<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In restaurants, à la carte / ɑː ləˈkɑːrt / is the practice of ordering individual dishes from a menu in a restaurant, as opposed to table d'hôte, where a set menu is offered . It is an early 19th century loan from French meaning "according to the menu". </P> <P> The individual dishes to be ordered may include side dishes, or the side dishes may be offered separately, in which case, they are also considered à la carte . </P>

The french term 'al a carte' menu means