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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-07-22
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Consomme with Quenelles of Chicken$0.25
Ox-tail with barley$0.25
Canape Danoise$0.40
Rack of Lamb with new Succotash$1.10
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Cream of Corn [soup]$0.30
Bisque of Soft Shell Crabs$0.30
Perles de Nizam$0.25
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cherry Stones$0.35
Melon Supreme$1.00
Little Necks$0.30
Bluepoints$0.30
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Cervelat$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Radishes$0.25
Salted Nuts$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
English Sole Fried$1.25
Halibut, Maximilian sauce$0.40
Weakfish, Oyster Crab sauce$0.45
Fried Porgies, Tartar sauce$0.35
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Sans Souci$0.50
Spanish Mackerel, Fleurette sauce$0.45
Kingfish, Mathilde$0.50
Half Partridge saute, Chasseur$1.50
Boneless Poussin, Cocotte$1.50
Frogs' Legs, Creole$1.50
Tournedos of Fillet of Beef, Arlesienne$0.90
Sweetbread en Coquille, Gourmet$0.75
Leg of Mutton, English Style$0.45
Breast of Guinea Hen with Lettuce$1.25
Aiguillette of Turkey, Bellevue$0.75
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.75
Okra Salad$0.35
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Jeannette$0.75
Zephir of Foie Gras in Jelly$0.50
Roast Beef, per cut$0.50
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Potatoes, Fondante$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Green Corn$0.50
New string beans$0.40
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
New Asparagus Tips$0.50
Artichoke$0.60
Puree of Yellow Turnips$0.30
Fedora salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine and Hot House Cantaloupe$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Glace Tosca$0.60
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Iced coffee$0.25
French Coffee$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Banana Mousse$0.40
Plums$0.35
Bread with Butter$0.10
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Coupe Malakoff$0.50
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Fresh Figs$0.35
Nectarines$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.50
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Souffle Palmyre$0.50
Rolls with Butter$0.10
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Hickoryisques$0.30
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Princess Pear$0.30
Peach Pie$0.25
Pistache Tart$0.15
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Assorted cakes$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Rice Imperatrice$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Allgauer Cheese$0.20
Watermelon$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Dutch cheese$0.20
Blackberries$0.35
Stuffed Prunes$0.30
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.20
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Fresh California Cherries$0.50
Blueberries$0.35

Page 2

Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Wine Jelly$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.25
French asparagus$0.75
Royal Squab$1.25
Tournedos of Fillet, Cardinalice$0.90
Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Rhubarb$0.25
Baked Alaska$0.75
Preserved Satsuma Plums$0.35
Fruit Melange$0.25
Little Necks clams$0.30
Fried Little Necks Clams$0.60
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Cherry Stones Clams Fritters$0.60
Bouchee of Chicken$0.50
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Broiled Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Lobster salad$0.75
Pate de Fois Gras Sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.40
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Sandwich a la Rex$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.40
Caviar sandwich$0.60
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Lobster, English style$1.75
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Royans a la Peridord$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Anchovies$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Celery$0.30
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Bismarck Herring$0.25
Harengs de Fecamp$0.25
Chicken Broth per cup$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Consomme per cup$0.30
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Lobster Croquette$0.35
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.65
Sweetbread a la Lieb$0.90
Chaudfroid Jeannette$0.75
Cold tongue$0.35
Cold Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Breast of Guinea Hen, Hongroise$1.50
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Mixed Cold Meat$0.90
Cold Boneless Squab$1.25
Pate de Foie Gras$0.60
Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken$1.10
Devilled Kidneys$0.50
Custard$0.35
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Lobster Newburg
Scotch Woodcock$0.60
Yorkshire Buck$0.70
Canape, Lorenzo$0.75
Half Broiled Lobster$0.75
Soft Clams a la Ancienne$0.90
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Crab Meat, Creole$1.50
Mignon of Lamb, St. Denis$0.75
Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham$1.40
Cold Westphalian Ham$0.50
Cold Squab$1.00
Cold Virginia Ham$0.50
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Cold boned capon$0.75
Cold Chicken (half)$1.25
Waldorf Omelette Souffle$0.75
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Baba au Rum$0.25
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Roman Punch$0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Savarin Chantilly$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Romaine Salad$0.75
Dutch cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Salad Francillon$0.50
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.35
Asparagus Tip Salad$0.40
Cold rice pudding$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Eclair$0.10
Assorted cakes$0.20
Crab Meat salad$0.70
Meringue glace Panache$0.45
Caramel custard$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.20
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Macedoine of Fruits$0.75
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Rolls and butter$0.10
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
String Beans Salad$0.40
Salad Italienne$0.60
Chicken salad$0.65

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