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.

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Gerard Hotel

January 17, 1900

On this menu 28 dishes

CLAM BROTH$0.20 – $0.30
Beef tea$0.20 – $0.30
Cream of Oysters$0.20 – $0.30
Minced Halibut au Gratin en Croquette$0.30 – $0.50
Beef Steak Pie Family Style$0.35 – $0.50
Pigs Feet fried in Batter$0.30 – $0.50
Cold roast beef$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Canada Mutton$0.35 – $0.50
Navel corned beef$0.30 – $0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
BUTTERED BEETS$0.25
Mixed Salad$0.25
Lima beans$0.15
Baked Potatoes
Baked Apples Cream$0.25
Preserved Apricots$0.25
Grape fruit$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Bananas$0.25
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
French Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
Currant Buns$0.10
Molasses Cake$0.15
Baked Lemon Biscuit Pudding$0.15
Macaroons$0.15
Pound cake$0.15
Citron cake$0.15
Raisin cake$0.15