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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1952-12-26
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20.5cm folded; 29.5x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

BLUE POINTS$0.80
Little Necks$0.80
Cherrystones$0.80
Cape Cods$0.90
Fried Filets of Lemon Sole, Sauce Tartare and Gaufrette Potatoes$2.30
Grilled Boned Aiguillette of Weakfish, Sauce Bearnaise, Broiled Tomato$2.30
Glazed Filet of Striped Bass, Marguery, Parsley Potato$2.00
Broiled Filet of Flounder, Baked Potato, Hot Pickled Beets$2.50
Roast Loin of Pork, Mashed Potato, Buttered Broccoli, Fresh Apple Sauce$3.10
Fresh Apple Pie, Cheddar Cheese$0.50
Vanilla Pudding, Fruit Sauce$0.50
Fresh Maine Lobster Salad$3.40
Crab Meat, Louis$2.60
Maryland Crab Meat Salad$2.50
Jumbo Florida Shrimp Salad$2.30
Cheese Cake$0.50
Pumpkiin Pie$0.50
Clam juice$0.40
Nova Scotia Salmon$1.90
Smoked Sturgeon$2.30
V-8 Cocktail$0.40
Maine Lobster Cocktail$2.20
Buffet Russe$1.70
Tomato Juice$0.40
Sea food cocktail$1.70
Supreme of Fruits$0.80
crab meat cocktail$1.75
Caviar$4.35
Bismarck Herring$0.90
Virginia Shrimp Cocktail$1.50
Long Island Clam Chowder$0.55
Cream of tomato$0.55
Onion au gratin$0.50
Cream of Green Peas$0.55
Consomme Vermicelli$0.50
Chicken broth$0.45
Clam Stew$0.85
Milk Fed Chicken, Bonne Maman with Carrots, Peas and Mushrooms$2.80
Grilled Lamb Steak, Richmond, Stuffed Tomato with Corn$2.40
Breast of Guinea Hen Saute, Montpensier with Creamed Vegetables$3.85
Bitokes of Beef Filet, Sauce Smitane, Rice Pilaff$3.00
Baby Lobster, Mayonnaise$2.30
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.40
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.80
Assorted Cold Cuts with Corned Beef$1.60
Sliced Chicken$2.80
Sliced Long Island Duckling with Fruit Salad$2.70
Smoked Ham$1.60
Crab Ravigotte$1.80
Terrine of Duckling$1.90
Milk Fed Chicken (half)$2.55
Prosciutto Ham$1.75
Tongue$1.60
Virginia Ham$1.85
Smoked Turkey$2.70
Loin Lamb Chop$2.20
Filet Mignon$5.75
Chicken Liver Brochette$1.70
Lamb Chop (1)$2.00
Hamburger Steak$2.40
Minute Steak$4.45
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$2.65
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Butter$4.35
Breast of Guinea Hen Under Glass, Eugenie$3.50
Fiddler's Creek Baby Turkey Grilled, Sauce Francois, Souffle Potato (for four)$15.00
Rack of Spring Lamb, Bouquetiere (for three)$9.00
Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetables$1.45
String Beans$0.70
Cauliflower$0.75
Carrots$0.55
Potatoes: Baked$0.45
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.70
White Meat of Chicken Salad$2.40
Brazilienne Salad$1.00
Catalana Salad$1.00
Andalousienne Salad$1.00
Waldorf Salad$0.90
Starlight Salad$1.00
Green asparagus salad$0.85
Los Chavales Salad$1.10
Marco Polo Salad$0.90
Chocolate Chiffon Pie$0.50
Brioche Pudding$0.50
Lima beans$0.70
GREEN PEAS$0.70
Corn Saute$0.70
Spinach$0.70
Vanilla ice cream$0.65
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.65
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.65
Butter pecan ice cream$0.65
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.65
Coffee Ice Cream$0.65
Orange ice$0.60
Lemon Ice$0.60
Raspberry Ice$0.60
Coffee$0.45
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.90
Imported Edam Cheese$0.90
Imported Bel Paese Cheese$0.90
Imported Swiss cheese$0.90
Imported Gorgonzola Cheese$0.90
Imported Gruyere Cheese$0.90
Domestic American Cheese$0.65
Domestic Liederkranz Cheese$0.65
Domestic Golden Rich Cheese$0.65
Domestic Blue Cheese$0.65
Domestic Cottage Cheese$0.65
Domestic Cream Cheese$0.65
Domestic Camembert Cheese$0.65
Domestic Port du Salut Cheese$0.80
Lettuce Salad$0.70
Tomato Salad$0.70
Cucumber salad$0.70
Gitana Salad$0.90
Florida Salad$1.00
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.95
Fruit salad$1.00
Mixed Green Salad$0.70
Avocado Pear Salad (half)$0.70
Potato salad$0.60
1000 Island Dressing
Roquefort Dressing
Mayonnaise dressing
Palm Beach Cake$0.75
Apple Pie$0.50
Peach Nesselrode$1.20
French Pastry$0.40
Danish Pastry$0.40
Baked Alaska (individual)$1.30
Caramel custard$0.50
Macedoine of Fresh Fruits with Swiss Kirsch$1.10
Protiferolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.80
Florida Persimmon$0.50
Spanish Melon$1.00
Baked Apple$0.50
Baked Apple with Cream$0.60
Fresh Hawaiian Pineapple$0.85
Fresh California Strawberries$0.80
Ribier Grapes$0.75
Tokay Grapes$0.75
Stewed Pineapple$0.80
Comice Pear$0.40
Macedoine of Fruit with Liqueur$1.10
Compote of Assorted Fruits$1.00
Tea$0.45
Chocolate$0.45
Demi Tasse$0.35
Certified Milk$0.30
Buttermilk$0.30
Sanka$0.50
Kaffee-Hag$0.50
Instant Postum$0.50
Bread and Butter$0.30
PRESERVED: Imported French Peas$0.90
"Jackets On" Potatoes$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.35
Potatoes: au gratin$0.45
Broccoli$0.75
Creamed Spinach$0.75
Stewed Fresh Tomato$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.70
Spinach$0.70
Artichokes$0.75
Boiled potatoes$0.35
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.40
Baked Fresh Maine Lobster, Thermidor$2.30
Theater Dinner$4.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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