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The Ambassador

Date
1933-03-09
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
28x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams$0.40
Crab Flakes Cocktail$0.80
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Sterling Point Oysters$0.50
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Meli-Melo Cocktail$0.85
Fresh Beluga Caviar$2.00
Queen olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Celery$0.35
Celery and Olives$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.55
Canape of Anchovies$0.65
Canape of Caviar (salted)$1.00
Canape of Caviar (Fresh)$1.50
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Fresh Fruit Cup Supreme$0.60
Coupe of Melon$0.75
Honeydew Melon$0.65
Grapefruit$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Soup, Onion au Gratin$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
Beef Broth$0.30
Chicken broth$0.35
Okra Broth$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.40
Crab Flakes au Gratin Martin$1.00
Deviled Sardines on Toast$0.80
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.60
Scrambled Eggs with Irish Bacon
Escalloped Chicken a la King$1.60
Broiled Sweetbread Virginia$1.60
Beef Steak Minute Chez-Nous$1.60
Welsh rarebit$0.70
Crab Flakes Dewey$1.25
Fresh Shrimps Calcutta$1.00
Baked Lobster Thermidor (half)$1.45
Large Lobster (for two)$2.90
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms with Bacon$1.00
Broiled Spring Chicken, Champetre (half)$1.65
Supreme of Chicken Sous Cloche Lou-Lou$2.00
Filet Mignon of Beef Parisienne$2.00
Long Island rarebit$0.75
Golden buck rarebit$0.75
Yorkshire buck rarebit$0.75
Scotch woodcock rarebit$0.75
Crab Flakes Ravigote$0.80
Filet of Anchovies, Tomato and Egg Riviera$0.75
Cold Half Lobster, Figaro$1.45
Crab Flakes Salad$1.00
Lobster salad$1.75
york ham$0.80
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.90
Virginia Ham$1.00
Sliced Chicken$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Pate of Foie gras de Strasbourg$1.50
Chicken salad$1.40
Chicken Salad with White Meat Only$1.75
Sandwich, Roast beef$0.60
Sandwich, Pate de Foie Gras$1.25
Sandwich, Hot-Egg with Bacon$0.45
Sandwich, Hot-Egg with Ham$0.45
Sandwich, Ham$0.40
Sandwich, Tongue$0.50
Sandwich, Combination$0.60
Sandwich, Cheese and Ham Royal$0.65
Sandwich, Chicken$0.60
Sandwich, Imported Caviar$1.75
Sandwich, Club$0.80
Salad, Heart of Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Heart of Romaine$0.40
Salad, Alligator Pear$0.65
Salad, Kuroki$0.65
Salad, Ambassador$0.60
Salad, Lettuce and Tomato$0.55
Salad, FRESH FRUIT$0.65
Salad, Chiffonade$0.60
Salad, Endive$0.45
Salad, Fresh Vegetables$0.75
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.40
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.40
Ice Cream, Coffee$0.40
Ice Cream, Strawberry$0.40
Ice Cream, Pistache$0.40
Water Ice, Lemon$0.35
Water Ice, Orange$0.35
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.35
Water Ice, Pineapple$0.35
Mint Sherbet$0.40
Ice Cream, Coupe St. Jacques$0.60
Ice Cream, Parfait (any flavor)$0.50
Ice Cream, Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Ice Cream, Meringue Glace$0.50
Ice Cream, Coeur Flottant Merveilleux$0.75
Ice Cream, Fresh Pear Helene$0.75
Ice Cream, Biscuit Glace Ambassador$0.50
French Pastry$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.45
Macaroons$0.30
Fancy Cakes$0.30
Coffee, demi tasse$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Coffee, Percolator$0.30
Coffe, Percolator with Cream$0.40
Cafe Turque$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.25

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