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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1913-09-06
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream of Tomatoes$0.30
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Hodge Podge$0.25
Cold Consomme$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Celery$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Olives$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare sauce$0.50
Oyster Crabs Fried$0.65
Trout$0.50
Meuniere$0.65
Codfish, Norwegienne$0.35
Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Weakfish, Pondichery$0.35
Bluefish, Italienne sauce$0.40
Halibut en Coquille, Mornay$0.40
Sheepshead, Courtbouillon$0.45
Egg, Thomas$0.30
Ragout of Beef, Bourguignonne$0.45
Lamb Chop, Brazza$0.50
Hillsdale Sausages Gastonome$0.40
Point of Fillet, Mashed Turnips$0.50
Calf's Brains with Brown Butter$0.35
Half Squab Chicken, Braised with Noodles$1.10
Frog's Legs saute, Lilloise$1.50
Mixed Grill$0.85
Special Raised Squab Turkey$4.00
Roast Beef Hash in Bordure$1.10
Egg, Baltimore$0.30
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.75
Tureen of Game$0.75
Twentieth Century Salad$0.30
Herring in White Wine$0.30
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Beef per cut$0.50
Roast Mutton$0.40
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Special Raised Squab Turkey$4.00
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Guinea Chick (half)$1.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Plover$1.25
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
Coeur de palmier, sauce Hollandaise$0.75
Artichoke$0.60
GREEN PEAS$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Potatoes, Dauphine$0.20
Carrots in Cream$0.35
Eggplant$0.30
Parsnips saute$0.25
Lettuce$0.30
Tomato$0.35
Escarole$0.30
Celery$0.30
Cucumber$0.35
Alligator Pear$0.40
Chicory and Beets$0.35
Endive$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes$0.35
Romaine and Cantaloupe$0.40
Cottage
American
Canadian
Stilton
Port Salut
De Brie
Edam
Roquefort
Cream
Gorgonzola
Imported Allgauer
Gruyere Neufchatel
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Pont l'Eveque
Canadian Melon$0.50
Malaga grapes$0.40
French Melon$0.40
California nectarines$0.30
Bartlett Pear$0.20
Blackberries$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
Apple$0.15
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Watermelon$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.35
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.40
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Wheatena Pudding$0.25
Plum Tartlet$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.20
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Hickoryisques$0.30
Stewed Peach$0.25
Fresh Stewed Plums$0.30
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
Almond Ice Cream$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Peach Frappe$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Iced coffee$0.25
Fancy Ice$0.50
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
French Coffee$0.15
Peach Melba$0.60
Bread and Butter$0.10
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
California Plums$0.30
Iced tea$0.25
Pear Melba$0.60
Rolls and butter$0.10

Page 2

Grapefruit, Supreme$0.75
Oysters, Bluepoints$0.30
oysters, Contuits$0.40
Clams, Little Neck$0.30
Clams, Cherry Stones$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Consomme Pascaline$0.25
Cream of Tomatoes$0.30
Bisque of Scallops$0.30
Mutton Broth, Scotch style$0.25
Consomme$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Tomato Broth$0.30
Attereaux of Oysters$0.50
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Olives$0.25
Fillets of Herring$0.25
Salted Nuts$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Pin-money pickles$0.25
Cervelat$0.30
Celery$0.30
Chow-chow$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartare sauce$0.50
Oyster Crabs Fried$0.65
Trout$0.50
Meuniere$0.65
Salmon, Parsley sauce$0.50
Eels en Matelotte$0.35
Spanish Mackerel, Gourmet sauce$0.40
Bluefish, Harlequin sauce$0.40
Fried Porgies, Tartare sauce$0.35
fillet of sole, choisy$0.50
Baba au rhum$0.25
French Apple Tart$0.15
Hickoryisques$0.30
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Cherry Jubilee$0.50
Pear pie$0.25
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Cold Banana Pudding$0.30
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Pear au feu d'Enfer$0.75
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
California Orange$0.15
Blackberries$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.20
Canadian Melon$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.20
Grapefruit$0.35
Apple$0.15
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
California nectarines$0.30
California Plums$0.30
French Melon$0.40
Peach Ice Cream$0.30
Country Gentleman Corn$0.40
Tournedos of fillet, carnot$0.90
Noisette of Veal, Renaissance$0.50
Boneless frog's legs en carrerolette a la newburg$1.50
Poussin en casserole$1.50
Half Partridge, Brabanconne$1.50
Beef en Daube$0.45
Chaudfroid Jeannette$0.75
Mutton$0.40
Bouchee Capucine$0.50
Lamb Chop, Cardinalice$0.65
Breast of Duckling saute, Minute$1.50
Salad Bresilienne$0.35
Antipasti$0.50
Half Guinea Hen with Tarragon$1.00
Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast beef$0.50
Roast duckling half$1.50
Half Chicken$1.25
Special Raised Squab Turkey$4.00
Plover$1.25
Squab Duckling$2.25
Spring turkey, half$1.75
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
English Pheasant$3.50
Scotch Grouse$3.00
sorbet cardinale$0.40
Golden Sugar Corn$0.40
Green Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Coeur de palmier, sauce Hollandaise$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.40
New Lima Beans
Artichoke$0.60
boiled new potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, Quelin$0.20
Small Onions in Cream$0.30
Roast Jerusalem Artichoke$0.30
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35
Rice, Milanaise$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Glace Provencale$0.60
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Peach Melba$0.60
Pear Melba$0.60
Vanilla mousse$0.40
Peach Frappe$0.40
French Coffee$0.15
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
De Brie cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese
Gruyere Cheese$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Romaine and Canadian Melon Salad$0.40
Cherry Tomatoes Salad$0.35
English Dairy Cheese$0.20
Cantaloupe$0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20
Port Salut Cheese$0.20
Neufchatel$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Princess Salad$0.40
Imported Allgauer Cheese$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Stilton$0.20
Gervais Cheese with Individual Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40

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