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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-22
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Peach Melba$0.60
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Kingfish, Duglere$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
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
Chicken gumbo soup$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Perles du Nizam Soup$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60
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
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Porgies, Sauvigny$0.35
Pig's Feet, Parmentier, Piquante sauce$0.40
Half Duckling with Peas and Lettuce$1.75
Beefsteak with Anchovy Butter$1.10
Mixed Grill$0.85
Ailerons of Turkey, Fermiere$0.40
Roast Veal, Milanaise$0.45
Cold Egg, Careme$0.30
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise sauce$0.75
Galantine of Turkey$0.75
Cauliflower Salad$0.35
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
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 Chickne (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$3.00
Green Corn$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Baked Cauliflower$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Imported Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Imported Canadian Cheese$0.25
Imported Dutch Cheese$0.25
Imported Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Imported Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.25
Imported Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Domestic Neufchatel Cheese$0.25
Domestic Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Domestic Cream Cheese$0.25
Domestic Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
French Melon$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Plums$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Sago Pudding$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
lemon meringue pie$0.25
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Raspberry Tartlet$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Filbert Ice Cream$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Turkish Coffee$0.20
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
Peach Frappe$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40

Page 2

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
Consomme with poached egg$0.25
Lamballe Soup$0.25
Cream of Cauliflower 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
Pompano, Venitienne$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Sans-Souci$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Bluefish, Montmorency$0.45
Sea Bass, Russian Style$0.50
Coquille of Crabmeat, Thermidor$0.65
Lamb Chop, Ballandar$0.65
Plover with Olives$1.25
Sweetbread, Trudaine$0.75
Half Guinea Hen with Braised Lettuce$1.25
Tureen of Duckling$0.75
Cold Halibut, Remoulade sauce$0.40
Cold Tomato Souffle$0.40
Cold Capon, Printanier$0.85
Demi-deuil salad$0.65
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
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 Parfait Amour$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
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Green Corn$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Hot House Grapes salad$0.50
Albee Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Imported Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Imported Canadian Cheese$0.25
Imported Dutch Cheese$0.25
Imported Edam Cheese$0.25
Imported Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Imported Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.25
Imported Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Domestic Cottage Cheese$0.25
Domestic Cream Cheese$0.25
Domestic Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Domestic Neufchatel Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
French Melon$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Plums$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Pudding Franklin$0.30
Rice Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cold Cherry Pudding$0.30
rhubarb pie$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Sickel Pears$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Hazelnut Tart$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Lemon ice cream$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Meringue glace, Ambassadrice$0.50
Raspberry Mousse$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Sultana Roll$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40

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