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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Bismarck Herring$0.25
Mackerel in Oil$0.25
Canape of Sardines$0.30
Sardellen$0.25
Herring in Wine$0.25
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.25
Smoked Sardines$0.25
Caviar, Special Importartion$1.10
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Chutney$0.15
Antipasti$0.50
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Spiced Cucumber Rings$0.20
Buffet Russe
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.25
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Carciofini$0.50
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Kieler Sprotten$0.25
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.25
Croute au pot$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Pea Soup$0.25
Mongol Soup$0.30
Tomato Soup$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Essence of Tomato Soup$0.35
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Baked Alaska$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Spiced Cantaloupe$0.30
Gooseberries$0.30
White Brandy Cherries on Stems$0.30
Roman Punch$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Meringue Glace$0.40
Tutt-frutti ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Fresh Asparagus Tips$0.50
French asparagus$0.75
German Asparagus$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Eggplan$0.35
Fresh artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
New peas$0.40
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Green Corn$0.40
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Baked Potato (1)$0.15
Potato Souffle$0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
French string beans$0.30
New string beans$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
White Squash$0.30
Macaroni$0.50
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Corn$0.25
Onions$0.25
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
Flageolets$0.30
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Boiled rice$0.25
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Bar-le-duc: Red Currant$0.25
Bar-le-duc: White Currant$0.25
Strawberry$0.40
Hazelnut Souffle$0.60
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Caramel custard$0.25
Cup Custard$0.35
Wine Jelly$0.30
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.25
Eclair$0.10
Apple Pie$0.25
Princess Pear$0.40
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Fruit Melange$0.25
English Sole$1.25
Trout$0.50
Saute, Meuniere$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Chevaliere$0.50
Salmon, Daumont$0.50
Sea Bass, Dieppoise$0.50
Weakfish au gratin$0.45
Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere$0.75
Codfish, Norwegian$0.35
Capon$4.00
Chicken (half)$1.25
Squab$1.00
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.40
Beef, per cut$0.50
Spring Lamb$0.65
Celery Fed Duck (half)$1.50
Gosling (half)$2.00
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Poussin$1.25
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Capon (half)$2.00
Squab$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.65
Allgauer Cheese$0.20
Dutch cheese$0.20
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
gervaise cheese with individual bar-le-duc$0.40
Canadian Cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Port du Salut cheese$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Squab Duckling$2.25

Page 3

Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Celeri$0.30
Radis$0.25
Sardines fumees$0.25
Canape de Sardines$0.30
Canape de caviar$0.60
cervelet$0.30
Hareng Bismarck$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Buffet Russe
Olives$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Harengs au vin blanc$0.25
Kieler Sprotten$0.25
Caviar de Beluga$0.90
Chutney$0.15
Saucisson de Lyon$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Cornichons Doux$0.25
Mangoes$0.20
Carciofini$0.50
salade d'anchos$0.50
Sardellen$0.25
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Filet de Harengs a l'huile$0.25
Maquereau a l'huile$0.25
Julienne Soup$0.25
Croute au pot$0.25
Pates d'Italie soup$0.25
tortue verte soup$0.50
Mongole soup$0.30
Puree de pois soup$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Consomme de volaille a la Bellevue par tasse$0.35
Gombo, Creole$0.35
Bouillon de clovisses per tasse$0.30
Tomate soup$0.25
fausse tortue soup$0.30
Vermicelles soup$0.25
essence de tomates soup$0.35
Volaille a l'okra$0.35
Sole Anglaise$1.25
filet de sole, chevaliere$0.50
saumon, daumont$0.50
Truite$0.50
truite, saute, meuniere$0.65
bass de mer, dieppoise$0.50
Weakfish au gratin$0.45
Crabes Moux Frites$0.50
maquereau frais, hoteliere$0.75
morue, norwegienne$0.35
rotis, Dinde, sauce Giblet$0.65
rotis, Poulet (demi)$1.25
rotis, boeuf$0.50
rotis, Agneau du printemps$0.65
rotis, canard (demi)$1.50
rotis, chapon$4.00
rotis, Pigeonneau$1.00
rotis, mouton$0.40
grille, poulet (demi)$1.00
grille, poussin$1.25
grilled, dindonneau (demi)$1.75
grille, oison (demi)$2.00
grille, pintade (demie)$1.00
grilled, chapon (demi)$2.00
grille, canneton (demi)$1.50
grille, jeune canneton$2.25
grille, poulet de grains (demi)$0.80
grille, pigeonneau$1.00
grille, poulet de hamburg$1.25
Faisant Anglais$3.50
Pluvier$1.25
Grouse ecossaise$3.00
Perdreau$3.00
Asperges francaises$0.75
Pommes de terre bouillies (2)$0.15
Mais en branche$0.40
Asperges Allemandes$0.60
Pommes de terre Anna$0.50
Pointes d'Asperges nouvelles$0.50
Tomate farcie$0.35
Asperges d'Oyster Bay$0.40
Pommes de terre Soufflees$0.35
Aubergines farcies$0.35
Navets$0.25
Pommes de terre au four (1)$0.15
Artichaut frais$0.60
Piments verts farcis$0.35
Epinards$0.30
Haricots de Lima nouveaux$0.40
Petits Pois Francais$0.30
Petits pois nouveaux$0.40
Celeri a la creme$0.40
Carottes nouvelles$0.30
Chouxfleurs, Hollandaise$0.35
Spaghetti$0.50
Haricots Verts Francais$0.30
Haricots verts nouveaux$0.40
Mais$0.25
Oignons$0.25
Creme renversee$0.35
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Tomates sautees$0.20
Betteraves$0.25
Courge blanche$0.30
Gombo$0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Pouding Nesselrode$0.50
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Flageolets$0.30
Riz Bouilli$0.25
Macaroni$0.50
Coeur de Palmier$0.75
Roquefort
Gervais avec Bar-le-duc$0.40
Baba au rhum$0.25
Poire princesse$0.40
Peches en tranches$0.40
Orange$0.15
Port du Salut
Cafe Turc$0.20
Souffle aux noisettes$0.60
Fromage Neufchatel
Gruyere Edam
Groseilles a Maquereaux ou Cantaloupe epicees$0.30
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Pouding au riz froid$0.30
Fruits de Melange$0.25
Fromage a la Creme
Cerises Blanches a l'eau de Vie$0.30
Fromage Pont l'Eveque
Fromage Hollande
Cantaloup$0.35
Salade tomates$0.35
Salade Homard$0.75
Glaces en Souvenir$0.75
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Plombiere aux marrons$0.50
Tutti frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Punch Romaine$0.40
Pouding Alaska$0.75
Glaces de Fantaisie$0.50
Macedoine de Friuts$0.75
Neapolitain$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Céléri$0.35
Concombres$0.35
Salade Volaille$0.65
Salade Chiffonade$0.75
Laitue$0.30
Crême Caramel$0.25
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Poire de Bartlett$0.25
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Romaine$0.30
Cresson$0.30
Crême à la Suisse$0.20
Allgauer$0.20
Pain et Beurre$0.10
Tarte aux Pommes$0.25
Pêche au Poire "au fer d'Enfer"$0.75
Fromage Canadien
Eclairs$10.00
Confitures de Bar-le-Duc Groseilles rouges ou blanches$0.25
Glaces de Fraises Vanille$0.30
Glaces de Pistache$0.30
Glaces de Cafe$0.30
Glaces de Chocolat$0.30
Glaces Melangee$0.35
Glaces a l'eau Abricot$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Orange$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Citron$0.30
Gelee au vin$0.30
Glaces a l'eau Framboises$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Ananas$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Fraises$0.40
Gateaux Assortis$0.20

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