'un menu à la carte' is made up of individual courses (hors d'oeuvres, main dishes, cheese, desserts) that you pick freely in all the menu items to compose you own meal. It is usually more expensive...
À la carte (pronounced /a la kart/) is a French loan phrase meaning "according to the menu Meal chosen from a list of foods and dishes available rather than from a set menu or meal"and it is used as...
Menu a la carte means that you can order anything you fancy from the menu; items are priced individually.
This phrase is to distinguish it from menu touristique, menu affaires or menu a ?? Euros, all...