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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-19
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
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream Crecy$0.30
Tapioca$0.25
Petite marmite$0.60
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$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
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Trout, Meuniere$0.65
Fried Scallops$0.60
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Weakfish, Genoise sauce$0.45
Braised Veal with Roast Sweet Potatoes$0.45
Fritadella with lentils$0.40
Boiled turkey, celery sauce$0.65
Mutton Kidney, Henry IV$0.45
Roast Beef with Beets$0.65
Mixed Grill$0.85
Cold Egg, Careme$0.30
Cold Halibut with Eggs and Lettuce$0.40
Potato salad$0.25
Cold Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Cold Galantine of Capon$0.75
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Duckling (half$1.50
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
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
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
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
Fresh Fennel, Cream sauce$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Pineapple$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Allgauer$0.25
Brie$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Blueberry Pies$0.25
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Raspberry Tartlet$0.15
Stewed Plums$0.35
Bread and Butter Pudding$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 Crab Apples$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$15.00 – $40.00
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Pear Melba$0.60
Rolls and butter$0.10

Page 2

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Van Dyck$0.25
Soup Velour$0.25
Cream of Carrots 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
Halibut, Mousseline sauce$0.40
Brook Trout$0.50
Scrod, Boston style$0.60
Fillet of Sole, Chauchard$0.50
Smelts, Mexicaine$0.40
Half Partridge, American style$1.50
Fried Frogs' Legs, Tartar sauce$1.50
Half Squab Chicken Fricassee a l'Ancienne$1.10
Grenadin of Fillet of Beef with Stuffed Tomato$0.75
Noisette of Lamb, Montpensier$0.75
Trout in Jelly$0.50
Cold Tureen of Duckling$0.75
Cold Beef in Daube$0.45
Cold Saddle of Lamb with Flageolets$0.75
Vert Pre Salad$0.40
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Mutton$0.45
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
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
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Salome$0.60
Tomato$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Allgauer$0.25
Brie$0.25
Canadian$0.25
Dutch$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Edam$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cream$0.25
Cottage$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
Malaga grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Baba au rhum$0.25
Jelly Dantzig$0.30
Hazelnut Tart$0.15
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Pear pie$0.25
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
Coup glace, Venus$0.60
Pudding glace, Fedora$0.50
Almond Mousse$0.40
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Pear Melba$0.60
Rolls and butter$0.10
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Blueberries$0.35

Page 3

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 lettuce$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Tomato with rice$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
Spanish Mackerel, Foyot sauce$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Scallops, Mariniere$1.25
Codfish Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35
Smelts, Figaro sauce$0.40
Shoulder of Lamb, Boulangere$0.65
Calf's Feet, Poulette$0.40
Steak Minute, Duclere$0.95
Stuffed cabbage$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Second Joint of Chicken saute with Vegetables$0.50
Cold Squab with Watercress$1.00
BEET SALAD$0.30
Cold Herring in White Wine$0.30
Cold Egg, Marseillaise$0.30
Half Guinea Hen in Jelly$1.00
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Finger Sandwich$0.05
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
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
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
Sickel Pears$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
ORANGE ICE CREAM$0.30
Fresh Fennel, Cream sauce$0.30
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Romaine and Watercress Salad$0.35
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
California Orange$0.15
Tomato Salad$0.35
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Celery Salad$0.35
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Raspberries$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Coffee Cup Custard$0.25
Peach Tartlet$0.15
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Waldorf Pie$0.25
Concord Grapes$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Plums$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Fancy Ice$0.50
Apollinaris$0.40
Rolls and butter$0.10
Stewed Plums$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Canadian Melon$0.50
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
French Coffee$0.15
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Watermelon$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.25
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40

Page 4

Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Bourdaloue$0.25
Cream of lettuce$0.30
Julienne with Quenelle$0.25
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
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Bluefish, Italian sauce$0.45
Fried Scallops$0.60
Fillet of Sole, Waleska$0.50
Trout, Plombiere$0.65
Mousseline of Chicken, Venitienne$0.50
Cheese Souffle$0.40
Bitock a la Russe$0.50
Breast of Pheasant, Alsacienne$2.00
Noisette of Fillet of Beef, Arlesien$0.90
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.65
Escoffier Salad$0.70
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Half Squab Chicken, Mayonnaise$1.00
Aspic of Crustase$0.65
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
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Sorbet Marquise$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Hot House Grapes$0.50
Diana$0.75
Tomato$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Cheese, per person$0.25
Imported:--Allgauer
Gruyere
Domestic:--Neufchatel
Canadian

Page 5

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Cream Parmentier$0.30
Sagou$0.25
Croute-au-pot$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
Perch au plat$0.35
Halibut, Bearnaise sauce$0.40
Whitefish, Catalane$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Emince of Chicken, Cauchais$0.60
Corned Beef Hash, Mark Hanna$0.45
Broiled Half Partridge with Ham$1.75
Soft Shell Crabs saute, Charles$0.60
Fried Squab a la Thiers$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Egg, Robinson$0.30
Beef in Daube$0.45
Soft Shell Crabs a la Nage$0.50
Potato salad$0.25
Tureen of Duckling$0.75
Chicken (half)$1.25
Rib of Beef$0.60
Mutton$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.65
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Poussin$1.25
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
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
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Spinach$0.30
Green Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.40
Lettuce$0.40
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.35
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara, or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Plums$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries or Blueberries$0.35
Raspberry Cream Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Boston cream puff$0.15
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Stewed Straberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Indian Meal Pudding$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Coffee 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
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Imported: Allgauer$0.25
Imported: Canadian$0.25
Imported: Dutch$0.25
Imported: Gruyere$0.25
Imported: Port Salut$0.25
Imported: Swiss Cream$0.25
Imported: Roquefort$0.25
Domestic: Neufchatel$0.25
Domestic: Liederkranz$0.25
Domestic: Cream$0.25
Domestic: Cottage$0.25

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Consomme Dumesnil$0.25
Bisque of Shrimp$0.30
Cream Princesse$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$1.25
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
Salmon, Galipoli sauce$0.50
Sheepshead, Courtbouillon$0.45
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere$0.75
Codfish, Norwegian$0.35
Noisette of Veal Argenteuil$0.55
Frogs' Legs, American style$1.50
Squab, Fermiere$1.25
Savory of Oysters with Cheese$0.50
Half Guinea Hen with Apples$1.25
Capon, Poincare$0.85
Plover saute, Lilly$1.25
Boneless Squab$1.25
Smelts, Mariniere$0.40
Half Duckling with Oranges$1.75
Lamb, Mint Jelly$0.65
Lima Beans Salad$0.40
Saddle of Mutton with Tomato Surprise$0.50
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
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 Mont D'Or$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
GREEN PEAS$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Green Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Oranges$0.40
Savarin Montmorency$0.30
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Cornet Chantilly$0.25
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Bombe glace, Valmy$0.60
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Praline Mousse$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Aetna Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Blueberries$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Canadian Melon$0.50
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagra 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
Plums$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Peach Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15

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