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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-04
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Roast Rack of Spring Lamb with stuffed potato, Adele, new peas$1.05
Fried Half Chicken with corn fritter, potato croquette, bacon and cream sauce, Maryland$1.15
Jelly roll$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Veal Cutlet saute, Nature with broccolis, Riviera, potato Lorette$1.00
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce, Extra$0.10
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.30
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Cream of tomatoes, Portugaise soup$0.30
Broiled Weakfish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, string beans, Viennoise$0.90
Fried Filet of Gray Sole, cole slaw, vegetables Jardiniere, tartar sauce$0.80
Vol-au-Vent of Seafood, Nantua$0.90
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Mousseline, boiled potato$0.85
Smelts sautes with bananas, Caprice$0.95
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with sliced tomatoes$0.90
Lobster salad$1.40
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with cucumber salad$0.85
Minute Steak with smothered onions, potatoes O'Brien, fresh string beans$1.40
Broiled Breast of Guinea Hen with mushrooms, bacon, potatoes Nova Scotia, currant jelly$1.35
Croquette of Sweetbreads with new peas in cream$0.90
Broiled Tomatoes with mushrooms and asparagus tips on toast$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95 – $1.30
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on the spit, sage dressing$1.20
Roast Loin of Lamb with potatoes and mint sauce$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets) Astor$0.75
Old-fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, celery salad$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken, fresh string bean salad$1.20
Roast Spring Lamb, mint jelly, broccolis salad$0.90
Chicken salad$1.35
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Small Steak$1.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Filet Mignon$1.65
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.25
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Squab Chicken$1.25
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.45
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Chicken okra, Creole Soup$0.30
Consomme double, Mille-Fanti$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Green olives$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes soup$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra soup$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccolis$0.50
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
Buttered new beets$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes sautee$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
In Cream au gratin Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Sweet Potatoes---Fried$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Louise salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Fruit Pudding, apricot sauce$0.25
WASHINGTON CREAM PIE$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Swedish Apple Cake$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Pistache Ice Cream, almond cream sauce$0.35
Coupe, Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Pave, Singapore$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Kirschwasser Sherbet$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Tangerines$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Baked Apple$0.20
Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.30
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Coffee with Cream$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.25
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Danish Pastry$0.20

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