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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-14
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Julienne$0.25
Perles du Nizam$0.25
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere$0.75
Striped Bass au plat$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Bretonne$0.85
Broiled Codfish Tongues on Toast$0.35
Roast Beef with Corn and Green Pepper$0.70
Pork and beans$0.40
Frogs' Legs, Mariniere$1.50
Canape Madison$0.40
Half Squab Chicken Devilled, Robert sauce$1.10
Mixed Grill$0.85
Lima Beans Salad$0.40
Chaudfroid of Chicken in Jelly$0.75
Egg, Robinson$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.50
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.65
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Mutton$0.45
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
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Spinach$0.30
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
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 Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.40
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Indian Meal Pudding$0.25
Pear pie$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Boston cream puff$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
Pistache 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 Ice$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Appollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Blueberries$0.35
Moroco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Rolls and butter$0.10
Pear Melba$0.60

Page 2

Half Squab Chicken a l'Ancienne$1.10
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
CONSOMME CAVOUR$0.25
Jenny Lind Soup$0.25
Bisque of Clams$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
Halibut, Maximilian sauce$0.40
Whitefish saute, Fine herbs$0.45
Fried Porgies, Tartar sauce$0.35
Aiguillette of Weakfish, Villaret$0.45
Half Partridge, Grande Chasse$1.50
Mutton Chop, Reforme$0.55
Canape, Martha$0.65
Soft Clams Pompadour$0.90
Veal Bourgeoise$0.45
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Francillon Salad$0.60
Stuffed Crabs, Printanier$0.65
Mignardise Moscovite$0.40
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Lamb$0.65
Mutton$0.45
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 Prunelle$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
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romain and Peach salad$0.40
Dyer 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$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 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
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Moroco 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
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream Ice$0.15
Appollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Cabinet Pudding$0.30
Pistache Tart$0.15
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Apricot
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Hickoryisques$0.30
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Pudding glace, Excelsior$0.60
Lemon mousse$0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Banana Blancmanger$0.30

Page 3

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Beluga Caviar Relish$0.90
Calf Liver with Ham, Foyot sauce$0.40
English Pheasant$3.50
Raspberry Cream Pie$0.25
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Lima Bean Soup$0.30
Sagou Soup$0.25
Fillet of Herring Relish$0.30
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Halibut, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Roast Mutton$0.45
Point of Fillet with Corn Croquette$0.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Canadian Melon$0.50
Apricot Tartlet$0.15
California Artichoke$0.60
Brook Trout$0.50
Celery Relish$0.30
Stewed Abattis of Turkey with Turnips$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
PINEAPPLE ICE CREAM$0.30
Olive relish$0.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Whitefish, Catalane$0.45
Scallops, Mariniere$1.25
Sea Bass, Boitel$0.50
Half Squab Chicken, Cettoise$1.10
Oysters a l'Ancienne$0.90
Cold Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare Sauce$0.50
Cold Chicken Pie, Orleanais$0.75
Cold beef a la mode$0.45
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Sickel Pears$0.35
Stewed Sickel Pears$0.35
Plover$1.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Green Corn$0.40
Stewed Plums$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Assorted cakes$0.20
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Fancy Ice$0.50
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
Fresh Figs$0.50
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Cold Squab with Watercress$1.00
Cold Egg, Baltimore$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
French Coffee$0.15
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Plums$0.35
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Raspberries$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.30
Concord Grapes$0.35
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Dutch cheese$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Blueberries$0.35
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60

Page 4

Gnockis with Cream$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Cream of Lima Bean Soup$0.30
Lobster Cocktail
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Brook Trout$0.50
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Braised Beef, Bordelaise$0.45
English Pheasant$3.50
Romaine and French Melon salad$0.40
Perch, Sauvigny$0.35
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams
Bisque of Oysters$0.30
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
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
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Salmon, Scotch sauce$0.50
Perles du Nizam$0.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
French Coffee$0.15
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Plover$1.25
California Orange$0.15
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Bavarois Chocolate$0.30
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Plums$0.35
Green Corn$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Almond Tart$0.15
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Canadian Melon$0.50
Bluefish, Hachee sauce$0.45
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie, Truffle$0.75
Souffle Rothschild$0.50
New string beans$0.40
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Cold Half Duckling with Oranges$1.50
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Tosca Salad$0.60
Plover, Bohemienne$1.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Cinnamon Custard Pie$0.25
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Sweetbread, Montcalm$0.75
Half Guinea Hen, Alsatienne$1.25
Cold Canape Panache$0.40
Trout in Jelly$0.50
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Fillet of Sole, Chevaliere$0.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
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
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
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$0.45
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Hickoryisques$0.30
Peach Turban, glace$0.60
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Coffee Mousse$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 5

Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Cherry Stones$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Bluepoints$0.30
Fried Little Necks$0.60
Cherry Stone Fritters$0.60
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Buffet Russe
Anchovies$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Celery$0.30
Lyon de Fecamp$0.30
Harengs de Fecamp$0.30
Bismarck Herring$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.25
Chicken broth$0.35
Consomme$0.30
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Soft Clams, Maryland$0.90
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Lobster Newburg$1.75
Lobster, Thermidor$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, Astoria$1.50
Devilled Kidneys$0.50
Sweetbread, Virginian$0.90
Breast of Guinea Hen with Tarragon$1.50
Canape, Lorenzo$0.75
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Bouchee, Capucine$0.60
Mignon of Lamb, Colbert sauce$0.75
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Rolls and butter$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
French Coffee$0.15
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Baked Alaska$0.75
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Macedoine of Fruits$0.75
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Preserved Satsuma Plums$0.35
Wine Jelly$0.30
Fruit Melange$0.25
Savarin Chantilly$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Caramel custard$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Waldorf Omelette Souffle$0.75
Eclair$0.10
Cup Custard$0.35
Meringue glace Panache$0.45
Baba au Rum$0.25
Omelette Soufflee$0.60
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Edam$0.25
Stilton$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.40
Italienne salad$0.60
String Beans Salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.65
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Francillon$0.50
Crab Meat salad$0.70
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.40
Sardine Sandwich$0.40
Pate de foie gras sandwich$0.50
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.40
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
Tureen of Duckling$0.75
Boneless Squab$1.25
Cold Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Cold Chicken (half)$1.25
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.65
Boned capon$0.75
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Tournedos of Fillet, Bordelaise$0.90
Royal Squab$1.25
French asparagus$0.85
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Green Corn$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Cold tongue$0.35
Mixed Cold Meat$0.90
Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken$1.10
Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham$1.40
Pate de Foie Gras$0.75
Westphalian Ham$0.60
Cold Squab$1.00
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Cold Virginia Ham$0.50
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Smithfield$0.75
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Smithfield$0.75

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