.65
Bismark Herring$0.50
Scallions$0.20
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.65
Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.60
Breast of chicken saute with asparagus tips$1.45
Cherry Blossom$0.25
Clam juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25
Supreme of Melon$0.65
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Commodore coffee with cream$0.15 – $0.25
Broiled sweetbread with string beans, Virginienne$1.35
New spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise sauce$0.80
Mousse of Virginia ham with spinach Florentine$0.95
Roast loin of spring lamb with carrots and new peas$1.20
Braised veal chop with stuffed tomato$1.20
Chicken salad with cliced tomato, dill pickles$0.85
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.05
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque, chutney$1.20
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore with baked potato$0.95
L.I. duckling, Bigarrade$1.45
New asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.80
Canape, Lorenzo$0.90
Fresh mushrooms under bell, Florentine$0.95
Cold creme Diplomate with Kirch sauce$0.25
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato$1.00
Turkey$0.95
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.40
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.95
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.45
Canada mutton chop$0.70
English mutton chop$1.05
Chocolate cream tart$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.30
Royal Squab$2.00
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
New String Beans au Beurre$0.45
Chicken salad$1.40
Lobster salad$1.50
Valencia Salad$0.45
Golfer salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.55
Endive Salad$0.45
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Macaroons$0.35
Pompadour au chocolat$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
Fresh baby chicken$2.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine and Orange$0.50
Omelete, Norvegienne$0.80
Green Apple Pie$0.25
dessert a la mode$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.20
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Frozen log, Chatelaine$0.45
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.40
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt$0.65
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Orange Surprise ice cream, Commodore$0.70
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.60
Stuffed tomato, Orientale$0.45
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.30
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.40
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.30
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.30
Fresh stewed apples$0.30
Raspberry, pineapple, orange or lemon water ice$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad (half)$0.50
Long Island Salad$0.45
Ellen salad$0.45
Lettuce, Romaine, chicory or escarole salad$0.30
Lamb Chop$0.55
Lamb Chop, extra thick$0.95
New peas au sucre$0.45
Fresh Spinach in Cream$0.40
Carrots vichy$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.55
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.35
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.25
Orange$0.20
New England or Delicious apple$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
Cream with Guava paste$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Imported Stilton cheese$0.40
Brie cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Petit Gruyere$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.55
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
DEVILED CHERRYSTONE, CLAMS ON TOAST, BACON DRESSING AND STUFFED POTATO$0.95
VEAL CUTLET SURPRISE, ASPARAGUS TIPS, MILANAISE$1.10
Cold creme Diplomate with Kirsh sauce$0.25
Jelly Macedoine$0.20
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Braised celery, Mornay$0.50
Grilled Egg Plant$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of tea (p. p.)$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
Coffee, served in percolator for one or two$0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.20
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.70
Olives$0.25
Olives, Ripe$0.30
Beluga Caviar$2.20
Celery$0.30
Celery, Stuffed$0.55
Shrimp$0.75
Cocoa or chocolate 25
dessert au caramel$0.30
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.40
Frosted chocolate or coffee ice cream$0.35
Assorted Fruit$0.45

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