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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1912-01-10
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Pin-money pickles$0.25
Braunschweiger Ham$0.75
Turkish Coffee$0.20
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Baked Alaska$0.75
Caviar, Special Importation$2.00
Bismarck Herring$0.50
Beluga Caviar$1.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
French asparagus$1.50
Boiled potatoes$0.20 – $0.30
French fried potatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Stuffed green peppers$0.35 – $0.60
French string beans$0.30 – $0.50
New string beans$0.40 – $0.75
Stewed tomatoes$0.35
Green Corn$0.40 – $0.60
Parsnips$0.30 – $0.50
White Squash$0.30 – $0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40 – $0.60
German Asparagus$1.00
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40 – $0.75
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35 – $0.60
Fresh artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40 – $0.75
French peas$0.30 – $0.50
New peas$0.40 – $0.75
Stewed Celery$0.60
New Carrots$0.30 – $0.50
Oysterplant$0.30 – $0.50
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35 – $0.60
Turnips$0.30 – $0.50
Spinach$0.30 – $0.50
Corn$0.30 – $0.50
Onions$0.30 – $0.50
Beets$0.30 – $0.50
Okra$0.40 – $0.60
Flageolets$0.30 – $0.50
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.60
Bananas$0.20
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.40
Apple$0.15
peach$0.35
Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Poire au feu d'Enfer$0.75
Fresh fruit in brandy$0.35
Black brandy cherries on stems$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.30
Peche au feu d'Enfer$1.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Eclairs$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.30 – $0.50
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Wine Jelly$0.30 – $0.50
Cup Custard$0.35
Caramel custard$0.25 – $0.40
Hazelnut Souffle$0.60
Bar-le-duc, currant$0.40
Spiced Cantaloupe$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Roman Punch$0.40
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
Neapolitan$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Port du Salut$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Pont l'Evecque$0.20
Neufchatel$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Stilton$0.20
Edam$0.20
Edam$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Gosling$2.00 – $4.00
Poussin$1.25
Bluepoints$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
English Cheese$0.20
Cherry Stones$0.35
Cheddar Cheese$0.20
Olives$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Roquefort$0.20
Buffet Russe
Lyon Sausage$0.50
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Braunschweiger Cervelat$0.50
Spring Duckling$1.50 – $3.00
Kieler Sprotten$0.40
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Canape of Caviar$0.50
Guinea Hen$1.00 – $2.00
Chutney$0.15
Squab Chicken$0.80 – $1.60
Mackerel in Oil$0.40
broiled spring turkey$1.75 – $3.50
Canape of Sardines$0.30 – $0.50
Broiled Capon$2.00 – $4.00
Sardellen$0.40
Herring in Wine$0.50
Smoked Sardines$0.40
Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Fillets of Herring, Marinés$0.50
Broiled Squab$1.00
Squab Duckling$2.25
Special Raised Squab Turkey$4.00
Antipasti$0.50
Celery$0.35 – $0.60
Spiced Gooseberries$0.40
Roast capon$4.00
Roast Squab$1.00
Bar-le-duc, strawberries
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.75 – $1.25
Roast Mutton$0.40 – $0.70
White Brandy Cherries on Stems$0.50
Roast beef$0.50 – $0.90
Roast chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Roast Celery fed Duck$2.50 – $3.00
Roast Spring Lamb$0.60 – $1.00
Tomato Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Rolls and butter$0.10
Romaine Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Cucumber salad$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken salad$0.70 – $1.25
Lettuce$0.30 – $0.50
Waldorf Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Watercress Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.30
Indian mango chutney$0.20
Celery Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Lobster salad$0.80 – $1.50
Julienne Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Terrapin$3.50
Pea Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Trout$1.00
Mongol Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Whitebait$0.40 – $0.75
Tomato Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Oyster crabs$0.75 – $1.25
Mock Turtle$0.35 – $0.60
Soft Shell Crabs$0.40 – $0.60
Vermicelli Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.40 – $0.60
escalopes of bass, bourdaloue$0.50 – $0.90
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Croute au pot$0.30 – $0.50
Devilled Whitebait$0.40 – $0.75
Green Turtle Soup$0.60 – $1.00
Sheepshead, Courtbouillon$0.50 – $0.85
Gumbo, Creole$0.40 – $0.60
Fillet of Sole, Montreuil$0.50 – $0.90
Italian Paste Soup$0.30 – $0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35 – $0.60
Smelts, Mexicaine$0.50 – $0.85
Bluefish, Harlequin sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Carciofini$0.40
Endive$40.00 – $0.75

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Asperges francaises$1.50
Bluepoints$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$2.00
Celeri$0.35 – $0.60
Maquereau au vin blanc$0.60
Buffet Russe
Kieler Sprotten$0.40
cornichons pin-money$0.25
Radis$0.25
Olives$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Caviar de Beluga$1.50
Mangoes$0.30
Mangoes$0.30
Carciofini$0.40
Sardines fumees$0.40
Harengs au vin blanc$0.50
Chutney$0.15
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Canape de Sardines$0.30 – $0.50
Saucisson de Lyon$0.50
Sardellen$0.40
harengs bismarck$0.50
Indian mango chutney$0.20
Maquereau a l'huile$0.40
Canape de caviar$0.50
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Cornichons sales$0.15
cervelat de brunswick$0.50
filet de harengs marines$0.50
jambon de brunswick$0.75
Faisant Anglais$3.50
Pluvier$1.25
perdreau rouge$3.00
Glaces en Souvenir$0.75
Pouding, Nesselrode$0.50
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Plombiere aux marrons$0.50
Tutti frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Punch Romaine$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Glaces de Fantaisie$0.50
Macedoine de fruits$0.75
Neapolitain$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Julienne potage$30.00 – $50.00
Mongole Potage$30.00 – $50.00
Puree de pois Potage$30.00 – $50.00
Tomate Potage$30.00 – $50.00
Fause Tortue Potage$0.35 – $0.60
Croute au pot Potage$0.30 – $0.50
Petite Marmite Potage$0.60
Vermicelles potage$0.30 – $0.50
Clam Broth par tasse$0.30
Consomme de Volaille a la Bellevue$0.60
Consomme de volaille a la Bellevue par tasse$0.35
Pates d'Italie Potage$0.30 – $0.50
Tortue verte potage$0.60 – $1.00
Gombo, Creole$0.40 – $0.60
Bouillon de clovisses per tasse$0.35
Volaille a l'okra potage$0.40 – $0.60
Terrepene$3.50
Crabes moux$0.40 – $0.60
Blanchaille Diable$0.40 – $0.75
Blanchaille$0.40 – $0.75
Crabes d'Huitres$0.75 – $1.25
Truite$1.00
Sheepshead, Courtbouillon$0.50 – $0.85
Escalope de bass, Bourdaloue$0.50 – $0.90
Filet de Sole, Montreuil$0.50 – $0.90
Eperlans, Mexicaine$0.50 – $0.85
Bluefish, Arlequin sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Dinde Roti, sauce Giblet$0.75 – $1.25
Pigeonneau roti$1.00
Agneau de lait roti$0.60 – $1.00
Poulet Roti$1.25 – $2.50
Boeuf Roti$0.50 – $0.90
Canard roti$1.50 – $3.00
Chapon roti$4.00
Mouton roti$0.40 – $0.70
Poulet grille$1.00 – $2.00
Oison grille$2.00 – $4.00
Canneton grille$1.50 – $3.00
Poulet de grains grille$0.80 – $1.60
Pigeonneau grille$1.00
Poussin grille$1.25
Pintade grille$1.00 – $2.00
Chapon grille$2.00 – $4.00
Jeune Canneton grille$2.25
Special jeune Dindonneau grille$4.00
Dindonneau grille$1.75 – $3.50
Poulet de Hambourg grille$1.25
Asperges Allemandes$1.00
Asperges Oyster Bay$0.40 – $0.75
Aubergines farcies$0.35 – $0.60
Artichaut frais$0.60
Haricots de Lima nouveaux$0.40 – $0.75
Petits Pois Francais$0.30 – $0.50
Petits pois nouveaux$0.40 – $0.75
Celeri a la creme$0.60
Carottes nouvelles$0.30 – $0.50
Chouxfleurs, Hollandaise$0.60
Pommes de Terre Bouillies$0.20 – $0.30
Pommes de terre Anna$0.50
Pommes de terre frites$0.20 – $0.35
Piments verts farcis$0.35 – $0.60
Haricots Verts Francais$0.30 – $0.50
Haricots verts nouveaux$0.40 – $0.75
Tomatoes sautees$0.35
Mais en branche$0.40 – $0.60
Courge blanche$0.30 – $0.50
Choux de Bruxelles$0.40 – $0.60
Tomates Farcies$0.35 – $0.60
Navets$0.30 – $0.50
Epinards$0.30 – $0.50
Mais$0.30 – $0.50
Oignons$0.30 – $0.50
Betteraves$0.30 – $0.50
Gombo$0.40 – $0.60
Flageolets$0.30 – $0.50
Salsifis$0.30 – $0.50
Panais$0.30 – $0.50
Tomates salade$0.35 – $0.60
Celeri Salade$0.35 – $0.60
Concombres salade$0.30 – $0.50
Volaille Salade$0.70 – $1.25
Laitue salade$0.30 – $0.50
Romaine salade$0.35 – $0.60
Waldorf Salade$0.35 – $0.60
Cresson Salade$0.30 – $0.50
Endive salade$0.40 – $0.75
Homard Salade$0.80 – $1.50
Port du Salut, par personne$0.20
Gorgonzola, par personne$0.20
Gruyere, par personne$0.20
Stilton, par personne$0.20
Fromage Canadien, par personne$0.20
Fromaga a la Creme, par personne$0.20
Fromage Americain, par personne$0.30
Fromage Pont L'Evecque, par personne.2
Cheddar, par personne$0.20
Fromage Anglais, par personne$0.20
Roquefort, par personne$0.20
Edam, par personne$0.20
Camembert, par personne$0.20
Neufchatel, par personne$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.15
Pain et Beurre$0.10
Cafe Turc$0.20
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Bananes$0.20
Pomme$0.15
Raisins$0.40
PECHE$0.35
Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Poire$0.25
Glaces a l'eau, Abricot$0.30
Glaces a l'eau, Orange$0.30
Glaces a l'eau, Citron$0.30
Glaces a l'eau, Framboises$0.30
Glaces a l'eau, Ananas$0.30
Fruits a l'Eau de Vie$0.35
Creme renversee$0.35
Baba au rhum$0.30 – $0.50
Souffle aux noisettes$0.60
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Confitures de bar le duc, groseilles$0.40
Confitures de bar le duc, fraises$0.40
Tarte aux Pommes$0.25
Gateaux Assortis$0.30
Pouding au riz froid$0.30
Cerises noires a l'eau de vie$0.50
Ceries blanches a l'eau de vie$0.50
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Creme Caramel$0.30 – $0.50
Peches au feu d'Enfer$1.25
Gelee au vin$0.30 – $0.50
Eclairs$0.20
Groseilles a Maquereaux$0.40
Cantaloupe epicees$0.40
Glaces de Fraises$0.30
Glaces de Vanille$0.30
Glaces de Pistache$0.30
Glaces de Cafe$0.30
Glaces de Chocolat$0.30
Melangee$0.35
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40

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