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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-28
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Squab with Peas, French style$1.25
Perch saute with Butter$0.35
Terrapin, Admiral Reid$3.50
Crabmeat Croquette, Cream sauce$0.40
Maple Ice Cream$0.30
Farina Pudding$0.25
German apple cake$0.15
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Peach Pie$0.25
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Oysters, Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters, Cotuits$0.40
Oysters, Smith's Island$0.40
Oysters, Cape Cods$0.40
Clams, Little Necks$0.30
Clams, Cherry Stones$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Watercress Soup$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
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
Whitefish, Bearnaise sauce$0.45
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Codfish Tongues with Curry$0.35
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Kingfish with Bacon$0.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Hearts Delight Sausage Cake a la Gastronome$0.40
Sliced Mutton with Red Beans$0.45
Calf Brains with Egg and Brown Butter$0.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Beef in Daube$0.45
Tureen of game, St. Hubert$0.85
Egg in Jelly$0.30
Cauliflower Salad$0.35
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.35
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
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
French artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Romaine and Watercress Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Casaba Melon$0.50
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Fancy Ice$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Tea Biscuits$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Mandarines$0.20
Comice Pear$0.25
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Raspberries$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40

Page 2

Plover, Dumas$1.25
Boneless Squab saute$1.25
Vert Pres Salad$0.40
Sorbet Mont D'Or$0.40
Striped Bass, Anchovy sauce$0.50
Pudding glace, Colonial$0.60
Brissotin of Ham with Spinach$0.50
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Veal Kidney, Catalane$0.65
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotiuit Oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.60
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Terrapin, Baltimore$3.50
Fresh Mackerel, Hoteliere$0.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Chicken Pie, Orleanais$0.75
Aspic of Fish, Printanier$0.40
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
French artichoke$0.60
Venison Steak$1.50
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Fried Japanese Crosnes$0.30
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Cold Galantine of Turkey$0.75
Cold Bonne Bouche$0.45
Chow-chow$0.25
Ox-Tail soup, English style$0.25
Olives$0.25
Fillet of Sole, Gilbert$0.50
Roast Mutton$0.45
Salted Nuts$0.25
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Tapioca Soup$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Plover$1.25
Bisque of Smelts$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Lenox Salad$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Brook Trout$0.50
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Radishes$0.25
Kingfish, Mathilde$0.50
Soft clams a la Newburg$0.90
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
New string beans$0.40
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Port Wine Jelly$0.30
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Walnut Ice Cream$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Comice Pear$0.25
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
California Orange$0.15
Tomato Salad$0.35
Mandarines$0.20
Strawberry mousse$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.50
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Victoria Pudding$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Concord Grapes$0.35
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Hickoryisques$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Orange Tart$0.15
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Canadian Cheese$0.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.35
Edam Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60

Page 3

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Oysters: Cape Cods$0.40
Oysters: Smith's Island$0.40
Oysters: Lynn Havens$0.40
Oysters: Lynnhavens$0.40
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Little Necks: Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail
Petite Mermite Soup$0.60
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Tomato with rice soup$0.25
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Olives$0.25
English Sole, Fried
English Sole Fried$1.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Terrapin, Bradley Martin$3.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Brochette of Scallops on Toast, Maitre d'Hotel$0.45
Brook Troup$0.50
Codfish, Norwegian$0.35
Weakfish au gratin$0.45
Shoulder of Lamb, Boulangere$0.50
Pilaf of Chicken Livers a la Grecque$0.60
Pilaff of Chicken Livers a la Grecque$0.60
Stuffed Green Pepper on Ham$0.45
Pig's feet, mashed potatoes, Charcutiere$0.45
Pig's feet, mashed potatoes, Charcutiere$0.45
Mutton Kidney saute with Poached Egg$0.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Herring in White Wine$0.30
Egg, Nordenskjold$0.30
Brussels Sprouts Salad$0.40
Squab with Watercress$1.00
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
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring Duckling (half$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Poussin$1.25
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.35
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
French artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Romaine and Hot House Grapes salad$0.50
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Walnut Ice Cream$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Fancy Ice$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Malaga grapes$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Martha Washington Pie$0.25
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Cream Cheese$0.25
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Tea Biscuits$0.15
California Orange$0.15
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stewed Plums$0.35
Mandarines$0.20
Vermicelli Pudding$0.25
German Plum Tartlet$0.15
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Casaba Melon$0.50
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Figs$0.50
Brie cheese$0.25
Raspberries$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Canadian Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Comice Pear$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35

Page 4

Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consomme Beaumont$0.25
Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup$0.25
Cream of Asparagus Soup$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
Alligator Pear$0.40
Cold Cherry Pudding$0.30
Greengage Pie$0.25
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Omelette Souffle Vanilla$0.60
Hazelnut Tart$0.15
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Hickoryisques$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Pudding glace, Montijo$0.60
Coupe a l'Aurore$0.60
ORANGE ICE CREAM$0.30
Praline Mousse$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Sorbet Prunelle$0.40
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Celery Knob Salad$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Broiled New Mushrooms$0.55
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
French artichoke$0.60
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Turkish Coffee$0.20
New string beans$0.40
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.30
Mayonnaise of Fish with Vegetables$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Foie Gras en Rocher$0.75
Half Guinea Hen, Veronique$1.25
Sweetbread, Tournon$0.75
Roast Mutton$0.45
Plover$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Stuffed Breast of Turkey, Celery Sauce$0.75
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Oysters a la Louise$0.90
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Modern salad$0.40
Spanish Mackerel, Venetienne$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Kingfish, Maitre d Hotel$0.50
Fried Smelts, Figaro sauce$0.40
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Sheepshead, Africaine$0.45
Fillet of Sole, Fried$1.25
Terrapin, Maryland$3.50
Petit saute, Jeanne d'Arc$0.50
Canape Panache$0.40
Cold Virginia Ham$0.50
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sickel Pears$0.35
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Mandarines$0.20
Casaba Melon$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Morocco Grapes$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.40
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Cucumber salad$0.35
Edam Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25

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