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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-25
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Casserolette of Shrimps a la Creole with rice pilaff$0.80
Filet of Gray Sole with vegetables, Printaniere, potatoes bordure$0.70
Broiled Live Codfish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, stewed tomatoes$0.75
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Soft Shell Crabss, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Anchovies, Tomatoes and Eggs$0.55
Supreme of Halibut with fresh vegetables, Parisienne$0.65
Lobster salad$1.40
Poached Egg, Benedict with fresh asparagus tips$0.65
Omelet with ham and potatoes, Bayonnaise$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with smoked beef in cream$0.65
Fricassee of Veal with fresh mushrooms, new peas, carrots and noodles$0.70
Boiled Brisket of Beef with bouillon potatoes, spiced beets$0.80
Chicken Cutlets with new asparagus tips, potatoes Dutchesse$0.75
Boiled Pig's Knuckle with sauerkraut, frankfurter and boiled potato$0.70
Mixed Grill, Astor$0.80
Patty of Fresh Mushrooms, Diva, new peas and carrots$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Spring Lamb with spiced beets$0.75
Tomatoes Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomato and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
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
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
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.30
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Bismark 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
Lentil Soup with Frankfurter$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
New string beans$0.35
Buttered new beets$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
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
Louise 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
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Cabinet Pudding, Vanilla Sauce$0.25
Chocolate Whipped Cream Puff$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Strawberry Cake, Astor$0.30
Prune Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Meringue glacee$0.40
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Genoise Glace$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Praline 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
Tangerines$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
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 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$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10

Page 2

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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