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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-13
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Cream of Turnips soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$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
Eels Matelotte a la Vierge$0.35
Kingfish, Meuniere$0.50
Halibut, Magenta$0.40
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Pompano, Guibert$0.45
Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Piquante sauce$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Veal Kidney, Bercy$0.65
Half Guinea Hen with Cabbage$1.25
Breast of Grouse, Port Wine sauce$1.50
Oysters on Horseback$0.40
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Egg, Nordenskjold$0.30
Dixie Salad$0.40
Trout in Jelly$0.50
Tureen of Duckling, Rouennaise$0.75
Capon, Macedoine$0.85
Chicken (half)$1.25
Mutton$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.65
Rib of Beef$0.60
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Spring Duckling (half$1.50
Squab$1.00
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Poussin$1.25
Chicken (half)$1.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Spinach$0.30
California Artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Romaine and Hot House Grapes salad$0.50
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
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.25
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
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
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Pear Tartlet$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Bisque of Lobster$0.30
Consomme with Braised Lettuce$0.25
Cream of Turnips soup$0.30
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$0.90
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Bluefish, Hachee sauce$0.45
Pompano, Meuniere$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Rose Caron$0.50
Striped Bass, Polignac sauce$0.50
Spanish Mackerel, Gourmet sauce$0.45
English mutton chop$0.75
Plover saute, Chasseur$1.25
Cheese Souffle$0.40
Breast of Chicken Complete$1.75
Squab a la Thiers$1.25
Coquille of Crabmeat, Gadski$0.65
Frogs' Legs saute, Fine herbs$1.50
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Soft Shell Crabs, Marine$0.50
Chicken Pie, Truffle$0.75
Cornichons, Suedoise$0.50
Boneless Squab$1.25
Je sais tout Salad$0.75
Half Chicken$1.25
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Lamb$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Rib of Beef$0.60
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Squab Duckling$2.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Sorbet Benedictine$0.40
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
Green Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.40
Astoria Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
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 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
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Cornets Chantilly$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Mango Pie$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Peach Souffle glace$0.50
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Orange Basket, Portugaise$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Coupe glace, Favorite$0.50
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

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