adjective, adverb
(from French) if food in a restaurant is a la carte, or if you eat a la carte, you choose from a list of dishes that have separate prices, rather than having a complete meal at a fixed price:
There is an excellent a la carte restaurant for hotel residents. * It was more expensive to eat a la carte.
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