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Waldorf-Astoria

Date
1912-01-01
Restaurant
Waldorf-Astoria
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Grapefruit Supreme$75.00
Oysters
Bluepoints$30.00
Lynnhavens$40.00
Cape Cods$35.00
Cotuits$35.00
Clams
Little Necks$30.00
Cherry Stones$35.00
Lobster Cocktail$65.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$60.00
Soups
Cream of barley$30.00
Chicken gumbo$35.00
Tapioca$25.00
RELISHES
Celery$30.00
Beluga Caviar$90.00
Olives$25.00
Fillets of Herring$25.00
Fish
Terrapin, Waldorf$350.00
English Sole$125.00
Whitebait$40.00
Brook Trout$50.00
Fryed Oyster Crabs$65.00
Blueish saute, Piquante sauce$40.00
Trout, Rocahmbeau$65.00
Codfish, Norvegienne$35.00
Perch saute, fines herbes$35.00
Fresh Herring, Mustard sauce$35.00
Sea Bass, Phileas Gilbert$50.00
Egg, Mohawk$30.00
Entrees
Ready -- Ragout of ox-tail with vegetables$45.00
Sauerbraten with Noodles$45.00
Stuffed Lamb Chop, Duxelles$50.00
Guinea Hen (half) with Mushrooms$125.00
Pork and beans$40.00
Oysters, Ravigote$40.00
To ORDER-- Calf Brains, Viennoise sauce$35.00
Plover saute, Lilly$125.00
Mixed Grill$85.00
Cold
Egg, Tarragon$30.00
Coquille of Halibut$40.00
Pate, Orleanais$75.00
Braded Veal Chop$40.00
Flageolets Salad$30.00
Roast
Chicken (half)$25.00
Spring Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing$75.00
Beef per cut$50.00
Mutton$40.00
Turkey, Giblet sauce$65.00
Lamb$50.00
Broiled
Squab Duckling$225.00
Special Raised Squab Turkey$400.00
Spring Turkey (half)$175.00
Spring Ducling (half)$150.00
Squab$100.00
Guinea Hen (half)$100.00
Squab Chicken (half)$80.00
Chicken (half)$100.00
Poussin$125.00
Game
English Pheasant$350.00
Red Leg Partridge$300.00
Venison$150.00
Plover$125.00
Vegetables
Boiled potatoes$15.00
Hot House Asparagus$2.50
Artichoke$60.00
Potatoes, Fondante$20.00
Chicory with Gravy$35.00
Eggplant$25.00
Cauliflower, Polonaise$35.00
French Peas in Cream$35.00
SALADS
Chicory with Gravy$30.00
Romaine and Pear$40.00
Lettuce$30.00
Tomato$35.00
Escarole$30.00
Celery$30.00
Cucumber$30.00
Fetticus and Beets$35.00
Monks Beard$40.00
Endive$40.00
Cheese (per person)$20.00
Pont l' Eveque
American
Brie
Canadian
Stilton
Port Salut
Edam
Roquefort
Cream of barley
Cream
Gorgonzola
Camembert
Gervais
Gruyere
Neufchatel
Fruit
Fresh Figs$40.00
California Casaba Melon$40.00
Fresh Strawberries$75.00
Spitzenberg Apple$15.00
Pear$25.00
Orange$15.00
Grapefruit$35.00
Sickel Pears$25.00
Malaga or Tokay Grapes$40.00
Niagara or Concord Grapes$30.00
Dessert
Peach or Pear "au feu d' Enfer"$75.00
Assorted cakes$20.00
Stuffed Figs and Dates$30.00
Stewed Pears or Crab Apples$30.00
rhubarb pie$25.00
lemon meringue pie$25.00
Sago Pudding$25.00
Gateau Mirliton$15.00
Preserved Skinless Figs$30.00
Stewed rhubarb$25.00
Ices in Souvenir
Ices
Vanilla ice cream$30.00
Raspberry Ice Cream$30.00
Lemon water ice$30.00
Cafe Parfait$35.00
Chocolate Parfait$35.00
Pear Melba$60.00
Ices in Souvenir$75.00
French Coffee$15.00
Turkish Coffee$20.00
Extra Special Heavy Cream$15.00
Bread od Rolls and Butter$10.00
Apollinaris$40.25
Johannis$40.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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