The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

The Ambassador

Date
1933-07-01
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
28x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Soft Shell Crabs Saute Amandines$2.00
Small Sirloin Steak Saute Minute$2.00
Boned Grilled Squab Chicken Yorkshire$2.00
COLD Long Island Duckling and Tongue, Sauce Cumberland$2.00
Soft Shell Crabs Saute Amandines$1.50
Prager Ham au Porto$1.50
Prime Ribs of Beef au Cresson$1.50
Broiled Spring Chicken with Bacon$1.50
Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$1.50
COLD Long Island Duckling and Tongue, Sauce Cumberland$1.50
Cantaloupe Rafraichi
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Hors d'oeuvres varies
Veloute Pompadour
Chicken Broth with Noodles
Jellied Essence of Beef, Tomato or Okra
Green and Ripe Olives
Heart of Celery
Green Peas a la Menthe
Creamed Spinach Fleuron
Potatoes Mousseline au Gratin or Grilled Sweet
Romaine and Pineapple Salad
Strawberry Glace Parisienne
Creme Renversee, Caramel
Gateau Suchard
Apple
Orange
Watermelon
Cherries
Assorted Compote
Baked Apple
Oregon Plums
Vanilla, Coffe, Chocolate or Strawberry Ice Cream
Raspberry, Orange or Pineapple Water Ice
Fruit in Season
Mints
Assorted cheese
Demi Tasse
Beef Consomme (Liguide or Jelly)$0.30
Chicken Consomme (Liguide or Jelly)$0.35
Okra Consomme (Liguide or Jelly)$0.40
Madrilene Consomme (Liguide or Jelly)$0.40
Creme Bourbonnaise$0.45
halibut parisienne$1.00
Bortschock$0.40
Lobster salad$1.75
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.85
Prager ham$1.00
Pickled Lamb Tongue$0.75
Sliced Chicken$1.25
Supreme of Chicken Jeanetter$1.50
Pate de Foie gras de Strasbourg$1.50
Garniture of Potato or Beet Salad Served with Cold Meats$0.25
Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Verte$1.10
Baby Lobster$1.40
Lobster Mayonaise (1/2)$1.40
Crabflakes Salad$1.00
Fresh Shrimp Salad$1.00
Virginia Han$1.00
Spring Lamb$1.10
Roast beef$1.00
Home Made Ham and Veal Pie$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Galantine of Capon Truffled$1.25
Long Island Duckling (1/2)$1.75
Chicken salad$1.75
Vegetable and Potatoes or Salad
Cream Renversee Caramel Gateau Suchard
Vanilla, Coffee, Chocolate or Strawberry Ice Cream
Orange, Pineapple or Raspberry Ice
Sherbet a la Menthe
AMERICAN, SWISS OR CREAM CHEESE
Pear ~ Apple ~ Fresh Pineapple
Demi Tasse Iced Tea or Coffee
Relishes or Soup
Clam Juice Cocktail

Page 3

PRAGER HAM, PORT WINE SAUCE, CREAMED FRESH SPINACH$1.10
STUFFED ROYAL SQUAB EN COCOTTE POLONAISE, IV SAISON$1.65
SMALL SIRLOIN STEAK SAUTE MINUTE, AMBASSADOR$1.75
BONED GRILLED SQUAB CHICKEN YORKSHIRE, Asparagus Tips, Straw Potatoes$1.65
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
CREAMED SPINACH, GRILLED SWEET POTATOES$1.25
Vegetable Dinner$0.90
Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$1.00
Poached Salmon, Sauce Mousseline$1.10
Filets of Sole Glace Menagere$1.00
Broiled Halibut Mirabeau$1.00
Crabflakes au Gratin Jules$1.00
Soft Shell Crabs, Broiled (3)$1.10
Soft Shell Crabs, Fried (3)$1.10
Soft Shell Crabs Saute, Potatoes O'Brien$1.00
Brook Trout Saute Vigneronne$1.00
Supreme of Bass Mourrier$1.00
Baked Lobster in Shell, Casino$1.40
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.40
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Fresh Squab Chicken$1.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Chicken Reine$3.50
Guinea Hen$3.25
Fresh Killed Milkfed Chicken$3.00
Hot House Chicken$2.50
Creme Renversee Caramel$0.35
Raspberry Fruit Jello$0.30
Gateau Suchard$0.25
Blueberry Tart$0.30
Strawberry shortcake$0.45
Green Apple Pie$0.30
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.50
French or Vienna Pastry$0.25
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
rice pudding$0.35
Veloute Pompadour$0.35
Germiny$0.40
Okra Creole$0.40
Petite marmite$0.45
Chicken Broth aux Nouillettes$0.30
Little neck$0.40
Cherrystones$0.45
Cocktail or Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Crabflakes Cocktail$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.40
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Watermelon$0.50
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.90 – $1.25
Beef Broth$0.30
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Heart of Celery$0.40
Chicken broth$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Tomato Robespiere$0.65
Westphalían Ham$0.85
Cream of tomato$0.40
Ambassador Appetizers$1.25
Orange Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit$0.45
Cantaloupe$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.65
Supreme of Melon$0.75
Green Corn on Cob$0.35
Green Corn on Cob in Chafing Dish$0.60
Green Asparagus$0.85
Lima beans$0.55
Plain spinach$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Celery with marrow$0.60
Succotash$0.65
Cauliflower$0.60
Preserved French Peas$0.55
Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee$0.65
Preserved French Peas Rodel$0.65
GREEN PEAS$0.50
Baby String Beans$0.55
Fresh Noodles$0.40
Spaghetti au Beurre$0.40
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.50
Macaroni au gratin$0.50
Wild Rice$0.40
Boiled potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.35
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes Anna (for 2)$0.80
Hashed browned potatoes$0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Souffle Potatoes$0.50
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.35
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Sweet Potatoes Cubaine$0.50
Chef's Special Salad$0.50
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.40
Water Cress Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.45
Mixed Green Salad a la Francaise$0.45
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.45
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Ambassador Salad$0.60
COMBINATION SALAD$0.55
Fruit salad$0.65
Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.45
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe of Chestnuts$0.60
Fresh Strawberries Melba$0.70
CHEESE Assorted on Tray, Served with Saltines and Crackers 45 Individual Portion 40$0.40 – $0.45
CHEESE Cream 35 with Guava Jelly 60$0.34 – $0.60
Stuffed Pear Brilla Savarin 75$0.75
Coeur a la Creme$0.60 – $0.75
Apple Fresh$0.25 – $1.00
Berries in Season
Cooked: Fresh Pear$0.35 – $0.60
Demi Tasse$0.20
Coffee Filtre$0.30
with Cream$0.40
Coffee with Creom$0.35
Instant Postum, Sanka or Kaffee Hagg$0.30
Instant Postum, Sanka or Kaffee Hagg with Cream$0.40
Tea$0.25
Tea with Lemon$0.30
Tea with cream$0.35
Iced Coffe$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Grade A Milk, Half Pint$0.20
Grade A Milk, Pint$0.30
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.35
Buttermilk (1/2) pt.$0.20
Chocolat or Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.25
Fresh Pear$0.25
Fresh Grapes$0.50
Fresh Cherries$0.50
Fresh Fruit Assorted$1.00
Coeur a la Creme with Fresh strawberry compote$0.75
Cooked: Plums$0.35
Cooked Rhubarb$0.40
Cooked Cherries$0.50
Cooked Fruit Compote Assorted$1.00
Green Turtle Soup$0.65
Nicoise soup$0.40
Clam Soup$0.40
Okra Soup$0.35

Page 4

Italian Vermouth$0.35
French Vermouth$0.35
Angostura Bitters$0.40
Ambassador Cup$1.75 – $3.00
Champblanc Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Loganberry Cup$1.50 – $2.50
California Cup$1.50 – $3.00
Florida Cup$1.50 – $3.00
Champblanc (sparkling)$1.75 – $3.50
Mott's Golden Russet$1.25 – $2.50
Duffy's Apple Juice$1.00 – $2.00
Canada Dry$0.45
C. & C. IMPERIAL DRY$0.45
C. & C. Imported$0.50
Schwepp's Imported$0.50
Scwepp's Ginger Beer - Imported$0.50
Schwepp's Sarsaparilla$0.50
Schultz Sarsaparilla$0.50
Schultz Lemon Soda$0.50
Schwepp's Club Soda$0.50
Schultz$0.25
Lime Dry$0.40
Salutaris (Scotch Soda)$0.45
White Rock$0.40 – $0.60
Perrier$0.40 – $0.60
Appolinaris$0.50 – $0.75
Poland$0.35 – $0.80
Kalak$0.75
Celestine Vichy$0.50 – $0.90
Neuenahr$0.75
Saratoga Vichy$0.45
Loewer's Gambrinus Light or Dark$0.25
R. A. H. Wurzburger or Pilsner$0.25
Trommer's, White or Dark Label$0.30
Schaefers Brew, Light or Dark$0.30
Budweiser$0.40
Shlitz's Brau$0.40
Pabst's Blue Ribbon$0.40
Pickwick Ale$0.45
Frontenac Ale$0.55
Munchner Hofbrau$0.70
Tucher's Brau, Light or Dark (Imported)$0.60
Tucher's Brau, Light or Dark, (Imported) Large$0.90
Lemonade Plain$0.40
Lemonade with Fruit$0.50
Orangeade Plain$0.40
Orangeade with Fruit$0.50
Limeade Plain$0.40
Limeade with Fruit$0.50
Loganberry Punch$0.50
Horse Neck$0.50
Egg Lemonade$0.60
Coco Cola$0.25
Hot Lemonade$0.60
Pluto$0.30
Red Raven$0.30
Apenta Imperial$0.90
Soda Bi Carbonate$0.25
Lemon and Seltzer$0.30
Egg Nog$0.50
Fernet Branca$0.40
Bromo Seltzer$0.35
Milk Shake$0.40
Grenadine$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.