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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1950-01-04
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20cm folded; 29.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cods$0.75
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Sea Food$1.60
Tomato Juice$0.30
Caviar$3.25
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Little Necks$0.70
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Fruit Supremes$0.75
Cherrystones$0.70
Clam juice$0.40
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Bismark Herring$0.85
Cream of Celery soup$0.50
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Chicken broth$0.40
Consomme with Julienne of Vegetables$0.45
Clam Stwe$0.80
Eggs Stuffed with Mushrooms$0.80
Eggs Duxelle$0.80
Eggs Mornay$0.80
Shirred Eggs with Grilled Tomato$1.05
Omelette with Diced Ham$1.25
Veal Chop Saute, Baked Potato, Fresh Spinach$1.95
Fresh Pear Salad with Cream Cheese and Chopped Nuts$1.10
Chocolate Whipped Cream Cake$0.45
Lemon Fruit Jelly$0.45
FILETS OF SOLE, TARTARE AND WAFFLE POTATOES$1.60
Sea Food with Shrimp, Creole Sauce and Pilaff Rice$1.90
Sea Bass Saute with Tomato Slices$1.70
Creamed Finnan Haddie with Fines Herbes and Hard Egg$1.50
Filet of Salmon, Meuniere and Garden Spinach$1.90
BROWNED LAMB STEW WITH FRESH VEGETABLES$1.60
Broiled Deviled Capon Leg with Bacon,Tomato and Allumette Potatoes$1.55
Smoked Ox Tongue, Raisin Sauce and Brussels Sprouts$1.50
Veal Cutlet, Madeira Flavor and Glazed Carrots$1.95
Brochette of Duckling Livers, Pilaff Rice and Asparagus Tips$1.40
Steak Minute$4.00
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Hamburger Steak$2.30
Filet Mignon$5.25
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Lamb Chop (1)$1.80
Chicken Reine$7.00
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50

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String Beans$0.75
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Stewed Spinach$0.55
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.70
Cauliflower$0.70
Corn Saute$0.60
Creamed Corn$0.60
Broccoli$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon with Poached Egg$1.35
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Boiled Potatoes, "Jackets On"$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Baked Potato$0.40
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.40
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.40
Potato Saute$0.40
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Raw Vegetable Salad$0.60
Starlight Salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Crab Meat salad$1.95
Chicken salad$2.20
Endive Salad$0.90
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Chef's Salad$1.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Crab Meat, Louis$1.95
Escarole, Lettuce, Tomato or Cucumber Salad$0.60
Lobster salad$3.10
Shrimp Salad$2.10
Avacado Pear (half)$0.70
Green Asparagus Tips$0.75
Russian Dressing$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
Archiduc Ice Cream$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.60
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
pineapple sherbet$0.55
orange sherbet$0.55
Lemon Sherbet$0.55
Raspberry sherbet$0.55
MOCHA CAKE$0.45
Vanilla Cream Pudding$0.45
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
Pot de Creme$0.45
Pumpkin Pie$0.45
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
French Pastry$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.35
Archiduc Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
Strawberry Chiffon Pie$0.45
Caramel custard$0.45
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Spanish Melon$1.15
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Macedoine of Fruits with Liqueur$1.00
Fresh Pear$0.35
Grapes$0.70
Stewed Pineapple$0.75
Stewed Apricots$0.75
Stewed Pear$0.75
Coffee$0.40
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Sanka$0.45
Kaffee-Hag$0.45
Instant Postum$0.45
Certified Milk$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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