American Bar du Restaurant Royal, La Haye Late 19th Century

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American Bar du Restaurant Royal, La Haye Late 19th CenturyThis impressive and patriotic menu cover featuring American and Dutch flags was printed for the Restaurant Royal, a grand establishment in The Hague, the administrative capital of The Netherlands. This menu, which was probably picked up by a visiting American tourist on a grand voyage around Europe, is impossible to date since the Restaurant Royal no longer exists and there are no records relating to it. However, there are clues in the list of drinks

The menu comes from the Glass House restaurant chain that was popular in the 50s and 60s

shaped like a penguin

advertising Bud and Jo Sheely’s diner where pancakes were so delicious they marched straight out of the kitchen

Stork Club)

a precursor to the Zagat dining guide

The Piccadilly Hotel was built in London in 1908 and was one of the capital city's most luxurious places to stay

Winn remained steadfast in his refusal to sell intoxicating beverages

(FBI Director) J

This menu is from a Sainte Barbe (Saint Barbara) December 4th Feast Day event

anyway —by Billingsley's account

Continuing his journey another fifteen miles by barge

or every woman a witch and every man a mate