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Waldorf-Astoria

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

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Dishes

Grapefruit, Supreme$0.75
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Cotuit oysters$0.35
Smith's Island Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Consomme, Celestine$0.25
Windsor Soup$0.25
Bisque of Lobster$0.30
Cream of Asparagus Soup$0.30
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP$0.25
Cannelons of Chicken$0.50
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Fancy Ices$0.50
Pear Melba$0.60
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Meringue glacee$0.40
Sweetbread, Excelsior$0.75
Squab with Grapes$1.25
Half Duckling with Cherries$1.75
Grenadin of Fillet, Puree Bruxelloise$0.60
Lamb Chop, Victor Hugo$0.60
Burgundy Snails$0.60
Broiled Scotch Grouse (half) Port Wine sauce$1.50
Oysters, Bellevue$1.00
Pineapple Mousse$0.40
American Pudding glace$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Peach or Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Peach Pie$0.25
Gelee au Madere$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cabinet Pudding$0.30
Gateau Nougatine$0.50
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Whitebait$0.40
Brook Trout$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Halibut, Mousseline sauce$0.40
Fillet of Sole, Rachel$0.50
Sheepshead au gratin$0.40
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.40
Planked Roe Shad$5.00
Pompano, Guibert$0.40
Perch saute, fines herbes$0.35
Crab, Ravigotte$0.65
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Lamb Tongue, Marine$0.30
Boneless Plover$1.25
Half partridge in jelly$1.50
Cauliflower Salad$0.35
Duckling (half)$1.50
Mutton$0.40
Rhode Island Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing$0.75
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Hot-house lamb$0.65
Lamb$0.50
Chicken (half)$1.25
Beef per cut$0.50
Olives$0.25
Pin-money pickles$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.50
Salted Nuts$0.25
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Radishes$0.25
Chow-chow$0.15
half$2.50
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
English Pheasant$3.50
Special Raised Squab Turkey$4.00
Squab Duckling$2.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Venison$1.50
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Sorbet Helvira$0.40
Potatoes, Sarah Bernhardt$0.20
Rice, Milanaise$0.50
Hot House Asparagus$2.50
Eggplant$0.30
New Asparagus Tips$1.25
Artichoke$0.60
Celery with Gravy$0.40
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
Chicory$0.30
Cucumber$0.30
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Lettuce$0.30
Romaine and Pear$0.40
Tomato$0.35
Alligator Pear$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.35
Endive$0.40
Turquoise$0.40
Dandelion$0.30
Waldorf$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Monk's Beard$0.40
CHEESE, (PER PERSON)$0.20
Port Salut
Neufchatel
Stilton
Cream Cheese
Gervais
Roquefort
Canadian
Pont l'Eveque
American
Edam
Brie
Gruyere
Gorgonzola
Camembert
Fresh Strawberries or Blackberries$0.75
Fresh Figs$0.40
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
California Casaba Melon$0.40
Pear$0.25
Sickel Pears$0.25
California or Florida Orange$0.15
Tangerines$0.25
Malaga or Tokay Grapes$0.40
Grapefruit$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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