The Menu Museum
DecadesRestaurantsDishesRandom menu

Cosmopolitan Hotel

Date
1913-01-06
Restaurant
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Crab cocktail$0.25
Cape Cods oysters$0.25
Rockaway's Oysters, Half Shell$0.20
Stewed Oysters$0.30
Box Stew Oysters$0.40
Steamed Oysters$0.50
Fried oysters$0.40
Broiled oysters$0.40
Oyster Fricassee$0.50
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Cosmopolitain Broil$0.60
Oysters au gratin$0.60
Oysters a la Poulette$0.60
Saddle Rock Oysters, Raw$0.35
Saddle Rock Oysters, Stew$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.50
Oysters a la Newburg$0.75
Oysters Escalloped in Shell$0.50
Oysters fried in butter$0.50
Baltimore broil$0.50
Oysters Roast in shell$0.50
Pan Roast Oysters$0.40
Oyster Patties$0.50
Little Neck on half shell$0.20
Stewed Clams$0.30
Clam Fritters$0.40
Little Neck clam broth$0.20 – $0.30
Clam Patties$0.50
Soft Clam Stew$0.40
Little Neck clam roast$0.50
Steamed clams$0.50
Fried Clams$0.40
Queen olives$0.20
Stuffed olives$0.25
Pickled beets$0.20
C. & B. chow chow$0.20
C. & B. Mixed Pickles$0.20
C. & B. Gherkins$0.20
C. & B. Pickled Walnuts$0.20
Cranberry Sauce$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Chicken soup with rice$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme$0.15 – $0.25
Consumme per cup$0.20
Clear green turtle soup$0.40 – $0.70
Julieene Soup$0.15 – $0.25
Mock turtle soup$0.20 – $0.35
Macaroni soup$0.20 – $0.30
Onion au gratin soup$0.30 – $0.50
Split pea soup$0.15 – $0.25
Petit Marmite Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Soup$0.15 – $0.25
Vegetable Soup$0.15 – $0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Mongole soup$0.20 – $0.30
Cold Cup Consomme en Gelee$0.20
Spanish mackerel$0.60
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Kennebec salmon$0.50
Yarmouth Bloaters$0.40
Filet of Sole, Fried, Tartar Sce$0.45
Scallops and bacon$0.60
Smelts$0.50
Codfish$0.40
Flounders$0.45
Bluefish$0.45
Striped bass$0.50
Fried Sea Bass$0.50
Salt mackerel$0.40
Finnan Haddie$0.40
Lobster, plain$0.60 – $1.00
Lobster, broiled$1.00
Lobster, deviled$1.00
Lobster, stuffed$1.00
Lobster patties$0.75
Lobster, a la Newburg$1.25
Planked Sirloin Steak, Cosmopolitain$2.00
Small tenderloin steak$0.60
Small Tenderloin Steak with Bacon$0.75
Small tenderloin steak with onions$0.70
Small tenderloin steak with tomato sauce$0.70
Small tenderloin steak with mushrooms$0.80
Small Sirloin Steak$0.60
Small Sirloin Steak with bacon$0.75
Sirloin Steak$0.90
Sirloin Steak with bacon$1.05
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.05
Sirloin steak with Tomato Sauce$1.05
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.15
Sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.15
Extra sirloin steak$1.50
Extra Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.70
Extra sirloin steak with tomato sauce$1.70
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.90
Extra sirloin steak a la bordelaise$1.90
Extra sirloin steak with truffles$2.25
double extra sirloin steak$2.25
Halibut$0.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.90
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$1.00
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.20
Tenderloin steak with cepes$1.20
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.20
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.20
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.50
Planked Sirloin Steak, Cosmopolitan$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand$2.50
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.75
Filet Chateaubriand a la Bearnaise$2.75
Filet Chateaubriand a la bordelaise$2.75
Filet Chateaubriand a la Financiere$3.00
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$3.25
Porterhouse Steak$1.60
Porterhouse steak with onions$1.85
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.25
Porterhouse steak with truffles$2.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.75
Extra porterhouse steak with onions$3.00
Extra Porterhouse Steak with Mushrooms$3.25
Phila. spring chicken broiled$0.70 – $1.40
Phila. spring chicken a la Maryland$0.90 – $1.75
Phila. spring chicken a la Marengo$1.25 – $2.25
Calves' Brains fried, Tomato Sauce$0.50
Lamb fries, breaded, tomato sauce$0.45
Pork Chops$0.45
Pork tenderloin$0.50
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.40
country sausages$0.30
Planked Filet Mignon of Beef, Cosmopolitan$2.00
Hamburger Steak$0.50
Steak Tartar$0.60
Salisbury Steak$0.60
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.45
Chicken patties$0.50
Extra English Mutton Chop$0.80
English mutton chop$0.50
Lamb chops (3)$0.60
Lamb Chops with French Peas$0.80
Lamb Chops (2)$0.45
Mutton chops (2)$0.45
Breaded Mutton Chops with Tomato Sauce$0.55
Mutton chops with peas$0.60
Mutton chops a la jardiniere$0.70
Lamb kidneys, broiled$0.40
Lamb kidneys en brochette$0.50
Lamb Kidneys Deviles$0.50
Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.50
Veal Chop, plain$0.50
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE$0.60
Breaded Veal Chop, Tomato sauce$0.60
Veal Cutlet a la Jardiniere$1.00
Veal Chop a la Jardinier$1.00
Veal cutlet a la Milanaise$0.75
Veal Chop a la Milanaise$0.75
Sweetbreads au jus$0.80
Sweetbreads a la Jardiniere$1.00
Sweetbreads with peas$1.00
Sweetbread with Mushrooms$1.10
Sweetbreads with Truffles$1.25
Calf's head, plain$0.40
Calf's head a la poulette$0.50
Calf's Head a la Vinaigrette$0.50
Calf's head en tortue$0.50
Honey-comb tripe, broiled$0.40
Honey-comb tripe, fried$0.40
Honey-comb tripe with tomato sauce$0.50
Honey-comb Tripe a la Lyonnaise$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.40
Yorkshire rarebit$0.50
Kidney Saute with Mushrooms$0.50
Chicken Hash on Toast$0.50
Grilled Bones, Deviled$0.40
frankfurter and sauerkraut$0.40
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Virginia ham and eggs$0.50
Broiled Ham$0.40
Broiled Bacon$0.30
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Tenderloin steak with tomato sauce$1.00
Broiled Philadelphia Squab$0.70
Cold Roast Phila. Chicken$0.70 – $1.40
Cold Roast Turkey$0.70
Cold Ribs of Beeef$0.45
Cold Mutton$0.40
Cold Corned Beef$0.40
Cold Ham$0.35
Cold Beef Tongue$0.40
cold pickled lamb's tongue$0.40
Cold pork and Beans$0.40
Cold Lobster, Plain$0.50
cold Sardines$0.40
Cold veal$0.40
Caviar$0.50
Cold Roast Lamb$0.60

Page 3

Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs, fried$0.25
Egg, Shirred$0.25
Egg, Scrambled$0.30
Egg, Scrambled with tomatoes$0.35
Egg, Scrambled with Bacon$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with ham$0.40
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.30
Eggs with smoked beef$0.40
Eggs, Mayerbeer$0.40
Eggs Benedictine$0.50
Scotch Woodcock$0.45
Scotch Woodcock with Mushrooms$0.50
Scotch Woodcock with Truffles$0.75
Omelet, plain$0.30
Omelet, cheese$0.40
omelet, kidney$0.40
Omelet, Green Peas$0.50
Omelet, Mushroom$0.50
Omelet, with Tomato$0.40
Omelet, Chicken Liver$0.50
Eggs Aurora$0.40
Omelet, Truffle$0.75
Omelet, oyster$0.50
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.20
Oatmeal and milk$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.20
Rice and milk$0.15
Rice with Cream$0.20
Hominy and milk$0.15
Hominy with cream$0.20
Toasted Corn Flake with Cream$0.20
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.20
Post Toasties with Cream$0.20
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.20
Crackers all kinds with Milk$0.20
Crackers all kinds with Cream$0.30
Bowl of Milk$0.20
Bowl of Hominy$0.20
Bowl of Rice$0.20
Iced coffee, per glass$0.10
Iced Tea, per Glass$0.10
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Milk and cream, per glass$0.15
Cream, per glass$0.20
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Cocoa, per cup$0.10
Broma, per cup$0.10
coffee, per cup$0.10
Tea, per cup$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.20
Tea, per pot$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Brie$0.20
Camembert$0.20
Swiss, Imported$0.20
Neufchatel$0.15
American dairy$0.15
Lemon Cling Peaches Perserves$0.25
Barlett Pears Preserves$0.25
Cherries Preserves$0.25
Canton Ginger Preserves$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.20
Pineapple, sliced$0.20
Baked Apple and Cream$0.10
Oranges, each$0.10
PRUNES$0.20
Grape fruit$15.00 – $25.00
Bananas and cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Mixed ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
biscuit glace ice cream$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Nesselrode Pudding Ice Cream$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.15
Roman Punch Ice Cream$0.25
Siberian Punch Ice Cream$0.25
Apple Pie$0.10
Hot Rice Pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold corn starch pudding$0.15
Cold chocolate pudding$0.15
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.25
Macaroon Glacee$0.35
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Meringue a la creme$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.35
Meringue panachee$0.35
Charlotte Glace$0.35
Charlotte panachee$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Pound cake$0.15
Fruit Wine Cake a la Creme$0.25
Macaroons$0.20
Cup Custard$0.15
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Currant Cake$0.15
Citron cake$0.15
Sponge Cake$0.15
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.25
Swiss meringue$0.30
Boston Cream Puffs$0.15
Coffee glacee$0.20
Fruit Wine Cake, Ice Cream$0.35
Vanilla Eclairs$0.10
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10
Romaine Salad$0.25
Tomato en Surprise Salad$0.45
Chicken salad$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.20
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Romaine and Grape Fruit Salad$0.35
Cosmopolitan salad$0.50
Macedoine salad$0.50
Potato salad$0.20
Lobster salad$0.50
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.10
Celery Mayonnaise$0.35
Romaine and tomatoes$0.25
Chiffonade Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Cold Slaw$0.10
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.60
German fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.10
Potatoes, sautees$0.20
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.20
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.10
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes, julienne$0.20
Potatoes a la Parisienne$0.25
Potato Croquettes$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Cauliflower$0.15
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Mashed Turnips$0.15
Hominy, fried$0.20
String Beans$0.15
Fried onions$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.20
Succotash$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Boiled rice$0.10
Egg plant$0.25
Spinach with egg$0.10
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.25
Stewed Cabbage$0.15
New beets$0.15
Corn fritters$0.25
Lima beans$0.10
Macaroni, Plain$0.25
Spaghetti, plain$0.25
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25
Macaroni a la Napolitaine$0.25
Spaghetti a la Napolitaine$0.25
Macaroni a l'Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.25
Macaroni a la milanaise$0.30
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$0.25
Fonds d'artichauts$0.50
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
Omelet with Parsley$0.40
Omelet with Bacon$0.40
Omelet with ham$0.40
Omelet with onions$0.40
Spanish omelet$0.50
Omelet with Asparagus Tips$0.55
Omelet with currant jelly$0.40
Omelet with rum$0.50
Eggs a la tripe$0.40
American Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Turkey Sandwich$0.20
Caviar sandwich$0.25
Sardine Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Roast beef sandwich, cold$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Anchovy sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.30
Swiss cheese sandwich, imported$0.20
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.25

Page 4

Full Pale, 5 years old$0.40 – $1.25
Pale Delicate, 8 years$0.50 – $1.50
Romano. Very Old Gordon$0.75 – $3.00
Cream Ale, Glass$0.10
G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry Champagne$1.15 – $4.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label Champagne$2.25 – $4.50
Pommery Sec Champagne$2.25 – $4.50
Pol. Roger & Co., Special Dry champagne$2.25 – $4.50
Krug champagne$2.25 – $4.50
Cook's Imperial Champagne$1.25 – $2.00
J. Lebegue & Co.'s Moussirender, Mosselid$1.75 – $3.25
J. Lebegue & Co.'s Pommard, Imported Sparkling$1.75 – $3.25
St. Estephe Claret$0.75 – $1.50
Pontene Canet Claret$1.00 – $3.00
Margaux Claret$0.75 – $1.50
Brandenburg Freres Pontet CAnet$1.00 – $2.00
Du Vivier & Co. St. Marc$0.50 – $1.00
Du Vivier & Co. Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
J. Calvet & Co. Bordeaux Vieux$0.50 – $1.00
J. Calvet & Co. St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Barton & Guestier St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Barton & Guestier Pontet Canet$1.00 – $2.00
Chabannes & Co. Sauternes$0.85 – $1.25
Du Vivier & Co. Sauternes$0.75 – $1.25
J. Calvet & Co. Graves$0.50 – $1.00
Barton & Guestier Haut Sauternes$1.25 – $2.50
Du Vivier & Co. Pommard$1.25 – $2.25
J. Calvet & Co. Beaujolais$0.60 – $1.00
J. Calvet & Co. Pommard$1.00 – $2.00
Toulet, Pere & Fils Beaune$0.75 – $1.25
R. Bruninghaus Beaune$1.00 – $2.00
R. Bruninghaus Pommard$1.50 – $3.00
J. Calvet & Co. Chablis$2.00
P. J. Valckenberg Hochheimer$0.75 – $1.50
P. J. Valckenberg Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Reiler, P. J. Valkenberg$0.50 – $1.00
C. G. Heye & Co. Lieserere$0.60 – $1.00
C. G. Heye & Co. Josephofer$1.00 – $2.00
Clover Leaf Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Zinfandel Claret$0.30 – $0.50
Sunset sauterne$0.40
Matured Old Wine$0.40 – $1.50
Very Fine Old Wine$0.75 – $2.50
Cognac$3.50
Very Old Pale Brandy$0.60 – $2.00
8-year-old Rye Whiskey$0.40 – $1.25
Very Old Whiskey$0.60 – $2.00
A. A. Whiskey$0.40 – $1.25
Old Reserve Whiskey$0.75 – $3.00
Scotch$0.50 – $1.50
IRISH WHISKEY$0.50 – $1.50
Holland Gin$0.40 – $1.25
Old Tom Gin$0.40 – $1.25
Medford Rum$0.15 – $1.25
St. Croix Rum$0.15 – $1.50
Jamaica Rum$0.15 – $1.50
Guinness's Extra Strout$0.15 – $0.25
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.25
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.15 – $0.25
Cream Ale on Draught$0.10
New York Beer on draught$0.05
Ruppert's New York Beer$0.15
St. Louis Beer$0.10
Lemps X Pale Beer$0.15
Schlitz Milwaukee beer$0.15
Imp. Pilsener Beer$0.10 – $0.25
Imp. Wursberger Beer$0.25
Imp. Coburger Beer$0.10
Domestic draught in pitchers$0.30 – $0.60
Imp. draught in pitchers$0.50 – $0.90
Champ. Cider in bottles$0.25 – $0.50
C. & C. Belfast Ginger Ale$0.25
Casciadian Spring Ginger Ale$0.15
New York Ginger Ale$0.10
Plain Sode$0.10
Lemon Soda$0.10
Sarsaparilla$0.10
Congress Water$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.45
Mineral Waters in Syphons$0.25
German Seltzer, in cruchons$0.25 – $0.45
Seltzer$0.10
Vichy$0.10
Hunyadi Water$0.10
White Rock$0.15 – $0.45
Still Rock Water$0.10 – $0.50
Red Raven Splits$0.15
French Vichy$0.25 – $0.45
French Celestins$0.25 – $0.45
Poland Water$0.10
Cascadian Water$0.25
Absinthe$0.20
Anisette$0.20
Chartreuse Green Cordial$0.20
Chartreuse Yellow Cordial$0.20
Curacao, red$0.20
Dubonnet$0.15
Maraschino$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Creme de Menthe$0.20
Creme de Moka$0.20
Creme de Cacao$0.20
Creme de Yvette$0.20
Creme de Rose$0.20
CREME DE VANILLA$0.20
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Gilka Kuemmel$0.30
Russian Kuemmel$0.20
Prunelle$0.20
French Vermouth$0.15
Italian Vermouth$0.15
Apricot Brandy$0.20
Sloe Gin$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.