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In restaurants, à la carte (/ ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr t /; French: [a la kaʁt]; lit. ' at the card ') [1] is the practice of ordering individual dishes from a menu in a restaurant, as opposed to table d'hôte, where a set menu is offered. [2] It is an early 19th century loan from French meaning "according to the menu". [3] [4]
short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1] à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal. In America "à la carte menu" can be found, an oxymoron and a pleonasm. à propos
À la carte is a French expression meaning "from the card", and is used in restaurant terminology. A la Carte may also refer to: A La Carte (group), a German disco trio formed in 1978; A la Carte (Triumvirat album), 1978; À la Carte (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung album), 1984; A la Carte (Kenny Burrell album) À la carte, a 2002 EP by Fujifabric
A la carte pay television (from the French à la carte, "from the menu"), also known as pick-and-pay, [1] is a pricing model for pay television services in which customers subscribe to individual television channels. This approach contrasts with the prevailing bundling model, where channels are grouped into packages offered on an all-or-nothing ...
In the United Kingdom, the format is often seen in casual dining restaurants or pub restaurants alongside an à la carte menu, where it is frequently used as a low-price alternative to entice more customers at quieter times (e.g., weekday lunchtimes). The format is also often found in the use of children's menus or on special occasions, such as ...
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