Overton's, London, 1950s Bibendum Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

There is now a condominium on the site where the elegant El Morocco once stood

while advising clients who had been starved of “proper beverages” during Prohibition to enjoy fine wines and champagnes with their food

the Inversnaid Hotel still exists and their facilities are much improved from what was offered on this tariff card and menu from the 1880s

The Sting ( 1973)

Overton's, London, 1950s Bibendum Abraham LincolnThe pleasures of dining out are perfectly captured in this menu cover by the esteemed English artist Edward Ardizzone. He was commissioned by Overton's restaurant, located in the St James district of London, to illustrate London high society at play. Portly men brandish glasses of claret or chomp cigars alongside their pretty wives and we love the solemn waiters in formal dress, especially the one bearing a steaming hot casserole to the table. The