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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-27
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Gumbo a la Mexicaine$0.30
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50
Braised Beef a la Mode, fresh vegetables, potato pancakes$0.80
Small Corona Sausages with mashed potatoes, Gastronome$0.70
Roast Spring Lamb with potatoes Normande, smothered new cabbage$0.75
Salisbury Steak of Veal with creamed fresh vegetables, Macedoine$0.80
Pilaff of Chicken Livers with rice, tomatoes and okra$0.75
Emince of Fresh Mushrooms a la King, Melba toast.65$0.65
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, mint sauce$0.75
Cold Westphalian Ham with know celery salad$0.80
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Cantaloupe$0.40
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Filet Mignon$1.60
Half of Grapefruit$0.25
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Filet of Gray Sle with spinach, Florentine, potatoes bordure$0.75
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, vegetables Jardiniere$0.75
Casserolette of Smoked Haddock with fresh mushrooms and green peppers, Delmonico$0.70
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.60
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.60
Shirred Eggs with sausages and sauerkraut, Mulhouse$0.65
Cold: Poached Eggs with fresh string beans and tomatoes, Old Madrid$0.60
Wiener Jelly Krapfen$0.25
Montpensier cake$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Jelly roll$0.20
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Cantaloupe$0.40
Tangerines$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
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
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Stewed Apple with cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Capriceb Salad$0.40
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$2.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes Soup with rice$0.30
Chicken broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Beef consomme$0.20
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
Filet of Salmon with fresh vegetables, tartar sauce$0.75
Lobster salad$1.40
Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms and beef tongue, Montglas$0.65
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Breast of chicken$1.15
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Dandelion Salad$0.35
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
Buttered new beets$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Saute$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
Romaine Salad$0.25
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole 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
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream, Melba$0.50
Meringue glacee$0.40
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Genoise Glace$0.40
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
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
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
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceyon Tea$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10

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

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