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

Page 1

The Walpole Inn

July 3, 1918

On this menu 24 dishes

Consomme Tapioca
Cream of Tomatoes Soup
Radishes
Spiced Watermelon
Boiled Chicken Halibut, Butter Sauce
Smoked Beef Tongue with Fresh Spinach
Braised Shoulder of Lamb
Roast Chicken with Jelly
BUTTERED BEETS
Stewed Corn
Boiled potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
English Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce
Banana Layer Cake
Apple Pie
Jelly roll
Lemon Snaps
Philadelphia Ice Cream
Assorted cakes
Nuts and Rasins
AMERICAN CHEESE
Crackers
Coffee