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The Ambassador

Date
1933-07-06
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
28x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Mustard Butter$1.50
Shirred Eggs, Deerfoot Sausage, Bercy$1.50
Civet of Spring Lamb Bourguignonne$1.50
Chicken Livers Saute au Madere, Rizotto Valencienne$1.50
Escalope of Veal Pojarsky, Grilled Beechnut Bacon$1.50
Green Asparagus Polonaise, Grilled Beechnut Bacon$1.50
Gratin of Scalloped Capon Favorite$1.50
COLD Poached Egg in Jelly Westmoreland$1.50
COLD Soft Shell Crabs Orientale, Rice Salad$1.50
COLD Pickled Lamb Tongue, Potato Salad au Cresson$1.50
Broiled Fresh Mackereal, Croquette Potatoes and Tomato, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Omelette with Cheese, String Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Civet of Spring Lamb Bourguignonne Coquilettes, Boiled Potato, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Rizotto of Chicken Livers Valencienne, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
COLD Soft Shell Crabs Marsellaise, Rice Orientale, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Pickled Lamb Tongue, Potato Salad Cressonierre, Choice of Salad, Cheese or Dessert, Coffee or Tea$1.00
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Stuffed Eggs with Indian Relish
Cantaloupe Rafraichi
Potage Champs Elysee
Consomme Velours
Jellied Essence of Beef
Jellied Essence of Okra
Creamed Beet Tops
POTATO CROQUETTE
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Diplomat Pudding, Fruit Sauce
Fresh Stewed Pears
Apple
Orange
Watermelon
Cherries
Cooked Oregon Plums
Baked Apple
Assorted Compote
Fresh Strawberry Mousse
Lemon Ice
Orange ice
Pineapple Ice
AMERICAN CHEESE
Swiss cheese
Cream Cheese
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Iced coffee
Iced tea
Garniture of Potato or Beet Salad Served with Cold Meats$0.25
Soft Shell Crabs Marsellaise, Rice Orientale$0.90
Pickled Lamb Tongue, Potato Salad$0.90
Beef consomme$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.35
Okra consomme$0.40
Madrilene$0.40
Creme Bourbonnaise$0.45
Bortschock$0.40
Poached Egg a l'Estragon$0.45
Sliced Eggs Pompadour$0.65
Herring au vin Blanc$0.65
halibut parisienne$1.00
Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Verte$1.10
Lobster salad$1.75
Baby Lobster$1.40
Lobster Mayonnaise$1.40
Crab Flakes Ravigote$0.85
Crabflakes Salad$1.00
Fresh Shrimp Salad$1.00
Prager ham$1.00
Virginia Ham$1.00
Spring Lamb$1.10
Roast beef$1.00
Pickled Lamb Tongue$0.75
Home Made Ham and Veal Pie$1.00
Sliced Chicken$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Supreme of Chicken Jeannette$1.50
Galantine of Capon Truffled$1.25
Pate de Foie gras de Strasbourg$1.50
Chicken salad$1.75
Long Island Duckling$1.75
Mackerel au vin Blanc$0.65

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Little Necks$0.40
Cherrystones$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Shrimp$0.75
Crabflakes$0.75
Lobster$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.40
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.90 – $1.25
Heart of Celery$0.40
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Herring a l'Allemande$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Westphalían Ham$0.85
Amabssador Appetizers$1.25
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Orange Supreme$0.60
Watermelon$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.45
Cantaloupe$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.65
Potage Champs Elysee$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Consomme Velour$0.30
Okra Creole$0.40
Germiny$0.45
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Armenonville$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Potato Croquette$0.85
Baby Flounder Saute IV Saisons$0.90
Supreme of English Sole Cecilia$1.10
Brook Trout Saute Doria$1.10
Soft Shell Crabs, Broiled or Fried$1.10
Salmon Trout Saute Provencale$1.25
Julienne of Sole Saute Mireille$1.00
Broiled Kennebec Salmon St. Germain$1.10
Crabcakes au Gratin Times Square$1.00
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.35
Omelette with Parmesan Cheese$0.70
BUTTERED EGGS, DEERFOOT SAUSAGES, CLUNY$0.65
CIVIT OF SPRING LAMB BOURGIGNONNE WITH COQUILLETTES$0.90
CHICKEN LIVES SAUTE, MADERE, RIZOTTO VALENCIENNE$0.90
ESCALOPE OF VEAL POJARSKY, CREAMED LETTUCE$1.00
Green Asparagus Polonaise, Grilled Beechnut Bacon$1.10
Green Asparagus$0.85
Succotash$0.65
Cauliflower$0.60
Wild Rice$0.45
Artichoke$0.65
Green Corn on Cob$0.35
GRATIN OF SCOLLOPED CAPON WITH ASPARAGUS TIPS, PRINCESSE$1.25
GREEN PEAS$0.50
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Lima beans$0.55
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.45
Beets$0.40
French peas$0.55
Baby String Beans$0.55
Gateau Napoleon$0.25
DIplomat Pudding with Fruit$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.30
Spring Chicken (half)$1.25
rice pudding$0.35
Sirloin Steak$1.75
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.30
Coupe of Chestnuts$0.60
Fresh Strawberries Melba$0.70
Boiled potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.35
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Byron Potatoes$0.40
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.35
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Hash Brown Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.35
Beef Broth$0.30
Chicken broth$0.35
Okra Broth$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Vegetable Lunch$0.90
Vegetable Lunch with Poached Egg$1.00
Hot House Squab Chicken$1.40
Mixed Grill$1.25
Jumbo Squab$1.40
Filet Mignon$1.75
Lamb Chop (1)$0.70
Milkfed Chicken (half)$1.50
French Peas A L'Etuvee$0.65
French Peas Rodel$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.50
Plain spinach$0.40
Green Corn on Cob in Chafing Dish$0.60
Fresh Noodles$0.45
Spaghetti au Beurre$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.50
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Macaroni au gratin$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
Cucumber salad$0.45
Lorenzo salad$0.50
Potato salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.40
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Mixed Green a la Francaise$0.45
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.45
Ambassador Salad$0.60
Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Fruit salad$0.65
Tomato and Cucumber Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.55
Apricot Tart$0.30
French Pancakes Nicoise$0.75
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
French Pastry$0.25
Vienna Pastry$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Assorted Cheese on Tray, Served with Saltines and Crackers$0.45
Individual Portion Cheese$0.40
Stuffed Pear Brillat Savarin$0.75
Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.60
Cream Cheese with Jelly$0.50
Cream Cheese$0.35
Apple$0.25
Coeur a la Creme$0.60
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Cherries$0.50
Assorted Fresh Fruit$1.00
Compote Assorted$0.60
Cooked Rhubarb$0.40
Berries in Season
Cooked Plums$0.35
Figs (3)$0.40
Cooked Fresh Pears$0.40
Demi Tasse$0.20
Coffee Filtre$0.30
Coffee Filtre with Cream$0.40
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Buttermilk (1/2) pt.$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.25
Instant Postum$0.30
Instant Postum with Cream$0.40
Sanka$0.30
Kaffee Hagg$0.30
Sanka with Cream$0.40
Kaffee Hagg with Cream$0.40
Iced coffee$0.35
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.35
Tea$0.25
Tea with Lemon$0.30
Tea with cream$0.35
Grade A Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.35
Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Grapefruit or Fruit Supreme$0.60
Hor d'oeuvres, If Taken as a Course$1.25
Stuffed celery$0.60
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40

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

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