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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$0.65
Braised quarter of spring lamb with stuffed tomato$1.25
Mousse of Virginia ham, new asparagus tips Princesse, potato cake$1.00
Roast L. I. duckling with candied sweet potatoes, apple fritters$1.30
Veal chop in cocotte with new peas Paysanne, Parisian potatoes$1.20
Half spring chicken in cocotte with tomatoes, mushrooms, ripe olives$1.50
Spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise sauce$0.85
Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney$0.90
Galantine of capon with salad Andalouse$1.20
Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.85
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.00
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore and baked potato$1.00
Ragout fin, Perigourdine$1.50
Bouchee, Capucine$1.00
Ribs of beef, Quatre Saisons (for two)$3.45
Filet of sole, Breval$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.85
Fried sea bass with cucumber, Marquise potato$0.90
Broiled salmon steak, anchovy butter, French fried potatoes$0.90
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Royal Squab$2.00
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.35
Lamb Chop$0.60
New asparagus, Milanaise$0.70
Clams, Casino$0.85
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Fried Clams$0.75
Cherrystones$0.35
Little Necks$0.35
Madrilene soup$0.45
Jellied Madrilene soup, cup$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.60
Olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.75
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.70
Radishes$0.25
Supreme of Melon$0.70
Scallions$0.25
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.75
Shrimp$0.80
Kingfish, Meunière$0.90
New Peas a la Menthe$0.50
New string beans a l'Anglaise$0.50
Artichoke Vinaigrette$0.55
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Clam juice$0.25
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Cold rice Imperatrice with peach compote$0.30
lemon meringue pie$0.25
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.30
Commodore Rings with Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Consomme Brunoise$0.35
Chicken Americaine Soup$0.35
Carrots vichy$0.40
BUTTERED BEETS$0.40
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.55
Fresh Spinach$0.40
Fresh spinach with cream$0.45
Fried Egg Plant$0.45
Stewed Fresh Tomato$0.50
Mashed Turnips$0.45
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.45
Potatoes Souffle$0.45
Baked Potato$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear (half) Salad$0.55
Ellen salad$0.50
Cream Princesse Soup$0.35
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot$0.35
Petite marmite$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.40
Split peas Soup$0.35
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Beef consomme$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Long Island Salad$0.50
Valencia Salad$0.50
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Fresh baby chicken (for two)$2.50
Lamb Chop, extra thick$1.00
Lion's Pilsener (draught)$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark (draught)$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label Beer$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Endive Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$1.45
Lobster salad$1.55
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.55
Fruit salad$0.60
Golfer salad$0.50
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
Russian Dressing$0.15
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Petits fours$0.35
Omelette, Norvegienne, per person$0.85
Macaroons$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
Frozen Savarin apricotine$0.50
Fresh fruit salad, Cardinal$0.45
Coupe Commodore$0.70
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.65
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Frosted Chocolate$0.35
Frosted Coffee$0.35
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.45
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Orange$0.25
Pear$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Stewed pears$0.35
Stewed Apples$0.35
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Imported Stilton cheese$0.45
Imported Primula cheese$0.30
Imported Swiss cheese$0.40
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Bel Paese Cheese$0.40
Brie cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Port du Salut cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Commodore coffee with cream (p.p.)$0.25
Commodore coffee served in percolator for one or two$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of tea (p.p.)$0.25
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Cocoa$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
French Pastry$0.20

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