The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

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
Cherrystones$0.70
Caviar$3.25
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Buffet Russe$1.50
Sturgeon$2.10
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Bismarck Herring$0.85
Clam juice$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Sea food cocktail$1.60
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Cream Germiny with Fresh Tomato$0.50
Consomme with Vegetable Julienne$0.45
Cream of tomato$0.50
Cream of Green Peas$0.50
Chicken broth$0.40
Onion au gratin$0.45
Clam Stew$0.80
Chicken Pot Pie, Stewed Fruit$2.30
Veal Cutlet Saute, Mashed Potato, Fresh String Beans$2.70
Gingerbread Cake, Whipped Cream$0.45
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce$0.45
Broiled Bluefish, Light Curry Sauce$1.90
Brook Trout, Meuniere with Apple and Capers$2.25
Scallops with Mushrooms, Poulette$1.85
Lobster Thermidor$2.20
English Sole Saute with Heart of Artichoke and Potato (for two)$4.20
Frog's Legs Saute, Tomato Provencale$2.50
Roast Rack and Saddle of Lamb with Braised Lettuce$2.90
Milk Fed Chicken, en Cocotte, Mushroom, Lardons, Olivette Potatoes$2.35
Grilled Royal Squab with Sweet Potato in Tomato$3.25
Kernel of Veal, Juniper Berry Flavor, Endives Flamande$2.60
Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding$3.50
Turkey Cutlets, Pojarsky, Cream Mushroom Sauce, Asparagus Mimosa$2.00
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$2.10
Crab Ravigotte$1.60
Terrine of Duckling$1.80
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.60
Milk Fed Chicken (half)$2.30
Sliced Chicken$2.30
Corned beef$1.50
Prosciutto Ham$1.75
Tongue$1.50
Sliced Long Island Duckling with Fruit Salad$2.50
Smoked Ham$1.50
Virginia Ham$1.75
Smoked Turkey$2.50

Page 3

Filet Mignon Saute, Bouquetiere$5.50
Whole Duckling, Bigarrade and Cherries Montmorency (for two)$7.00
Whole Chicken Reine, en Casserole, Ripe Olive, Artichoke, Olivette Potatoes (for three)$7.00
Meli Melo of Capon Livers, Sweetbread, Kidney, Mushrooms and Pilaff Rice$2.30
Pheasant (for two)$11.00
Venison Steak$4.00
Partridge$8.00
Quail$8.00
Grouse (for two)$12.00
Mallard Duck (for two)$9.00
Bread and Butter$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.30
Broccoli$0.80
Carrots$0.50
Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetable Dinner$1.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Green Asparagus Tips Salad$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Chef's Salad$1.50
Avocado Pear (half) Salad$0.70
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
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
Potato salad$0.50
Fresh Pear$0.35
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Grapes$0.70
Macedoine of Fruit with Liqueur$1.00
Hazelnut Cake$0.45
Mince Pie$0.60
Chocolate Boston Cream Pie$0.45
Richelieu Pudding$0.45
Strawberry Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
Caramel custard$0.45
Pot de Creme$0.45
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Baked Alaska (individual)$1.25
String Beans$0.75
Corn Saute$0.65
Starlight Salad$0.85
Escarole Salad$0.60
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Boiled potatoes$0.30
Stewed Fresh Pineapple$0.75
"Jackets On" Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Russian Dressing$0.15
French Pastry$0.35
Sanka$0.45
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.25
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
Creamed Corn$0.65
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Braised celery$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Stewed Fresh Spinach$0.55
Brussels Sprouts$0.70
Cauliflower$0.70
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.40
Saute Potatoes$0.40
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Lettuce Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.60
Watercress Salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.60
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Lorenzo salad$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
Archiduc Ice Cream$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.60
Raspberry sherbet$0.55
Lemon Sherbet$0.55
orange sherbet$0.55
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Danish Pastry$0.35
Stewed Fresh Apricots$0.75
Stewed Fresh Pear$0.75
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.60
Golden Rich Cheese$0.60
Blue Cheese$0.60
Cottage Cheese$0.60
Cream Cheese$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.60
Port du Salut cheese$0.75
Brie cheese$0.75
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.85
Edam Cheese$0.85
Bel Paese Cheese$0.85
Swiss cheese$0.85
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.85
Gruyere Cheese$0.85
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.85
Coffee$0.40
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.25
Kaffee-Hag$0.45
Instant Postum$0.45

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.