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The Ambassador

Date
1933-05-22
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
33x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Broiled Baby Lobster$1.40
Broiled Shad & Roe, Pimento Butter, Tomato, Cucumbers$1.50
Halibut Duglere$1.50
Fresh Shrimps Figaro$0.90
Omelette Florentine$1.50
Cold roast beef$1.00
Fried Eggs, Irish Bacon, Country Style$1.50
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.75
Calf's Head Vinaigrette, Pickles Beets$1.50
Crabflakes Salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.60
Hamburger Steak, Scallion Sauce, Potatoes, Fried Egg$1.50
Lobster Chatillon (1/2)$1.35
Medaillons of Veal Pojarsky, Creamed Spinach$1.50
Jumbo Squab$1.50
French Sausage, Fines Herbes, Rizotto Espagnole$1.50
Minced Sweetbread au Gratin Tetrazzini$1.50
Chicken Salad Mayonnaise, White Meat Only$1.60
Chicken salad mayonnaise$1.40
Crabflake Cocktail$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.40
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.30
Broiled Bluefish Mirabeau$1.00
Supreme of English Sole Menagere$1.25
Halibut Duglere$0.90
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Broiled Soft Shell Crabs (3)$1.10
Omelette Florentine$0.75
FRIED EGGS, FRENCH STYLE, WITH IRISH BACON$0.60
STUFFED EGGS AU GRATIN IV SAISON$0.65
CALF'S HEAD A LA VINAIGRETTE, PICKLED BEETS$1.00
HAMBURGER STEAK, SCALLION SAUCE, MASHED POTATOE, FRIED EGG$1.00
Medaillons of Veal Pojarsky, Creamed Spinach$0.90
Potatoes Schneider
Broiled Egg Plant and Tomato
Lettuce, Green Peppers, Egg Salad
FRENCH SAUSAGES, FINES HERBES, RIZZOTTO ESPAGNOLE$0.90
GRILLED GRAIN FED CHICKEN AMERICAINE, POTATO MIGNONETTE (1/2)$1.25
Minced Sweetbread au Gratin Tetrazzini$1.10
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
PRIME RIBS OF BEEF WITH POTATO SCHNEIDER$1.10
Vegetable Lunch$0.90
Vegetable Lunch with Poached Egg$1.00
Little Necks$0.40
Cherrystones$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Broiled Shad and Roe, Pimento Butter, Tomato and Cucumbers$1.10
Boneless Shad and Roe$1.25
Fried Filets of Sole Tartare$0.85
Brook Trout Veronique$1.00
Shad Roe Glaced Ambassador$1.25
Snails Bourguignonne$0.90
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.90
Escalope of Veal Viennoise$1.00
Medaillon of Lamb Combination$1.00
Sirloin of Beef Minute Chez Nous$1.60
Brochette of Chicken Livers Vert Pre$0.90
Vol au Vent of Chicken Reine$1.00
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Crab Flakes Cocktail Cardinal
Orange Supreme
Mutton Broth Ecossaise
Consomme Vermicelli
Vanilla Custard Pudding
Apple Fritter, Sabayon Sauce
Fresh Strawberry Tart, Chantilly
Assorted Stewed Fruits
Ice cream
Water ice
Cheese, Eearly American
Cream Cheese, Currant Jelly
Apple
Pear
Sliced Fresh Pineapple
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Iced coffee$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.25
Hot House Sping Chicken (half)$1.25
Lamb Chop (1)$0.65
Lamb Chop (2)$1.25
Mixed Grill$1.25
Hot House Squab Chicken$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.60
Sirloin Steak p.p.$1.60
Fresh Killed Milkfed Chicken (1/2)$1.50
Sliced Ham or Tongue$0.90
Virginia Ham$1.00
Lamb, Mint Jelly$1.00
Supreme Jeannette$1.50
Galantine of Capon$1.00
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Potatoes, boiled$0.25
Potatoes, Baked Idaho$0.30
Potatoes, French fried$0.30
Potatoes, mashed$0.35
Potatoes, julienne$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.35
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.35
Potatoes, au gratin$0.40
Potatoes, Hash Browned$0.35
Potatoes, Souffle$0.50
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Grilled$0.35
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.40
Sweet Potatoes, Cubaine$0.50
Green olives$0.30
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Ambassador Appetizers$1.00
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.85
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)$1.25
Ripe Olives$0.35
Heart of Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.55
Herring a l'Allemande$0.50
Westphalían Ham$0.80
Beluga Caviar p.p.$2.25
anchovy canape$0.65
Orange Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme Ambassador$0.75
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Half Grapefruit$0.40
Mutton Broth Ecossaise$0.30
Soup, Cream of Tomato$0.40
Consomme Vermicelli$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Soup, Germiny$0.45
Soup, Onion au Gratin$0.40
Broth, Beef$0.30
Broth, Chicken$0.35
Broth, Okra$0.35
Broth, Armenonville$0.40
Stuffed Pear Brillat-Savarin$75.00
Stuffed Tomato$40.00
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe Chestnuts$0.60
Green Corn on Cob$0.35
Plain spinach$0.40
Rubarb$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.50
String Beans$0.50
Stuffed Pear Brillat-Savarin$0.75
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Pistacio Ice Cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Fresh Pear Helene$0.70
Lima beans$0.50
Green California Asparagus$0.80
CREAMED$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.40
Cauliflower$0.55
Endive Flamande$0.60
Spagetti Caruso$1.00
Succatash$0.60
Broccoli$0.65
Fresh Noodles Polonaise$0.45
Artichoke$0.60
Preserved French Peas$0.50
Celery with marrow$0.55
a l'Etuvee or Rodel$0.60
Mushrooms on toast$0.80
Spaghetti or Macaroni au Beurre$0.40
au gratin$0.50
Wild Rice$0.45
Spaghetti Bolognaise$0.75
Heart of Lettuce
Romaine
Chicory
Escarole or Water Cress$0.40
Mixed Green a la Francaise$0.45
Dandelion$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato$0.40
Chiffonade$0.60
Tomato$0.45
Endive$0.50
Ambassador$0.60
Combination$0.55
Fruit$0.65
Alligator Pear(1/2)$0.65
Vanilla Custard Pudding$0.35
Strawberry shortcake$0.40
Strawberry tart$0.30
Apple Fritters, Sabayon Sauce$0.30
French Pancakes Nicoise$0.75
Green Apple Pie$0.30
Green Apple Pie$0.30
French or Vienna Pastry$0.25
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
rice pudding$0.35
Fresh Strawberry$0.45
Coeur a la Cream$0.60
Philadelphia Cream Cheese with GuavaJelly$0.60
Assorted cheese$0.40
Bar le Duc$0.35
Strawberries and Cream$0.50
Apple$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Grapes$0.50
Assorted$1.00
Cooked Fresh Pears$0.40
Plums$0.35
Compote Assorted$0.55
Coffee Filtre$0.30
with Cream$0.40
Ambassador Coffee$0.25
with Cream$0.35
Instant Postum- Sanka or Kaffee Hag$0.30
with Cream$0.40
Tea$0.25
with Lemon$0.30
with Cream$0.35
Grade A Milk, Half Pint$0.20
pint$0.30
Chocolate or Cocoa with whipped cream$0.35
Buttermilk(1/2) Pint$0.20

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