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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-12
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktrail$0.60
Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Puree of peas with croutons$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Consomme$0.30
Chicken okra soup$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
Codfish, Jackson$0.35
Fresh Mackerel, Fleurette sauce$0.75
Trout au bleu$0.65
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.50
Weakfish, Pondichery$0.45
Egg a la Grand$0.30
Stewed Ailerons of Turkey with Turnips$0.50
Breaded lamb Chop, puree of Lima Beans$0.50
Aiguilette of Fillet with Corn Paprika$0.50
Frog's Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Breast of Duckling with Cherries$1.50
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.40
Squab with Fresh Vegetables$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Poussin saute, Minute$1.50
Egg, Alliance$0.30
Half Squab Chicken, Mayonnaise$1.00
Head Cheese$0.25
Calf Brains, Vinaigrette$0.40
String Bean Salad$0.40
Herring with White Wine$0.25
Chicken (half)$1.25
Mutton$0.40
Beef, per cut$0.50
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Spring Lamb$0.65
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Poussin$1.25
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
New string beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New Flageolets$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Potatoes, Hollandaise$0.20
Eggplant$0.30
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$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
White Peaches$0.40
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Cantaloupe$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
German apple cake$0.15
Peach Meringue Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Sago Pudding$0.25
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
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Frappe$0.40
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach 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 with 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
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Van Dyck$0.25
Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Giblet$0.25
Bisque of Crabs$0.30
Canape Danoise$0.40
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Cervelat$0.30
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Picked Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Sweet Pickels$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, Genoise Sauce$0.50
Fillet of Sole with Sauterne$0.50
Spanish Mackerel, Gourmet sauce$0.45
Planked Whitefish$1.00
Fried Porgies, Tartar sauce$0.35
Bluefish, Hachee sauce$0.45
Sirloin Steak, Mexicaine$1.75
Squab with Olives$1.25
Mutton Chop with String Beans$0.50
Plover saute, Paysanne$1.25
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.65
Beef in Daube$0.45
Hamburg Chicken, Casserole$1.50
Half Duckling with Oranges$1.50
Cheese Fondu$0.40
Soft Clams a l'Ancienne$0.90
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
Tureen of Game$0.75
Parisian Salad$0.40
Mutton$0.40
Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Half Chicken$1.25
Beef, per cut$0.50
Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$2.25
boiled new potatoes$2.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
New Flageolets$0.40
Potatoes, Marquise$0.20
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Diana Salad$0.75
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine and Hot House Grapes salad$0.60
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Allgauer$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Dutch cheese$0.20
Edam$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Pont l'Eveque$0.20
Neufchatel$0.20
Port Salut$0.20
Liederkranz$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Plums$0.35
Nectarines$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
White Peaches$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Pudding Victoria$0.30
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Princess Pear$0.40
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Port Wine Jelly$0.30
Cherry Pie$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Hickoryisques$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hazelnut Tart$0.15
Sultana Roll$0.50
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Iced coffee$0.25
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Bread with Butter$0.10
Rolls with Butter$0.10
Caramel Mousse$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Sorbet au cognac$0.40

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