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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-14
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Corn$0.30
Sorrel with Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.20
Cold Consommé$0.30
Cold Chicken Okra Soup$0.40
Cold Chicken Broth$0.35
Cold Clam Broth$0.30
Cold Tomato Broth$0.30
Celery, relishes$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 Scallops$0.60
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Spanish Mackeral, Foyot sauce$0.45
Kingfish, Meunière$0.50
Striped Bass, Montmorency$0.50
Weakfish, Caper sauce$0.45
Codfish Tongues with Brown Butter$0.35
Half Lobster, Maître d'Hôtel$0.75
Egg, Volunteer$0.30
Fish Stew, Marseillaise$0.45
Roast Beef with Beets$0.55
Ham glacé with Spinach$0.50
Lamb Chop, Fremeuse$0.50
Squab with Peas, Paysanne$1.25
Half Grouse, Port Wine sauce$1.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Frogs' Legs sauté, fine herbs$1.50
Breast of Guinea Hen, Hongroise$1.50
Lobster salad$0.75
Cold Egg with Tarragon$0.30
Cold Fresh Mackerel, Marinière$0.50
Potato salad$0.25
Cold Rack of Mutton with String Beans$0.45
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Jeannette$0.75
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Beef, per cut$0.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Roast Mutton$0.40
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled 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
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, Fondante$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
New Flageolets$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Sweet Pepper sauté$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Hot House Cantaloupe$0.50
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Lettuce$0.30
Escarole$0.30
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
Cheese: Allgauer$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Cheese: Dutch$0.25
Gruyère$0.25
Pont d'Evêque$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Cheese: Swiss Cream$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cheese: Cream$0.25
Cheese: Cottage$0.25
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
Wheatena Pudding$0.25
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Blackberry Cake$0.15
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Stewed Pear$0.30
Filbert Ice Cream$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Iced tea$0.25
Iced Tea (for two)$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Café Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Iced coffee$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consommé Combise$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.20
Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Sorrel Santé Soup$0.25
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Pickled Figs$0.30
Ch0w-Chow$0.25
Salted Nuts$0.25
Olives$0.25
Celery, relishes$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Radishes$0.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Halibut, Maximilian sauce$0.40
Sea Bass, Boitel$0.50
Porgies, Sauvigny$0.35
Fried Scallops$0.60
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Rachel$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Mussels. Marinière$0.85
Sweetbread, Pascaline$0.75
Soft Clams à la Newburg$0.90
Mutton Chop Bouchière with Flageolets$0.50
Grenadin of Fillet, Roussel$0.65
Breast of Partridge with Asparagus Tips$1.75
Poussin Cocotte$1.50
Gnockis with Cream gratine$0.40
Coquille of Duckling with Mushrooms$0.75
Cold Boneless Squab$1.25
Cold Virginia Ham$0.50
Cold Salmon, Vincent sauce$0.50
Gauloise Salad$0.75
Cold Veal Bourgeoise$0.45
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Beef, per cut$0.50
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Sorbet Prunelle$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
Potatoes, Loulou$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Green Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
New Flageolets$0.40
Beets with Butter$0.30
Long Island Salad$0.65
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine and Grapefruit Salad$0.40
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
Pudding Colbert$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Hickoryisques$0.30
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Watermelon$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Peach Basket$0.60
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
French Coffee$0.15
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.20
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Strawberry Bavarois$0.30
Filbert Ice Cream$0.30
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25
Greengage Pie$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
White Peaches$0.40
Dutch cheese$0.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cantaloupe Mousse$0.40
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Pistache Tart$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Nectarines$0.35
Fresh Fruit Macedoine$0.75
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Plums$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Bread with Butter$0.10
Rolls with Butter$0.10
Iced coffee$0.25

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