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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-16
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
California Artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$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
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Lima Beans soup$0.30
Petite marmite soup
Sorrel sante with Tapioca soup$0.25
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Terrapin, Maryland$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Porgies saute with Butter$0.35
Sea Bass with Sauterne$0.50
Smelts, St. Germain$0.40
Spanish Mackerel, Fleurette sauce$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Veal Kidney, Catalane$0.65
Bouillabaise, Marseillaise$0.50
Breast of Guinea Hen sauté with Corn$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Squab, Chipolata$1.25
Puree of Ham with Poached Egg$0.50
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Egg, Nichette$0.30
Jerusalem Artichoke Salad$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs, Ravigotte sauce$0.50
Half American Pullet with Tomato$1.50
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
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.35
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
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Tomato 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
Quince Meringue Pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Plums$0.35
Sago Pudding$0.25
Fresh Figs$0.50
Sickel Pears$0.35
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Martha Washington Pie$0.25
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Pineapple Tartlet$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$35.00
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Tea Biscuits$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 2

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
Clam Chowder$0.20
Consomme Celestine$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
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, Newburg$3.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Pompano, Finnoise$0.45
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Whitefish, Meuniere$0.45
Fried perch, tartar sauce$0.35
Kingfish, Soto Mayor$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Joinville$0.50
Plover, Financiere$1.25
Goose Livers saute with Onions$1.25
Cutlet of Pike, Puysegur$0.50
Half Duckling, Paillard$1.75
Paupiette of Veal, St. Germain$0.50
Canape, Chantecler$0.40
Chicken Pie, Truffle$0.75
Okra Salad$0.35
Galantine of Turkey$0.75
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.75
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 Asturienne$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Romaine and Watercress Salad$0.35
FISK SALAD$0.50
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Brie$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
gervaise cheese with individual bar-le-duc$0.45
Souffle Mandarine$0.50
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Glace Provencale$0.60
Banana Blancmanger$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Mousse Aveline$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Pear pie$0.25
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Casaba Melon$0.50
Comice Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Plums$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Brook Trout$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55

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