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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-22
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Small Steak$1.20
Milk-fed Chicken with fresh vegetable, Bourgeoise, potatoes Parisienne$1.15
Broiled Loin Lamb Chop with fresh vegetables, Florida, Potatoes rissolees$0.90
Baked Prager Ham, cider sauce, spinach and candied yams$0.85
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Lobster salad$1.40
Filet Mignon$1.60
Breaded Veal Cutlet with new succotash$1.00
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Stuffed celery$0.45
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes allumettes, tomato Washington$0.85
Boiled Chicken Halibut, lobster sauce, potato persillee, string beans$0.85
Supreme of Sea Bass saute, Meuniere, grapes and almonds, rice croquette$0.85
Broiled Shad Roe, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, new peas and carrots$1.00
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with tomato salad$0.85
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with asparagus tips, Riviera$0.90
Brochette of Sweetbreads, Vert-Pre, fresh string beans, potatoes Julienne$0.90
Broiled Filet Mignon, Choron, fresh artichoke bottom, Printanier, potatoes Noisette, Bearnaise sauce$1.40
Curry of Fresh Vegetables, Calcutta with rice pilaff$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.90 – $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
Roast Vt. Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Moderne$1.35
Westphalia Ham, potato salad, dill pickle$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Ripe Olives$0.40
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Green olives$0.30
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Cream of Broccolis, Riviera$0.30
Consomme double, Vermicelli$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Chicken broth$0.25
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
Tapioca Cream, Melba sauce$0.25
Cheese Cake$0.25
Apple Turnover$0.20
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Deep-dish Strawberry Pie$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream, Vanilla Sauce$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
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$0.50
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
Fleurette Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive 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
Coupe, St. Jacques$0.40
Bombe, Frascati$0.35
cherry sherbet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Peach, Melba$0.45
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50

Page 2

Ruppert's Kickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Ruppiner (Dark)$0.15 – $1.00
Trommer's White Label$0.15 – $1.00
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Eichler$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold (Light)$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold (Dark)$0.25
Ruppert's Kickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.25
Bass & Co. Dog's Head (Imp)$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red Label (Imp)$0.65
Pickwick Ale (Dom.)$0.45

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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