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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-20
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Celery soup$0.30
Tomato with Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
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
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Bluefish, Provencale sauce$0.45
Sea bass, Meuniere$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Codfish, Jackson$0.35
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Egg a l'Aurore$0.30
Mutton chop, Provencale$0.50
Steak Minute with Green Peppers$0.95
Emince of Chicken, Calcutta$0.50
Point of Fillet, Mashed Yellow Turnips$0.50
Croquette du Mans with Peas$0.40
Breast of Grouse, Currant Jelly sauce$1.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Mignon of Lamb, Colbert$0.75
Soft Clams a l'Ancienne$0.90
Hamburg Chicken, Maryland$1.50
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 Turkey (half)$1.75
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Squab$1.00
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Poussin$1.25
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 Wax Beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Eggplant, German style$0.30
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Potatoes a la Reitz$0.20
Puree of New Lima Beans$0.40
Spinach with cream$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Allgauer$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Pont l'Eveque$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$2.50
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Hot House Muscat Grapes$0.10
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Mango Cake$0.15
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Vermicelli 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 Prunes$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Stewed Pear$0.30
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
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 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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.