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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-26
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Contuit Oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Lima Beans soup$0.30
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Mutton Broth Soup, Scotch style$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
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Bluefish, Provencale sauce$0.45
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Whitebait$0.40
Scrod, Boston style$0.60
Brook Trout$0.50
Veal Kidney, Catalane$0.65
Breast of Grouse Tete d'Or$1.50
Half Duckling with Brussels Sprouts$1.50
Steak Minute with Beets$0.95
Fritadella with Corn in Cream$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Egg, Smithfield$0.30
Tureen of Game$0.75
Smelts, Mariniere$0.40
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
New String Beans Salad$0.40
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 Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Poussin$1.25
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
Green Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Pear$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
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Brie$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Roquefort$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
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Torkay Grapes$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.25
Raspberry Tartlet$0.15
Stewed Plums$0.35
Boston Cream 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 Crab Apples$0.35
Chestnut 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 or Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Contuit Oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Mutton Broth Soup, Scotch style$0.25
Bisque of Lobster$0.30
Cream of Lima Beans 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
Weakfish au gratin$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Dieppoise$0.50
Devilled Whitebait$0.40
Brook Trout$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Comtoise$0.75
Trout au bleu$0.65
Sweetbread in Coquille, Gourmet$0.75
Half Guinea Hen, Financiere$1.25
Sirloin Steak, Boniface$1.75
Crabmeat, Thermidor$0.65
Quenelles of Chicken, Marie Stuart$0.50
Salmon, Gribiche sauce$0.50
Demi-deuil salad$0.40
Game Pie, St. Hubert$0.75
Puree of Foie Gras in Jelly$0.50
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
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 Grenadine$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Princess Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Brie$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Edam$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$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
French Melon$0.40
Bartlett Pear$0.25
Plums$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Torkay Grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Baba au rhum$0.25
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Floating Island$0.30
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Pistache Tart$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Chestnut Ice Cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Peach Plombiere, glace$0.60
Hazelnut Mousse$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Parfait Viola$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

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