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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

Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Bread and Butter$0.10
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.15
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
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
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
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
Cream of Peas, St. Germain$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Minestra a I'Italienne$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Chicken broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.25
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.25
Broiled Shad Roe with bacon, potatoes in cream, sliced tomato$0.95
Filet of Flounder with fresh mushrooms, Bonne Feeme, potatoes Duchesse$0.85
Casserolette of Crabflakes and Shrimps with green peppers, Martin$1.00
Supreme of Sea Bass saute, Meuniere with grapes and almonds$0.95
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with sliced tomatoes$0.90
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with cucumber salad$0.85
Lobster salad$1.40
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Jersey Ham with sauerkraut and boiled potato$0.85
Roast Spring Lamb with fresh string beans saute, Bermuda potato$0.95
Breast of Chicken, Under Glass, Eugenie$1.20
Patty of Chicken a la Reine, new peas and waffle potatoes$0.95
Casserolette of Sweetbreads, Richmond, Saratoga potatoes$0.85
Filet Mignon saute with new peas, potatoes Parisienne, fresh mushrooms$1.40
Fresh Mushrooms on toast with new asparagus tips and grilled tomato$0.70
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
Old-fashioned Cubed Virginia Ham, celery salad$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken, fresh string bean salad$1.20
Roast Spring Lamb, mint jelly, broccolis salad$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery,Sliced Tomatoes and Juilenne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.60
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$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$1.10 – $2.15
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Artichoke$0.40
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Broccolis$0.50
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Sautee potatoes$0.20
Boiled Beamuda$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
Biarritz Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonnade 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
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.25
Jelly roll$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Spiced Cherry Cake$0.25
WASHINGTON CREAM PIE$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound 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 Fruit Sauce$0.35
coupe, palermitaine$0.40
pave, nicoise$0.35
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Cardinal Sherbet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Peach, Melba$0.45
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
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
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50

Page 2

Ruppert's Knickerbocker$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 Knickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Bass & Co. Dog's Head (Imp.)$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red label (Imp.)$0.65
Pickwick (Dom.)$0.45

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