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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1915-01-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Brandied Pineapple Cocktail$0.60
Romaine and Spiced Beets Salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.75
Cream Cheese$0.25
Barlett Pears (2)$0.25
Chicken Consommé$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Egg, Smithfield$0.30
Egg au Nid$0.30
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Maximilien sauce$0.50
Fillet of Beef with Tomato Surprise$0.90
Roast Beef with Horseradish$0.60
Galantine of Turkey$0.75
Roast Veal à la Macédoine$0.45
Vert-Pres Salad$0.40
Cottage Cheese with Individual Fruit Melange$0.45
Roquefort$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Blackberries$0.35
Nectarines$0.35
Raspberry Cream Roll$0.15
Lemon ice cream$0.30
Strawberry mousse$0.40

Page 3

Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Tomato Soup$0.25
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Rice Pudding with Peaches$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Lobster salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.65
Cream Cheese$0.25
Potatoes, Dauphine$0.20
Windsor Soup$0.25
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
French Sardines$0.40
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Canape, Lorenzo$0.70
Kingfish with Bacon$0.55
"Parisian Luncheon"$0.50
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Whitefish, Catalane$0.50
Spring Onions$0.25
Eels Matelotte a la Vierge$0.45
Antipasti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Pea Soup$0.25
Lamb Chop, Bressoise$0.50
Imported Sturgeon, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Chutney$0.15
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Puree of Peas Soup$0.25
Sardellan$0.50
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Anchovies in Mustard$0.30
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Celery$0.30
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Radishes$0.25
Egg, Gourmet$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Bluepoints [oysters]$0.30
Canape of Sardines$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Carciofini$0.50
Cervelat$0.30
Chicken Broth (cold)$0.35
Canapes of Caviar$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.25
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Broiled scrod, Boston style$0.50
Trout$0.50
Half Squab Chicken Saute, Champeau$1.10
Ragout of Chicken Livers, Bonvalet$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Corned beef with cabbage$0.40
Spanish Onions$0.30
Spanish Mackeral, Paprika sauce$0.45
Boiled rice$0.25
Guinea Hen (half) (broiled)$1.00
Capon (roast)$4.00
New Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
English Sole$1.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Petite marmite$0.60
Fried Frog's Legs$0.75
Frog's Legs Sauté$1.50
Trout Sauté$0.55
Calf's Brains, Curry and Rice$0.40
Squab (roast)$1.00
German Asparagus$0.75
Raspberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
cocoanut pie$0.25
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Chicken (half) (roast)$1.25
Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.50
Chicken (half) (broiled)$1.00
Mutton [roast]$0.45
Olives$0.25
Squab Duckling$2.25
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Beef per cut$0.60
Tomato Broth$0.35
Gosling (half)$2.00
French asparagus$0.85
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Mongol Soup$0.30
Mixed Grill$0.85
New Flageolets with Butter$0.40
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
New Green Corn$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Eggplant$0.25
Spring Duckling (half) (broiled)$1.75
Baked Potato (1)$0.15
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Poussin (broiled)$1.25
New Carrots$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Fried eggplant$0.30
French peas$0.30
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Oysterplant$0.25
New Flageolets$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Apricots$0.35
French string beans$0.30
Capon (half) (broiled)$2.00
White Peaches$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
White Squash$0.30
Spring Duckling (half) (broiled)$1.50
Oil City Duck (half)$1.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Onions$0.25
Spring Lamb$0.65
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pears (2)$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.50
Stewed Celery$0.40
Beets$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Souffle Potato$0.35
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Squab (broiled)$1.00
Apple Tartlet$0.15
Nectarines$0.35
Hickoryisques$0.30
Turnips$0.25
Artichoke$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.35
Okra$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Apple$0.15
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.25
California Cantaloupe$0.35
Orange$0.15
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Edam Cheese$0.25
Crystallized Grapefruit$0.20
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cherries Jebilee$0.40
Canadian Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Plums$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch Ice$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
Peach Frappe$0.40
Neapolitan$0.35
Tutti-Frutti Ice$0.40
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Iced coffee$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

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