[adjective] [before noun], [adverb] [not gradable] - (of food in a restaurant) as separate dishes with different prices, rather than as a fixed complete meal at a total priceYou get more choice if you eat à la carte/from the à la carte menu.Compare table d'hôte.
À LA CARTE
Meaning of À LA CARTE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012