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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-11-02
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Terrapin, Baltimore$3.50
Porgies with Sauterne$0.35
Scallops, poulette$0.90
Roast Beef with Brussel Sprouts$0.65
Half Partridge saute, Chasseur$1.75
Cold Chicken Pie, Orleanais$0.75
Indian Meal Pudding$0.25
Boston cream puff$0.15
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Oysters Bellevue$0.90
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Cape Cods$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.40
Smith's Island$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
CLAM BROTH$0.25
[Soup] Paysanne$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Olives
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Celery$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Codfish Tongues, Brown Butter$0.35
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Devilled Whitebait$0.40
Sheepshead, Portugaise$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Mutton Feet, Bordelaise$0.50
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Mixed Grill$0.85
Calf Brains with Rice, Rambouillet$0.40
Egg, Rejane$0.30
Herring in White Wine$0.30
Corned Beef Pressed$0.30
Parisian Salad$0.40
Spring Lamb$0.65
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
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
Sprouts$40.00
Spinach$30.00
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Pear Melba$0.60
Peach Melba$0.60
Fancy Ice$0.50
Pear ice cream$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Venison Steak$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
French artichoke$0.60
Purée of 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
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Romaine and Orange$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Celery$0.35
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cucumber$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
Chicory$0.30
FRESH FRUIT$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.50
Mandarines$0.20
Dutch cheese$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Fresh Strawberries$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tea Biscuits$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Cafe Parfait$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Allgauer Cheese, per person$0.25
Brie, per person$0.25
Camembert, per person$0.25
Canadian cheese, per person$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Cottage cheese, per person$0.25
Gruyere, per person$0.25
Port Salut, per person$0.25
Roquefort, per person$0.25
Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Liederkranz, per person$0.25
Neufchatel, per person$0.25
Comice Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.35
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

Page 2

Skate with Brown Butter$0.35
Cream of Pumpkin Soup$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Consommé Napier$0.25
Bisque of Frogs' Legs$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Chow-chow relish$0.25
Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Radishes$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Fresh Mackerel, Comtoise$0.75
Whitefish, Catalane$0.45
Fried perch, tartar sauce$0.35
Terrapin, Bradley Martin$3.50
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Porgies, Maître d'Hôtel$0.35
Sea Bass, Normande$0.50
Venison Chop, Pignoli sauce$0.80
Squab sauté, Minute$1.25
Half Duckling à la Rouennaise$1.75
Entrenous$1.75
Suckling Pig with Samp$0.65
Mousse of Chicken, Venetienne$0.50
Canapé Panaché$0.50
Virginia Ham$0.50
Boneless Squab$1.25
Rack of Veal with Watercress$0.40
Trout à la Juive$0.50
Francillon Salad$0.75
Roasted Half Chicken$1.25
Roasted Spring Lamb$0.65
Roasted Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roasted mutton$0.45
Roasted Duckling (half)$1.50
Roasted Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Rolls and butter$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
French Coffee$0.15
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Venison Steak$1.50
Plover$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Puree of New Lima Beans$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
French artichoke$0.60
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Apple dumpling$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pear pie$0.25
Cherry Jubliee$0.50
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Pecan Nut Tart$0.15
Strawberry Bavarois$0.30
Hickoryisques$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Sickel Pears$0.35
Sorbet Polonaise$0.40
Diana Salad$0.50
Alligator Pear$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Lettuce$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Cucumber$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes$0.40
Allgauer Cheese, per person$0.25
Edam, per person$0.25
Neufchatel, per person$0.25
Gruyere, per person$0.25
Brie, per person$0.25
Camembert, per person$0.25
Port Salut, per person$0.25
Liederkranz, per person$0.25
Canadian cheese, per person$0.25
Dutch Cheese, per person$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Cottage cheese, per person$0.25
Cream Cheese, per person$0.25
Roquefort, per person$0.25
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
Mandarines$0.20
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Filbert Ice Cream$0.30
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Plombiere glace, Villeneuve$0.60
Raspberry Mousse$0.40
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

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