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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-02
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Melon Supreme$1.00
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Peas$0.30
Tapioca$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Consomme$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.40
Chicken broth$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Tomato Broth$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Weakfish, Caper sauce$0.45
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Devilled Whitebait$0.40
Codfish Tongues with Curry$0.35
Sea Bass, Boitel$0.50
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Orly$0.40
Egg, Tivoli$0.30
Ragout of Fillet a la Deutch$0.50
Mutton Chop, Fremeuse$0.50
Stuffed Devilled Crab$0.65
Squab en compote$1.25
Steam Minute with Potatoes Burton$0.95
Broiled Plover on Canape$1.25
Frogs' Legs, Mariniere$1.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Egg, Smithfield$0.30
Beef a la Mode$0.45
Macedoine salad$0.30
Herring in White Wine$0.25
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Jeannette$0.75
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Beef, per cut$0.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
GREEN PEAS$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, Waldorf$0.20
New string beans$0.40
New Flageolets$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Eggplant$0.30
New Wax Beans$0.40
Spinach with cream$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Lettuce$0.30
Escarole$0.30
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.30
Allgauer$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Dutch cheese$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Pont l'Eveque$0.20
Port Salut$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Neufchatel$0.20
Liederkranz$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Cold rice pudding$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Peach Tartlet$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Stewed Pear$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peace Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Iced coffee$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Melon Supreme$1.00
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Beaucharnais$0.25
Bisque of Clams$0.30
Cream St. Germain$0.30
Paysanne Bretonne$0.25
Tomato Stuffed with Cucumber$0.40
Cervelat$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
Radishes$0.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Striped Bass, Genevoise sauce$0.50
Porgies, Sauvigny$0.35
Kingfish, Bienvenu$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Fillet of Sole Chauchard$0.50
English Pheasant$3.50
Turkish Coffee$0.20
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
Potatoes, Copeau$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Squab Duckling$2.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Iced coffee$0.25
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Iced tea$0.25
Iced Tea for two$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Boneless Squab$1.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Bombe glace, Japonaise$0.60
Raspberry Mousse$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.50
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Lamb Chop, Maison d'Or$0.55
Artichoke$0.60
Poussin, St. Alice$1.50
Astoria Salad$0.50
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Whitefish, Meuniere$0.45
Sweetbread a la Lieb$0.90
Mango Tart$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Tournedos of Fillet of Beef, Goncourt$0.90
Breast of Duckling with Cherries$1.50
Soft clams a la Newburg$0.90
Bouchees Jardinette$0.50
Braised Veal, Printanier$0.45
Trout a la Juive$0.50
Chicken Pie, Truffle$0.75
Tureen of Game, Chasseur$0.75
Mutton$0.40
Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Beef, per cut$0.50
Duckling (half)$1.50
Half Chicken$1.25
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
New Flageolets$0.40
Noodles with Butter$0.50
Lettuce with Gravy$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Romaine and Hot House Cantaloupe$0.50
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Sorbet Cardinal$0.40
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.20
Allgauer
Canadian
Dutch
Edam
Gruyere
Pont l'Eveque
Port Salut
Roquefort
Swiss Cream
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage
Raspberries, Blackberries or Blueberries$0.35
Cornets Chantilly$0.25
Princess Pear$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30

Page 3

Turkish Coffee$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
French Coffee, Cup$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Baked Alaska$0.75
Roman Punch$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Plover$1.25
Cup Custard$0.35
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
French asparagus$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Rolls and butter$0.10
Hot Chicken Broth$0.35
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Cold Chicken Broth$0.35
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Fried$0.60
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30

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