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Hotel Astor

Date
1919-05-25
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
26.5x17cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Finger Roll a la puree of ham, Diable$0.10
Egg Mollet (1), Anna Held$0.40
Shirred Eggs, Opera$0.65
Tomato Salad, W. C. M.$0.50
Mixed ice cream$0.45
Prunelle Sherbet$0.40
Curacoa Sherbet$0.40
Cucumber Rings$0.30
Salted Pecans$0.30
Lamb with beet salad$0.90
Boiled Chicken with rice, supreme sauce$1.00
Poached Egg (1), Astor$0.45
York Ham en gelee$0.65
Full Cream Camembert$0.50
Tomato soup with rice$0.30
Omelet with ham$0.70
(1919) Squab Chicken$2.00
(1919) Spring Chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Hothouse Cucumber Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.35
Crabflake Cocktail$0.90
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Grapefruit$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres, Parisienne$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Smoked Salmon$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Marinated Herring$0.35
French Sardines (4)$0.75
Green olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.30
eggs, anna held$0.40
Celery$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.60
Scallions$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Chicken okra soup, Creole$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Fried Filet of Sole a l'Anglaise, sauce remoulade$0.65
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d' Hotel$0.65
Gratin of Shad Roe a l'Italienne$0.75
Roast Leg of Lamb with new beets in butter$0.75
Minced Filet of Beef saute, Baloise$0.80
Ribs of Prime Beef, jacket potato$0.95 – $1.80
Tripe a la Mode de Caen$0.65
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.40
Creamed celery$0.25
Fresh Green Asparagus, sauce Hollandaise$0.75
Sugar Beets in butter$0.35
Fresh String Beans$0.70
New green peas$0.65
Broiled Egg Plant$0.40
Potatoes - Boiled$0.20
Potatoes - Baked (Idaho)$0.25
Potatoes - Mashed$0.20
Potatoes - Mashed in cream$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Potatoes sautees$0.20
Potatoes French fried$0.20
Sweet Potatoes - Broiled$0.20
Sweet Potatoes - Fried$0.25
Sweet Potatoes Southern Style$0.30
Halibut, Parisienne$0.80
Lobster, sauce mayonnaise$1.00 – $2.00
Ballotine of Chicken$0.70
Ox-Tongue a l'Anglaise$0.75
Veal and Ham Pate$0.75
Half Spring Chicken a la gelee$1.40
Ribs of beef$0.95
Half Broiled (1919) Long Island Duckling$3.00
Miles River Squab$1.75
Romaine Salad$0.40
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.45
Hothouse tomato salad$0.45
Escarole Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.60
Assorted French pastry$0.15
(Cold) Chocolate Layer Cake$0.20
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
(Hot) Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Puff Praline, Chantilly$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.60
Apple Pie$0.25
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.45
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.45
Strawberry Basket$0.60
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Raspberry Ice$0.35
California Cherries$0.75
Strawberries$0.55
Assorted Fruit$0.60
Apple$0.20
Grapefruit$0.35
Orange$0.25
Pear$0.20
Camembert$0.35
Port-du-Salut$0.35
Swiss cheese$0.35
a la Vatel$0.35
Edam$0.30
Gervais$0.30
Cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.55
Demi-tasse$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Roquefort$0.40
Iced tea$0.25
Special Coffee$0.30
Moka a la Astor$0.30
Coffee with Hot Milk$0.25
Coffee with hot cream$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Orange ice$0.35
Lemon Ice$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.35
Beef consomme$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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