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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-19
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chopped clam, oyster-crab and celery stew$0.65
Braised veal chop in casserole, Grand Mother Style$1.15
BROILED HALF OF MAINE LOBSTER, TRAVERS ISLAND DRESSING AND STUFFED POTATO$0.90
VEAL KIDNEY IN CASSEROLE, NEW PEAS, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS AND POTATO$1.10
French cherry pie$0.20
Special - Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore with baked potato$0.95
Breast of chicken, My Fancy$1.45
Broiled saddle of spring lamb with stuffed tomato$1.20
Fresh mackerel, butter Montpellier$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.85
Brook trout, Doria$0.95
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Baked minced capon with fresh asparagus tips$1.20
Fresh vegetable dinner with poached egg, Bearnaise$0.80
Braised jumbo squab with new peas and carrots$1.35
Minion of beef tenderloin with mushroom and tomato, Continentale$1.55
Chicken salad with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.85
Assorted cuts, Commordore$1.05
Galatine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque, chutney$1.20
Commodore steak$3.05
Bouchee, Capucine$0.95
Breast of Guinea hen under bell, Ideal$1.70
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.45
Fresh baby chicken$2.45
Turkey$0.95
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.95
English mutton chop$1.05
Royal Squab$2.00
Canada mutton chop (1)$0.70
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.30
Lamb Chop$0.55
(Lamb chop) extra thick$0.95
Hot Savarin with fresh fruits, strawberry sauce$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Little Neck clams$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
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
French cherry pie$0.20
Fresh strawberry frozen pie$0.25
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.65
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.45
New Peas Au Beurre$0.45
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.50
Artichoke Vinaigrette$0.50
Fresh Spinach$0.35
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Carrots in Cream$0.35
Boiled Onions, Drawn Butter$0.35
Nougatine cake$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.30
Filet of sole, Otero$0.85
Kingfish saute, Belle Meuniere, potato cake$0.85
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.40
Macaroons$0.35
Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Chicken salad$1.40
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Cream Portugaise$0.30
Consomme Royale$0.30
Puree of Tomato$0.35
Lobster salad$1.50
Beef consomme$0.25
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.30
Potage Printanier$0.30
Petite marmite$0.30
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.50
Split peas$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Long Island Salad$0.45
Gumbo$0.25
Madrilene$0.25
Pompadour au chocolat$0.30
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.15
Valencia Salad$0.45
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Ellen salad$0.45
Commodore coffee with cream$0.15 – $0.50
Alligator Pear (half) Salad$0.50
Cocoa$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Golfer salad$0.45
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.25
Cream Cheese with Guava Paste$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.35
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.55
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Imported Stilton cheese$0.40
Brie cheese$0.35
Omelete, Norvegienne, per person$0.80
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.25
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Figs in syrup$0.25
New England or Delicious apple$0.25
Orange$0.20
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.25
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.55
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.35
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.40
Stewed rhubarb$0.30
Stewed pears$0.30
Stewed Apples$0.30
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.45
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.60
Frozen smile with tutti-frutti sauce$0.45
Parfait Napolitaine$0.40
Coupe Caprice$0.65
Frosted Chocolate$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.55
Endive Salad$0.45
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Cherry Blossom, Clam juice, Tomato juice, Sauerkraut juice$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Baked Potato$0.30
Souffle Potatoes$0.40
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.35
Frosted Coffee$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.25

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