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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-21
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Capon$4.00
Squab$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.25
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.45
Bluepoints$0.30
Cape Cods$0.40
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Olives$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Boiled rice$0.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
English Sole$1.25
Beef per cut$0.60
Spring Lamb$0.65
Celery Fed Duck (half)$1.50
Wild Rice$0.50
Okra$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Beets$0.25
Grapefruit$0.35
Orange$0.15
Sliced pineapple$0.40
Apple$0.15
Trout$0.50
Plover$1.25
Chicken (half)$1.00
Squab Duckling$2.25
Capon (half)$2.00
Onions$0.25
Corn$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Comice Pear$0.25
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Gosling (half)$2.00
Squab$1.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Tomato$0.25
Tomato$0.35
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Poussin$1.25
Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
American Pullet (half)$1.75
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Bismarck Herring$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Buffet Russe
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Celery$0.30
Spiced Cucumber Rings$0.20
French Sardines$0.40
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Herring in Wine$0.30
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Sardellen$0.30
Canape of Sardines$0.40
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Pea Soup$0.25
Julienne Soup$0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Mongol Soup$0.30
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Croute au pot$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Essence of Tomato Soup$0.35
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Terrapin$3.50
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.45
It's unclear if "Saute, Meuniere" is referring to Terrapin above it, or Trout next to it$0.65
Smelts, Beau Rivage$0.40
Devilled Whitebait$0.40
California Artichoke$0.60
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Chutney$0.15
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Antipasti$0.50
Carciofini$0.50
Sheepshead, Admiral$0.45
Spanish Mackerel, Paprika sauce$0.45
Salmon, Riche sauce$0.50
Asparagus Tips$0.40
Japanese Crosne$0.30
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Flageolets$0.40
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Baked Potato (1)$0.15
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
French string beans$0.30
New string beans$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
White Squash$0.30
Macaroni$0.50
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Jerusalem Artichoke$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
New Carrots$0.30
Stewed Celery$0.40
New peas$0.40
French peas$0.30
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
German Asparagus$0.75
French asparagus$0.85
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.65
Romaine Salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.75
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Canadian Cheese
Dutch cheese
Allgauer Cheese
Port du Salut
Edam
Neufchatel
Cottage (cheese) with Guava Paste$0.45
Special Swiss Cream Cheese
Apple Pie$0.25
Eclair$0.10
Cream Cheese
Peach or Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Baba au rhum$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.40
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Hazelnut Souffle$0.60
Caramel custard$0.25
Cup Custard$0.35
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Wine Jelly$0.30
Spiced Cantaloupe or Gooseberries$0.30
Strawberry$0.40
Bar-le-duc: Red or White Currant$0.25
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Baked Alaska$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Roman Punch$0.40
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Neapolitan Ice$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Mixed Ice Creams$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
And BUTTER PER PERSON 10$10.00
Roquefort
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Cotuits$0.40
Neapolitan$0.35

Page 3

Bluepoints$0.30
Cape Cods$0.40
Cotuits$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Cornichons Doux$0.25
Carciofini$0.50
Mangoes$0.20
Buffet Russe
Celeri$0.30
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Sardellen$0.30
Caviar de Beluga$0.90
Antipasti$0.50
Harengs au vin blanc$0.30
Sardines francaises$0.40
Olives$0.25
Radis$0.25
Canape de Sardines$0.40
Saucisson de Lyon$0.30
Tomate$0.25
Canard (demi)$1.50
Perdreau$3.00
Roquefort
Allgauer
Hollande Fromage
Haricots Verts Francais$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Canape de caviar$0.60
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Chutney$0.15
Cervelat$0.30
Filet de Harengs à l'huile$0.30
Hareng Bismarck$0.30
Maquereau à l'huile$0.50
Potages
Julienne$0.25
Mongole$30.00
Petite marmite$60.00
Macaroni$50.00
Fausse Tortue$30.00
Vermicelles$25.00
Essence de tomates$35.00
Bouillon de clovisses per tasse$30.00
Tortue verte$50.00
Eperlans, Beau rivage$40.00
Pointes d'Asperges$40.00
Tutti frutti$40.00
Pouding Alaska$75.00
Biscuit Tortoni$40.00
Topinamburg$30.00
Crosne du Japon$30.00
Pommes de terre douce$20.00
Pommes de Terre Bouillies$2.15
Pommes de terre Anna$50.00
Pommes de Terre au four$1.15

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