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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-08
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Celery soup$0.30
Sagou Soup$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Halibut en Bordure gratine$0.40
Brook Trout$0.50
Porgies saute, Fine herbs$0.35
Kingfish, Boitel$0.50
Whitefish, Magenta sauce$0.45
Trout, Plombiere$0.65
Hearts Delight Sausage Cake, Parmentier$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Breast of Grouse, puree of Chestnuts$1.50
Fried Frogs' Legs, Tartar sauce$1.25
Hamburger Steak with Fried Onions$0.50
Squab a la Thiers$1.25
Egg, Smithfield$0.30
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Salad Parisian$0.40
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.50
Rack of Mutton with String Beans$0.45
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
California Artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
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
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.35
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT 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
Plums$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Raspberries$0.35
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Pear pie$0.25
Vermicelli Pudding$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Peach 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
Stuffed Crab Apples$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Crream$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Perles du Nizam Soup$0.25
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup$0.25
Bisque of Lobster$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
Terrapin with Sherry$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Salmon, Parsley sauce$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Fillets of Sea Bass, Paul$0.50
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Perch, Upsala$0.35
Smelts, St. Henri$0.40
Breast of Duckling saute, Minute$1.50
Oysters, Bellevue$0.90
Veal Kidney, Bercy$0.65
Half Guinea Hen with Grapes$1.25
Loin Mutton Chop, puree of Lima Beans$0.50
Cold Canape Panache$0.40
Cold Half American Pullet, Printanier$1.75
Cold Smelts, Mariniere$0.40
Cold Tomato Souffle$0.40
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Sorbet a L'arrack$0.40
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
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Salad Diana$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.15 – $0.40
Biscuit glace, Bellevue$0.40
Tart a la Reine$0.15
Rice Custard Pie$0.25
Comice Pear$0.25
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Glace Palermitaine$0.60
Almond Ice Cream$0.30
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cream Malakoff$0.30
Strawberry mousse$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Hickoryisques$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Concord Grapes$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Melba$0.60
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Sickel Pears$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Pear Melba$0.60
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Raspberries$0.35
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Peach Condee$0.30
rhubarb pie$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Plums$0.35
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Dutch cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25

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