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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-18
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Planked Whole Sea Bass, Commodore$1.00
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.15
Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.25
Clams, Cherrystones$0.30
Clams, Little Necks$0.30
Fried Clams$0.70
Clams, Casino$0.80
Clam Stew$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Clam Stew with Cream$0.70
Fried Medalion of Sweetbread with goose liver, asparagus tips, truffle sauce$1.25
Hungarian Strawberry Cake$0.20
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Supreme of Melon$0.65
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.70
Olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.30
Beluga Caviar$2.20
Celery$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.55
Scallions$0.20
Shrimp$0.75
Radishes$0.20
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.65
Bismark Herring$0.50
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.65
Petite marmite soup$0.30
Chicken Algerienne$0.30
Cream of spinach soup$0.30
Sorrel with vermicelli$0.30
Consomme Martha$0.30
Puree of Tomato$0.35
Split peas$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Beef consomme$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.25
Madrilene$0.25
Broiled salmon, anchovy butter, Marquise potato$0.90
Baby halibut, Duglere with boiled potatoes$0.90
Freah mackerel, Mirabeau$0.85
Sea bass saute, Caprice$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.85
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Chopped clam, lobster and celery stew$0.65
Half spring chicken a la Francaise$1.45
Roast loin of veal with stuffed tomato and roast potato$1.10
Quarter of spring lamb braised with spinach Menagere$1.20
Emince of beef tenderloin, Point du Jour$1.20
Spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Bearnaise$0.80
Sweetbread under bell, Eugenie$1.35
Chicken salad with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.85
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.05
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque, chutney$1.20
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore with baked potato$0.95
Royal squab, Lavalliere$1.70
Fresh mushrooms, Florentine$0.95
Royal Squab, Crapaudine$1.70
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
Turkey$0.95
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.95
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.45
Canada mutton chop (I)$0.70
English mutton chop$1.05
Royal Squab$2.00
Fresh baby chicken$2.45
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.30
Lamb Chop$0.55
Lamb Chop, extra thick$0.95
New asparagus, Maltaise$0.65
New Peas, Parisienne$0.45
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.50
Fresh Spinach in Cream$0.40
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.50
New String Beans in Butter$0.45
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.45
Fried Egg Plant$0.40
Mashed Turnips$0.40
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Fresh Apple Cake$0.30
Baked Potato$0.30
Macaroons$0.35
Souffle Potatoes$0.40
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Pompadour au chocolat$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.35
Russian Dressing$0.10
Danish Pastry$0.20
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Tutti-Frutti Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Fresh pears Conde with Kirsch sauce$0.20
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.40
APRICOT PIE$0.20
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Chicken salad$1.40
Lobster salad$1.50
Valencia Salad$0.45
Golfer salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.55
Endive Salad$0.45
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Long Island Salad$0.45
Ellen salad$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.50
Alligator Pear (half)$0.50
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Hungarian Strawberry Cake$0.20
Omelete, Norvegienne$0.80
Frosted chocolate dessert$0.35
Frosted coffee dessert$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Frozen strawberry, Romanoff$0.45
Frozen soufflet Normand with strawberry sauce$0.45
Coupe Helene$0.65
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.60
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.40
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.30
Fresh stewed apples$0.30
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.45
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.55
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.35
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.25
Orange$0.20
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
Cream Cheese with Guava Paste$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Imported Stilton cheese$0.40
Brie cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.55
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream$0.15 – $0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cocoa$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Basy Bread(reducing) with butter$0.20
Pot of tea (p. p.)$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.30

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