a la carte

Example Sentences

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Diners can choose between two omakase menus, with optional nigiri add-ons, late-night alternatives and à la carte selections.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

While Williams-Sonoma offers a number of complete Thanksgiving dinners for delivery—including one featuring a Cajun-style fried turkey, and another with a honey-glazed ham—the kitchenware and gourmet-food retailer also offers dozens of à la carte offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Speaking of La Première, those in this ultra-exclusive cabin have a dedicated private area just to themselves with à la carte dining and seating for up to 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

And it sets up an ingenious, à la carte menu of legal protections and obligation that the couple can pick and choose among.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2023

But if you order à la carte, like most other places, it is rather dear.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)