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The Commodore Hotel

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

Pages

  1. Page 1

Dishes

Cherry Blossom$0.10
Filet of sole, Meuniere and capers$1.00
Scrambled eggs with calf's brain, fines herbes$0.60
Chopped clam, lobster and celery stew$0.65
Sweetbread patty with fresh mushrooms, new peas and carrots$0.75
Broiled saddle of spring lamb with stuffed tomato, minute potatoes$0.85
Fresh vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$0.75
Breaded veal cutlet, Viennoise, creamed spinach$0.80
Slice of beef, fines herbes, home fried potatoes$0.90
Minced capon a la King on toast and asparagus tips$0.85
Sweetbread and fresh mushrooms in patty shell$1.00
Breaded veal cutlet, brown butter$1.00
Minced Capon a la King on Toast$1.00
Fresh vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$1.00
Brizolla Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$1.00
Chicken salad with sliced tomato and dill pickles$0.75
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque$1.10
Assorted cuts, Commodore$0.95
Pan-roast of Fire Island clams with bacon on toast$0.60
Clams, Casino$0.60
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.25
Roast prime rib of beef with boiled potato$0.85
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.80
Romaine Salad$0.20
Endive Salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.25
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Clam Stew$0.45
Clam Stew, Half and Half$0.55
Clam Stew with Cream$0.65
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Filet of sole, Meuniere, roast potato$0.70
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Bluefish with bacon and hashed creamed potato$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.75
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres
Fruit Cup, Delices
Cream of Tomatoes
Consomme Royal
American Cheese and Crackers
Cauliflower Polonaise
Creamed Carrots
Mousseline Potato
home Fried Potato
Savarin with fresh fruits and strawberry sauce
French Pastry
Biscuit Tortoni
New England Apple
Assorted Rolls
Toast Melba
Fetticus and beets salad$0.25
Valencia Salad$0.30
Boiled Onions, Drawn Butter$0.15 – $0.25
Frosted Chocolate$0.25
Philadelphia vanilla ice cream$0.25
French ice cream, any flavor$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.35
New England Apple$0.10
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.30
Green Apple Pie$0.20
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.30
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.35 – $0.60
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.25
Lettuce and Egg Sandwich$0.30
Carrots in Cream$0.15 – $0.25
BUTTERED BEETS$0.15 – $0.25
Fresh Spinach$0.15 – $0.25
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.30 – $0.40
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.30 – $0.40
New Peas Au Beurre$0.25 – $0.35
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.25 – $0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Fried Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Turkey$0.80
Hot Savarin with fresh fruits, strawberry sauce$0.25
Fresh strawberry frozen pie$0.25
French cherry pie$0.20
Nougatine cake$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Cup custard au caramel$0.20
rice pudding$0.15
Bread Pudding$0.15
French Pastry (1)$0.15
Danish Pastry$0.15
Olives$0.15
crab meat cocktail$0.40
Shrimps Cocktail$0.35
India Relish$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.15
Scallions$0.10
Gherkins$0.10
Pickled onions$0.15
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.30
Grapefruit (Half)$0.20
Orange$0.10
Figs in syrup$0.25
Club sandwich$0.70
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.45
Fried egg sandwich$0.25
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Petite marmite$0.25
Cream Portugaise$0.25
Consomme Royal$0.25
Potage Printanier$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Clam broth, hot$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Split peas$0.20
Beef consomme$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.30
Chicken salad (dark meat)$1.05
Moderne Salad$0.30
Golfer salad$0.35
Lobster salad$1.40
Ellen salad$0.30
Bread and Butter, extra$0.10
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Chocolate per cup$0.10
Milk$0.10 – $0.20
Half and Half$0.25
Buttermilk$0.10
Tea$0.10 – $0.15
Coffee$0.10 – $0.15
Brie cheese$0.25
Imported Primula cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.20
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Stewed Pear$0.20
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
Stewed Apples$0.20
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.35
Clam juice$0.10
Tomato Juice$0.10
Sauerkraut Juice$0.10
BEER$0.10
Celery$0.15
Frosted Coffee$0.25
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Cocoa Per Cup$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Chicory Salad$0.20
Escarole Salad$0.20
Delicious Apple$0.10
Roast prime rib of beef with mashed potato$0.85
Tomato gumbo$0.25
Clam broth, cold$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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