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Astor House

Date
1913-05-25
Restaurant
Astor House
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Strawberries and Cream$0.40
Oranges$0.10
Grape fruit$0.25 – $0.40
Bananas$0.10
Pear or apples$0.10
Baked Apples and Cream$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Canned pears or peaches$0.25
Raspberry jam$0.25
Currant Jelly$0.20
Preserved Figs with Cream$0.30 – $0.40
Canton Ginger$0.25
Honey in comb$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.15
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.40
French Rolls and Butter$0.10
Plain Bread and Butter$0.10
Graham Bread and Butter$0.10
Corn Bread and Butter$0.10
GRAHAM ROLLS$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
English Muffins Toasted$0.10 – $0.15
Plain toast and butter$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.25
Cream toast$0.40
Indian cakes$0.20
Rice Cakes$0.20
Wheat Cakes$0.20
Corn fritters$0.30
Vienna Zwieback$0.10
Crackers and milk (bowl)$0.20
Crackers and cream (bowl)$0.40
Bread and milk (bowl)$0.20
Graham wafers and milk (bowl)$0.25
Crackers and half and half (bowl)$0.30
Fried hominy$0.20
Rice and cream (bowl)$0.40
Rice and milk$0.25
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Wheaten grits with cream$0.15
Boiled Hominy with Cream$0.15
Boiled Rice with Cream$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Force with Cream$0.15
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Post Toasties with Cream$0.15
Mapl flakes with cream$0.15
Pot of coffee$0.15 – $0.25
Demi-tasse coffee$0.10
Cup of Tea$0.10
Pot of green tea$0.20
Pot of Oolong tea$0.20
Pot of Japan tea$0.20
Pot of English breakfast tea$0.20
Pots of tea with cream$0.25
Pot of cocoa$0.25
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Glass of milk$0.10
Glass of Cream$0.20
Shad roe with bacon, half$0.60
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60
Shad$0.50
Long Island brook trout$0.75 – $0.85
Finnan Haddie$0.50
Penobscot Salmon$0.60
Broiled bluefish$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Broiled Spanish Mackerel$0.50
Fried Eels$0.40
Striped bass$0.50
Whitebait$0.50
Sea bass$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Fish cakes$0.40
Halibut$0.50
Filet of sole, plain$0.50
Filet of sole a la Horly$0.60
Filet of sole a la Joinville$0.60
Codfish, broiled or fried$0.50
Salt Codfish in cream$0.40
Salt codfish minced and browned$0.50
Salt mackerel, broiled or boiled$0.50
Boiled Eggs (2)$0.20
Boiled eggs (2) with bread and butter$0.30
Fried Eggs$0.30
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.35
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.50
Omelet with Cheese$0.35
Omelet with kidneys$0.50
Omelet with peas$0.60
Ham and eggs$0.50
Omelet with mushrooms$0.60
Omelet with rum$0.50
Omelet au Kirsch$0.50
Omelet with Chicken Livers$0.50
Omelet, plain$0.35
Omelet with Truffles$1.00
Omelet with fine herbs$0.35
Omelet with tomatoes$0.40
Omelet with ham$0.50
Spanish omelet$0.50
Omelet with onions$0.35
Omelet with oysters$0.50
omelet with clams$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Lamb Chops (2)$0.50
MUTTON CHOPS, PLAIN OR BREADED$0.40
Mutton chops, a la Provencale$0.60
Mutton chops, tomato sauce$0.50
Mutton Chops, French Peas$0.60
English Mutton chop, single$0.50
Mutton Hash$0.40
Deviled turkey's leg$0.75
Corned Beef Hash$0.40
Corned beef hash, poached egg (1)$0.50
Corned beef hash, poached eggs (2)$0.60
Corned Beef Hash, Browned$0.45
Veal Chops, plain or breaded$0.50
Veal Chops, a la milanaise$0.75
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.60
Veal chops, a la financiere$0.75
Sweetbreads, Broiled$0.75
Broiled Ham$0.40
Squab$0.75
Stuffed squab$1.00
Calf's Liver, broiled or fried$0.40
Calf's liver, with bacon$0.50
Calf's brains, fried$0.40
Calf's brains, fricasseed$0.50
Calf's head, vinaigrette or poulette$0.50
Chickens' livers sautees$0.50
Chickens' Livers en Brochette$0.50
Chickens' livers with mushrooms$0.60
Chicken hash$0.60
Chicken hash with green peppers$0.70
Chicken hash with poached egg$0.75
Stewed Kidneys$0.40
Broiled Kidneys$0.40
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Lobster Croquettes$0.75
Rice croquettes$0.30
Tripe, stewed, creole$0.60
Tripe, fried$0.45
Broiled Bacon$0.40
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.50
Frizzled Beef with cream$0.40
Small Steak$0.60
Sirloin Steak$1.10
Sirloin steak with fried potatoes$1.25
Extra sirloin steak$2.00
with onions$1.25
with Tomato Sauce$1.25
with mushrooms$1.35
a la Stanley$1.50
Calf's liver
Mutton Chops
Veal Chops
Calf's Head
CEREALS WITH CREAM, PER PERSON$15.00
Small tenderloin steak$0.60
with mushrooms$0.85
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
with fried potatoes$1.15
with Tomato Sauce$1.15
with mushrooms$1.25
with truffles$2.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Family porterhouse$2.50
mushrooms extra$0.50
Phila. chicken, broiled, half$0.75
a la marengo$1.00
fried a la Maryland$1.00
a la Bordelaise$1.00
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Roast Turkey$0.60
Spring Lamb$0.80
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Roast chicken, half$0.75
veal$0.40
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast beef$0.50
Corned beef$0.40
Ham, corned beef or tongue sandwich$0.40
Boiled ham or tongue$0.40
Vegetables
Potatoes: boiled$0.10
Broiled$0.20
Baked$0.10
French Fried$0.15
Sautees$0.20
A la maitre d'hotel$0.20
Parisienne$0.20
Hashed browned$0.20
Hashed creamed$0.20
German fried$0.20
Julienne$0.20
Croquettes$0.25
Lyonnaise$0.20
Onions, fried$0.15
Tomatoes, stewed$0.15
Cold Dishes
BEEFSTEAKS, CHOPS ETC.
EGGS AND OMELETTES
Fish
COFFEE, TEA ETC.
BREAD, CAKES AND CEREALS
FRUIT, PRESERVES ETC.

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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