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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-11-03
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
21.5x13.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Terrapin, Maryland$3.50
Half Pheasant with Sauerkraut$2.00
Stuffed Devilled Crab$0.65
Squab en Crapeaudine$1.25
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Broiled Squab$1.00
Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cherry Stones$0.35
Smith's Island$0.40
Little Necks$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Cream of Artichoke [soup]$0.30
Italian Paste [soup]$0.25
Olives$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Eels Matelotte a la Vierge$0.35
Weakfish Saute with Butter$0.45
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Trout au bleu$0.65
Whitebait$0.40
Broiled Half Lobster, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Mixed Grill$0.85
Steak Minute with Potatoes, Arlie$0.95
Sliced Mutton with Flageolets$0.50
Royans Bordelaise$0.50
Beef in Daube$0.45
Egg au Nid$0.30
Veal Chop, Bourgeoise$0.45
Half American Pullet with Watercress$1.50
Brussels Sprouts Salad$0.40
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
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
Mallard Duck$4.00
Plover$1.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
French artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Spinach$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Baked Cauliflower$0.40
Romaine and Watercress$0.35
Alligator Pear$40.00
Celery$35.00
Strawbery Ice Cream$30.00
Vanilla ice cream$30.00
Tea Biscuits$15.00
Fancy Ice$50.00
Peach or Pear Melba$60.00
Turkish Coffee$20.00
Lemon water ice$30.00
Cafe Parfait$35.00
Chocolate Parfait$35.00
French Coffee$15.00
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Cucumber (salad)$0.35
Escarole (salad)$0.30
Lettuce (salad)$0.30
Chicory (salad)$0.30
Fresh Fruit (Salad)$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes (Salad)$0.40
Tomato (salad)$0.35
Allgauer, Imported, Cheese$0.25
Brie, Imported, Cheese$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Canadian$0.25
Dutch$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Swiss Cream$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cream$0.25
Cottage$0.25
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
rhubarb pie$0.25
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Tapioca Pudding$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Stewed Plums$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.15
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Stewed Crab Apples$0.35
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Apollinaris$0.40 – $0.25
Apollinaris$0.15
Johannis$0.40 – $0.25

Page 2

Terrapin, Newburg$3.50
Striped Bass, Lobster sauce$0.50
Fried Porgies, Remoulade sauce$0.35
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP$0.25
Cream of Artichoke Soup$0.30
Plover with Juniper Berries$1.25
Half American Pullet,stuffed, American style$1.50
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Mallard Duck$4.00
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Caramel Custard Pie$0.25
Venison Steak$1.50
Romaine and Pear Salad$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Sickel Pears$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.15
Fresh Figs$0.50
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Mandarines$0.20
Vanilla Blancmanger$0.30
Concord, Niagara or Delaware Grapes$0.35
Malaga, Morocco or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Apple Charlotte$0.30
Mocka Tart$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Hickoryisques$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Chocolate Mousse$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
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
Perles du Nizam$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Fillets of Herring$0.30
Celery$0.30
Chow-chow relish$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Pickled Figs$0.30
Olives$0.25
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
English Sole, Fried$1.25
Whitebait$0.40
Smelts, Florentine$0.40
Cervelat$0.30
Radishes$0.25
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Brook Trout$0.50
Sheepshead, Africaine$0.45
Halibut à la Nesle$0.40
Paupiette of Veal, Macedoine$0.50
Mousse of Ham with Creamed Mushrooms$0.50
Frogs' Legs, Royer$1.50
Gondole à la Duss$0.40
Salmon with Montpelier Butter$0.50
Half Guinea Hen with Tarragon$1.00
Demi-deuil salad$0.70
Chaudfroid of Chicken in Jelly$0.75
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Rib of Beef$0.60
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Honey Ice Cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Glace Arlesien$0.60
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach or Pear Melba$0.60
Sorbet Grand Marnier$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Puree of 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
Astoria$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
Allgauer$0.25
Brie$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Canadian$0.25
Dutch$0.25
Edam$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Swiss Cream$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cream$0.25
Cottage$0.25
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Apollinaris$0.40 – $0.25
Apollinaris$0.15
Johannis$0.40 – $0.25
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10

Page 3

Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Lobster English Style$1.75
Lobster Croquette$0.35
Crab Meat, Bengalaise$1.50
Bouchee of Oysters$0.50
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French asparagus$0.85
Broiled Mushrooms$0.55
French artichoke$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Crab$0.65
Fried Scallops$0.45
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Coupe Waldorf$1.00
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Fried oysters$0.60
Fritters$0.60
Royans à la Perigord$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Anchovies$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Celery$0.30
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.25
Bismarck Herring$0.30
Harengs de Fécamp$0.30
Chicken Broth per cup$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Consommé per cup$0.30
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Soft Clams à l'Ancienne$0.90
Lobster Newburg$1.75
Scotch Woodcock$0.60
Sweetbread Croquette$0.40
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Half Broiled Lobster$0.75
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Yorkshire Buck$0.70
Canapé, Lorenzo$0.75
Devilled Kidneys$0.50
Lamb Chop, Victor Hugo$0.55
Boneless Squab$1.25
Broiled Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Tournedos of Fillet, Perigourdine$0.90
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Mixed Cold Meat$0.90
Mixed Cold Meat with Chicken$1.10
Mixed Cold Meat with Virginia Ham$1.40
Romaine Salad$0.30
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Cold Boneless Squab$1.25
Macedoine of Fruits$0.75
Pate de Foie Gras$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Baba au Rum$0.25
Crab Meat salad$0.70
Cherries Flambees$0.50
Chaudfroid of Chicken in Jelly$0.75
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.65
Cold tongue$0.35
Cold Chicken (half)$1.25
Cold Westphalian Ham$0.60
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Eclair$0.10
Cold Squab$1.00
Cold boned capon$0.75
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Virginia Ham Sandwich$0.40
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Chicken$0.30
Caviar$0.60
Club$0.40
Ham$0.25
Ham a la Rex$0.30
Roast beef$0.40
Pate de Foie Gras$0.50
Sardine$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Waldorf$0.35
Francillon$0.60
Chicken$0.65
Lobster$0.75
String Beans$0.40
Italienne$0.60
Asparagus Tips$0.40
Dutch$0.25
Port Salut$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Stilton$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Edam$0.25
Special Swiss Cream$0.25
Liederkranz$0.25
Cottage$0.25
Waldorf Omelette Souffle$0.75
Omelette Soufflee$0.60
Meringue glace Panache$0.45
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Cup Custard$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Hazelnut Souffle$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.20
Caramel custard$0.25
Fruit Compote$0.75
Wine Jelly$0.30
Preserved Satsuma Plums$0.35
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.35
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Neapolitan ice cream$0.35
Baked Alaska$0.75
Roman Punch$0.40
Sorbet Creme Yvette$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla, Peach, Pistache, Strawberry, Coffee, or Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Apricot, Raspberry, Lemon, Orange or Pineapple Water Ice$0.30
French Coffee, Cup$0.15
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15

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