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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Waldorf Astoria

May 21, 1938

On this menu 15 dishes

Chiffonade Salad
Small Pineapples stuffed with Fresh Fruits and Melon Balls
Petite Marmite Henri IV
Hearts of Celery
Ripe Olives
SALTED ALMONDS
Lake Trout Amandine
filet of beef chasseur
Asparagus Tips Polonaise
Anna potatoes
MELON GLACE NEW WALDORF
Spun Sugar
Petits fours
Demi Tasse
Green olives