What is a la carte and table d'hote?

Question

What does it mean in terms of dining at a restaurant?

Answer 1

A la Carte Menu is one that each dish is priced separately, like you have to pay for you soup or salad or both and you entree and dessert separate.

Answer 2

"a la carte" means you order one dish at a time:  appetizer, main course, dessert and each has its own separate charge on the bill.

Table d' hote means the restaurant or hotel dining room menu offers 3 or more courses for one price: usually consisting of appetizer, two or three choices of main course and dessert. Beverages are not usually included.

Prix fixé is a flat cost for an entire meal and usually it is a good bargain but the beverages are also not included.

Answer 3

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ta·ble d'hôte (tä'bəl dōt', tä'blə) pronunciation

n., pl. ta·bles d'hôte (tä'bəl dōt', tä'blə).

   1. A communal table for all the guests at a hotel or restaurant.

   2. A full-course meal offering a limited number of choices and served at a fixed price in a restaurant or hotel. In this sense, also called prix fixe.

[French : table, table + de, of + hôte, host.]