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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-09-30
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Paysanne soup$0.25
Cream Andalouse Soup$0.30
CLAM BROTH$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
Scrod, Boston style$0.60
Whitebait, Remoulade sauce$0.40
Fresh Mackerel, Comtoise$0.75
Codfish Tongues with Brown Butter$0.35
Kingfish, Mathilde$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Braised Calf's Liver with Carrots$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Half Partridge with Sauerkraut$1.75
Oysters, Celery sauce$0.90
Saute of Fillet of Beef a la Deutch$0.60
Leg of Lamb, Boulangere$0.65
Egg a la Mizzi$0.30
Mousseline of Foie Gras$0.50
String Beans Salad$0.40
Roast Beef with Horseradish$0.60
Calf Brains, Mayonnaise$0.40
Chicken (half)$1.25
Mutton$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.65
Rib of Beef$0.60
Quince Meringue Pie$0.25
Rice and Peach Pudding$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Blueberry Tartlet$0.15
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
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
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Duckling$1.50
Squab Chicken$0.80
Squab$1.00
Poussin$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe' Parfait$0.35
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.35
Cream Andolouse$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Canadian Cheese
Dutch cheese$0.25
French Melon$40.00
Watermelon$35.00
Gruyere
Port Salut
Swiss Cream
Roquefort
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$45.00
Plums$35.00
Sickel Pears$35.00
Sliced Peaches$40.00
Concord Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$40.00
Bartlett Pear$25.00
Fresh Figs$50.00
California Orange$15.00
Raspberries$35.00
French Coffee$15.00
Peach Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$15.00
Turkish Coffee$20.00
Kingfish, Mathilde$0.50
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
Johannis$25.00 – $40.00
Clams
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Luncheon
Soups
RELISHES
Fish
Cold
Roast
Broiled
Game
Vegetables
SALADS
Cheese, (Per Person 25)
Domestic
Allaguer
Dessert
Ices
Music From 12:30 to 2:30 P.M.
Wednesday, September 30, 1914.
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
The above prices are per person excepting items indicated by *

Page 2

Cold Crab, Norwegian$0.65
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
Cold Galantine of Turkey$0.75
Salad Bresilienne$0.40
Cold Game Pie, Truffle$0.75
Vol-au-Vent of Fish, Normande$1.00
Gosling with Wild Rice$0.65
Cream of Corn Soup$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Little Necks clams$0.30
Consomme Vendeenne$0.25
Bisque of Shrimp$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$0.25
Half Chicken$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Squab Duckling$2.25
Turkey, Giblet sauce$65.00
Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Lamb$65.00
Mutton$45.00
Rib of Beef$60.00
Sweetbread, Chantilly$0.75
Capon, Financiere$0.85
Mutton Chop, Soyer with Brussels Sprouts$0.50
Sea Bass, Vatel$0.50
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Brook Trout$0.50
Whitefish, Meunière$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Rejane$0.50
Sheepshead, Admiral$0.45
boiled new potatoes$20.00
New Lima Beans$40.00
Stuffed Tomato$35.00
Sweet Potatoes$20.00
Country Gentleman Corn$40.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$55.00
Green Corn$40.00
GREEN PEAS$40.00
California Artichoke$60.00
Cauliflower Polonaise$35.00
Bermuda potatoes$25.00
New string beans$40.00
Oyster Bay asparagus$40.00
Brussels Sprouts$40.00
Golden Sugar Corn$40.00
Romaine and Watercress$35.00
Diana$75.00
Tomato$35.00
Fetticus and Beets$35.00
Chicory$30.00
Lettuce$30.00
Alligator Pear$40.00
Escarole$30.00
Cherry Tomatoes$40.00
Cucumber$35.00
FRESH FRUIT$40.00
French Melon$40.00
Comice Pear$25.00
Plums$35.00
California Orange$15.00
Raspberries$35.00
Concord$35.00
Niagara$35.00
Delaware Grapes$35.00
French Coffee$15.00
Cafe Parfait$35.00
Vanilla ice cream$30.00
Chestnut Plombiere$50.00
Bread or Rolls and Butter$10.00
Extra Special Heavy Cream$15.00
Coffee Mousse$40.00
Timbale glace, Mercedes$50.00
Turkish Coffee$20.00
Peach or Pear Melba$60.00
PINEAPPLE ICE CREAM$30.00
Ices in Souvenir$75.00
Preserved Skinless Figs$30.00
Hickoryisques$30.00
Peach Short Cake$60.00
Millefeuille Tart$15.00
Stuffed Figs and Dates$30.00
Cherry Jubilee$50.00
Cherry Pie$25.00
Vanilla Blancmanger$30.00
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$75.00
Assorted cakes$20.00
Cocaunut Custard Pie$25.00
Cabinet Pudding$30.00
Rolls and butter$0.10
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Watermelon$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.40
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
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
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
Sorbet au rhum$0.40

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