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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-18
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Patty of Shrimps and Mushrooms, Nantua, waffle potatoes$0.80
Broiled Sea Trout, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes au gratin, new peas$0.80
Supreme of Gray Sole with rice a la Creole$0.75
Omelet with potatoes, onions and mushrooms, Savoyarde$0.65
Shirred Eggs with ham and sweet potatoes, Southern Style$0.65
Scrambled Eggs, new asparagus tips, Princesse$0.65
Almond Whipped Cream Puff$0.20
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3), tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Cold: Filet of Anchovies, Tomatoes and Eggs$0.55
Supreme of Halibut with fresh vegetables, Parisienne$0.65
Lobster salad$1.40
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.60
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
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
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
Potage, Mongole soup$0.30
Okra, Creole soup$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes with rice soup$0.30
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.20
strained okra soup$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.25
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.20
Boiled Brisket of Beef with fresh vegetables, Bouquetiere, boiled potato$0.90
Lamb Chop with potatoes Champvallon$0.80
Chicken hash with poached egg, Times Square$0.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast with new asparagus, Saratoga potatoes$0.75
Roast Long Island Duckling, sage dressing, candied yams, apple sauce$1.10
Spaghetti with chicken livers, Caruso$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Cold: Roast Spring Lamb with spiced beets$0.75
Tomatoes Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Chicken salad$1.25
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Filet Mignon$1.60
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
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
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda 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
Robespierre Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
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
Farina Cream, chocolate sauce$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Strawberry Cake, Astor$0.30
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$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
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Meringue glacee$0.40
Genoise Glace$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Tangerines$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
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
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
CARUSO$0.75

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Trommer's White Label Beer$0.15 – $0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker beer$0.15 – $0.25
Ruppert's Ruppiner, Dark beer$0.15 – $0.25
Budweiser Beer$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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