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Waldorf-Astoria

Date
1912-11-11
Restaurant
Waldorf-Astoria
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Cream of Pumpkin Soup$0.30
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Codfish Tongues with Curry$0.35
Cold Egg, Tartare$0.30
Young Bear$1.50
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Bluepoints$0.30
Lynnhavens oysters$0.40
Cape Cods oysters$0.35
Cotuits Oysters$0.35
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Fish Egg, Montseigneur$0.30
Giblet Soup$0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Olives$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Pork and beans$0.40
Squab, Chipolata$1.25
Succotash$0.30
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Whitebait$0.40
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Halibut, Bearnaise sauce$0.40
Salmon, Baltimore$0.50
Smelts, Meuniere$0.40
Croquette of Fillet, Printaniere$0.45
Brook Trout$0.50
Weakfish, Bercy$0.35
Gervais cheese$0.20
Sheepshead, Creole$0.40
Plover with Wild Rice$1.25
Ragout of Lamb Blanquette with Peas$0.40
Boiled potatoes$0.15
English Sole$1.25
Roast Leg of Mutton, Puree Bruxelloise$0.45
Cold Shrimp, Bouquet$0.35
Hot House Asparagus$2.50
Cold Lobster salad$0.75
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Endive Salad$0.40
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Sickel Pears$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20
Port Salut Cheese$0.20
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.15
Peach Turnover$0.15
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Raspberry Ice Cream$0.30
Sago Pudding$0.25
Roast beef$0.50
Roast Lamb$5.00
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Mixed Grill$0.85
Lobster, Thermidor$0.90
Blood Pudding, Parmentier$0.40
Calf Liver, Bernardi$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Cold Squab Chicken (half) with Tarragon$1.10
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Pineapple Pie$0.25
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Special Raised Broiled Squab Turkey$4.00
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.20
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Roast Spring Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing$0.75
Grapefruit$0.35
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Mutton$0.40
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.30
peach 'au feu d'enfer'$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Concord Grapes$0.30
Potatoes, Hollandaise$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Lemon water ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Fancy Ices$0.50
Pear Melba$0.60
Stewed pears$0.30
Crab Apples$0.30
California Casaba Melon$0.40
English Pheasant$3.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
French peas$0.30
Monks Beard salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.30
Broiled Squab$1.00
Venison$1.50
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Duckling (half)$0.80
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Plover$1.25
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Artichoke$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.35
String Beans a la Petit$0.30
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.35
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Brie cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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