Garcon De Cafe 1850A French garcon de cafe, or cafe waiter. Date: 1850
Gabriel Masselin, WaiterGabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879
Wine Waiter Opens BottleThe wine waiter opens a bottle Date: 1878
Wine WaiterA waiter hurries purposely to a table bearing a bottle of wine and a set of flute glasses. From his rosy cheeks, he may have tested the vintage first
Riviera Interlude by Clark FayA relaxed scene showing smart holidaymakers enjoying a drink at an open air cafe underneath striped parasols somewhere on the Cote d Azur, France during the 1930s. Date: 1935
Dinner Party at HomeA lavish dinner party takes place in a French household
The Country Club at JohannesburgThe rendezvous of Rand society - the Johannesburg Country Club situated in a suburb of Auckland Park. Date: 1929
Restaurant of the Grand Hotel, Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1910
Banquet scene in the Egyptian Hall at Mansion House in London, 1808. Engraving by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann (1808-1810). Engraving
Dining in the Moonlight : In the Garden Grill-RoomThe Garden Grill-Room at the May Fair Hotel in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London showing diners in black tie and evening dress, attending to by numerous waiters
Various types of pasta offered by Gerardo di Nola, of Napoli Date: 1940
Cafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or - Bruges, BelgiumCafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or at 31 Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium - facing the Belfrey (Beffroi). It is still open to this day. Date: circa 1920s
The Ivy, 1946Illustration of the interior of the original Ivy restaurant in West Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden. Famously frequented by the great and the good
Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station 1872Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station, with ten minutes to spare between trains. Date: 1872
Christmas at Windsor Castle, Royal banquet 1857Royal banquet at Windsor Castle at Christmas time, engraving showing the procession of the two dishes being carried by smartly dressed waiters in blazing scarlet clothing, first
Scandal in Paris by Edgar de Saint-Pierre de Montzaigle
Waiter wearing beret and Oxford bags, 1926Will it ever come to this? The President of the National Federation of Merchant Taylors is responsible for this awful suggestion
Cartoon, New drama by Reade and PettittCartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London
Luncheon at the Empress Club 1900The Empress Club, sitting between Dover Street and 13 Berkeley Street, W1, London. One of the very first Ladies Clubs, The Empress Club was founded in 1897. Date: 1900
WAITER SHOUTS 1835The waiter in the Reform dining room shouts his order to the kitchen. Date: 1835
PEEPING WAITER 1879A Parisian waiter checks on whats going on in a hotel bedroom, before he carries in the breakfast tray Date: 1879
WAITER RUNS WITH DISHA Parisian waiter running with a dish Date: 1879
WAITER HIDES WINES 1894A waiter puts aside a couple of bottles for the personal refreshment of the staff... Date: 1894
Banquet held at Audley End House. Date: 1852
Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, MexicoScene inside the Cavern Cafe, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Date: 1928
Mrs Crosbys Cafe, Villa Acuna, Coahuila, MexicoScene inside Mrs Crosbys Cafe, Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico, with staff and customers posing for their photo. Date: circa 1934
Menu card, Sundae Tea Rooms, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), offering fragrant Ceylon Tea, delicious ice creams and sundaes, iced fruit drinks, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, etc. Date: circa 1930
The private bar at Havana Club Rum, Havana, Cuba, with two bartenders and two customers. Date: circa 1930s
Welsh GuardsOne of 34 photographs associated with the Welsh Guards, 1950-1969.Showing canteen; sign-writer; carpenters; drivers; machine gunners; firing mortars; sport; welder; mess waiters
Duke and Duchess of York at Sports Club, Mombasa, KenyaDuke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) take tea at the Mombasa Sports Club, Kenya, East Africa. 1924
The Epicure who detected a Minnow by H. M. BatemanThe Epicure Who Detected a Minnow in the Whitebait by H. M. Batemen. An arrogant diner, irate to discover a minnow amongst his plate of whitebait, demands the ma e d rectifies the situation
A 2000 dinner party at the Savoy, 1910The winter garden of the Savoy Hotel converted into a realistic representation of the North Pole when Mr George A. Kessler, the New York millionaire (seen on the right)
Cafe D Orsay or Les Trois Freres Provencaux, Paris 1840Interior of Les Trois Freres Provencaux Restaurant circa 1840
Dining room, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USADining room with smart waiters in attendance, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910
Queue de Luxe, illustration by William Heath RobinsonQueue de Luxe (Luxury Queue), with upper class people waiting for a bus, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
British Rail dining car, with waiter serving a passenger. Date: circa 1970s
Roof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Madras, Tamil Nadu, IndiaRoof Garden, Hotel d Angelis, Mount Road, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1910
Stirrup Cup Castle, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USAStirrup Cup Castle restaurant, Oakdale, Long Island, New York, USA. Date: circa 1930s
The Bill by Douglas Mackenzie" The Bill" : An old comedy in one act. Covent Garden Ball Supper. Time: 2 A.M. Naughty Old Gentleman (between his teeth): Dear me
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hallCartoon, Our Genial Prince -- what it may come to! Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall. The head waiter says: Our benefit comes off next week, Sir
Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs TrayCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Tray the Waiters Wife. circa 1950
Cadburys Happy Families - Miss TrayCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Miss Tray the Waiters Daughter. circa 1950
Two men in traditional Egyptian waiter?s dress in a restaurant in Cairo. Light brown Wicker tables and chairs. Table nearest with pink table cloth. Two men at the back Date: 1978
Cadburys Happy Families - Mr TrayCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Tray the Waiter. circa 1950
Cadburys Happy Families - Master TrayCadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Master Tray the Waiters Son. circa 1950
Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South AfricaDining Room with waiting staff, Royal Hotel, Harrismith, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: 1908
Two Helpings of Capon Farci aux Truffles by H. M. BatemanA rather rotund looking gentleman savours a tiny portion of French cuisine at a restaurant as the chef and waiters wait anxiously for his reaction. Date: 1925
The Gentle Art of Living by H. M. BatemanA couple enjoy a pleasant dinner in a restaurant, garnished with champagne and the attendance of a waiter. Date: 1925