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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-06
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Celery soup$0.30
Celery$0.35
Pear pie$0.25
Tapioca Pudding with Apples$0.25
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Almond Tartlet$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Croute-au-pot soup$0.25
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.30
Balvet Soup$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Terrapin, Baltimore$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Weakfish, Hachee sauce$0.45
Perch and Eels Matelotte$0.35
Whitefish, Catalane$0.45
Kingfish, Norwegian$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Broiled Codfish Tongues on Toast$0.35
Braised Rack of Mutton, puree of Lima Beans$0.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Calf's Feet, Mariniere$0.40
Poussin, Cettoise$1.50
Soft Shell Crabs, Portugaise$0.60
Half Pheasant with Sauerkraut$2.00
Egg in Jelly$0.30
Celery Knob Salad$0.40
Trout a la Juive$0.50
Pressed Corned Beef$0.30
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
Game Pie, Truffle$0.75
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$1.00
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
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
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Romaine and Orange$0.40
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cucumber$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Chicory$0.30
Tomato$0.35
Allgauer
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.25
Brie
Camembert
Canadian
Dutch
Gruyere
Port Salut
Swiss Cream
Roquefort
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
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
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Vanilla 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
Johnnis$0.25 – $0.40
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35

Page 2

Apple Charlotte$0.30
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Port Wine Jelly$0.30
Tart a la Reine$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Cape Cods$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Mulligatawny$0.25
Connsomme Neige de Florence$0.25
Jubilee$0.25
Caviar Special Inportation$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 Bradley Martin$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Filet of Sole, Marguery$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.45
Scallops, Bressoise$0.60
Sheepshead, Regnault$0.45
Deviled Whitebait$0.40
Poussin with Grapes$1.50
Noisette of Lamb, Montpensier$0.75
Mousseline of Sweetbread, Perigordine$0.50
Half Grouse, Ponson de Terrail$1.75
Breat of Guinea Hen with Braised Celery$1.25
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Vert Pre Salad$0.40
Boneless Squab$1.25
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Lamb, Mint Jelly$0.65
Half Chicken$1.25
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Duckling (half)$1.50
Spring Lamb$0.65
Mutton$0.45
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 au Curacao$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
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Romaine and Hot House Grapes$0.50
Fisk$0.50
Tomato$0.35
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.25
Allgauer
Brie
Camembert
Canadian
Dutch
Edam
Gruyere
Port Salut
Roquefort
Swiss Cream
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Comice Pear$0.25
Plums$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Bombe glace, Windsor$0.60
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.30
Coffee Mousse$0.40
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johnnis$0.25 – $0.40

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