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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1949-12-27
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20.5cm folded; 29.5x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Hamburger Steak$2.30
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Steak Minute$4.00
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Filet Mignon$5.25
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Chicken Reine$7.00
Lamb Chop (1)$1.80
Glazed Capon Hash and Tomato Fritters$1.60
Brochette of Duckling Livers on Brown Rice with Spinach$1.40
Small Steak Saute, Bordelaise and Lima Beans$2.50
Grilled Veal Kidney with Bacon and Brussels Sprouts$1.70
Chicken Pot Pie$1.80
Frog's Legs in Chafing Dish with Mushrooms, Poulette$2.50
Baked Bluefish, Matelotte of Julienne Carrots, Celery and Truffle$1.90
Grilled Boston Scrod, Diablotine, Parsley Potato$1.60
Lobster Cutlets, Nantua Sauce and Southern Rice$1.50
Fresh Apple Pie, Cheddar Cheese$0.50
Strawberry Jelly$0.45
Salmon and Egg Salad with Sliced Tomato$1.50
Hot Turkey Sandwich, Giblet Gravy, Buttered Asparagus$1.30
Scrambled Eggs with Fresh Tomatoes$1.15
Fresh Mushroom Omelette$1.25
Sliced Eggs on Creamed Spinach$0.60
Chicken Broth with Vegetables$0.45
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Chicken broth$0.40
Clam Stew$0.80
Puree of Brown Beans$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
Tomato Juice$0.30
Sea Food$1.60
Caviar$3.25
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Bismarck Herring$0.85
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.40
Cherrystones$0.70
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Little Necks$0.70
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Cape Cods$0.75
POACHED FRESH MACKEREL, BEARNAISE$1.60

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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