The Library Restaurant
Portsmouth, NH · Steakhouse
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $19 on the menu we read · up to $60
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
A steakhouse in a 19th-century Portsmouth hotel, panelled in books. Its current dinner menu carries three Wagyu dishes: an A5 Japanese Wagyu served snow aged at 60 for three ounces, Wagyu meatballs at 19, and a Wagyu beef tenderloin carpaccio at 19. The A5 line names a Japanese grade but no prefecture, brand or farm, and the two smaller plates name nothing at all, so the beef is real and its origin is undisclosed.
Authenticity flags
- The A5 line names a Japanese grade but not a prefecture, a brand or a farm, and A5 on its own does not tell you which Wagyu you are eating or who raised it. Ask before ordering if the origin matters to you.
- Snow aged describes how the beef was stored rather than where it came from, so it is not a origin claim either.
Wagyu on the menu
- Wagyu
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Wagyu
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are
Evidence on file
“a5 Japanese Wagyu snow aged 3 OZ-*GF 60”
canva.com “wagyu meatballs - 19”
canva.com “wagyu beef tenderloin carpaccio -* 19”
canva.com
+1 more quote on fileShow fewer
“wagyu beef | cheese | herbs”
canva.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does The Library Restaurant serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 18, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does The Library Restaurant serve?
- Its menu discloses A5 Japanese. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is The Library Restaurant listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.