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Cosmopolitan Hotel

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1901-04-26
Restaurant
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCH MENU
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7.5X12.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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OYSTER OR CLAM COCKTAIL$0.25
Oysters on shell$0.20
Oysters stewed$0.30
Oysters box stew$0.40
Oysters steamed$0.40
Oysters fried$0.40
oysters broiled$0.50
Oysters fried$0.40
Oysters Roast in shell$0.50
oysters pan roast$0.40
Oysters Escaloped in Shell$0.50
Oysters Fried in Batter$0.50
Oysters Baltimore broil$0.50
Costmopolitan$0.50
Oysters au gratin$0.50
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Saddle Rocks, raw$0.35
Saddle Rocks stew$0.40
Saddle Rocks patties$0.40
Little Neck clams on shell$0.20
Little Neck clam broth$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.40
Little Neck clam fried$0.40
Shrimp patties$0.50
C. F. W. Special Rhine Wine Cup$0.65 – $1.25
Little-Neck clam roast$0.35
Little-Neck clam stewed$0.25
CFW Special Claret Cup$0.75 – $1.50
Little-Neck clam steamed$0.35
Oranges$0.15
Little-Neck clam patties$0.40
BOILED OR MASHED POTATO SERVED WITH HOT MEAT AND FISH
Clam Chowder$0.20
Bisque of Lobster$0.20
Consomme Brunoise$0.20
Split pea$0.20
Mongole$0.20
Consomme$0.25
Mock Turtle$0.30
Chicken Soup$0.25
Macaroni or vermicelli soup$0.20
Julienne$0.20
Vegetable Soup$0.20
Cup Consomme$0.15
Cold consomme cup$0.15
Tomato Soup$0.20
Broiled Striped Bass$0.45
Baked bluefish, port wine sauce$0.40
Fried filet of codfish, tartar sauce$0.40
Terrapin, Maryland$1.00
Codfish$0.40
Perch$0.40
Soft clams any style$0.50
Fried smelts$0.50
No. 1 salt mackerel$0.40
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Lobster plain$0.60
Lobster a Newburg$0.85
Halibut$0.40
Lobster, broiled or deviled$0.65
lobster stuffed$0.65
Kennebec salmon$0.50
Flounders$0.40
Fried Perch$0.40
Sea bass$0.50
Bluefish$0.40
Lobster patties$0.50
Filet of sole fried$0.40
Yarmouth Bloaters$0.40
Eels fried$0.40
Eels fried tartar sauce$0.50
Frog's legs$0.60
Shad$0.50
Boned turkey a la gelee$0.60
Broiled fresh mackerel, potatoes sautees$0.30
Veal cutlet breaded, creamed spinach$0.35
Turkey wings braisees a la creole$0.40
Sweetbread glace, jardiniere$0.75
Stewed spring lamb, bourgeoise$0.50
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.50
Half spring chicken broiled with bacon$0.65
Stuffed hard crabs a la diable$0.50
Salt codfish cakes, poached egg$0.40
Macaroni in cream au gratin$0.25
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE$0.60
Tame duck, apple sauce$0.60
New Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.75
Roast ribs of prime beef$0.40
Cold ribs of beef, potato salad$0.40
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.50
Cold Spring Lamb$0.60
Extra English Mutton Chop$0.50
Spring lamb chops with french peas, to order$0.75
Mallar duck$1.50
Mallard Duck, half$0.75
Teal duck$0.75
Phila. squab$0.65
Gren peas$0.15
New Cauliflower$0.30
NEW POTATOES$0.15
New cucumbers$0.25
Spring lamb chops with french peas, to order$0.75
German fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Lima beans$0.15
Potatoes Fried$0.10
French string beans$0.25
String Beans$0.15
Boiled rice$0.10
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Hominy, fried$0.20
Onions boiled$0.15
Onions, fried$0.15
Asparagus$0.30
Potatoes stewed in cream .20
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Succotash$0.20
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Egg plant$0.25
Spinach$0.20
Potato Croquettes$0.20
Sweet potatoes boiled or fried$0.15
String Beans$0.15
String Beans$0.15
White beans$0.15
Macaroni or Spaghetti, plain$0.15
Macaroni or Spaghetti, Au Gratin$0.25
Macaroni or spaghetti, a la napolitaine$0.25
Macaroni or Spaghetti, a l'Italienne$0.25
Macaroni or spaghetti, a la milanaise$0.30
Stewed Mushrooms$0.30
Sweet corn$0.15
Corn fritters$0.20
Spinach with egg$0.20
Lettuce$0.25
L. I. Brook Trout$0.75
NEW POTATOES$0.15
Celery$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.25
French peas$0.25
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Rockaways
Blue-Points

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Apple pudding, hard sauce$0.15
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce, 5 minutes$0.20
New England apple sauce$0.15
Baked apples, cream$0.20
Cold corn starch pudding$0.15
Cold chocolate pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Hot Rice Pudding$0.15
Apple Pie$0.10
APRICOT PIE$0.10
Orange Meringue Pie$0.10
Strawberry pie$0.10
Cranberry Pie$0.10
Boston Cream Pie$0.05
Macaroons glaces$0.35
Charlotte glacée$0.30
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Vanilla eclair$0.05
Meringue a la creme$0.20
Meringue a la glacee$0.30
Meringue a la panachee$0.30
Small tenderloin steak$0.50
Small tenderloin steak with mushrooms$0.60
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin steak with onions or tomato sauce$0.70
Fruit wine cake$0.25
Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.75
Fruit wine cake with ice cream$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Macaroons$0.20
Sponge or citron cake$0.10
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Extra sirloin steak with onions or tomato sauce$1.10
Currant Cake$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.20
Extra sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.20
double extra sirloin steak$1.25
Tenderloin Steak$0.70
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Boiled or Mashed Potato Served with Hot Meats and Fish
Roman Punch$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Lemon water ice$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Mixed ice cream$0.20
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Porterhouse steak with onions$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Extra porterhouse steak with onions$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$2.00
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.50
Philadelphia spring chicken, broiled$1.20
Philadelphia spring chicken, half$0.60
Philadelphia spring chicken, a la Maryland$1.50
Philadelphia spring chicken, a la Maryland half$0.75
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Chicken Patty$0.50
English mutton chop$0.35
English mutton chop Brace$0.70
Lamb Chops$0.50
Lamb Chops with French Peas$0.70
Mutton Chops$0.35
Mutton chops with peas$0.50
Lamb kidneys, broiled$0.40
Lamb kidneys, en brochette or deviled$0.50
Veal cutlet or chop, plain$0.40
Veal cutlet or chop, breaded, tomato sauce$0.50
Veal cutlet, a la jardiniere$0.50
Veal cutlet or chop, a la milanaise$0.60
Calf's head, plain$0.40
Honeycomb tripe, broiled or fried$0.30
Honeycomb tripe, with tomato sauce$0.40
Honeycomb tripe, a la lyonnaise$0.40
Yorkshire rarebit$0.50
Kidney Saute with Mushrooms$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Chicken Hash on Toast$0.50
Pork Chops$0.35
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Frankfurter sausages, sauerkraut$0.40
Charlotte Russe$0.15
ASSORTED CAKE$0.15
Pound or cake$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Omelette soufflée$0.50
Charlotte panachee$0.30
Siberian Punch$0.25
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.25
Swiss meringue$0.30
Coffee glacee$0.15
Lady fingers$0.20
Coffee eclair$0.05
Roast chicken$1.00
Roast chicken, half$0.50
Mutton$0.40
veal$0.40
Chicken$0.20
Roast beef$0.15
Sardine$0.20
Tongue$0.15
Ham or corned beef$0.10
Turkey$0.20
Caviar$0.25
Hot Roast Beef$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.15
Anchovy$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Lobster salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.25
Chicken$0.40
Shrimp$0.45
Macedoine$0.50
Potato$0.20
Mixed$0.30
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Cold Slaw$0.15
Watercress$0.20
Anchovv$0.50
Sardines$0.30
Lettuce$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.25
Spanish olives$0.15
Pickled beets$0.15
Pickled onions$0.15
English chow-chow$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Gherkins$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Cranberry Sauce$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.10
Sweet Pickles$0.15
Cider apple sauce$0.15
Roast Turkey$0.50
Ribs of beef$0.40
Golden buck$0.40
Corned beef$0.30
Beef tongue$0.30
Caviar$0.50
Pickled lamb's tongue$0.30
Lobster, plain$0.60
Smoked beef$0.40
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.50
Bartlett Pears$0.20
Lemon Cling Peaches$0.20
Bartlett Pears$0.20
Green Gages$0.20
Cherries$0.20
Canton Ginger$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Brie$0.20
American dairy$0.10
Camembert$0.20
Swiss$0.15
Neufchatel$0.15
Graham bread$0.10
Crackers (all kinds and milk)$0.20
Bread and Milk$0.20
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
Milk and cream, per glass$0.15
Crackers (all kins and cream)$0.30
Cream, per glass$0.10
Oatmeal and cream$0.20
Hominy and milk$0.15
Moniny and cream$0.20
Rice and milk$0.15
Rice and cream$0.20
Iced coffee, per glass$0.10
Iced Tea, per Glass$0.10
Tea, per cup$0.10
Tea, per pot$0.20
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Cocoa, per cup$0.10
Broma, per cup$0.10
coffee, per cup$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.20
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Frankfurter sausages, sauerkraut$0.40

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G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet, Brut$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet, (Special)$1.00 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Pol. Roger & Co., Special Dry$2.00 – $4.00
Manssirender, Mosel Wine$1.50 – $2.75
St. Julien, 1880 (C. F. W. Own Importation)$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet Brandenburg Freres$2.00
St. Marc$0.40 – $0.75
Pontet Canet$0.80 – $1.50
Chateau Langoa, 1878$1.60 – $3.00
St. Julien, 1887$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Smith Haut Lafite$1.25 – $2.50
Haut Sauterne, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50
St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet$0.10 – $2.00
Graves Premieres$0.60 – $1.00
Sauterne$0.75 – $1.25
Haut sauternes, 1874$1.25 – $2.50
Beaujolais$0.50 – $1.00
Beaune$1.00 – $2.00
Pommard$1.50 – $3.00
Beaujolais$0.50 – $1.00
Pommard$1.00 – $2.00
Chambertin$2.00 – $4.00
Chablis-$1.00 – $2.00
Laubenheimer$0.40 – $0.75
Niersteiner$0.50 – $0.90
Liebfraumilch$0.75 – $1.50
Marcobrunner$1.50 – $3.00
Johannesberger$1.25 – $2.50
Hochheimer$0.75 – $1.50
Liebfraumilch$1.00 – $2.00
Johannesberger$1.50 – $3.00
Marcobrunner, 1884$1.75
Brauneberger C. F. W. Own Importation)$0.40 – $0.75
Graacher$0.55 – $1.00
Josefshofer, 1896$0.75 – $1.50
Zeltinger, Lauteren & Son$0.75 – $1.50
Brauneberger, Lauteren & Son$0.90 – $1.75
Clover Leaf Claret$0.30 – $0.60
Zinfandel Claret$0.25 – $0.50
Linda Vista Claret, pint$0.40
American Champagne Cocktail$0.30
Imported Coburger, per bottle$0.25
London Club Ale, per bottle$0.25
Half Pint American Champagne$0.30
Pure Jericho Russet Apple Cider, per pint$0.30
Half Pint Golden Russet Cider$0.15
Half Pint Werner Ruby Split Sparkling Burgundy$0.25
London Club Ale, per bottle$0.25
London Club Stout, per bottle$0.25
C. F. W. Special Riesling$0.30 – $0.60
Sunset sauterne$0.40 – $0.75
75 Graham London Dock, in bottles only$2.00
67 Matured Old Wine$0.40 – $1.50
Very Fine Old Wine$0.75 – $1.50
73 Vintage of 1862, bottles only$5.00
78 Superior Vintage (red)$2.50 – $5.00
51 Superior Vintage (red or white)$3.50
51 Full Pale, 5 years old$0.40 – $0.75
53 Pale delicate, 8 years$0.50 – $0.90
55 Very high flavored, Old Full Pale$0.70 – $1.25
57 Romano, Very Old Gordon$0.75 – $3.00
59 Rula Pale, delicate, produced in the celebrated Tula Vineyard$0.90 – $3.00
65 Amontillado, very high grade and great age$4.50
63 Amoroso$5.00
61 Solera, from an old Solera of great repute$3.00
Cognac**$3.50
7 Very Old Pale$0.60 – $2.00
13 London Dock$2.50
9 1858$3.00
11 1844,bottles only$5.00
15 8 year Old Rye$0.40 – $1.25
17 Very Old$0.60 – $2.00
19 A. A. Whiskey$0.40 – $1.25
21 Maryland Rye$0.50 – $1.50
27 Robertson Co$0.50 – $1.50
Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 1865$0.75 – $3.00
25 Very Old Bourbon$0.60 – $2.00
Antediluvian$1.75
29 Scotch$0.50 – $1.50
Walker's Scotch$1.50
31 Irish$0.50 – $1.50
Old Tom$0.40 – $1.25
Plymouth, in bottles – $1.25
Holland$0.40 – $1.25
Medford$0.40 – $1.25
St. Croix$0.40 – $1.25
Jamaica$0.50 – $1.50
Guinness's Extra Stout, per bottle$0.25
London Club Stout, per bottle$0.25
Scotch Ale, per bottle$0.25
London Club Ale per bottle$0.25
Bass's Ale, White Label, per bottle$0.25
Bass's Ale, Dog's Head, per bottle$0.25
Bass's Ale, on draught, per glass$0.10
Bass's Ale, on draught, toby or mug$0.15
Schaefer's Wiener Beer, per glass$0.50
Schaefer's Lager, per bottle$0.10
Anheuser Busch St. Louis Beer, per bottle$0.15
Pabst's Milwaukee Beer bottle$0.15
Schlitz Milwaukee Beer bottle$0.15
Imported Pilsner Beer bottle$0.25
Imported Coburger bottle$0.25
Imported Coburger on draught, per glass$0.10
Pippin Cider$0.10 – $0.60
Sweet cider, per glass$0.10
Sparkling Kolafra$0.15
Bear Lithia$0.15 – $0.35
C. C. Belfast Ginger Ale, per bottle$0.20
New York Ginger Ale, per bottle$0.10
Plain Soda, per bottle$0.10
Lemon Soda, per bottle$0.10
Sarsaparilla, per bottle$0.10
Congress Water, per bottle$0.25
Hathorn Water, per bottle$0.25
Clysmic Water, per bottle$0.20
Apollinaris Water, per bottle$0.20 – $0.40
Mineral Waters in Syphons$0.25
German Seltzer in cruchons$0.25 – $0.45
Hunyadi Water per glass$0.10
Seltzer, Vichy &c. per glass$0.10
Buffalo Lithia Water per glass$0.10
White Rock Lithia Water$0.20 – $0.40
Red Raven Splits$0.15
Potash Sulpher Water, half pint$0.15
Vermouth or Anisette$0.15
Absinthe$0.20
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.15
Curacao, red or White$0.15
Maraschino or Benedictine$0.15
Kirschwasser or Kummel$0.15
Creme de Menthe, Moka, Cacao, The, Rose, Vanilla or Yvette$0.15
Cognac, Fine Chmpagne$0.15
Pousse Cafe$0.25
White Creme de Menthe$0.15
Sloe Gin$0.15

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