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The Commodore Hotel

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

Pages

  1. Page 1

Dishes

Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.75
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot Soup$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Chopped clam, shrimp and celery stew$0.65
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.25
Chicken salad with asparagus tips, chutney dressing$0.85
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Assorted cold cuts, Commodore$1.00
Kingfish, Meuniere with capers and Fondante potato$0.85
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.50
Endive Salad$0.45
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt$0.65
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream$0.15 – $0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.25
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.55
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
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
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.25
Orange$0.20
New England or Delicious apple$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Fresh Cherries$0.45
Malaga grapes$0.35
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.55
Watermelon$0.40
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.40
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.30
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.30
Fresh stewed apples$0.30
Fresh Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.45
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Frozen log, Montmorency$0.45
Orange surprise Commodore$0.70
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.60
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.40
Frosted Chocolate$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Omelete Norvegienne, per person$0.80
Green Apple Pie$0.25
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.35
Pompadour au chocolate$0.30
Macaroons$0.35
Fresh Apple Cake$0.30
Strawberry roll, Commodore$0.25
lemon meringue pie$0.20
Chocolate Vienna tart$0.20
Apricot Tart$0.20
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.40
Alligator Pear (half)$0.50
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Long Island Salad$0.45
Ellen salad$0.45
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.55
Golfer salad$0.45
Valencia Salad$0.45
Lobster salad$1.50
Chicken salad$1.40
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Potatoes Souffle$0.40
Baked Potatoes$0.30
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.40
Braised celery, Mornay$0.50
Fresh Spinach, Menagere$0.40
Carrots vichy$0.35
New peas au sauce$0.45
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.65
New String Beans au Beurre$0.45
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Lamb Chop$0.55 – $0.95
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.30
Fresh baby chicken$2.45
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.45
Canada mutton chop (1)$0.70
English mutton chop$1.05
Royal Squab$2.00
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.95
Turkey$0.95
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potatoes$1.00
Royal squab in casserole with new peas Clamart$1.70
Stuffed fresh mushrooms on toast, Florentine$0.95
Commodore steak$3.05
Beef tenderloin steak, Commodore with baked potato$0.95
Head cheese and potato salad$0.75
Galantine of capon with Andalousian salad$1.15
Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato and dill pickles$0.80
Sweetbread under bell, Ideal$1.35
Braised fricandeau of veal with carrots Vichy$1.10
New spring vegetable dinner with poached egg Holandaise$0.80
Supreme of chicken in casserole with string beans and tomatoes Nicoise$1.45
Mousse of Virginia ham with new asparagus tips$0.95
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.85
Broiled fresh mackerel, butter Montpellier$0.85
Brook trout, Theresa$0.95
Salmon, Mayonnaise, cucumber Vernon$0.85
Filet of sole, Moderne, boiled potato$0.85
Beef or chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.25
Madrilene$0.25
Split peas$0.30
Puree of Tomato$0.35
Cream Carmen$0.30
Consomme Celestine$0.30
Chicken Algerienne$0.30
Mutton broth, Ecossaise$0.30
Chocolate Vienna tart$0.20
Smothered Veal Chop in Cocotte, Chez Soi$1.00
Stuffed Filet of Sole au Plat, Bercy, Parisian Potatoes$0.95
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.65
Bismark Herring$0.50
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.65
Radishes$0.20
Hors-D'Oeuvres, 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
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clams, Casino$0.80
Fried Clams$0.70
Supreme of Melon$0.65
Clam Stew$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Clam Stew with Cream$0.70
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Cherry Blossom$0.25
Schlitz$0.35
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Ruppert's Knockerbocker$0.25
Lion's Pilsner$0.25
Ruppert's Dark Beer on Draught$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsner Beer on Draught$0.50 – $0.75
Chocolate$0.25
Frosted Coffee$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Clam juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.25

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