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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-09
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, stewed tomatoes, potato persillee$0.90
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Mousseline and potato persillee$0.95
Fillet of Sea Bass saute with bananas and pimentos, Caprice$0.90
Supreme Boston Sole, mushrooms, tomatoes, green pepper, Creole, potatoes Duchesse
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Cold Filet of Halibut, fresh vegetable salad, remoulade sauce$0.85
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with sliced tomatoes
Lobster salad$1.40
Roast Long Island Duckling with apple stuffing, candied yams, new peas and carrots$1.10
Veal Cutlet saute with mushrooms and new peas$1.05
Braised Beef (Sauerbraten) with potato dumplings, German Style$0.95
Fresh Mushrooms saute with vegetable Jardiniere$0.75
Plum Pudding, hard and apricot sauce$0.25
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Roast Saddle of Spring Lamb, potatoes fondantes and string beans, Viennoise$0.95
Half Chicken in casserole with rice, Creole$1.15
Casserole of Sweetbreads with asparagus tips, Princesse$0.90
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes Extra Cut$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, Beets) Astor$0.75
Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad$1.20
Cold: Old-fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, potato salad$0.95
Cream of Couliflower, Dubarry Soup$0.30
Soup, Chicken Okra, Creole$0.30
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Soup, Green Turtle$0.50
Soup, Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Soup, Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
In Cup (hot) Beef Consomme$0.25
In Cup (cold) Tomato Broth$0.25
Broth, Strained Okra$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
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
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
Royal Squab$1.45
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broccolis$0.50
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
Potatoes, French fried$0.20
Potatoes, sautee$0.20
Potatoes, Boiled Beamuda$0.20
Potatoes, mashed$0.20
Potatoes, In Cream au gratin$0.25
Potatoes, Baked Idaho$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.25
Green olives$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Stuffed celery$0.45
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Chicken broth
Coupe, Sans Gene$0.40
Imported endive$0.30
Streusselkuchen (Butter Crumb Cake)$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Water Ice---Raspberry, Lemon, Orange or Apricot$0.25
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Fruit, Hothouse rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Fruit, Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Fruit, Prunes$0.25
Stewed Fruit, Pears$0.25
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Pave, Coronado$0.35
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Gorgonzola$0.35
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.15
Swiss Gruyere$0.35
American$0.35
Edam$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Cottage$0.35
small portion$0.20
*Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Fresh Vegetable$0.50
Pear$0.20
Salad, Cucumber$0.35
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Tangerines$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Mince Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Cardinal Sherbet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Ice cream, Fresh Strawberry$0.35
Pistache Ice Cream, almond cream sauce$0.35
Consomme double, Alsacienne
Soup, Petite Marmite
Soup, Strained Petite Marmite with marrow
Half Grapefruit
Chicken salad$1.35
Salad, Alexandra$0.40
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Montpensier cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Salad, Field$0.35
Salad, Romaine$0.25
Cocktail Sauce
Imported Senfgurken
Ripe Olives$0.40
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne
Salad, Alligator Pear$0.40
Salad, Chiffonade$0.45
Salad, Hearts of Romaine$0.30
Crabflake Cocktail
Salad, Lettuce$0.25
Salad, Heart of Lettuce$0.30
Salad, Chicory$0.30
Salad, FRESH FRUIT$0.50
Salad, Tomato$0.35
Salad, Escarole$0.35
Salad, Combination$0.45
Salad, Lettuce and Tomato$0.35
Ice Cream, Peach Melba$0.45
Ice Cream, Mixed$0.35
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.30
Ice Cream, Choclate$0.30
Ice Cream, Pistachio$0.30
Ice Cream, Coffee$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Ice Cream, Pralinee$0.30
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Water Ice, Orange$0.25
Water Ice, Apricot$0.25
Camembert$0.40
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Tea, Orange Pekoe$0.25
Tea, Oolong Formosa$0.25
Tea, Ceylon$0.25
Bel Paese$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$0.25 – $0.40
Danish Pastry$0.20
Stewed Fruit, Strawberries$0.30

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