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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1959-11-24
Restaurant
Waldorf-Astoria
Place
Waldorf-Astoria
Venue
HOTEL,RESTAURANT
Event
lunch
Physical description
broadside; 9 x 13 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Cape Cod Oysters$1.35
Blue Point Oysters$1.25
Salami$1.00
Cherrystone or Little Neck Clams$1.10
Cherrystone Clams$1.10
Little Neck clams$1.10
Imported Filet of Mackerel in White Wine$2.25
Antipasto$1.55
Florida Shrimp Cocktail$2.10
Sea food cocktail$2.70
crab meat cocktail$2.50
Fruit Cocktail$1.25
Norway Brisling Sardines$1.75
Imported French Sardines$1.75
Homogenized Tomato Juice$0.70
Clam juice$0.70
V-8 Cocktail$0.70
Cream of white beans$0.90
Cream of tomato$0.90
Clam Stew$1.40
Clam Stew with Cream$1.95
CLAM BROTH$1.00
Chicken gumbo$0.80
Cream of Green Peas$0.90
Cold Cream Vichyssoise$1.00
Onion au gratin$1.00
Chicken broth$0.85
Stuffed Eggs with Fresh Mushrooms, Mornay$2.00
Baby Flounder Saute, Tomato, Eggplant$2.75
Maine Lobster Cutlet, Shrimp Sauce, Rice and Creamed Spinach$3.15
Broiled Capon Leg, Kidney, Bacon, Tomato and Allumette Potatoes$2.15
Pig's Knuckle with Sauerkraut and Boiled Potato$2.25
Old Fashioned Baked Chicken Pot Pie with Vegetables$2.75
Escalope of Michigan Veal Viennoise with Noodles$3.10
Roast Leg of Kentucky Spring Lamb, Mint Jelly, Creamed Potatoes, String Beans$3.50
Filet Mignon$6.35
Lamb Chop (1)$2.75
Chicken livers brochette$2.10
Loin Lamb Chop$3.10
Hamburger Steak$2.80
"Blue Ribbon" Minute Steak$6.25
Broiled Spring Chicken (half)$2.95
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Butter$6.10
Cepes Bordelaise$1.40
Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetables$1.80
Endive Meuniere$1.20
Braised celery$1.20
Imported Leeks$1.40
Corn on the cob$0.90
Fresh artichoke$0.95
Broccoli$0.95
Cauliflower$0.95
Creamed Spinach$0.95
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.95
Asparagus$0.95
Carrots$0.95
String Beans$0.95
Lima beans$0.95
GREEN PEAS$0.95
Corn Saute$0.95
Spinach$0.95
Boiled potato$0.70
"Jackets On" Potato$0.70
French Fried Potato$0.70
Baked Potato$0.80
Au Gratin Potato$0.80
Lyonnaise potato$0.80
Hashed in Cream Potato$0.80
Bread and Butter$0.50
Coffee$0.60
Tea$0.55
Chocolate$0.55
Certified Milk$0.45
Buttermilk$0.40
Yogurt$0.70
Maine Lobster$4.75
Maryland Crab Meat$3.25
Florida Shrimp$3.25
Fruit 1.50
CAESAR$1.90
Crab Meat Louis$3.25
Waldorf Salad$1.20
Garden Vegetable$1.35
Chicken$2.80
Mixed Greens$1.00
Potato$0.75
Avocado Pear (half)$1.10
Green Asparagus$1.50
Escarole$0.95
Lettuce$0.95
Tomato$0.95
Cucumber$0.95
Strawberry Layer Cake$0.85
Mocha Pudding$0.85
Compote of Assorted Fruits$1.25
Nesselrode Pie$1.00
Baked Apple$0.85
Baked Apple with Cream$0.95
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.85
Macaroon Custard Pie$0.85
Cherry Fruit Jell-O$0.75
Hudson Valley Apple Pie$0.85
Coffee Pot de Creme$0.95
Vanilla Pot de Creme$0.95
Chocolate Pot de Creme$0.95
Strawberry shortcake$1.00
Danish Pastry$0.75
Praline Ice Cream$1.10
Orange ice$1.00
Mint Ice$1.00
Lemon Ice$1.00
Raspberry Ice$1.00
Mango Ice Cream$1.00
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$1.00
Banana Ice Cream$1.00
Vanilla ice cream$1.00
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$1.00
Chocolate Ice Cream$1.00
Coffee Ice Cream$1.00
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE$0.95
Pear$0.70
Fresh Strawberries$1.35
Tokay Grapes$0.90
Banana$0.65
Ribier Grapes$0.90
Orange$0.65
Melon in Season$1.20
Brie$0.95
Camembert$0.95
Port du Salut$0.95
St. Paulin$0.95
Roquefort$0.95
Edam$0.95
Bel Paese$0.95
Swiss$0.95
Gorgonzola$0.95
Gruyere$0.95
American$0.85
Leiderkranz$0.85
Golden Rich$0.85
Blue$0.85
Cottage$0.85
Cream$0.85

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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