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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-23
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Peconic Oysters$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
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
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Thick Ox-Tail Soup$0.30
Okra, Creole soup$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes with rice soup$0.30
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.20
Strained Okra broth (hot)$0.25
Chicken broth (hot)$0.25
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.25
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.20
Filet of Grey Sole with spinach and tomatoes, Mary Anne, potatoes Duchesse$0.70
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees and spinach in cream$0.75
Boiled Chicken Halibut with egg sauce and potatoes persillee$0.80
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Cold: Filet of Salmon with fresh vegetables, tartar sauce$0.75
Lobster salad$1.40
Omelet with salt pork, potatoes and onions, Paysanne$0.65
Shirred Eggs with oysters and mushrooms, Mariniere$0.65
Poached Eggs on Toast, asparagus tips, Hollandaise$0.65
Cold: Poached Eggs with fresh string beans and tomatoes, Old Madrid$0.60
Ox-Tail Stew with fresh vegetables, Charolaise$0.70
Chicken Pot Pie, Menagere$0.75
Roast Vermont Turkey, Americaine, candied yams, mashed yellow turnips, cranberry sauce$1.15
Farm Sausage (Bratwurst) with lentils$0.75
Mixed Grill a l'Astor (10 minutes)$1.00
Casserolette of Sweetbreads and Lobster, Mikado$0.80
Homemade Noodles with grilled tomato and mushrooms saute$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Cold: Roast Spring Lamb with spiced beets, mint sauce$0.75
Westphalia Ham with knob celery salad$0.80
Chicken salad$1.30
Raw Vegetable Lunch (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 of Mignon$1.65
Squab Chicken$1.25
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Breast of chicken$1.25
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
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Kuroki 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 Salad$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
Wiener Jelly Krapfen$0.25
Almond Blanc Mange$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
FRENCH CREAM PIE$0.25
Montpensier cake$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry shortcake$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Meringue glacee$0.40
Genoise Glace$0.40
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
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 Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Assorted Fruit, Stewed$0.50
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
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
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
Bread and Butter$0.15

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