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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-23
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Boiled Gaspe Salmon, sauce Hollandaise, potato persillee$0.85
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, French fried potatoes, new peas$0.90
Supreme of Sole with shrimps and asparagus tips, Cafe de Paris, potatoes Duchesse$0.85
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with cucumber salad$0.85
Lobster salad$1.40
Roast Saddle of Lamb with potatoes rissolees, fresh vegetables, Florida$0.90
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Broiled Half Spring Chicken with corn fritter, potato croquette and bacon$1.15
Breaded Veal Cutlet a la Holstein$0.90
Roast Long Island Duckling with oranges and pineapple, fried hominy, fresh string beans$1.15
Patty of Sweetbreads a la Regence with new peas$0.80
Broiled Filet Mignon, Bearnaise sauce, fried egg plant, grilled tomato, potatoes Parisienne$1.40
Fresh Mushrooms a la Newburg with asparagus tips$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
Old-fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, celery salad$0.90
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with sliced tomatoes$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 Julienne 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
Royal Squab$1.45
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
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
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
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
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 Peas, St. Germain$0.30
Scotch Mutton Broth$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
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
Potatoes French fried$0.20
Potatoes sautee$0.20
Potatoes Boiled Beamuda$0.20
Potatoes Mashed$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Potatoes Baked Idaho$0.20
Sweet Potatoes Fried$0.20
Sweet Potatoes boiled$0.25
Sweet Potatoes Candied$0.25
"My Lady" Salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.50
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Caramel custard$0.25
Orange Cream Cake$0.25
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Pear pie$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Pistache Ice Cream, almond cream sauce$0.35
Coupe, d'Antigny$0.40
Pave, Maltaise$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Sherry Sherbet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50
Danish Pastry$0.20
Raisin cake$0.25
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Pear$0.20
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Orange$0.20
Stewed Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
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
Assorted Fruit$0.50
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
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Kaffee Hag$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
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

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Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Bass & Co. Dog's Head Ale (Imp.)$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red Label Ale (Imp)$0.65
Pickwick (Dom.)$0.45
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Schaefer$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Liebmann, Reingold (Dark)$0.25
Liebmann, Reingold (Light)$0.25
Eichler$0.25
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Ruppert's Ruppiner (Dark)$0.15 – $1.00
Trommer's White Label$0.15 – $1.00

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