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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-23
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Little Necks clams$0.30
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Cream of Watercress Soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Relish, Celery$0.30
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Bretonne$0.85
Porgies saute with Butter$0.35
Codfish Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35
Sea Bass au plat$0.50
Weakfish, Pondichery$0.45
Spanish Mackerel, Fleurette sauce$0.45
Egg, Coquelicot$0.30
Chicken Livers saute, Bonvalet$0.50
Squab with Olives$1.25
Half Guinea Hen with Cabbage$1.25
Lamb Chop, Nilson$0.50
Beef Steak Minute with Tomato a la Buck$0.95
Broiled Half Partridge with Ham$1.75
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Stewed Pear$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Stuffed Prunes$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Apple Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.25
Pineapple Tartlet$0.15
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Blackberries or Blueberries$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Concord or Delaware Grapes$0.35
White Peaches$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Malaga, Tokay or Seedless Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Hot House Muscat Grapes$1.00
Canadian Melon$0.50
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato$0.35
Celery Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
New string beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, Pont Neuf$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
New Wax Beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Beets with Butter$0.30
Mixed Grill$0.85
Crabmeat, Creole$1.50
Noisette of Lamb with Cauliflower$0.75
Roasted Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.40
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
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
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
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

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