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The Commodore Hotel

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

Pages

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Dishes

Baked sea trout with salt pork and Mousseline potato$0.90
Curried shrimps and Italian rizotto$0.90
Chopped clam, lobster and celery stew$0.70
Braised sceond-joint of turkey, Burgundy wine with new peas and carrots$0.85
Breaded pork cutlet, tarragon sauce, stewed tomatoes and egg plant$0.85
Chopped sirloin steak, maitre d'hotel, Lyonnaise potatoes$0.95
Fresh vegetable luncheon and stuffed green pepper$0.80
Stewed tripe with potatoes Berrichone$0.70
Baked spaghetti and Virginia bacon$0.40
Calf's head, Vinaigrette, Russian salad$0.80
Chicken salad with sliced tomato and dill pickles$0.95
Poached egg, lackme$0.55
Omelette with capon livers Chasseur, Lorette potato$0.75
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Frosted chocolate or coffee ice cream$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Figs in syrup$0.40
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Orange$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Pear$0.25
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.50
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Hot chocolate soufflet pudding, cream sauce$0.30
Hungarian Strawberry Cake$0.30
APRICOT PIE$0.30
Tutti-Frutti Boston Cream Pie$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.40
Old-fashion rice pudding$0.30
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
Macaroons$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
Shirred eggs De Lessep$0.65
New asparagus, Milanaise$0.75
Braised celery, Mornay$0.60
Boiled Onions, Drawn Butter$0.45
New string beans, Fleurette$0.55
Egg Plant, Provencale$0.50
BUTTERED BEETS$0.45
Stuffed tomato, Orientale$0.55
Artichoke Vinaigrette$0.60
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.55
Mashed Turnips$0.45
POTATOES: Saute$0.25
Potatoes: Baked$0.30
Potatoes: O'Brien$0.35
Potatoes: Mashed$0.25
Potatoes: Hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes: au gratin$0.35
Potatoes: French fried$0.25
Potatoes: Hashed browned$0.25
Salad, Alligator Pear (half)$0.60
Fruit salad$0.60
Salad, Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory$0.40
Salad, Escarole$0.40
Golfer salad$0.50
Salad, Fetticus and beets$0.40
Salad, Ellen$0.50
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Salad, Endive$0.50
Salad, Moderne$0.50
Chicken salad$1.45
Lobster salad$1.55
Salad, Long Island$0.55
Salad, Dandelion$0.45
Salad, Valencia$0.55
Dressing: Mayonnaise$0.15
Dressing: Russian$0.15
Dressing: Thousand Island$0.15
Dressing: Cheese$0.25
Rhubarb$0.35
Pears$0.35
Apples$0.35
Fruits: Assorted$0.50
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.50
Imported Stilton$0.45
Camembert$0.35
Petit Gruyere$0.40
Cheese: American$0.25
Roquefort$0.40
Port du Salut$0.40
Imported Swiss$0.40
Bel Paese$0.40
Cream with Guava paste$0.60
Brie$0.40
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Imported Primula cheese$0.30
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.15
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque$1.30
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Mixed Grill$1.15
Lamb Chop$0.60
Lamb Chop, extra thick$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Canada mutton chop$0.75
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Royal Squab$2.00
English mutton chop$1.10
*Fresh baby chicken$2.50
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.75
Clams, Casino$0.85
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Soup, Chicken Algerienne$0.40
Soup, Tomato$0.40
Beef consomme$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Potage Germiny$0.40
Consomme Martha$0.40
Soup, Split Peas$0.35
Soup, Cream of Spinach$0.40
Soup, Petite Marmite$0.40
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Madrilene$0.40
Brook trout, Belle Meuniere$1.05
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.95
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
Supreme of Melon$0.70
Scallions$0.25
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.70
Radishes$0.25
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Olives$0.30
Olives, Ripe$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Celery$0.35
Celery, Stuffed$0.60
Cherry blossom juice - cocktail$0.25
Clam juice - cocktail$0.25
Tomato juice - cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut juice - cocktail$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream$0.25
Pot of Tea$0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Cocoa$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Draught Beer, Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Draught Beer, Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Chocolate$0.25
Commodore coffee, Served in a percolator for one or two$0.25

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