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Bellamy's menu

This menu from Bellamy's restaurant for 8 September 1955 shows that the fare on offer was mostly plain, with the occasional flourish such as 'Consomme Macedoine' and 'Dominion Trifle au Sherry'. As the main social gathering place for MPs and parliamentary staff, Bellamy's, modelled on the British parliamentary institution, has been in existence since the 1850s.

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John E. Martin, Parliament – Reform, 1980s onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/33713/bellamys-menu (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John E. Martin, published 23 May 2012, updated 1 February 2015.