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Cosmopolitan Hotel

Date
1892-06-02
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Oysters, on half-shell, Shrewsbury$0.25
Oysters, on half-shell, Blue points$0.25
Oysters, on half-shell, Rockaways$0.25
Oysters, stewed$0.30
Oysters, Fried$0.40
Oysters, fried in batter$0.50
Oysters, croquettes$0.40
Oysters, Baltimore Broil$0.50
Oysters, Cosmopolitan broil$0.40
Oysters, Steamed$0.40
Oysters, broiled$0.40
Long Island Brook Trout with Bacon$0.60
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.60
Oysters a la Poulette$0.40
oysters fricasseed$0.50
Oysters escaloped on shell$0.40
Oysters Roast$0.40
oysters pan roast$0.40
Oysters fancy$0.50
Box Stew$0.35
Saddle Rocks, raw$0.35
Saddle rocks, stewed$0.40
Saddle Rocks, roast$0.50
Saddle rocks, fried$0.40
Oyster Patties$0.40
Shrimp patties$0.40
Lobster patties$0.40
Little-Neck clams on shell$0.25
Little-Neck clams stewed$0.25
Little-Neck clams steamed$0.35
Little-Neck clams fried$0.40
Little-Neck clams roast$0.40
Little-Neck clams broth$0.30
Soft Clams Steamed$0.35
Soft clams fancy steamed$0.40
Soft clams fried$0.40
Soft clams Stewed$0.25
Chicken with Okra$0.35
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.25
Consomme$0.20
Macaroni$0.25
Cup Consomme$0.15
Cold Consomme$0.15
Vermicelli$0.25
Green Turtle$0.40
Mock Turtle$0.30
Colbert$0.30
Julienne$0.25
Vegetable$0.20
Chicken$0.30
Tomato$0.25
Pea$0.20
Boiled salmon-trout, hollandaise sauce, parisienne potatoes$0.40
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Roe Shad$0.40
Shad Roe with Bacon$0.50
Kennebec salmon$0.50
Shrimp patties$0.40
Striped bass$0.40
Perch$0.35
Sea bass$0.40
Bluefish$0.40
Fresh Mackerel$0.40
PLANKED SHAD half$1.00
Lobster, plain$0.40
Lobster, broiled$0.45
Lobster, deviled$0.45
Lobster, stuffed$0.40
Lobster, Patties$0.40
Lobster, Croquettes$0.40
Lobster, a la Newburg$0.50
FROGS' LEGS, TARTAR S'CE$0.60
PLANKED SHAD whole$2.00
Halibut$0.40
Flounders$0.30
Filet of sole, fried$0.30
Eels fried$0.35
Eels fried. tartar sauce$0.40
Salmon-trout$0.40
Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce$0.40
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.35
Imported Frankfort sausage, sauerkraut$0.40
SWEETBREADS LARDED, FRENCH PEAS$0.50
SMALL FILET OF BEEF A LA BISMARCK$0.60
BROILED STALL-FED PIGEON ON TOAST$0.40
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Mutton chops a la Soubise$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25
Baked Pork and Beans$0.30
Prime ribs of beef$0.40
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.60
Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce$0.35
Philadelphia spring chicken, half$0.60
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.60
veal$0.35
Mutton$0.35
Philadelphia squab$0.60
Stall fed pigeon$0.40
Reed birds$0.50
New green peas$0.25
New asparagus$0.25
Bermuda potatoes$0.15
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Potatoes, mashed$0.10
Potatoes, mashed$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.10
Potatoes, sautees$0.10
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, stewed$0.15
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed Brown$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.20
Potatoes, hashed in cream, browned$0.25
Potatoes, a la lyonnaise$0.15
Potatoes, julienne$0.20
Potatoes, a la Parisienne$0.20
Potatoes, croquettes$0.20
New string beans$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.15
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.15
New beets$0.20
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Corn fritters$0.15
Boiled rice$0.10
Hominy, fried$0.10
String Beans$0.15
Onions boiled$0.15
Onions fried$0.15
Succotash$0.25
Preserved Corn$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Asparagus, canned$0.25
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.25
Cauliflower, au gratin$0.30
Egg-plant$0.25
Kidney Beans$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
Spinach$0.25
Macaroni, Plain$0.15
Macaroni au gratin$0.20
Macaroni a la Napolitaine$0.25
Macaroni à l'Italienne$0.25
Macaroni a la milanaise$0.30
Spaghetti, plain$0.15
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.20
Spaghetti a la Napolitaine$0.25
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti a la Milanaise$0.30
Stewed Mushrooms$0.35
Cepes a la Bordelaise$0.50
French peas$0.25
French string beans$0.25
Haricots Flageolets$0.20
Fonds d'artichauts$0.40
rice pudding$0.15
Cold corn starch pudding$0.15
Blanc Mange$0.15
Wine cake au rhum$0.15
Wine cake with ice cream$0.25
Wine cake a la creme$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.15
BANANA PUDDING$0.15
Strawberry dumpling$0.15
Peach Pie$0.15
Custard Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.15
rhubarb pie$0.15
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10
Vanilla Eclairs$0.10
Coffee Eclairs$0.10
Meringue a la creme$0.15
Meringue glacee$0.20
Meringue panachee$0.20
Charlotte glacée$0.20
Charlotte panachee$0.20
Cream Puffs$0.10
Napolitaine tart$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15
ASSORTED CAKE$0.15
Pound cake$0.10
Stewed rhubabr$0.15
Omelette soufflée$0.50
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.25
Siberian Punch$0.25
Cup Custard$0.15
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Strawberry short cake$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Lemon water ice$0.15
Roman Punch$0.25
Long Island Brook Trout with Bacon$0.60
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.60
Spring lamb Chops$0.60
Tea, per cup$0.10
coffee, per cup$0.10
Broma, per cup$0.10
Cocoa, per cup$0.10
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20
Milk and cream, per glass$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Iced Tea, per Glass$0.10
Iced coffee, per glass$0.10
Crackers (all kinds) and cream$0.30
Crackers (all kinds) and milk$0.20
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Hominy$0.10
Rice and cream$0.20
Rice and milk$0.15
Oatmeal and cream$0.20
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
Bread and Milk$0.20
Graham bread$0.10
Roquefort$0.20
Brie$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Old English dairy$0.15
Gruyere$0.15
Neufchatel$0.15
American dairy$0.10
Orange marmalade$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Canton Ginger$0.15
Cherries$0.20
Pineapple preserves, sliced$0.20
Bartlett Pears$0.20
Peaches or green gages$0.20
Bananas$0.15
Apples$0.15
Oranges$0.15
Pineapple sliced$0.20
Strawberries and Cream$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.10
Currant Jelly$0.10
Cranberry Sauce$0.10
English pickled walnuts$0.10
English gerkins$0.10
English Mixed Pickles$0.10
English chow chow$0.10
Radishes$0.15
Pickled beets$0.10
Stuffed olives$0.15
Spanish olives$0.10
Small Steak$0.40
Spanish Onions$0.20
Small steak with onions$0.50
Bermuda Onions$0.20
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Small steak with mushrooms$0.60
Cucumber$0.25
Cold Slaw$0.15
Small Steak with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Anchovy$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Watercress$0.20
Potato$0.20
Lettuce$0.20
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.70
Macedoine$0.40
Beef$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Sirloin steak a la bordelaise$0.80
Sirloin steak with Tomato Sauce$0.70
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Extra Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.10
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.20
Extra sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.20
Extra sirloin steak with truffles$1.50
double extra sirloin steak$1.25
Extra sirloin steak with tomato sauce$1.10
Tenderloin Steak$0.70
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.85
Tenderloin steak with mushroooms$0.90
Tenderloin steak with cepes$1.00
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.00
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.00
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.25
Filet Chateaubriand$1.50
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand a la Bearnaise$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand a la bordelaise$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand a la Financiere$2.25
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$2.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Porterhouse steak with onions$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Porterhouse steak with truffles$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Extra porterhouse steak with onions$2.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$2.50
Phila. spring chicken, broiled$1.20
Phila. spring chicken, a la Maryland$1.50
Phila. spring chicken, a la Marengo$2.25
Pork Chops$0.35
Phila. spring chicken, broiled, half$0.60
Phila. spring chicken, a la Maryland, half$0.75
Phila. spring chicken, a la Marengo, half$1.25
country sausages$0.35
Chicken patties$0.50
Extra English Mutton Chop$0.50
English mutton chop with baked potatoes$0.35
Lamb Chops$0.50
Mutton Chops$0.35
Lamb Chops with peas$0.70
Mutton Chops, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.45
Mutton chops with peas$0.50
Mutton chops a la jardiniere$0.50
Lamb kidneys, broiled$0.30
Lamb Kidneys, en brochette$0.40
Lamb Kidneys, Deviled$0.40
Lamb Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.40
Veal cutlets, plain$0.40
Veal Cutlets Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.45
Veal cutlets, a la jardiniere$0.50
Veal Cutlets, a la Milanaise$0.60
Veal chops, plain
Veal chops, breaded, tomato sauce$0.45
Veal chops, a la jardiniere$0.50
Veal Chops, a la milanaise$0.60
Sweetbreads au jus$0.60
Sweetbreads, a la jardiniere$0.75
Sweetbreads with peas$0.75
Sweetbreads with Mushrooms$0.80
Sweetbreads with Truffles$1.10
Calf s head, plain$0.30
Calf s head, a la poulette$0.40
Calf s head, a la vinaigrette$0.40
Calf s head, en tortue$0.50
Honeycomb tripe, broiled$0.30
Honeycomb Tripe, fried$0.30
Honeycomb tripe, with tomato sauce$0.30
Honeycomb tripe, a la lyonnaise$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Yorkshire rarebit$0.50
Kidney Saute with Mushrooms$0.40
Turkey legs. deviled$0.60
Chicken Croquettes$0.50
Grilled bones. deviled$0.40
Pork tenderloin$0.40
Golden buck$0.40
Chicken Croquettes with peas$0.70
Roast Phila. chicken$1.20
Roast Phila. chicken, half$0.60
Roast Turkey$0.50
Ribs of beef$0.40
Mutton$0.30
Lamb$0.40
Chicken$0.20
Turkey$0.20
Caviar$0.20
Chicken$0.40
Lobster$0.30
A la Russe$0.75
Shrimp$0.45
New tomatoes sliced$0.25
Ham
Corned beef$0.25
Beef tongue$0.30
Pickled Lamb's Tongues$0.30
Pickled Pig's Feet$0.20
Sardines$0.30
Sardine$0.20
Tongue$0.15
Ham$0.10
Roast beef$0.15
Corned beef$0.10
Pork and beans$0.25
Pate de foie-gras$0.60
Lobster plain$0.40
Lobster Deviled$0.40
Smoked beef$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.15
Pate de foie-gras$0.40

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G. H. Mumm's, Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet, (Special)$1.00 – $3.50
Cognac$3.50
7 Very Old Pale Brandy$2.00
London Dock Brandy$2.50
9 1858 Brandy$3.00
11 1844, bottles only brandy$5.00
Vermouth, Absinthe or Anisette$0.20
Chartreuse, Green or Yellow$0.20
Curacao, red or White$0.20
Maraschino or Benedictine$0.20
Kirschwasser or Kummel$0.20
Creme de Menthe$0.20
Moka$0.20
Cacao$0.20
The Rose$0.20
The Vanilla$0.20
Cognac, Fine Champagne$0.20
Pousse Cafe$0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale, C& C$0.20
New York Ginger Ale$0.15
Plain Soda$0.10
Congress Water$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Clysmic Water$0.20
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.35
Mineral Waters in Syphons$0.25
German Seltzer in cruchons$0.25 – $0.45
Hunyadi Water$0.20
Seltzer, Vichy &c$0.10
Kissingen$0.20 – $0.35
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck Sec$1.50 – $3.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Jules Mumm's, Grand Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Ruinart Vin Brut$1.75 – $3.50
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Gold Lack$1.75 – $3.50
Duminy & Co, Extra Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Giesler$1.75 – $3.50
Golden Crown$1.75
Urbana Wine Co., Gold Seal Brut$1.00 – $2.00
Regent, Extra Dry$1.00 – $2.00
Reihlen Brut$1.00 – $2.00
Clover Leaf, Special Dry$1.25 – $2.25
St. Julien, 1880 (C.F.W. Own Importation)$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien, 1880 (Jos. Cuzol & Fils)$0.50
Chateau Lormont (Preller & Co.)$0.40 – $0.75
Bordeaux Vieux$0.40 – $0.75
Chateau de Montlys$0.65 – $1.25
St. Julien, 1880$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Smith Haut Lafite$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Largrange, 1880$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Larose, 1877$1.50 – $3.00
Du Vivier & Co, St. Marc$0.40 – $0.75
Du Vivier & Co, Pontet Canet$0.80 – $1.50
Du Vivier & Co, Chateau Giscours, 1879$1.10 – $2.00
Du Vivier & Co, Chateau Langoa, 1879$1.60 – $3.00
Barton & Guestier, St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Barton & Guestier, Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
Barton & Guestier, Chateau Beychevelle, 1874$1.50 – $3.00
Barton & Guestier, Chateau Margaux, 1870$4.00
Brandenburg Freres, St. Estephe$0.75 – $1.50
Brandenburg Freres, Pontet Canet, 1881$1.00 – $2.00
Schroder, & Schyler & Co, Chateau Gazin, 1874$1.00 – $2.00
Schroder, & Schyler & Co, Chateau Pomys$1.25 – $2.50
Schroder, & Schyler & Co, Chateau Latour de Carnet$1.50 – $3.00
J. Calvet & Co, Graves$0.60 – $1.00
J. Calvet & Co, Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
J. Calvet & Co, Chateau Yquem$2.00 – $4.00
Du Vivier & Co, Graves Premieres$0.60 – $1.00
Du Vivier & Co, Martillac$0.80 – $1.50
Barton & Guestier, Barsac, 1878$1.00 – $2.00
Barton & Guestier, Haut Sauternes, 1874$1.25 – $2.50
Barton & Guestier, Chateau Latour Blanche, 1874$1.50 – $3.00
Barton & Guestier, Chateau Yquem, 1874$2.00 – $4.00
J. Calvet & Co, Beaujoulais$0.50 – $1.00
J. Calvet & Co, Beaune$0.75 – $1.50
J. Calvet & Co, Pommard, 1878$1.00 – $2.00
Clover Leaf Riesling$0.30 – $0.60
Clover Leaf Sauterne$0.50 – $0.75
Clover Leaf Johannesberg Cabinet$0.60 – $1.00
Sunset sauterne$0.40 – $0.75
Urbana Still, Dry Catawba$1.00
Riesling$0.30 – $0.60
75 Graham London Dock, in bottles only$2.00
R. Bruninghaus, Beaune$1.00 – $2.00
R. Bruninghaus, Pommard$1.50 – $3.00
R. Bruninghaus, Chambertin$2.00 – $4.00
R. Bruninghaus, Romanee$2.00 – $4.00
J. Calvet & Co, Chablis$1.00 – $2.00
J. Calvet & Co, Chateau Grillet$1.25 – $2.50
C.F.W. Own Importation, Laubenheimer$0.40 – $0.75
C.F.W. Own Importation, Niersteiner$0.50 – $0.90
C.F.W. Own Importation, Liebfraumilch$0.75 – $1.50
C.F.W. Own Importation, Marcobrunner$1.50 – $3.00
C.F.W. Own Importation, Johannesberger$1.25 – $2.50
P.A. Mumm, Niersteiner$0.60 – $1.00
P.A. Mumm, Hochheimer$0.75 – $1.50
P.A. Mumm, Liebfraumilch$1.00 – $2.00
P.A. Mumm, Johannesberger$1.50 – $3.00
D. Leiden, Steinwein in Boxbeutel, 1876$1.50 – $3.00
D. Leiden, Macrobrunner, 1875$1.75 – $3.50
D. Leiden, Brauneberger$0.65 – $1.00
D. Leiden, Zeltinger$0.75 – $1.25
D. Leiden, Brauneberger (C.F.W. Own Importation)$0.40 – $0.75
Clover Leaf Claret$0.30 – $0.60
Clover Leaf Burgundy Cabinet$0.40 – $0.75
Clover Leaf Chateau de Cabernet$0.60 – $1.00
Zinfandel Claret$0.25 – $0.50
Sunset Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Port, 67 Matured Old Wine$0.40 – $1.50
Port, 69 Very Fine Old Wine$0.75 – $2.50
Port, 73 Vintage of 1862, bottles only$5.00
Port, 78 Superior Vintage (white)$1.75 – $3.50
Port, 51 Superior Vintage (white)$1.75 – $3.50
Sherry, 61 Full Pale, 5 years old$0.40 – $1.25
Sherry, 53 Pale Delicate, 8 years$0.50 – $1.50
Sherry, 55 Very High flavored, Old Full Pale$0.70 – $2.50
Sherry, 56 Romano, Very Old Gordon$0.75 – $3.00
Sherry, 59 Tula Pale, delicate, produced in the celebrated Tula Vineyard$0.90 – $3.00
Sherry, 65 Amontillado, very high grade and great age$4.50
Sherry, 63 Amoroso$5.00
Sherry, 61 Solera, from an old Solera of great repute$3.00
Whiskey, 8 year old Rye$0.40 – $1.25
Whiskey, Very Old$0.60 – $2.00
Whiskey, A.A. Whiskey$0.40 – $1.25
Whiskey, Maryland$0.50 – $1.50
Whiskey, Very Old Bourbon$0.60 – $2.00
Whiskey, Robertson Co$0.50 – $1.50
Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 1865$3.00
Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 1869$2.00
Whiskey, Antediluvian$4.00
Scotch$0.50 – $1.50
Whiskey, Irish$0.50 – $1.50
Gin, Holland$0.40 – $1.25
Gin, Old Tom$0.40 – $1.25
Gin, Plymouth, in bottles$1.25
Rum, Medford$0.40 – $1.25
Rum, St. Croix$0.40 – $1.25
Rum, Jamaica$0.50 – $1.50
Guinness's Extra Stout, per bottle$0.25
Scotch 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 bottle$0.10
Bass's Ale, on draught, toby or mug$0.15
D.G. Yuengling Jr.'s Ex Fine Beer Ale and Porter, per glass$0.10
D.G. Yuengling Jr.'s Ex Fine Beer, per bottle$0.10
Rochester Beer, per bottle$0.15
Anheuser Busch St. Louis Beer, per bottle$0.20
Milwaukee Beer, Per bottle$0.15
Old Homestead, half and half, per bottle$0.20
Imported Kaiser Beer, per bottle$0.25
Imported Coburger, per bottle$0.25
Imported Culmbacher Beer on draught, per glass$0.10
Champagne Cider$0.10 – $0.50
Sweet Cider on draught, per glass$0.10

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