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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-17
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Peconic Oysters$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
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
Bismarck 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 Celery with Tapioca Soup$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Chicken okra, Creole Soup$0.30
Consomme double, Millefanti$0.30
Petite marmite soup$0.35
Puree of tomatoes soup$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow soup$0.35
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.25
strained okra soup$0.25
Chicken broth (hot)$0.25
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.25
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.25
Boiled Live Codfish, Hollandaise sauce and potato$0.85
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, fresh string beans$0.95
Supreme of Gray Sole with shrimps and asparagus tips, Cafe de Paris$0.95
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Cold: Supreme of Salmon with tomato salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.40
Shrimp Salad, Havanaise with tomato and string beans, Russian dressing$0.95
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.60
Broiled Loin Lamb Chops, Bermuda potato, fresh string beans, Viennoise$1.00
Casserolette of Sweetbread a la Regence, waffle potatoes$0.90
Milk-fed Chicken, Edward VII, rice, curry sauce and asparagus tips$1.15
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast, grilled tomato and new peas$0.85
Roast Vt. Turkey, sage dressing, candied yams, cranberry sauce, vegetables Jardiniere$1.25
Breaded Veal Chop with spaghetti, Napolitaine (10 minutes)$1.10
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Roast Ribs of Beef with Fried Sweet Potatoes, Extra Cut$1.25
Half Milk-fed 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
Cold: Smoked Brisket of Beef with potato salad$1.00
Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad$1.20
Chicken salad$1.25
Caprice Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Cream Cup and Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Hazelnut Horn$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
French Pastry$0.20
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$2.15
Milk-fed Spring Chicken half$1.10
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broccolis$0.50
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$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
American Chocolate Cake$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Vanilla Ice Cream with pineapple sauce$0.35
Coupe, Portugaise$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Pave, Monte Christo$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Orangeade Sherbet$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Cream Cheese$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse coffee$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
Filet Mignon$1.60
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.45
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Trommer's White Label$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Ruppiner, Dark$0.15 – $1.00
Budweiser$0.35
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Eichler$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold, light$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold, dark$0.25
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25

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