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@Business.Upside · Posted 03 Feb. 2021

The earliest examples of à la carte are from 1816 for the adjectival use ("à la carte meal", for example) and from 1821 for the adverbial use ("meals were served à la carte"). This pre-dates the use of the word menu, which came into English in the 1830s.