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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1949-12-31
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

Lobster Cocktail$1.90
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
Omelette with Creamed Crab Meat$1.25
Hot mince pie$0.60
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Cream of Crawfish Soup$0.50
CURRY OF CHICKEN (white meat), PILAFF RICE AND CHUTNEY$2.10
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Chicken Reine$7.00
GLAZED FILETS OF LEMON SOLE WITH WHITE WINE, JULIENNE OF MUSHROOMS AND TRUFFLE$1.60
Hamberger Steak$2.30
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Steak Minute$4.00
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Filet Mignon$5.25
Lamb Chop (1)$1.80
Pork Tenderloin, Sour Cream Sauce and Glazed Apples$1.80
Browned Corned Beef Hash with Egg Turnover$1.40
Risotto of Capon Livers with Mushrooms and Sausage$1.40
Loin Lamb Chop, Mixed Grill with Bacon, Tomato and Allumette Potatoes$1.90
Broiled Striped Bass, Maitre d'Hotel and Potato Sliced in Cream$1.90
Sea Trout, Meuniere with Mushrooms, Shrimp and Capers$1.90
Poached Filet of Salmon, Sauce Auguste$1.90
Codfish Cakes, Hollandaise and Leaves of Spinach$1.50
Sliced Banana with Fruit Jelly$0.45
Cheese Omelette$1.25
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Baked Potato, Fresh Spinach$1.95
Shirred Eggs with Lamb Kidney$1.05
Sliced Eggs on Cut Aspapragus$0.60
Chicken broth$0.40
Clam Stew$0.80
Chicken broth with vermicelli$0.45
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
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Cape Cods$0.75

Page 3

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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