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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-09-11
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Oysters: Fried$0.65
Oysters: poulette$1.50
Clams: Fritters$0.65
Clams: Fried$60.00
Caviar, Special Importation$1.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Young Mackeral in Oil$0.60
Celery$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.60
Antipasti$0.60
Harengs de Fechamp$0.30
Chicken Broth per cup$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Consomme per cup$0.30
Tomato Broth per cup$0.35
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Sweetbread Croquette$0.60
Oysters, Bellevue$1.50
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.65
Lobster Croquette$0.60
Lobster, Newburg$2.50
Half Broiled Lobster$1.00
Scotch Woodcock$0.70
Welsh rarebit$0.60
Yorkshire Buck$0.75
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.75
Devilled Kidneys$0.60
Broiled Sweetbread$0.80
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Broiled Squab$1.25
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
French asparagus$1.00
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.60
California Artichoke$0.65
Assorted Cold Cuts, per person$0.90
Assorted Cold Cuts, per person with Roast Beef$1.20
Tongue$0.60
Boned capon$0.85
Cold Chicken (half)$1.25
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.45
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.85
Cold Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Cold Lobster (Half)$1.00
Cold Squab$1.25
Virginia Ham$0.65
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.75
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Tongue Sandwich$0.40
Chicken Sandwich$0.35
Caviar sandwich$0.90
Club sandwich$0.60
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.60
Sardine Sandwich$0.50
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.50
Canadian cheese, per person$0.30
Edam cheese, per person$0.30
Roquefort cheese, per person$0.30
Port Salut cheese, per person$0.30
Gruyere cheese, per person$0.30
Camembert cheese, per person$0.30
Cottage cheese, per person$0.30
Cream cheese with individual crab apple jelly$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Crab Meat salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.50
String Beans$0.60
Lobster salad$1.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Assorted cakes$0.25
Souffle Palmyre$0.75
Baba au rhum$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.75
Omelette Surprise$1.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Macedoine of Fruits$1.00
Peach Melba$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee, Cup$0.15
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apollinaris [water]$0.25 – $0.40
Johannis [water]$0.25 – $0.40
Waldorf-Astoria Coffee, One Pound Can$0.50

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