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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-03
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Rice Soup$0.30
Longchamps Soup$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Codfish, Club style$0.35
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.45
Oyster crabs a la Newburg$1.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Whitefish, Meuniere$0.45
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Halibut, Windsor$0.40
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Spanish Mackerel, Sicilienne$0.45
Egg, Colombus$0.30
Breaded Lamb Chop, Creole$0.50
Chicken croquette with peas$0.40
Boiled Beef, Horseradish Sauce$0.40
Aiguillette of Fillet with Stuffed Tomato$0.50
Ballotine of Duckling, Fine herbs sauce$0.75
Potted Squab$1.25
Oysters a la Louise$0.90
Mixed Grill$0.85
Breast of Guinea Hen, Hongroise$1.50
Frogs' Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$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
Green Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Potatoes, Hollandaise$0.20
New string beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Eggplant saute, Provencale$0.30
Beets with Butter$0.30
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Puree of Yellow Turnips$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Romaine and Cantaloupe Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.30
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara, or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Plums$0.35
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Wild Plum Cake$0.15
Vermicelli Pudding$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Fresh Pear Pie$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Iced coffee$0.25

Page 2

Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Neige de Florence$0.25
Cream of Rice Soup$0.30
Bisque of Frogs' Legs$0.30
Jenny Lind Soup$0.25
Canape Chantecler$0.50
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Pickled Figs$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Salted Nuts$0.25
Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
Radishes$0.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Salmon, Riche sauce$0.50
Kingfish, Palmella$0.50
Devilled Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Veronique$0.50
Weakfish au gratin$0.45
Sea Bass, Vatel$0.50
Sweetbread, Porto-Rico$0.75
Half Squab Chicken, Maryland$1.10
NOISETTE OF LAMB WITH ASPARAGUS TIPS$0.75
Breast of Partridge, Careme$1.50
Half Duckling, Bigarrade$1.50
Mignon of Veal, puree of Lima Beans$0.50
Marguerite Comtesse$0.50
Half Guinea Hen, Alsatienne$1.25
Bitock a la Russe$0.50
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
SORBET MONTE CARLO$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Potatoes, Duchesse$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Green Corn$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Corn fritters$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Alma salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Swiss Cream 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
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara, or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Peach Condee$0.30
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
French Apple Tart$0.15
Cherry Pie$0.25
Princess Pear$0.40
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Chocolate Bavarois$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Pudding glace, Comtesse$0.60
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Hazelnut Mousse$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Fresh Peach Parfait$0.40
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.25 – $0.35
Iced coffee$0.25

Page 3

Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Bluepoints$0.30
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.60
Clam Fritters$0.60
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Buffet Russe
Anchovies$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Celery$0.30
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.25
Bismarck Herring$0.25
Harengs de Fecamp$0.25
Chicken Broth per cup$0.35
Consomme per cup$0.30
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Soft Clams, Bateliere$0.90
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Lobster Newburg$1.75
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Lobster, Thermidore$1.75
Lobster Croquette$0.35
Half Broiled Lobster$0.75
Scotch Woodcock$0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.70
Crab Meat, Cream gratin$1.50
Devilled Kidneys$0.50
Sweetbread saute, Colbert$0.75
Breast of Guinea Hen, Hongroise$1.50
Canape, Lorenzo$0.75
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Bouchee of Chicken$0.50
Mignon of Lamb, Renaissance$0.75
Broiled Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Tournedos of Fillet, Caroza$0.90
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.25
French asparagus$0.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Green Corn$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Mixed Cold Meat$0.90
Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken$1.10
Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham$1.40
Tongue$0.35
Pate de Foie Gras$0.60
Westphalian Ham$0.50
Squab$1.00
Boned capon$0.75
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.65
Chicken (half)$1.25
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Virginia Ham$0.50
Chaudfroid Jeannette$0.75
Boneless Squab$1.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Caviar sandwich$0.60
Club sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Sandwich a la Rex$0.30
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.30
Pate de foie gras sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Francillon Salad$0.50
Crab Meat salad$0.70
Chicken salad$0.65
Lobster salad$0.75
String Beans Salad$0.40
Salad Italienne$0.60
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.40
Dutch cheese$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Port Salut Cheese$0.20
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Peach or Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Omelette Soufflee$0.60
Baba au Rum$0.25
Savarin Chantilly$0.25
Fruit Melange$0.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Meringue glace Panache$0.45
Cup Custard$0.35
Eclair$0.10
Assorted cakes$0.20
Wine Jelly$0.30
Waldorf Omelette Souffle$0.75
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Caramel custard$0.25
Preserved Satsuma Plums$0.35
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla, Peach, Pistache, Strawberry, Coffee or Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot, Raspberry, Lemon, Orange or Pineapple Water Ice$0.30
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Baked Alaska$0.75
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Macedoine of Fruits$0.75
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
French Coffee, Cup$0.15
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10

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