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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-08
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Reindeer Steak$1.20
Royal Squab$1.45
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Squab Chicken$1.25
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Breast of chicken$1.25
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Royal Squab$1.45
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Apple Dumpling, hard and apricot sauce$0.25
Baked Oysters in Half Shell, Florentine$0.75
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Bread and Butter$0.15
Roast Loin of Lamb with potatoes and mint sauce$0.80
Chicken broth$0.25
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Stewed pears$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Chicken salad$1.35
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
strained okra soup$0.25
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on the spit, sage dressing$1.20
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tangerines$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Broiled Filet of Sea Bass with potatoes Olivettes, asparagus tips au gratin$0.95
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Victoria, potato persillee$0.90
Filet of Boston Sole saute with shrimps and cacumbers, Cleopatra$0.90
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Filet of Gaspe Salmon, cucumber salad, tartar sauce$0.85
Lobster salad$1.40
Loin Lamb Chop (Mixed Grill), English Style$1.00
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with sauerkraut or red cabbage, boiled potato$0.90
Broiled Half Spring Chicken, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes fondantes, grilled tomato, new peas$1.20
Braised Imperial Sweetbreads with mushrooms, Kossuth, new peas a l'Anglaise$1.00
Filet Mignon saute with mushrooms and fresh vegetables, Bouquetiere$1.45
Salisbury Steak of Veal saute with mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables$0.95
Braised Celery with marrons, Bordelaise$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad, Astor$1.15
Old-fashioned Cured Va. Ham with celery salad$0.85
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
Coupe, d'Antigny$0.40
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Pave, Monte Christo$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream, caramel sauce$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Sherbet$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
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
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $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
FRENCH CREAM PIE$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Peach Cake$0.25
Almond Whipped Cream Puff$0.20
Mince Pie$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Mozart Salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$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
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccolis$0.50
French fried potatoes$0.20
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Potatoes sautee$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
New string beans$0.35
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Buttered new beets$0.25
New green peas$0.40
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Cream of Lettuce Soup, Judic$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Chicken okra soup, Creole$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Petite marmite$0.35
Consomme double, Julienne$0.30
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Lynnhavens$0.45
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cape Cods$0.40

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