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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-25
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Savarin with fresh fruits$0.20
Whole Roast Sea Bass, Bacon Dressing, Stewed Tomato, Boiled Potato$0.95
Veal Cutlet Smothered with Paprika, Hungarian Style, Spatzelis in Brown Butter$1.00
Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.65
Fried half squab chicken, Maryland$1.45
Grenadin of beef, Bordelaise sauce, new string beans, roast potato$1.45
Minced sweetbread a la King on toast with waffle potatoes$1.40
Roast loin of spring lamb, mint sauce, new asparagus tips, Polonaise$1.10
Braised veal cutlet des Primeurs$1.10
New vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$0.80
Royal squab in cocotte with artichoke bottom and Mascotte potato$1.45
Fresh Asparagus, Milanaise$0.65
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.50
New Peas Au Beurre$0.45
New string beans au gratin$0.45
Fresh Spinach$0.35
Fresh spinach with cream$0.40
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.45
Braised celery, Mornay$0.50
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Carrots vichy$0.35
Boiled onions, melted butter$0.35
Mashed Turnips$0.35
Artichoke Vinaigrette$0.50
Lion's Pilsener beer$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker beer$0.25
Trommer's White Label Beer$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser beer$0.35
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Fried Clams$0.70
Clams, Casino$0.80
Lion's Pilsener beer$0.50 – $0.75
Ruppert's Dark Beer$0.50 – $0.75
Clam Stew$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Clam Stew with Cream$0.70
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Supreme of Melon$0.65
Hors d'Oeuvre, Varies$0.70
Olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.30
Beluga Caviar$2.20
Celery$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.55
Scallions$0.20
Shrimp$0.75
Radishes$0.20
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.65
Bismark Herring$0.50
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.65
Cream of tomatoes soup, Portugaise$0.30
Chicken Algerienne soup$0.30
Potage Longchamp soup$0.30
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.35
Consomme Carmen$0.30
Petite marmite soup$0.30
Split peas Soup$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Jellied Madrilene soup, cup$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.25
Madrilene soup$0.25
Baked sea bass, Italian style, paprika potato$0.85
Creamed shad roe with oyster-crab and mushrooms Camille, boiled potato$0.95
Kingfish saute, Meuniere$0.85
Filet of sole, Crownwell$0.85
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.85
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Cold beef a la mode in jelly, sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.80
Assorted cold cuts, Commodore$1.00
Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney$0.85
Galantine of capon, salad Andalouse$1.15
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore with baked potato$0.95
Half Lobster, Thermidor$1.20
Fresh mushrooms under bell, Florentine$0.95
Commodore steak$3.05
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$1.00
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$1.00
Turkey$0.95
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.95
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.45
Canada mutton chop (1)$0.70
English mutton chop$1.05
Royal Squab$2.00
Fresh baby chicken$2.45
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.30
Lamb Chop$0.55
Lamb Chop, extra thick$0.95
POTATOES: Saute$0.25
POTATOES: LYONNAISE$0.25
Potatoes: Mashed$0.20
Potatoes: au gratin$0.35
Potatoes: Baked$0.30
Potatoes: Souffle$0.40
Mayonnaise Salad Dressing$0.10
Russian Salad Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Salad Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Salad Dressing$0.25
Chicken salad$1.40
Lobster salad$1.50
Valencia Salad$0.45
Golfer salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.55
Endive Salad$0.45
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Long Island Salad$0.45
Ellen salad$0.45
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.50
Alligator Pear (half)$0.50
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.40
Savarin with fresh fruits$0.25
Macedoine Jelly$0.20
Macaroon Custard Pie$0.20
French cherry tart$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.30
Macaroons$0.35
Pompadour au chocolat$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
Omelete, Norvegienne, per person$0.80
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Frosted chocolate ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Frozen log, Chatelaine$0.40
Frozen pave, Nesselrode$0.40
Coupe Jacques$0.65
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.60
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.40
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.30
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.30
Fresh stewed apples$0.30
Assorted fresh stewed fruits$0.45
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.55
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.35
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.25
Orange$0.20
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
Cream Cheese with Guava Paste$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Imported Stilton cheese$0.40
Brie cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.55
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream, per cup$0.15
Commodore coffee with cream, per pot$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of tea (p. p.)$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.15
Buttermilk, pint$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Certified milk, pint$0.30
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.20
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Commodore coffee served in percolator for one or two$0.25

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