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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Spring Lamb$0.65
Spring Turkey (half)$1.70
Squab$1.00
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Chicken (half)$1.25
Mutton$0.45
Rib of Beef$0.60
Squab Duckling$2.25
Squab Duckling (half)$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Oysters
Clams
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Soups
Italian Paste$0.25
Puree of peas with croutons$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
RELISHES
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fish
Terrapin, Admiral Reid$3.60
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Scallops, Marieniere$1.25
Bluefish au gratin$0.45
codfish, alcide sauce$0.35
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Brook Trout$0.50
Smelts, St. Germain$0.40
Entrees
Steak Minute with Green Peppers saute$0.95
Mixed Grill$0.85
Mutton Feet, Poulette$0.40
Breast of Pheasant, Chasseur sauce$2.00
Stuffed Devilled Lobster$0.65
Soft Shell Crabs saute, Charles$0.60
Cold
Egg with Tarragon$0.30
Virginia Ham$0.50
Rilettes de Tours$0.40
Fresh Mackerel, Marine$0.40
Cauliflower Saladd$0.35
Roast
Broiled
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Poussin$1.25
Chicken (half)$1.00
Game
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Vegetables
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$40.00
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
SALADS
Alligator Pear$0.40
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Romaine and Orange$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Chicory$0.30
Tomato$0.35
Celery$0.35
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.25
Imported: -Allgauer$0.25
Brie$0.25
Camenbert$0.25
Canadian$0.25
Dutch$0.25
Domestic: -Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Swiss Cream$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Cream$0.25
Cottage$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Fruit
French Melon$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Plums$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Comice Pear$0.25
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Dessert
Farina Pudding$0.25
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Grape Tartlet$0.15
Stewed Plums$0.35
APRICOT 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
Ices
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Beauharnais$0.25
Cream Bruxelloise$0.30
Philadelphia Pepper Pot$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
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Florentine$0.85
Terrapin, Baltimore$3.50
Pompano, Venitienne$0.45
Pudding Saxon$0.30
Cream Malakoff$0.30
Mousseline Tart$0.15
Chocolate 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
Half Duckling, Bigarade$1.75
Striped Bass, Courtbouillion$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Jeanne d'Arc$0.50
Whitefish, Bearnaise sauce$0.45
Frogs' Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Squab with Olives$1.25
Rack of Mutton with Flageolets$0.50
Breast of Grouse, purée of Chestnuts$1.75
Salmon, Gribiche sauce$0.50
Tomato Surprise$0.35
Japanese Crosne Salad$0.30
Capon, Printanier$0.85
Gosling, Apple Sauce$0.65
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Duckling (half)$1.50
New string beans$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Romaine and Peach Salad$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Rib of Beef$0.60
Pickled Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Apolllinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Half Chicken$1.25
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.65
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 Richelieu$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Salome$0.60
Alligator Pear$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Chicory$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Cheese, per person$0.25
Allgauer$0.25
Edam$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Brie$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Canadian$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Cream$0.25
Dutch$0.25
Swiss Cream$0.25
Cottage$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
French Melon$0.40
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
Plums$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Raspberries$0.35
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Bombe glace, Rivoli$0.60
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Maple Ice Cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Vanilla mousse$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10

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