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Hotel Astor

Date
1917-11-19
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
26.5x17cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Mashed Hubbard Squash$0.20
Roast Leg of Lamb with yellow turnips, Paysanne$0.65
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef (per cut)$0.75
Lobster Cutlet, sauce Nantua$0.55
Yellow Perch saute, Macaire$0.50
Deviled Roast Beef Bone, Lyonnaise potatoes, Old Tavern$0.55
Fricassee of Veal au paprika with rice en bordure$0.60
Omelette a la reine$0.55
Stuffed Egg (1), Chimay$0.35
Hors d'oeuvres varies$0.60
Onion Soup gratine, Lyonnaise$0.30
Beef or chicken consomme$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Chicke Gumbo Creole$0.40
Strained gumbo$0.35
Stewed celery in cream$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Spinach in cream$0.35
Spinach in cream with egg$0.40
Baked Potato (1)$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Potatoes in Cream$0.30
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Poached Egg a l'Estragon$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Lynnhaven Oysters Cocktail$0.50
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Smith Island Oysters Cocktail$0.55
Sea Tag Oysters$0.50
Sea tag Oysters Cocktail$0.55
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Cape Cod oysters cocktail$0.40
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Blue Point oysters cocktail$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cherrystone clams cocktail$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Little Neck Clams Cocktail$0.35
Astor Cup$0.75
Casaba Melon$0.40
Grapefruit$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Crabflake Cocktail$0.75
Beluga Caviar$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Fresh Herring (1), Dieppoise$0.35
Canape of Caviar$0.65
Smoked Salmon$0.50
French Sardines (4)$0.60
Celery$0.35
Filets of Anchovies$0.40
SALTED ALMONDS$0.25
Green olives$0.20
Salted Pecans$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Lyon Sausage$0.40
Rolls and butter$0.10
Halibut, Parisienne$0.70
Ballotine of Chicken en gelee$0.60
york ham$0.60
Gallantine of Capon$0.90
Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise sauce$0.75
Veal and Ham Pie$0.60
Royal Squab$1.25
Minced Ham and Potato Salad$0.50
Mallard Duck (Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club)$4.00
Guinea chicken$1.30 – $2.60
Long Island Duckling$1.75 – $3.25
Spring chicken$1.15 – $2.25
Venison Steak (for 1 or 2)$2.50
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab Chicken$1.60
Broiled Half Squab Turkey$2.60
Spring Chicken en casserole, Bourgeoise$3.00
Miles River Squab$1.25
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Astor salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad
Romaine Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.85
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Orange Salad$0.40
Chicken salad$1.25
Belvedere Salad$0.45
Kuroki Salad$0.45
Moderne Salad$0.45
Lobster salad$1.25
Assorted French pastry$0.15
(Hot) Vanilla Souffle Pudding$0.25
(Cold) Puits d'Amour$0.20
Palmier Cake$0.20
Apple meringue pie$0.20
Mince pie, hot or cold$0.25
Rice Pudding, hot or cold$0.25
Coffee eclair$0.15
Vanilla eclair$0.15
Chocolate eclair$0.15
Peach, Melba$0.65
Biscuit Astor$0.75
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Meringe glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.20
Roman Punch$0.30
Cardinal Punch$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.35
Yvette sorbet$0.35
Spitzenberg Apple$0.20
Casaba Melon$0.40
Grapefruit$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Banana Apple$0.20
Assorted cheese$0.30
Assorted Fruit$0.50
Gervais Cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Coffee Special$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Diable Coffee$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Coffee a l'Astor$0.30
Coffee with hot milk or cream$0.20
lemon sorbet$0.25
Pineapple Sorbet$0.25
ORANGE SORBET$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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