à la carte UK /ˌæ.ləˈkɑːt/US /ˌɑ.ləˈkɑɹt/adjective 3adverb 1 adjective3 •Allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu.The restaurant had a huge à la carte menu and four specials that day. •(figurative) Selective; only choosing what one likes or desires. •(Philippines) A meal but only the viand (without rice). adverb1 •By ordering individually priced items from the menu.DCI Tom Barnaby: You don't do eye of newt or toe of frog, wool of bat or tongue of dog, then? Waitress: Not à la carte, sir. — 1998
