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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1949-12-30
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20.5cm folded; 29.5x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cods$0.75
Lemon Meringue Pudding$0.45
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Sea food cocktail$1.60
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Cream of tomato soup$0.50
Cream of Green Peas Soup$0.50
Lobster Thermidor$2.20
Pompano Saute with Orange and Lemon$2.30
English Sole Glazed with White Wine, Mushroom and Tomato (for two)$4.20
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$2.10
Crab Ravigotte$1.60
Cold Corned Beef$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.60
Smoked Ham$1.50
Smoked Turkey$2.50
Virginia Ham$1.75
Tongue$1.50
Milk Fed Chicken (half)$2.30
Prosciutto Ham$1.75
Terrine of Duckling$1.80
Sliced Long Island Duckling with Fruit Salad$2.50
Sliced Chicken$2.30
Long Island Duckling (half), Bigarrade and Glazed Oregon Plums$3.50
Casserole of Capon Livers and Mushrooms, Spaghetti Bolognese$2.00
Grilled Lamb Steak, Gratined Corn in Tomato$3.25
Braised Sweetbread, Under Glass, Virginia Ham, Supreme Sauce, Mushroom Head$3.25
Milk Fed Chicken, en Cocotte, Carrots, Peas, Lardons, Mushrooms$2.35
Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding$3.50
Frog's Legs in Chafing Dish Poulette, Corn Fritters$2.50
Glazed Filet of Sea Bass, Marguery$1.70
Grilled Weakfish, Bearnaise$1.90
Fried Filets of Lemon Sole, Tartare and Waffle Potatoes$1.60
Prune Whip$0.45
Braised Beef, Potato, Buttered Carrots$2.80
Broiled Filet of Sole, Parsley Potato, Glazed Beets$1.60
Clam Stew$0.80
Chicken broth$0.40
Consomme Celestine$0.45
Manhattan clam chowder$0.50
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Bismarck Herring$0.85
Buffet Russe$1.50
Cherrystones$0.70
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.30
Sturgeon$2.10
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Little Necks$0.70
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Caviar$3.25

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Whole Pheasant, en Casserole, Smitane and Wild Rice (for two)$11.00
Mallard Duck (for two)$9.00
Partridge$8.00
Quail$8.00
Pheasant (for two)$11.00
Venison Steak$4.00
Grouse (for two)$12.00
Crab Meat Louis$1.95
Lobster salad$3.10
Shrimp Salad$2.10
Whole Guinea Hen Broiled, Francois Sauce, Asparagus Mimosa (for two)$6.50
Sliced Creamed Tenderloin of Beef, Strogonoff, Pilaff$2.60
Filet Mignon Saute with Foie Gras and Truffles, Potato Fritters$5.75
Cream Cheese$0.60
Vanilla Boston Cream Pie$0.45
Cottage Cheese$0.60
Blue Cheese$0.60
Golden Rich Cheese$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.60
Swiss cheese$0.85
Crab Meat salad$1.95
Chicken salad$2.20
Potato salad$0.50
Endive Salad$0.90
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Sanka$0.45
Kaffee-Hag$0.45
Instant Postum$0.45
Bread and Butter$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.30
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.25
Coffe$0.40
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.85
Gruyere Cheese$0.85
Bel Paese Cheese$0.85
Edam Cheese$0.85
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.85
Stewed Fresh Pear$0.75
Stewed Fresh Apricot$0.75
Stewed Fresh Pineapple$0.75
Macedoine of Fruit with Liqueur$1.00
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Grapes$0.70
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Fresh Pear$0.35
Baked Alaska (individual)$1.25
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Danish Pastry$0.35
French Pastry$0.35
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Caramel custard$0.45
Pot de Creme$0.45
Rum and Raisin Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
Plum pie$0.45
Brioche Pudding$0.45
Cheese Cake$0.60
Russian Dressing$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
orange sherbet$0.55
Lemon Sherbet$0.55
Raspberry sherbet$0.55
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
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
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Avocado Pear (half)$0.70
Chef's Salad$1.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Cucumber salad$0.60
Green Asparagus Tips$0.75
Watercress Salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.60
Escarole Salad$0.60
Starlight Salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
"Jackets On" Potatoes$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.30
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.40
Saute Potatoes$0.40
Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetable Dinner$1.35
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Carrots$0.50
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Stewed Fresh Spinach$0.55
Brussels Sprouts$0.70
Cauliflower$0.70
Broccoli$0.80
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Braised celery$0.65
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Creamed Corn$0.65
Corn Saute$0.65
String Beans$0.75
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
Liederkranz$0.60
Port du Salut$0.75
Brie$0.75
Gorgonzola$0.85

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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