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Hotel Astor

Date
1919-05-30
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
26.5x17cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.35
Crabflake Cocktail$0.90
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Assorted Hors d'Oeurvres, Parisienne$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Grapefruit$0.35
Smoked Salmon$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Marinated Herring$0.35
French Sardines (4)$0.75
Green olives$0.25
Salted Pecans$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.30
Celery$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.60
Stuffed Ripe Olives$0.40
Cucumber Rings$0.30
Scallions$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Tomato soup with rice$0.40
Chicken okra, Creole$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d' Hotel$0.65
Broiled Live Codfish, brown butter$0.65
Sea Food (Bouillabaisse) a l' Astor$0.65
Stuffed Lobster, Virginienne$0.75
Poached Egg (1 ) , Times Square$0.40
Shirred Eggs, Nantua$0.65
Omelette, Florentine$0.70
Boiled Smoked Beef Tongue, spinach and potatoes$0.75
Lamb Stew, Irish Style$0.65
Etuvee of Duckling with vegetables, Paysanne$0.80
Broiled French Sausages, risotto with asparagus tips$0.75
Fritot of Calf's Brains, tomato sauce$0.60
Ribs of Prime Beef, jacket potato$0.95
Ribs of Prime Beef, Extra Cut, jacket potato$1.80
Boiled Spinach with potatoes$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
Creamed Spinach$0.40
Fresh Green Asparagus, sauce Hollandaise$0.75
Broiled Egg Plant$0.40
Sugar Beets in butter$0.35
New green peas$0.60
Fresh String Beans$0.65
Baked ( Idaho ) Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in Cream$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes sautees$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.30
Beef consomme$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Cold Halibut, Parisienne$0.80
Hothouse Cucumber Salad$0.50
(Hot) Peach Pudding, brandy sauce$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.60
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.45
Cold Lobster, sauce mayonnaise$1.00 – $2.00
Cold Poached Egg (1), Astor$0.45
Cold York Ham en gelee$0.65
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.45
Half Broiled (1919) Long Island Duckling$3.00
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.45
Romaine Salad$0.40
Strawberry Basket$0.60
Cold Half Spring Chicken a la gelee$1.40
Cold Ribs of beef$0.95
Cold Lamb with beet salad$0.90
Cold Ballotine of Chicken$0.70
Pear$0.20
Cold Ox-Tongue a l'Anglaise$0.75
Tomato Salad$0.45
Strawberries$0.55
Cold Veal and Ham Pate$0.75
Miles River Squab$1.75
(1919) Squab Chicken$2.00
Mixed ice cream$0.45
(1919) Spring Chicken$1.50 – $3.00
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Apple$0.20
Cherry Pie$0.25
Assorted French pastry$0.15
Puits d'Amour Cake$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.45
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
(Cold) Strawberry Tartlet$0.25
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Chiffonnade salad$0.60
Raspberry Ice$0.35
Orange$0.25
Orange ice$0.35
Lemon Ice$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
California Cherries$0.75
Assorted Fruit$0.60
Prunelle Sherbet$0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.35
Curacoa Sherbet$0.40
Grapefruit$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Full Cream Camembert cheese$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Swiss Cheese a la Vatel$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.30
Edam Cheese$0.30
Gervais cheese$0.30
Gervais Cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.55
Iced tea$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Moka a l'Astor$0.30
Coffee with hot milk or cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee with Cream$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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