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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1949-12-28
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20.5cm folded; 29.5x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cods$0.75
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Little Necks$0.70
Clam juice$0.40
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Hamburger Steak$2.30
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Steak Minute$4.00
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Chicken Reine$7.00
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Filet Mignon$5.25
Country Sausage, Gastronome and Mashed Potato$1.40
Brochette of Sweetbread and Mushroooms, Garden Spinach$1.60
Mixed Grill with Capon Leg, Bacon, Tomato and Allumette Potatoes$1.60
Ox Tongue, Malaga Raisin Sauce and Broccoli$1.50
BROWNED LAMB STEW WITH FRESH VEGETABLES AND WHITE BEANS$1.60
Curried Shrimp and Crab Meat, Boiled Rice and Chutney$2.20
Broiled Salmon Steak, Anchovy Butter, Grilled Tomato$2.00
Glazed Filets of Lemon Sole, White Wine, Shallots, Mushrooms$1.60
Grilled Sea Bass, Colbert, Parsley Potato$1.70
Creamed Finnan Haddie, Delmonico$1.50
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce$0.45
Gingerbread Cake, Whipped Cream$0.45
Bacon Omelette$1.25
Baked Meat Loaf, Parsley Potato, Stewed tomato$1.50
Fried eggs with bacon$1.05
Flat Omelette with Spinach$1.25
Poached Eggs on Creamed Celery$0.60
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Cream of Sorrel and Fresh Tomato Soup$0.50
Chicken broth$0.40
Consomme with Vegetable Brunoise$0.45
Clam Stew$0.80
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Bismark Herring$0.85
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Cherrystones$0.70
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
Caviar$3.25
Sea Food$1.60
Tomato Juice$0.30

Page 3

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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