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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-23
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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The Waldorf-Astoria

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Beluga Caviar$0.90
Bismark Herring$0.30
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
California Artichoke$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
Neapolitan$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Orange$0.15
French Melon$0.40
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Fruit Melange$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Eclair$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Wine Jelly$0.30
Cup Custard$0.35
Caramel custard$0.25
Hazelnut Souffle$0.60
Bar-le-duc: Red or White Currant$0.25
Strawberry$0.40
Spiced Cantaloupe or Gooseberries$0.30
Fresh Asparagus Tips$0.50
French asparagus$0.85
German Asparagus$0.75
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
New peas$0.40
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Green Corn$0.40
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Baked Potato$0.15
Souffle Potato$0.35
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
French string beans$0.30
New string beans$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
White Squash$0.30
Macaroni$0.50
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Corn$0.25
Onions$0.25
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
Flageolets$0.40
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Boiled rice$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.65
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Port du Salut$0.25
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Edam$0.25
Gervais with Individual Bar-le-duc$0.45
Neufchatel$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.25
Chutney$0.15
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Canape of Sardines$0.40
Antipasti$0.50
Carciofini$0.50
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Sardellen$0.30
Celery$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Herring in Wine$0.30
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Sardine Egglets$0.50
French Sardines$0.40
Spiced Cucumber Rings$0.20
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.25
Pea Soup$0.25
Mongol Soup$0.30
Tomato Soup$0.25
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Croute au pot$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Essence of Tomato Soup$0.35
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Trout au bleu$0.65
Perch saute, fines herbes$0.35
Planked Whitefish$1.00
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
SAUTE, MEUNIERE FISH$0.65
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
English Sole$1.25
Trout$0.50
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Fillet of Sole, Joinville$0.50
Kingfish, Norwegian$0.50
Capon, roasted$4.00
Squab, roasted$1.00
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Roast beef$0.60
Chicken, Roasted$1.25
Celery Fed Duck, Roasted$1.50
Spring Lamb, Roasted$0.65
Gosling, broiled (half)$2.00
Poussin, Broiled$1.25
Guinea Hen, Broiled (half)$1.00
Capon, Broiled (Half)$2.00
Chicken, Broiled (half)$1.00
Spring Duckling, broiled (half)$1.50
Squab Chicken, Broiled (half)$0.80
Squab, broiled$1.00
Squab Duckling, broiled$2.25
Spring Turkey, Broiled (half)$1.75
Hamburg Chicken, Broiled$1.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Buffet Russe
The above prices are per person excepting items indicated by *

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Huitres: Bluepoints$0.30
clovisses: little necks$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Cherry Stones$0.40
Celeri$0.30
Radis$0.25
Olives$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Cornichons Doux$0.25
Carciofini$0.50
Mangoes$0.20
Caviar de Beluga$0.90
Sardines francaises$0.40
Harengs au vin blanc$0.30
Chutney$0.15
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Sardellen$0.30
Saucisson de Lyon$0.30
Canape de Sardines$0.40
Canape de caviar$0.60
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Cervelat$0.30
Filet de Harengs a l'huile$0.30
Hareng Bismarck$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Maquereau a l'huile$0.50
[Potage] Julienne$0.25
Mongole$0.30
[Potage] Puree de pois$0.25
[Potage] tomate$0.25
[Potage] Fausse Tortue$0.30
Croute au pot$0.25
Petite marmite$0.60
[Potage] Vermicelles$0.25
[Potage] Pates d'Italie$0.25
Consomme de volaille a la Bellevue par tasse$0.35
[Potage] Essence de tomates$0.35
[Potage] Volaille a l'okra$0.35
Bouillon de clovisses per tasse$0.30
Gombo, Creeole$0.35
[Potage] Tortue verte$0.50
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Poissons
Legumes
Crabes d'huitres frites$0.65
Sole Anglaise$1.25
Crabes Moux Frites$0.50
CRABES MOUX SAUTE, MEUNIERE$0.65
Truite$0.50
Petoncle frits, sauce tartare$0.60
Filet de Sole, Joinville$0.50
Truite au Bleu$0.65
Kingfish Norvegienne$0.50
Perches sautees, Fines herbes$0.35
Whitefish sur plance$1.00
Dinde Roti, sauce Giblet$0.65
Poulet roti (demi)$1.25
Boeuf Roti$0.60
Agneau du Printemps roti$0.65
Canard roti (demi)$1.50
Chapon roti$4.00
Poulet de grains roti (demi)$0.80
Pigeonneau roti$1.00
Mouton roti$0.45
Poulet grille (demi)$1.00
Oison grille (demi)$2.00
Canneton grille (demi)$1.50
Pintade grille (demie)$1.00
Chapon grille (demi)$2.00
Jeune Canneton grille$2.25
Pigeonneau grille$1.00
Poulet de Hamburg grille$1.25
Dindonneau grille (demi)$1.75
Faisant Anglais$3.50
Pluvier$1.25
Grouse ecossaise$3.00
Perdreau$3.00
Artichaut de Californie$0.60
Spaghetti$0.50
Mais en branche$40.00
Pointes d'Asperges nouvelles$50.00
Buffet Russe
Tomate farcie$35.00
Asperges francaises$0.85
Navets$25.00
Asperges Allemandes$0.75
Epinards$30.00
Asperges d'Oyster Bay$0.40
Aubergines farcies$0.35
Mais$25.00
Haricots de Lima nouveaux$0.40
Oignons$25.00
Petits Pois Francais$0.30
Petits pois nouveaux$0.40
Celeri a la creme$0.40
Carottes nouvelles$0.30
Chouxfleurs, Hollandaise$0.35
Pommes de terre douce$0.20
Betteraves$25.00
Piments verts farcis$0.35
Pommes de terre bouillies (2)$0.15
Gombo$40.00
Pommes de terre Anna$0.50
Pommes de terre Soufflees$0.35
Flageolets$40.00
Pommes de terre au four (1)$0.15
Riz Bouilli$25.00
Haricots Verts Francais$0.30
Haricots verts nouveaux$0.40
Tomates sautees$0.20
Rotis
Courge blanche$0.30
Potages
Macaroni$0.50
Coeur de Palmier$0.75
Raisins de Delaware$0.35
Poire de Bartlett$0.25
GRILLE
Orange$0.15
Peches en tranches$0.40
Melon Canadien$0.40
Eclairs$0.10
Salades
Creme renversee$0.35
Gelee au vin$0.30
Tomates$35.00
Peche au Poire "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Celeri$35.00
Concombres$35.00
Volaille$65.00
Chiffonade$75.00
Laitue$30.00
Romaine$30.00
Waldorf$35.00
Cresson$30.00
Confitures de Bar-le-Duc Groseilles rouges ou blanches$0.25
Homard$75.00
Fraises$0.40
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Souffle aux noisettes$0.60
FROMAGES (PAR PERSONNE 25)
Baba au rhum$0.25
GIBIER
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Importe : Allgauer
Hollande
Canadien
Port du Salut
Creme a la Suisse
Roquefort
Gruyere Edam
Fruits
ENTREMETS
TOUS LES PRIX SONT PAR PERSONNE EXCEPTE CEUX MARQUES *
Pouding au riz froid$30.00
Gateaux Assortis$20.00
Tarte aux Pommes$25.00
Glaces
Glaces en Souvenir$75.00
Pouding Nesselrode$50.00
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$40.00
Plombiere aux marrons$50.00
Tutti frutti$40.00
Meringue glacee$40.00
Cafe Parfait$35.00
Punch Romaine$40.00
Pouding Alaska$75.00
Glaces de Fantaisie$50.00
Macedoine de fruits$75.00
Neapolitain$35.00
Biscuit Tortoni$40.00
Glaces de Fraises Vanille, Pistache, Cafe ou Chocolat$30.00
Groseilles a Maquereaux ou Cantaloupe epicees$0.30
Melangee$35.00
Creme Caramel$0.25
Poussin$1.25
Glaces a l'eau Abricot, Orange, Citron, Framboises ou Ananas$30.00
Fromage a la Creme
Demi Tasse$15.00
Cafe Turc$20.00
PAIN ET BEURRE PAR PERSONNE$10.00
Apollinaris$15.00 – $40.00
Johannis$25.00 – $40.00
Neufchatel
Gervais avec Bar-le-duc$45.00
Gervais avec Bar-le-duc$0.45

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