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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-18
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Mussels, Bretonne$0.85
Kingfish saute, Fine herbs$0.50
Soft Shell Crabs, Creole$0.60
Roast Cuissot of Veal with Spinach$0.40
Boiled Beef, Horseradish Sauce$0.40
Coquille of Chicken du Mans$0.50
Breast of Grouse, puree of Chestnuts$1.50
Breast of Grouse, puree of Chestnuts$1.50
Cold Stuffed Crab, Printanier$0.65
Peach Meringue Pie$0.25
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Blackberry Cake$0.15
English Pheasant$3.50
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.40
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Melon Cups$1.00
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP$0.25
Cold Consomme$0.30
Cold Chicken Okra Soup$0.40
Cold Chicken Broth$0.35
Cold Clam Broth$0.30
Cold 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
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.45
Salmon, Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
Egg, Thomas$0.30
Lamb Chop, Cambon$0.50
Broiled Half Guinea Hen with Ham$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Frogs' Legs, Bordelaise$1.50
Egg, Norwegian$0.30
Cold Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Cauliflower Salad$0.35
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Beef, per cut$0.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60
Peach Melba$0.60
ORANGE ICE CREAM$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Rolls and butter$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
boiled new potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Stuffed Prunes$0.30
New Succotash$0.40
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Cucumber salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.50
Potatoes, Burton$0.20
New Wax Beans$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Canadian Cheese$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Cottage Cheese$0.25
New Flageolets$0.40
Stewed Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
French Coffee$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Plums$0.35
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Iced coffee$0.25
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Pear$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Princess Pear$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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