View synonyms for à la carte

à la carte

[ ah luh kahrt, al-uh; French a la kart ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

with a separate price for each dish offered on the menu: Compare prix fixe, table d'hôte.
dinner à la carte.
with a separate price for each item on a list:
Spa treatments can be booked à la carte, or you can choose one of our packages.

à la carte

/ a la kart; ɑː lɑː ˈkɑːt; æ lə /

(of a menu or a section of a menu) having dishes listed separately and individually priced Compare table d'hôte
(of a dish) offered on such a menu; not part of a set meal

First recorded in 1815–20; from French: literally, “according to the menu”; carte

C19: from French, literally: according to the card

However, half-an-hour afterwards all our discomforts were forgotten as we sat down to an excellent dinner à la carte.

Here an excellent dinner à la carte is to be had and the service is très soignée.

In the evening everything is à la carte, and is almost as dear as the "set" meal in the middle of the day is cheap.

An excellent lunch can be obtained here at a fixed price, and one can also eat à la carte.

Although the prices are generally à la carte, one can have a lunch and dinner at fixed price by ordering beforehand.

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