À la carte

Ordering individual dishes from a menu

In restaurants, à la carte (ah-lə-KART; French: [a la kaʁt], lit. 'at the card') 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. It is an early-19th-century loan from French meaning "according to the menu". The individual dishes to be ordered may include side dishes, or the side dishes may be offered separately, in which case, they are also considered à la carte.

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