a la carte

Example Sentences

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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

You can choose between an 8-course tasting menu, served at the chef’s counter or in the dining room, or an à la carte menu, available only in the dining room.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

“In other words, a kind of an à la carte world, where allies are cherry-picked. We must remain alert.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

“Customers should have to pay for side dishes à la carte, so they only order what they will finish,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The food is good and very cheap, served à la carte.

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