Congress Hall (1900) · The Menu Museum

The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

Not affiliated with NYPL.

Uncatalogued scans

On this menu 45 dishes

Radishes

Celery

Mashed potatoes

ASSORTED CAKE

Cafe noir

Fruit

MIXED NUTS

Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus

Layer Raisins

Cocoanut Merangue Pie

FINE TABLE CLARET$0.25

Queen olives

Boiled potatoes

Wine Jelly

AMERICAN CHEESE

Edam Cheese

Consomme Plain

ROQUEFORT CHEESE

TOASTED WATER CRACKERS

Chantilly

Chocolate Layer Cake

Lemon ice cream

Blue Fish Baked, au jus

Floating Island

Potatoes Natural

Mixed Salad

Queen of Pudding, Brandy sauce

Boiled Sauerkraut and Frankforts

SLICED APPLE PIE

Stewed Giblets

Dressed Lettuce

Mashed Turnips

Curry Rice

Fried Parsnips

Sweet corn

Spinach

Steamed Sweet Potatoes

Bouchees a la Reine

Pork Chops Broiled, Sauce Robert

APPLE FRITTERS, wine sauce

Congress Steamed Brown Bread

BLUE POINTS

Peanut Sandwich

Roast leg of lamb, mint sauce

Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce