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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-02
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Oysters: Cape Cods$0.40
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Sorrel with vermicelli$0.25
Tapioca$0.25
CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Terrapin, Bradley Martin$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.45
Porgies saute with Butter$0.35
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Kingfish, Duglere$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Weakfish, Anchovy sauce$0.45
Eels Matelotte a la Vierge$0.35
Veal Chop saute with Corn Paprika$0.50
Broiled Plover on Canape$1.25
Chicken Croquette, Italian sauce$0.40
Soft Clams, Pompadour$0.90
Devilled Chicken Legs, Jackson$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Egg, Alliance$0.30
Pig's Feet, Marine$0.40
New Lima Beans Salad$0.40
Trout in Jelly$0.50
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.65
Spring Lamb$0.65
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Rib of Beef$0.60
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Duckling (half$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Poussin$1.25
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
California Artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Johannis$0.40 – $0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Fancy Ice$0.50
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Kossuth Cake$0.15
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Cranberry Pie$0.25
Martha Washington Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Stewed Plums$0.35
Vermicelli Pudding$0.25
Raspberries$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Comice Pear$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
French Melon$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Plums$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sliced Peached$0.40
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Neufchatel, domestic$0.25
Liederkranz, domestic$0.25
Cream cheese, domestic$0.25
Cottage Cheese, domestic$0.25
Roquefort, imported$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese, imported$0.25
Port Salut, imported$0.25
Gruyere, imported$0.25
Dutch cheese, imported$0.25
Canadian Cheese, imported$0.25
Camembert, imported$0.25
Brie, imported$0.25
Allgauer, imported$0.25
Celery Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Romaine and Grapefruit Salad$0.40
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Green Corn$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Spinach$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40

Page 2

Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Oysters: Cape Cods$0.40
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Jenny Lind$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Rolls and butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Spring Lamb$0.65
Clam Chowder$0.20
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Delignac$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
Pickled Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Terrapin, Maryland$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Salmon, Daumont$0.50
Fried perch, tartar sauce$0.35
Smelts a l'Aurore$0.40
Striped bass saute, meuniere$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Sheepshead, Galipoli sauce$0.45
Bread and Butter$0.10
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Honey Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Apricot Mousse$0.40
Glace Clarence$0.60
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Supreme of Chicken, Frou-frou$1.25
Calfs Feet en Custine$0.40
Fresh Goose Liver, Madeira sauce$1.25
Breast of Partridge, Sevigne$1.75
Mignon of Veal, Puree of Mushrooms$0.50
Cornichons, Suedoise$0.50
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Je sais tout Salad$0.60
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.50
Lamb's Tongue, Marine$0.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Duckling (half)$1.50
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Half Chicken$1.25
Mutton$0.45
Hickoryisques$0.30
Rib of Beef$0.60
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Squab Duckling$2.25
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Apple Souffle$0.50
White Wine Jelly$0.30
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Sorbet Condorcet$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Hazelnut Tart$0.15
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Raspberries$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Plums$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
French Melon$0.40
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Cottage Cheese, domestic$0.25
Cream cheese, domestic$0.25
Liederkranz, domestic$0.25
Neufchatel, domestic$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese, imported$0.25
Roquefort, imported$0.25
Port Salut, imported$0.25
Gruyere, imported$0.25
Edam, imported$0.25
Dutch cheese, imported$0.25
Canadian, imported$0.25
Camembert, imported$0.25
Brie, imported$0.25
Allgauer, imported$0.25
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tosca Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.35
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.40
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
New string beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40

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