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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-31
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lion's Pilsener$0.50 – $0.75
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Clams, Casino$0.85
Fried Clams$0.75
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Celery$0.35
Celery stuffed$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
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Hors D'Oeuvres, varies$0.75
Shrimp$0.80
Mutton broth, Ecossaise$0.35
Chicken Algerienne$0.35
Cream Carmen$0.35
Consomme Celestine$0.35
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.40
Split pea$0.35
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Beef consomme$0.40
Madrilene$0.45
Jellied Madrilene, cup$0.25
Filet of sole, Moderne, boiled potato$0.90
Kingfish, Meuniere with capers and Fondante potato$0.90
Salmon, Mayonnaise sauce, cucumber Vernon$0.95
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.85
Brook trout, Theresa$1.00
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Broiled fresh mackerel, butter Montpellier$0.90
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.85
Chopped clam, shrimp and celery stew$0.65
Mousse of Virginia ham with new asparagus tips$1.00
Supreme of chicken in casserole with string beans and tomatoes Nicoise$1.50
New spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$0.85
Braised fricandeau of veal with carrots Vichy$1.15
Sweetbread under bell, Ideal$1.40
Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.85
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.05
Galantine of capon with Andalousian salad$1.20
Head cheese and potato salad$0.80
Chicken salad with asparagus tips, chutney dressing$0.90
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore and baked potato$1.00
Commodore steak$3.10
Royal squab in casserole with new peas Clamart$1.75
Stuffed fresh mushrooms on toast, Florentine$1.00
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato$1.00
Royal Squab$2.00
Turkey$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Fresh baby chicken$2.50
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.35
Lamb Chop$0.60 – $1.00
New Asparagus Hollandaise$0.70
BUTTERED BEETS$0.40
New String Beans au Beurre$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.55
Carrots vichy$0.40
Fresh Spinach, Menagere$0.45
Braised celery, Mornay$0.55
Fried Egg Plant$0.45
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.45
Souffle Potatoes$0.45
Baked Potato$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Strawberry roll, Commodore$0.30
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Petits fours$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.40
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
Chocolate Vienna tart$0.25
Omelette, Norvegienne, per person$0.85
Apricot Tart$0.25
Macaroons$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Frozen log, Montmorency$0.50
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.45
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt$0.70
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.65
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Frosted Chocolate$0.35
Frosted Coffee$0.35
Watermelon$0.45
Canataloupe (half)$0.45
Fresh Cherries$0.50
Cherry Blossom$0.25
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Cocoa$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream (p. p.)$0.25
Pot of tea (p. p.)$0.25
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Lion's Pilsner$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
New peas au sucre$0.50
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Commodore coffee served in percolator for one or two$0.25
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Imported Stilton cheese$0.45
Alligator Pear (half)$0.55
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Golfer salad$0.50
Endive Salad$0.50
Ellen salad$0.50
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Bread and Butter$0.15
Dandelion Salad$0.40
Fetticus and beets salad$0.40
Long Island Salad$0.50
Valencia Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Chicken salad$1.45
Lobster salad$1.55
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.55
New England Apple$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Fruit salad$0.60
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.40
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Stewed pears$0.35
Stewed Apples$0.35
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Imported Primula cheese$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Port du Salut cheese$0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Fruit Cake$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Thousand Island Dressing$0.14
Russian Dressing$0.15
Clam juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.40

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