also: ア・ラ・カルト
noun
à la carte
Refers to ordering individual dishes from a menu rather than a set meal. Used in restaurant contexts.
from French
このレストランではアラカルトで注文できます。
You can order à la carte at this restaurant.
Standard katakana spelling for the French loanword.
Rare spelling with interpuncts; mainly seen in older or stylized contexts.
コース料理 is a set course meal, while アラカルト is ordering individual dishes separately.
Borrowed from French 'à la carte'.