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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1913-06-20
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Bluepoints$0.30
Cantaloupe Supreme$0.75
Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Clam Chowder$0.20
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Cream of Lima Beans [Soup]$0.30
Chicken okra [soup]$0.40
Julienne [soup]$0.25
Chicken Consommé$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Cold per Cup: Consommé$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Olives$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Trout$0.50
[Trout] Meunière$0.65
Roe Shad$0.40
Planked Roe Shad$1.25 – $2.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare sauce$0.50
Weakfish, Bercy$0.35
Frog's Legs, Marinière$1.25
Sheepshead, Portugaise$0.45
Codfish Tongues with Curry$0.35
Sea Bass with Sauterne$0.50
Porgies Sauté, Fines Herbes$0.35
Fried Perch, Remoulade sauce$0.35
Egg, Fedora$0.30
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.35
Fish cakes with egg$0.40
Lamb Chop Villeroi$0.50
Squab with Carrots$1.25
Boiled Beef, Potatoes Berlinois, Horseradish sauce$0.35
Half Partridge Sauté with Mushrooms$1.75
Ragout of Second Joint, Minestrone$0.45
Canapé, Mexicola$0.40
Mixed Grill$0.85
Veal Kidney, Creole$0.65
Cold egg, smithfield$0.30
cold calf's brain, mayonnaise$0.35
Cold Gosling, Apple sauce$0.65
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.40
Cold Herring with White Wine$0.25
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Beef per cut$0.50
Roast Baby Lamb$0.65
Roast Lamb$0.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Potatoes sauté in quarters$0.20
Sweet Peppers sauté$0.30
Green Corn$0.60
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New Green Asparagus$0.60
Spinach with cream$0.30
New string beans$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
japanese udo salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Heart of romaine and cantaloupe salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Gervais with Individual Bar-le-duc$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Brie$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Port Salut$0.20
Edam$0.20
Imported Allgauer Cheese$0.20
Gervais cheese$0.20
Gruyère$0.20
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
Pont l'Evêque cheese$0.20
Strawberries$0.35
Huckleberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Raspberries$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Fresh California Cherries$0.50
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Apricots$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Florida Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.40
Sliced Florida Peaches and Cream$0.60
Fresh Blackberry Pie$0.25
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Vermicelli Pudding$0.25
fresh apricot tartlet$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Macaroon ice cream$0.30
Café Parfait$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Fancy Ice$0.50
French Coffee$0.15
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Strawberry tartlet$0.15
Peach Short Cake$0.75
Hickoryisques$0.30
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Fresh stewed rhubard$0.25

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Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Crushed strawberry water ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
glacé levantine$0.60
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla mousse$0.40
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Café Parfait$0.25
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Consommé bamia$0.25
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
cantaloupe, supreme$0.75
Bluepoints oysters$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Windsor Soup$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.20
Leg of Beef with Roots soup$0.25
Cold per Cup: Consommé$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Cream of Lima Beans$0.30
Chicken Consommé$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.30
Canapé fin-de-siecle$0.40
Olives$0.25
Pin-money pickles$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Celery$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare sauce$0.50
Trout$0.50
Trout Meunière$0.65
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Planked Roe Shad$2.50
Planked Roe Shad, Half$1.25
Spanish Mackerel, Fleurette sauce$0.40
Halibut, Lobster Sauce$0.40
shad with sorrell$0.45
Blue fish, harlequin sauce$0.40
Fillet of Sole, Dieppoise$0.50
troute au bleu$0.65
Plover sauté, Lilly$1.25
Noisette of veal with chartreuse of spinach$0.45
mousse of shad roe, oyster crab sauce$0.50
Sweetbread sauté with new peas$0.75
Breast of Duckling with Oranges$1.50
Cold salmon, gribiche sauce$0.50
Medaillon orleanais$0.75
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Baby Lamb$0.65
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
English Pheasant$3.50
Sirloin mexicaine$1.75
rack of lamb with stuffed tomatoes$1.10
boneless squab, sous cloche$1.75
Salad Francillon$0.40
Galantine of Capon$0.75
Soufflé of Tomatoes$0.40
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Lamb$0.50
Roast Half Chicken$1.25
Roast Beef per cut$0.50
Roast Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Green Corn$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
Potatoes, Duchesse$0.20
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
New peas$0.40
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.40
Rice with Curry$0.50
New Green Asparagus$0.60
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Braised Lettuce$0.40
Beets with Butter$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
japanese udo salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Heart of Romaine and Cherries Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
My Fancy Salad$0.50
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Port Salut$0.20
Neufchâtel cheese$0.20
Imported Allgauer Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
English Dairy Cheese$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
Gervais cheese$0.20
Edam$0.20
Brie$0.20
Gruyère$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Pont-l'Evêque$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Strawberries$0.35
Huckleberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Raspberries$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
Fresh California Cherries$0.50
California Orange$0.15
Florida Orange$0.15
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Apricots$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.40
Sliced Florida Peaches and Cream$0.60
Pear pie$0.25
Charlotte bengalienne$0.30
Strawberry short cake$0.50
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Hazelnut Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.20
Pudding Victoria$0.30
tarte millefeuilles$0.15
Hickoryisques$0.30
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cherry Jubilée$0.50

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