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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-10-20
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

Fritadella with lentils
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Terrapin, Newburg$3.50
Skate with Brown Butter and Capers$0.35
Cold Gosling, Chantilly sauce$0.65
Weakfish, Lobster sauce$0.45
Stuffed Devilled Lobster$0.65
Half Guinea Hen with Cabbage$1.25
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
English Pheasant$3.50
Chicory Salad$0.30
French artichoke$0.60
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
ORANGE ICE CREAM$0.30
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
Broiled Codfish Tongues on Toast$0.35
Fresh Sardines on Toast and fresh butter$0.40
Cream Parmentier$0.30
Consommé Bellevue$0.35
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Fancy Ice$0.50
Celery$0.30
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Smith's Island$0.40
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Fellets of Herring$0.30
Smelts à l'Aurore$0.40
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Olives$0.25
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Brook Trout$0.50
Mixed Grill$0.75
Sweetbread, Montebello$0.75
Aiguillette of Fillet, St. Didier$0.50
Veal Bourgeoise$0.45
Fish Salad, Printanier$0.40
Egg with Tarragon$0.30
Head Cheese$0.25
Chicken (half)$1.25
Rib of Beef$0.60
Mutton$0.45
Spring Lamb$0.65
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
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Alligator Pear$0.40
Celery$0.35
Lettuce$0.30
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cucumber$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Casaba Melon$0.50
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Fresh Figgs$0.50
Mandarines$0.20
Peach Tartlet$1.50
Pear pie$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Raspberries$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Sickel Pears$0.35
Malaga, Morocco of Tokay Grapes$0.40
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Vanilla ice cream$30.00
Tea Biscuits$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Café Parfait$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Allgauer
Brie
Camembert
Canadian
Dutch
Neufchatel
Gruyère
Port Salut
Roquefort
Swiss Cream
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25

Page 2

Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Romaine and Grapefruit Salad$0.40
Rice Custard Pie$0.25
Chocolate Tart$0.15
Consomme Orleans$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Clam Chowder$0.20
Almond Ice Cream$0.30
Apricot Mousse$0.40
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
SORBET ORLEANS$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Smith's Island Oysters
Half roast chicken$1.25
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Dutch cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Cream Malakoff$0.30
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
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
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Perch, Dorpat$0.35
Whitefish, Magenta$0.45
Sheepshead, Bordelaise sauce$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Fillet of Sole, Fin de Siecle$0.50
Sirloin Steak, Mexican$1.75
Calf's Feet en Custine$0.40
Frogs' Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Poussin en Cocotte$1.50
Noisette of Venison, Tyrolienne$0.80
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Chaudfroid of Chicken, Smithfield$0.75
Eight Hundred and Fifteen Salad$0.40

Page 3

Broiled Partridge, American Style$1.75
Mutton Chop, Marseillaise$0.50
Puree of Ham with Poached Egg$0.50
Broiled Fresh Sardines with Fresh Butter$0.40
Fried Porgies, Tartar sauce$0.35

Page 4

boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Fresh Figs$0.50
Pumpkin Pie$0.25

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