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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-21
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
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Melon Cups$1.00
Consomme Printanier$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.20
Cream Crecy$0.30
Sorrel with Rice$0.25
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Pickled Figs$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Salted Nuts$0.25
Olives$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Celery$0.30
Radishes$0.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Halibut, Shrimp sauce$0.40
Sea Bass with Mussels$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere$0.75
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Fin de Siecle$0.50
Weakfish, Meuniere$0.45
Bluefish, Harlequin sauce$0.45
Sweetbread, Hongroise$0.75
Hamburg Chicken, Vert Pre$1.50
Noisette of Lamb with Corn Paprika$0.75
Canape Mexicola$0.50
Half Duckling with Oranges$1.50
Fillet of Beef, Rouher$0.90
Bouchee, Jardinette$0.50
Sorbet Polonaise$0.40
Fried Frog' Legs, Tartar sauce$1.25
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
Squab Duckling$2.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover 1.25
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Green Corn$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Potatoes, Follete$2.00
New Wax Beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Cucumbers with Cream$0.35
Romaine and White Hot House Grapes$0.60
Tosca Salad$0.60
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.30
Allgauer$0.25
Pont l'Eveque$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Roquefort$0.25
Edam$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Hot House Walforf Melon$0.40
Plums$0.35
Nectarines$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
White Peaches$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Concord Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Seeeless Grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cabinet Pudding$0.30
Rice Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Vanilla Blancmanger$0.30
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Princess Pear$0.40
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Prunes$0.30
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Sultana Roll$0.50
Banana Ice Cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Coffee Mousse$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
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Iced coffee$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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