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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-12-12
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x17.5cm folded; 23x35cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cods$0.45
Maurice soup$0.40
Leg of Beef with Roots soup$0.40
Croquette Mousseline, Cream sauce$0.60
Striped Bass, Meunière$0.65
Kingfish, Dugléré$0.70
Frog's Legs sauté, Lilloise$1.75
Sweetbread à la Quillet$0.90
Lamb Chop, Victor Hugo$0.60
Half English Pheasant with Oranges$2.50
Canapé Waldorf$0.65
Minced Filet of Beef à la Créole$0.85
Half Squab Chicken sauté, Armenonville$1.10
Potatoes, Sarah Bernhardt$0.30
String Beans à la Petit$0.60
Braised Lettuce$0.50
Small Onions in Cream$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Watercress and Pear Salad$0.40
Neufchatel$0.30
Canadian Cheese$0.30
Roquefort$0.40
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
cocoanut pie$0.25
Coupe Aurora$0.60

Page 3

Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cape Cods oysters$0.45
Smiths Island Oysters$0.50
Seatag oysters$0.50
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens oysters$0.50
Little Neck clams$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Olives$0.30
Radishes$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.60
Celery$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.50
French Sardines$0.60
Antipasti$0.60
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Pin-Olas$0.35
Tunny Fish$0.50
Chutney$0.15
California Ripe Olives$0.35
Filet of Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Petite marmite$0.60
Pea Soup$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Vermicelli Soup$0.30
Gumbo, Créole$0.40
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Tomato Broth$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.35
Consommé Bellevue per cup$0.35
Julienne Soup$0.35
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Fried Frog's Legs$0.70
Fried Frog's Legs with Remoulade sauce$0.85
Deviled Whitebait$0.60
Fried Smelts Tartar sauce$0.75
Fried Scallops$0.75
Half Planked Roe Shad$2.50
Broiled Buck Shad$0.60
Planked Half Whitefish$1.50
Trout$0.65
Trout Saute$0.70
Half Duckling, Chantilly sauce$1.75
Galantine of Capon$0.85
Smelts, Marinière$0.70
Cauliflower Salad$0.50
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.85
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise sauce$1.00
Mignardise, Moscovite$0.50
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Beef per cut$0.80
Roast Mutton$0.60
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Roast Spring Lamb$0.80
Roast Crystal Spring Duckling half$1.75
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Broiled Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Broiled Capon (half)$2.50
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Broiled Squab$1.25
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Venison Steak$1.75
Sorbet Kirsch$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
Stewed Celery Knobs$0.50
Oysterplant$0.40
Spinach$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
New asparagus$1.35
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.30
Baked Potato (1)$0.25
Spaghetti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Parsnips$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.60
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.65
New string beans$0.60
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Boiled rice$0.25
Waldorf - Astoria Coffee (one pound can)$0.50
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
French Coffee Ice$0.15
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Lemon Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Tutti frutti$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macédoine of Fruit$1.00
Neapolitan$0.40
Baked Alaska$1.00
Meringue glacé$0.40
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Chestnut Plombière$0.50
Café Parfait$0.40
Roman Punch$0.40
Chocolate Mousse$0.40
French Pastry$0.15
Bombe glacé, Arlesienne$0.60
Assorted cakes$0.25
Nuts and Raisins$0.40
Cherries Jubilee$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
War Cake à la Waldorf$0.15
rhubarb pie$0.25
Rhubarb Pie with Cheese$0.35
Pudding Duchess$0.30
Port Wine Jelly$0.30
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Tangerines (2)$0.20
Newtown Pippin$0.15
Honey-Dew Mellon$0.65
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Sickel Pears$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.20
California or Florida Orange, Sliced$0.25
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.30
Gruyère Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Endive Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Florida Orange$0.20
Malaga grapes$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Spitzenburg Apple$0.15

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