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 Merchant's Club

September 23, 1913

On this menu 18 dishes

Perch in jelly$0.25
Boned stuffed squab in jelly$0.70
Veal Chop in Jelly$0.45
Mousse of virginia ham in jelly$0.25
Eggs a l'estragon in jelly$0.25
Chicken lobster$0.50
Roast Guinea Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Roast chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Roast Turkey$0.50 – $0.90
Saddle of Lamb$0.40 – $0.75
Virginia Ham$0.40 – $0.75
Ribs of beef$0.35 – $0.60
Head Cheese$0.30 – $0.60
Ham$0.30 – $0.60
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.30 – $0.60
Chicken halibut salad$0.50
Potato salad
Lettuce and Tomato Salad