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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-17
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Long Island Duckling with pineapple and orange, Hawaii, fried hominy$1.10
Bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise$1.10
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with asparagus tips, Riviera$0.90
Lobster salad$1.40
Broiled Loin Lamb Chops on Toast with string beans, Viennoise, potatoes fondantes$1.10
Filet Mignon saute with baby artichoke, mushrooms and potatoes Dauphine$1.45
Broiled Breast of Chicken with mushrooms, Virginia bacon, potatoes Julienne, Astor$1.30
Casserolette of Sweetbreads with asparagus tips, Princesse$0.90
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast, vegetables Florida, potato croquette, devilled sauce$1.00
Fresh Mushrooms in Cream with waffle potatoes$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
Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Modern$1.35
Westphalia Ham, potato salad, dill pickle$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
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
Sauteed Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potato$0.25
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
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Cream of Broccolis Soup, Riviera$0.30
Consomme double, Mille-Fanti$0.30
Chicken okra soup, Creole$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Beef consomme$0.25
strained okra soup$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Broiled Boston Scrod, mustard butter, potatoes Olivettes, vegetables Florida$0.80
Filet of Gray Sole with oysters, mushrooms and asparagus tips, Cafe de Paris$0.90
Boiled Chicken Halibut, egg sauce, boiled potato$0.90
Smelts saute with grapes and almonds, Veronique$0.85
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with tomato salad$0.85
Robespierre Salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Baba with whipped cream$0.25
Cheese Cake$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Camembert$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.15
Coffee with Cream$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
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
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Tangerines$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Malaga grapes$0.40
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Coupe, Nelson$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Chestnut Spumoni$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla Ice Cream, fudge sauce$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Marachino Sherbet$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Lady Lock$0.20
Cherry Bisquit Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Mince Pie$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
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
Escarole Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35

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