What does Al a cart mean?

Answer 1

many choices from the menu, but priced individually, rather than an all inclusive set menu.

Answer 2

The correct answer is that ala carte (off the cart of from the cart) means that rather than ordering a complete dinner in the Restaurant's customary "bundling" fashion (appetizer, salad, entree, desert, beverage) the customer wishes to purchase food separately "from the cart" that they used to drag around table to table (and some fancy restaurants in the U.S. still do, as well as Dim Sum Chinese Restaurants). Something purchased ala carte can be just by itself (desert, etc.) or a whole meal purchased in a "mix-and-match" way.

Answer 3

The a la carte menu in a restaurant is something from which you make your own choice. It normally is more expensive to do this. The table d'hote menu gives you a limited choice but includes starter, main course and dessert or cheese.

Answer 4

A la carte - means literally "from the card", i.e. from the menu that the waiter hands you. This is going to be the full restaurant menu with starters, main course, dessert etc., from which you make a selection.
There is also "table d'hote" - "from the host's table" meaning that there is a limited choice, probably from two starts, main courses, etc., from which you make your selection. That's often cheaper.
Then there is "plat du jour" - "dish of the day" which is just a fixed menu of starter, main course, etc at a very reasonable price.
Hope this clears up your confusion.
Bon appetit!!

Answer 5

it is the standard menu in a restaurant wich lists all starters, mains & desserts available, and is usually the most expensive way of eating. As opposed to table d'hote which means menu of the day - which is usually something like 3 courses for £12 and will be a limited selection from the main menu

Answer 6

Did you mean "à la carte" : it means that you can chose whatever you want on the menu, or in a list.

Answer 7

it's what gorgeoussf said
A la carte, not al a cart

Answer 8

Cooked to order rather than a set menu.

Answer 9

Give gorgeousf 10 points she is so spot on there is nothing to add

Answer 10

basically alacarte is small food proportions like 2 sticks of carrot 2 potatoes a drizzle of sauce and tiny bit of meat for example...posh food usually 5-7 courses...make sure if going u eat before i went to a resturant like this and was still starving but i like my food..lol..