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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-11
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Turkish Coffee$0.20
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Jelly roll$0.15
Cream of Wheat Pudding$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.50
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Cream of Lima Beans soup$0.30
boiled new potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
New string beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
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
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Sorrel [soup] with Vermicelli$0.25
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
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Bretonne$0.85
Kingfish, Duglere$0.50
Scallops, poulette$1.25
Bluefish, Italian sauce$0.45
Weakfish, Anchovy sauce$0.45
Calf Brains with Curry$0.40
Breast of Pheasant, Smithfield$2.00
Mixed Grill$0.85
Fish Stew, Marseillaise$0.45
Steak Minute, Duclere$0.95
Broiled Half Spring Turkey, Maitre d'Hotel$1.75
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
TUreen of Duckling in Jelly$0.75
Egg with Tarragon$0.30
Virginia Ham$0.50
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
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 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
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Allgauer Cheese, per person$0.25
Canadian cheese, per person$0.25
Dutch Cheese, per person$0.25
Gruyere, per person$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Cottage cheese, per person$0.25
Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Roquefort, per person$0.25
Liederkranz, per person$0.25
Port Salut, per person$0.25
Neufchatel, per person$0.25

Page 2

Chocolate Tart$0.15
French Coffee$0.15
Pudding glace, Bragance$0.60
Ices in Sovvenir$0.75
Peach Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Meringue glace, Panache$0.45
Apricot Mousse$0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Hazelnut Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Madeira Jelly$0.30
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Consomme with Noodles$0.25
Bolivar Soup$0.25
Sorrel Soup with Rice$0.25
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.25
Chow-chow$0.25
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Salted Nuts$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Chicory Salad$0.30
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Celery$0.30
Pickled Figs$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Salmon, Riche sauce$0.50
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Striped Bass au plat$0.50
Weakfish, Courtbouillon$0.45
Spanish Mackerel, Colbert sauce$0.45
Noisette of Fillet of Beef, Cheron$0.90
Plover saute, Lilly$1.25
Paprika schnitzel$0.65
Mutton Chop with Flageolets$0.55
Mignon of Lambe, Doyen$0.75
Goslin, Apple sauce$0.65
Tureen Nantaise$0.75
Trout in Jelly with Tomato$0.50
Foie Gras en Rocher$0.75
Boneless Squab$1.25
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
roast Turkey, Gilbet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
SORBET ORIENTAL$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Watercress Salad$0.35
Oriental Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cheese, per person$0.25
Watermelon$0.35
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Plums$0.35
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Pudding Victoria$0.30
ORANGE ICE CREAM$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Allgauer
Port Salut
Neufchatel
Canadian Cheese
Dutch cheese
Roquefort
Liederkranz
Edam
Gruyere
Swiss Cream Cheese
Cream Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35

Page 3

Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Green Turtle$0.50
Cream of celery$0.30
Italian Paste$0.25
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
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Sea Bass, Bonnefemme$0.50
Weakfish, Anchovy sauce$0.45
Whitefish, Bearnaise sauce$0.45
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Plover, Paysanne$1.25
Breaded Lamb Chop a la Rose$0.50
Squab with Carrots a la Vichy$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Calf's head, vinaigrette$0.40
Corn Beef Pressed$0.30
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
New String Beans Salad$0.40
Capon, Printanier$0.85
Herring in White Wine$0.30
Roast Mutton$0.45
Egg in Jelly$0.30
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
New string beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Peach$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.30
Allgauer
Canadian
Deep Dish Apple Pie$0.30
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Plum Cake$0.15
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach 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
Peach Frappe$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Sickel Pears$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
Dutch
Gruyere
Swiss Cream
Cottage
Cream
Roquefort
Liederkranz
Port Salut
Neufchatel
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 4

Cream of Celery [soup]$0.30
Consomme Sarah Bernhardt$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Radishes$0.25
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.00
Noisette of Veal, Renaissance$0.50
Lamb Chop, Stanley$0.65
Gosling with Apples$0.65
Half Partridge, Grande Chasse$1.75
Bouchee of Chicken a la Reine$0.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Waleska$0.50
Salmon, Galipoli sauce$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Perch, Dorpat$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Sorbet au cognac$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Walnut Ice Cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Praline Mousse$0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Biscuit glace, Harlequin$0.40
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Salmon, Ravigotte sauce$0.50
Veal with Tomato Suprise$0.45
Cauliflower Salad$0.35
Barquette of Caviar$0.60
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
Half Chicken$1.25
Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Duckling (half)$1.50
Rib of Beef$0.60
Glace Dumphine$0.60
Assorted cakes$0.20
Rice Custard Pie$0.25
Baba au rhum$0.25
Mango Tart$0.15
Pear pie$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Floating Island$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Green Corn$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Astoria$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Escarole$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Allgauer
Canadian
Dutch
Edam
Gruyere
Swiss Cream
Cottage
Cream
Roquefort
Liederkranz
Neufchatel
Port Salut
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25

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