à la carte
Priced per item
À la carte describes ordering individual items from a menu rather than selecting a set meal or package.
From French meaning "by the card" (the menu).
Each dish is priced and ordered separately: We went à la carte instead of choosing the prix fixe.
Extended to any situation where components are chosen individually rather than bundled: à la carte cable channels, à la carte benefits.
- menuList of available dishes
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- individualOne separate human being
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- pick and chooseSelect with discrimination
restaurant · dishes · selection · customized · main course · entrée · appetizer · side dish · courses · options · dining · table service · separate · itemized · bistro · fine dining · waiter · tableside
à la cartetable d'hôte
Set meal, fixed price
prix fixe · set menu · tasting menu · prix fixe menu · full board
à la cartebundled
Gathered and tied together
packaged · preset · predetermined · fixed · set
à la cartebundled
Gathered and tied together
all-inclusive · package deal · fixed-price · inclusive · prepaid
carte, card, cards, carded, carding, cartel, cartels, chart, charts