À la carte is a French word meaning "according to the menu" or "from the menu." If you are to dine a la carte, it means you are ordering from the menu in your preference rather than a fixed meal service.
"A la carte" literally means "from the card" - ordering from a menu.
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An a la carte menu is a menu in which food items are offeredindividually, rather than as part of set meals. This allows acustomer to build their own meal, choosing only the items theydesire.Most restaurants offer a full menu, and an a la carte menu as anadditional option, however there are restaurants that offer only ala carte choices.In some cases, the a la carte menu is referred to as a sides menu or an menu.
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A la carte means to order individual items from the menu, as opposed to ordering a set meal.
In cookery, a la carte refers to a menu or a section of a menu having dishes listed separately. The dishes in the menu are individually priced.
The card, the map, the menu.
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Semi a la carte means that a menu has a la carte options, such as sides, or desserts sold separately from the entree components, but there are also combo options available as well.
A la carte means that you buy individual dishes instead of combination plates.
When you go to a restaurant in France (or elsewhere) the menu is called 'la carte'. So if you wish to choose something from it, that choice is called 'à la carte'. The word 'menu' in French means a fixed priced meal.