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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-15
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-Fed Chicken$2.40 – $2.40
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Breast of chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Scotch Mutton Broth with Barley$0.30
Okra, Creole soup$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes with rice soup$0.30
In cup(hot) Beef Comsomme$0.20
In Cup(hot) Strained Okra soup$0.25
In Cup(hot) Chicken Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold)Tomato Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold) Beef Consomme$0.20
Vol-au-Vent of Seafood, Newburg, waffle potatoes$0.70
Fried Filet of Sole, tartar sauce, vegetables Jardiniere$0.75
Broiled bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes in cream, new string beans saute$0.80
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Mousseline, potatoes rissolees$0.75
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Cold: Sardine, Egg and Tomato Salad$0.70
Cold: Lobster Salad$1.40
Poached Egg, Benedict with broccolis, Hollendaise$0.65
Shirred Eggs with Lamb Kidney, Meyerbeer$0.65
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.65
Filet Mignon$1.65
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Small Steak$1.30
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$1.65
Chicken salad$1.30
Roast Spring Lamb with cauliflower, Ravigotte$0.75
Sugar-cured Jersey Ham with Potato Salad$0.75
Cold: Pig's Knuckle in Jelly with cole slaw$0.65
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Broiled Half Spring Chicken, Maitre d'Hotel, French fried potatoes, grilled tomato$1.10
Boiled Spare Ribs with frankfurter and sauerkraut, boiled potato$0.75
Browned Corned Beef Hash with fried egg, vegetables Jardiniere$0.80
Calf's Brains saute with mushrooms and browned butter$0.70
Chicken Cutlet with new peas in cream$0.75
Braised Lamb with potatoes and onions, Boulangere$0.85
Broiled Mushrooms on Toast, grilled tomato, asparagus tips, Hollendaise$0.70
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potaotes$0.95
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
French fried potatoes$0.20
Sautee potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes in Cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Fried Sweet Potaotes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Alma salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Field Salad$0.35
Chiffonade$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Fudge Short Cake$0.25
Almond Whipped Cream Puff$0.20
French or Danish Pastry$0.20
Swiss Apple Cake$0.25
Deep-dish Rhubarb Pie$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Meringue glacee$0.40
Genoise Glace$0.40
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$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 cheese$0.60
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.15
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Bel Paese$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed prunes$0.25
Pont l'Eveque$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed pears$0.25
Port-du-Salut$0.25 – $0.40
Roquefort$0.25 – $0.40
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Cheddar$0.25 – $0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Camembert$0.40
Liederkranz$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss$0.40
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam$0.20 – $0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Gorgonzola$0.20 – $0.35
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Orange PekoeTea$0.30
Swiss Gruyere$0.20 – $0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Milk-Fed Chicken (Half)$1.20
Raisin cake$0.25
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.30
Ice Cream, Pistachio$0.30
Ice Cream, Coffee$0.30
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.25
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Water Ice, Orange$0.25
Water Ice, Apricot$0.25

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