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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-11-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Giblet$0.25
Puree of peas with croutons$0.25
Italian Paste$0.25
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
Terrapin, Waldorf$3.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Brook Trout$0.50
Mussels, Fine herbs$0.85
Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Eels Matelotte a la Vierge$0.35
Salmon, Baltimore$0.50
Steak Minute, Duclere$0.95
Chicken Hash, German style$0.45
Deerfoot Sausage with White Wine on Toast$0.40
Braised Veal with Peas$0.45
Soft Clams a l'Ancienne$0.90
Mixed Grill$0.85
Egg, Baltimore$0.30
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Smelts, Mariniere$0.40
New Lima Beans Salad$0.40
Beef in Daube$0.45
Mousse of Foie gras$0.50
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
English Pheasant$3.50
Mallard Duck$4.00
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$0.40
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 Pear Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
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
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Tea Biscuits$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Coffee Cup Custard$0.25
Cherry Tartlet$0.15
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stewed Plums$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Mandarines$0.20
Comice Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Raspberries$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Smith's Island$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Allgauer
Brie
Camembert
Canadian
Dutch
Gruyere
Port Salut
Roquefort
Swiss Cream
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage

Page 2

Romaine and Strawberries$0.50
Salome$0.50
Tomato$0.35
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Alligator Pear$0.40
Escarole$0.30
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
French artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Sorbet Surprise$0.40
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Mallard Duck$4.00
Venison Steak$1.50
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Squab Duckling$2.25
Pudding glace, Navarre$0.60
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Biscuit glace, Mont Blanc$0.40
Pear ice cream$0.30
Chestnut Mousse$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Floating Island$0.30
Greengage Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Pistache Tart$0.15
Hickoryisques$0.30
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Sickel Pears$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Fresh Figs$0.50
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Mandarines$0.20
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
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Finger Sandwich$0.50
Squab with Watercress$1.00
Gauloise Salad$0.60
Aspic of Crabmeat$0.65
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Lamb, Mint Jelly$0.65
Frogs' Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Veal Chop, Zingara$0.55
Sweetbread, Excelsior$0.75
Half Squab Chicken, St. Alice$1.10
Breast of Grouse, Lyonnaise$1.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Terrapin, Admiral Reid$3.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Fillet of Sole, Lucette$0.50
Halibut, Mousseline sauce$0.40
Spanish Mackerel, Gourmet sauce$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Bluefish, Montmorency$0.45
Fried Perch, Remoulade sauce$0.35
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
Onion gratine$0.25
Consomme Daumont$0.25
Cream of Chicory$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Allgauer
Brie
Camembert
Canadian
Dutch
Edam
Gruyere
Port Salut
Roquefort
Swiss Cream
Neufchatel
Liederkranz
Cream
Cottage
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Smith's Island$0.40
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75

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