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The Ambassador

Date
1933-04-30
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
33x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

OYSTERS AND CLAMS
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Little Necks$0.40
Cape Cods$0.45
Cherrystones$0.45
Sterling Points$0.50
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cocktails
Clam juice$0.40
Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Crabflake$0.75
Lobster$1.00
Tomato Juice$30.00
Sauerkraut Juice$30.00
Hors d'Oeuvres
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.85
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)$1.25
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Soups
Heart of Celery$0.35
Fish
Stuffed celery$0.55
Crab Flakes au Gratin a la Jules$1.00
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Tomato Robespiere$0.55
Westphalían Ham$0.80
anchovy canape$0.65
Ambassabor Appetizers$1.00
Beluga Caviar$2.00
Orange Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme le Duc$0.75
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Veloute Dubarry$0.35
Soup, La Petite Marmite Bourgeoise$0.45
Consomme Printanier Royal$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Soup, Okra Creole$0.40
Cream of tomato$0.40
Soup, Green Turtle$0.70
Soup, Onion au Gratin$0.40
Broth, Beef$0.30
Broth, Chicken$0.35
Broth, Okra$0.35
Broth, Nicoise$0.40
Broths
Boneless Shad and Roe$1.25
Shad Roe Saute Meuniere$1.25
Split Sea Bass Saute Pierrette$0.90
Filet of English Sole Marianne$1.25
Brook Trout Belle Meuniere$1.10
Supreme of Bass Excelsior$1.00
Crustaceans
Crab Flakes au Grati Martin$1.25
Fresh Shrimps with Rice Mexicaine$1.25
Fried Scallops Tartare$1.00
with bacon$1.25
Baked Lobster Casino (1/2)$1.40
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.60
Broiled Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Specials Today
Snails Bourguignonne$0.90
VOL AU VENT OF CHICKEN TOULOUSE$1.10
VEAL CHOP SUTE ZINGARA, ASPARAGUS TIPS$1.25
Broiled Spring Chicken Tyrolienne (half)$1.60
Baby Lamb Steak Saute Mireille$1.75
Supreme of Guinea Hen Recter$1.80
BEEF TONGUE ECARLATE, ORANGE SAUCE, GREEN PEAS A L'ETUVEE$1.10
Squab Chicken en Casserole Parisienne$1.80
BREAST OF GUINEA HEN UNDER BELL A L'IDEAL$1.80
Veal Chop Saute Foyot$1.25
Tournedos Saute Rossini$2.00
ROASTS
Long Island Ducking$3.50
BROILED ENGLISH LAMB CHOP, BACON, TOMATO, Mushrooms, Gaufrette Potato$1.10
Royal Squab$1.50
Chicken Reine$3.50
STUFFED ROYAL SQUAB EN CASSEROLE PARISIENNE$1.60
Guinea Hen$3.25
Prime rib of beef$1.00
with BUTTERED BEETS, RISSOLEE POTATOES$1.25
Vegetable Dinner$0.90
with poached egg$1.00
TO ORDER
Potatoes
Potatoes, boiled$0.25
Potatoes, Baked Idaho$0.30
Potatoes, French fried$0.30
Potatoes, mashed$0.35
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes, Anna (for 2)$0.80
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.35
Potatoes, Lyonaise$0.35
Potatoes, au gratin$0.40
Potatoes, soufflee$0.50
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Grilled$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.40
Sweet Potatoes, Cubaine$0.50
SALADS
Salad, Chef's Special$0.50
Salad, Lorette$0.50
Salad, Heart of Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Mixed Green a la Francaise$0.45
Salad, Dandelion$0.40
Salad, Lettuce and Tomato$0.50
Salad, Chiffonade$0.55
Salad, Tomato$0.45
Salad, Endive$0.45
Salad, Ambassador$0.60
Salad, Combination$0.55
Salad, Fruit$0.65
Salad, Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Stuffed Pear Brillat-Savarin$0.75
All Special Dressings$0.15
Desserts
Strawberry shortcake$0.50
Plum Pudding, Apricot Sauce$0.35
Meringue Chantilly$0.35
Peach tart$0.30
Green Apple Pie$0.30
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.50
French or Vienna Pastry$0.25
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
rice pudding$0.35
ICE CREAM AND WATER ICES
Fresh Strawberry$0.45
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.40
Ice Cream, Mixed$0.45
Biscuit Ambassador$0.50
Coeur Flottant Merveilleux$0.75
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe Chestnuts$0.60
Fresh Pear Helene$0.70
Crabflakes au Gratin a la Jules$2.00
Split Sea Bass Saute Pierette$2.00
Vol au Venf of Chicken Toulousaine$2.00
Veal Chop Saute Zingara$2.00
Beef Tongue Ecarlote, Orange Sauce$2.00
Breast of Guinea Hen a l'Ideal$2.00
Broiled English Lamb Chop with Kidney$2.00
Stuffed Royal Squab en Casserole au Beurre$2.00
Vegetable Dinner, Poached Egg$2.00
Coupe of Orange and Grapefruit
Stuffed Egg a la Russe
Cape Cod Oysters
Veloute Dubarry
Consomme Printanier Royal
Heart of Celery
Green olives
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Soft Shell Crabs, Fried (3)$1.10
Green Asparagus Polonaise
Buttered Sugar Beets
Glaced Sweet Potatoes Porto Rico
Glaced Sweet Potatoes Rissolee
Salade des Gourmets
Strawberry Glace Melba
Boston Cream Pie
Meringue Chantilly
Assorted Ice Cream
Assorted Water Ice
Roquefort
Swiss cheese
AMERICAN CHEESE
Apple
Pear
Coffee, demi tasse
Fresh Squab Chicken$1.50
Hot House Spring Chicken$2.50
Fresh Killed Milkfed Chicken$3.00
Roast beef$1.00
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.75
Lobster Figaro (1/2)$1.35
Virginia Ham$1.00
Lamb, Mint Jelly$1.00
Supreme Jeannette$1.50
Galantine of Capon$1.10
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Chicken salad mayonnaise$1.40
Chicken Salad, Mayonaisse white meat only$1.60
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory$0.40
Salad, Escarole$0.40
Salad, Watercress$0.40
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.40
Ice Cream, Coffee$0.40
Ice Cream, Pistacio$0.40
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.35
Water Ice, Lemon$0.35
Water Ice, Orange$0.35
Water Ice, Apricot$0.35
Water Ice, Pineapple$0.35
Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.60
Cheese, Coeur a la Creme$0.60
Cheese, Bar le Duc$0.35
Strawberries with cream$0.60
Apple$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Assorted$1.00
Cooked Pears$0.40
Cooked Plums$0.35
Cooked Rhubarb$0.40
Cooked Fruit Compote Assorted$0.55
Coffee, 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$0.30
Sanka$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Instant Postum with Cream$0.40
Sanka with Cream$0.40
Kaffee Hag with Cream$0.40
Tea$0.25
Tea with Lemon$0.30
Tea with cream$0.35
Grad A Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.35
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.35
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Buttermilk (1/2) Pint$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.25
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
Broccoli$0.65
Artichoke$0.60
Mushrooms on toast$0.80
Endive Flamande$0.60
Preserved French Peas$0.50
Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee$0.60
Preserved French Peas Rodel$0.60
Fresh Noodles Polonaise$0.40
Spagetti Caruso$1.00
Spagetti Bolognaise$0.75
Wild Rice$0.45
Spagetti au Baurre$0.40
Macaroni au Baurre$0.40
Spagetti au gratin$0.50
Macaroni au gratin$0.50

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