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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-09
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 1

Mutton Chop, Fremeuse$0.50
Roast Veal, Milanaise$0.45
Mixed Grill$0.85
Half Partridge with Cabbage$1.50
Canape Mexicola$0.45
Half Squab Chicken, Cettoise$1.10
Romaine and Grapefruit Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Half Lobster, Ravigotte$0.75
Brussels Sprouts Salad$0.40
Squab with Watercress$1.00
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Egg with Tarragon$0.30
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Wheatena Pudding$0.25
Pineapple Tartlet$0.15
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Quince Meringue Pie$0.25
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Sagou$0.25
Cream Parmentier$0.30
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
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
Eels with Curry$0.35
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Terrapin, Trenton$3.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Sheepshead, Portugaise$0.45
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Kingfish, Mathilde$0.50
Whitebait, Remoulade sauce$0.40
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25

Page 2

Cabinet Pudding$0.30
Orange 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
Green Gage Pie$0.25
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Vanilla Blancmanger$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pear Melba$0.60
Oysters, Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters, Cotuits$0.40
Oysters, Cape Cods$0.40
Oysters, Lynnhavens$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Clams, Cherry Stones$0.35
Clams, Little Necks$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Rolls and butter$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Tea Mousse$0.40
Pudding glace, Doria$0.60
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tomato Broth$0.30
Consomme Dauphinoise$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.20
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Olives$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Radishes$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Salted Nuts$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.30
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sickel Pears$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
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 Cheese, imported$0.25
Camembert, imported$0.25
Brie, imported$0.25
Allgauer, imported$0.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tosca Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
California Artichoke$0.60
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Sorbet Richelieu$0.40
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Galantine of Capon, cold$0.75
Je sais tout Salad, cold$0.60
Mignardise, cold$0.40
Halibut, Ravigotte sauce, cold$0.40
Beef a la Mode, cold$0.45
Half American Pullet with Noodles$1.75
Boneless Squab saute$1.25
Veal Chop, Zingara$0.55
Half Guinea Hen with Stuffed Okra$1.25
Breast of Pheasant, Virginian$2.00
Pompano, Sicilienne$0.45
Smelts, Gilbert$0.40
Sea Bass, Ortentale$0.50
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.60
Brook Trout$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Demi-deuil$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Terrapin, Waldorf$3.50

Page 3

Broiled Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Tournedos of Fillet, Magenta$0.90
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Royal Squab$1.25
French asparagus$0.85
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
California Artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bar Asparagus$0.40
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Omelette Soufflee$0.60
Baba au Rum$0.25
Savarin Chantilly$0.25
Fruit Melange$0.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Wine Jelly$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Preserved Satsuma Plums$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
Eclair$0.10
Cup Custard$0.35
Meringue glace Panache$0.45
Waldorf Omelette Souffle$0.75
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Caramel custard$0.25
Baked Alaska$0.75
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Macedoine of Fruits$0.75
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Fried oysters$0.60
Oyster Fritters$0.60
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Riverside Cocktail$0.75
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Anchovies$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Celery$0.30
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.25
Bismarck Herring$0.30
Harengs de Fecamp$0.30
Chicken broth$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35
Consomme$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Soft Clams, Newburg$0.90
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Lobster Croquette$0.35
Lobster Newburg$1.75
Lobster Americaine$1.75
Half Broiled Lobster$0.75
Scotch Woodcock$0.60
Yorkshire Buck$0.70
Crab Meat, Astoria$1.50
Devilled Kidneys$0.50
Sweetbread Croquette$0.40
Noisette of Lamb, Colbert sauce$0.75
Canape, Lorenzo$0.75
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Bouchee of Chicken$0.50
Boneless Squab$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Mixed Cold Meat$0.90
Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken$1.10
Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham$1.40
Tongue$0.35
Pate de Foie Gras$0.75
Westphalian Ham$0.60
Squab$1.00
Boned capon$0.75
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Virinia Ham$0.50
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.65
Chaudifroid of Chicken, Smithfield$0.75
Chicken (half)$1.25
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Boneless Squab$1.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Caviar sandwich$0.60
Club sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Sandwich a la Rex$0.30
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.40
Pate de foie gras sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.40
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Francillon Salad$0.50
Crab Meat salad$0.70
Chicken salad$0.65
Lobster salad$0.75
String Beans$0.40
Italienne salad$0.60
Asparagus Tips$0.40
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee, Cup$0.15
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35

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