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Hotel Astor

Date
1917-11-19
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
27.5x17cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.40
Grape fruit$0.30
Orange$0.15
Sliced Orange$0.20
Orange Juice$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.25
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice$0.25
Spitzenberg Apple$0.20
Banana Apple$0.20
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.25
Tokay Grapes$0.35
Niagra Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Assorted Fruit$0.50
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.30
Fresh stewed fruit$0.40
Individual Guava Jelly$0.25
White Clover Honey$0.20
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Blackberry jam$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Raspberry jam$0.25
Apricot jam$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
Imported Orange Marmalade$0.25
Individual Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.50
Malt Breakfast Food$0.30
Cream of Wheat$0.30
Force$0.30
Shredded Wheat Biscuits$0.30
Krumble$0.30
Grape Nuts$0.30
Hominy$0.30
Oatmeal$0.30
Corn Flakes$0.30
Coffee with Hot Milk$0.20
Coffee with hot cream$0.20
Kaffee Hag$0.25
Hot Chocolate$0.25
HOT COCOA$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.20
Young Tyson Tea$0.20
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.20
Special (Certified) Milk$0.15 – $0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.20
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.25
Waffles with wild cherry syrup$0.30
Dry Toast$0.15
Dry Rolls$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.25
Cream toast$0.40
French Toast$0.40
CRUMPETS$0.20
Toasted Triscuit$0.15
Home-made Boston Brown Bread$0.15
Home-made Graham Bread$0.00
Corn muffins$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Boiled Eggs (2)$0.35
Boiled Eggs (1)$0.20
Fried Eggs (2)$0.40
Fried Eggs (1)$0.25
Shirred Eggs (2)$0.40
Shirred Eggs (1)$0.25
Poached Eggs (2)$0.45
Poached Eggs (1)$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.60
Bacon and eggs$0.60
Eggs au beurre noir (2)$0.45
Eggs au beurre noir (1)$0.25
Plain scrambled eggs$0.50
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.60
Scrambled eggs with chicken livers$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.60
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.70
Plain Omelette$0.50
Omelette with Ham$0.60
Omelette with mushrooms$0.65
Spanish omelette$0.60
Omelette with chicken livers$0.65
Omelette with kidneys$0.70
Filet of sole$0.55
Bluefish$0.80
Filet of Bass$0.55
Codfish steak$0.45
Salt mackerel$0.50
Salt Codfish in cream$0.50
Smoked Alaska Codfish in cream$0.60
Broiled Finnan Haddie with drawn butter$0.55
Codfish Cakes$0.40
Smoked Cisco$0.40
Smoked Cisco with fried egg$0.60
Beefsteak$1.25
Sirloin Steak$235.00
Extra sirloin steak$3.50
Club Sirloin Steak$4.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Small tenderloin$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$2.60
Filet Chateaubriand$3.75
Steak, minute$1.15
Hamburger Steak$0.80
Lamb Chop (1)$0.50
Mutton Chop (1)$0.75
Pork Chop (1)$0.50
Veal Chop$0.75
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.65
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.55
Country Sausage$0.55
Honey-comb Tripe$0.40
Pork tenderloin$0.65
Mutton Kidneys with bacon$0.60
deerfoot sausages$0.55
Hillside Sausages$0.55
Ham$0.60
bacon$0.60
Garniture$0.30
Spring chicken$1.15 – $2.25
Squab Chicken$1.60
Royal Squab$1.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.45
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.55
Chicken hash$0.75
Chicken hash with poached egg$0.85
Lamb Hash with green pepper$0.50
Chicken livers with mushrooms$0.55
Lamb Kidneys with Mushrooms$0.70
Tripe a la Creole$0.55
Smoked beef in cream$0.50
Fried Potatoes$0.25
Saratoga Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes sautee$0.25
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.25
Baked Potato (1)$0.20
German fried potatoes$0.25
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Potatoes hashed, browned$0.25
Potatoes in Cream$0.30
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30

Page 2

Hor d'Oeuvres varies$0.60
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Astor Cup$0.75
Supreme of grape fruit$0.60
Beluga Caviar$1.50
Lynnhavens$0.45
Smith Islands$0.50
Sea-tags$0.50
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Strained gumbo$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.30
Consomme Excelsior$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Clear green turtle soup$0.60
Crab Flakes a l'Astor$0.95
Crab flakes, Mornay$0.80
Crab Flakes, Dewey$0.95
Crab flakes, Newburg$0.90
Fried Frog Legs$0.75
Fried Frog Legs Newburg$0.90
Soft Clams, Casino$0.65
Stuffed deviled crab$0.65
Broiled Lobster$1.75
Lobster, Thermidor$1.00
Lobster, Newburg$1.25
Deviled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Casserolette of Scallops, Ena$0.75
Broiled Sweetbread, Paloise$1.15
Minced Chicken a la King$1.25
Canape Lorenzo$0.65
Chicken Cutlet, green peas$0.65
Brochette of chicken livers$0.60
Vol-au-Vent a la Reine$0.80
Supreme of Chicken, Virginia$1.35
Squab Chicken, Polonaise$1.60
Deviled Chicken Ballotine, Clamart$0.60
Broiled Veal Kidney, Bercy$0.75
Sardines diables on toast$0.70
Broiled Pig's Feet, St. Menehould$0.65
Lamb Kidneys sautes, Chasseur$0.70
Yorkshire Buck$0.80
Welsh rarebit$0.65
Golden buck$0.75
Long Island rarebit$0.65
Cheese Snaps$0.35
Mallard Duck (Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club)$4.00
Venison Steak (for 1 or 2)$2.50
Guinea chicken$1.30 – $2.60
Long Island Duckling$1.75 – $3.25
Spring chicken$1.15 – $2.25
Squab Chicken$1.60
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Broiled Half Squab Turkey$2.60
Spring Chicken en casserole, Bourgeoise$3.00
Miles River Squab$1.25
Half Lobster, Remoulade$0.90
Crab Flakes Ravigote$0.65
Boneless Royal Squab, Rossini$1.40
Galantine of Capon$0.90
Assorted Cold Meats$0.75
Veal and Ham Pie a l'Anglaise$0.60
Westphalia Ham$0.65
Virginia Ham a la gelee$0.75
Ballotin of Chicken en terrine$0.60
Assorted Cold Meats with Chicken$1.00
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.50
Caviar sandwich$0.65
Club sandwich$0.60
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Crab Flakes Salad$0.85
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Kuroki Salad$0.45
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.60
Belvedere Salad$0.45
Biscuit Astor$0.75
Coupe Astor$0.75
Coupe Helene$0.60
Macedoine de fruits$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Peche Melba$0.65
Parfait Tosca$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Coffee Astor$0.30
Coffee Diable$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Rolls and butter$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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