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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-24
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.70
Omelette Creole with French fried potatoes$0.75
Tomato Soup$0.40
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot Soup$0.40
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.15
Horlick's malted milk (F.S.L.)$0.30
Certified milk, half pint/pint$0.20 – $0.30
Buttermilk, half pint/pint$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Pot of tea (p.p.)$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Commodore coffee with cream (p.p.)$0.25
Served in percolator for one or two (extra)$0.25
Imported Swiss$0.40
Imported Primula cheese$0.30
Cream with Guava paste$0.60
Port du Salut$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Camembert$0.35
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Brie$0.40
Bel Paese$0.40
Roquefort$0.40
Petit Gruyere$0.40
Imported Stilton$0.45
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Stewed Apples$0.35
Stewed pears$0.35
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.40
New England or Delicious apple$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.50
Petite marmite$0.40
Beef consomme$0.40
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Scrambled eggs, Duvivier$0.65
Ice Cream, Frosted chocolate$0.35
Poached egg, Baltique$0.55
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.50
Lemon water ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Macroons$0.35
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.95
Old-fashion rice pudding$0.30
Cream Princesse$0.40
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.40
Green Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.35
Flaked Boston sole on spinach with sliced egg, Mornay$0.85
Broiled King salmon, anchovy butter and French fried potatoes$0.90
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Cup Custard$0.25
Minced beef tenderloin with fresh mushrooms, Hunter style, croquette potato$0.90
French Pastry$0.20
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.35
lemon meringue pie$0.30
Hot apple with foamed sauce$0.30
Commodore Rings with Crushed Strawberries$0.30
Split peas$0.35
Beef a la mode in jelyl with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.90
Madrilene$0.40
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.10
Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney$0.95
Consomme Brunoise$0.40
Galantine of capon with salad Andalouse$1.25
Chicken Americaine$0.40
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Jelled Madrilene, cup$0.35
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Royal Squab$2.00
Mixed Grill$1.15
Canada mutton chop$0.75
English mutton chop$1.10
Fresh baby chicken$2.50
Lamb Chop$0.60
Extra thick lamb chop$1.00
Spaghetti, Bolonaise$0.40
Calf's head, Vinaigrette, Russian salad$0.85
Fresh vegetable luncheon and lobster cake$0.80
Roast loin of pork, apple sauce and sauerkraut$0.85
Spring lamb chops stewed with potatoes Champvallon$0.85
Broiled calf's liver and bacon, baked vegetable, Matignon$0.90
Brook trout with cucumber Vernon$1.05
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.70
Supreme of Melon$0.70
Stuffed celery$0.60
Lion's Pilsener Pt. Pitcher, Qt. Pitcher$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark Pt. Pitcher, Qt. Pitcher$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.75
Clams, Casino$0.85
Cocktail Sauce, Extra$0.10
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
Scallions$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.30 – $0.35
Celery$0.35
New asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.75
Braised celery, Mornay$0.60
Cauliflower, Mornay$0.60
New string beans, Fleurette$0.55
BUTTERED BEETS$0.45
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.55
New peas a la francaise$0.55
Carrots vichy$0.45
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.60
Mashed Turnips$0.45
Saute$0.25
Baked$0.30
O'Brien$0.35
Mashed$0.25
Hashed in Cream$0.35
au gratin$0.35
French Fried$0.25
Hashed browned$0.25
Salad, Alligator Pear (half)$0.60
Salad, Fruit$0.60
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Salad, Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Moderne$0.50
Golfer salad$0.50
Salad, Long Island$0.55
Salad, Valencia$0.55
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.25
Olives, Ripe$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.40
Salad, Romaine$0.40
Salad, Chicory$0.40
Salad, Fetticus and beets$0.40
Salad, Ellen$0.50
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.45
Salad, Dandelion$0.45
Salad, Endive
Lobster salad$1.55
Ice Cream, Frosted coffee$0.35
Dressing, Mayonnaise$0.15
Dressing, Russian$0.15
Dressing, Thousand Island$0.15
Dressing, Cheese$0.25
Chocolate$0.25

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