Power supply system "a la carte"

When choosing a tour package, travelers rely on their requirements for accommodation, food, entertainment, etc. For many, it is especially important how and what they will be fed during their stay in a particular hotel. The ultimate dream for an ordinary Russian tourist, of course, is the "all inclusive" food system , that is, "all inclusive". However, there is a category of holidaymakers who wish to eat in restaurants "a la carte". What does this mean? You can find out by reading this article.

The meaning of the term "a la carte"

As you may have guessed, this concept is of French origin and means choosing dishes from the menu or map of your own choice. In this case, the customer clearly knows how much it will cost him lunch or dinner, because before each of the dishes recorded the cost of one serving. In a word, "a la carte" is the most common restaurant. Similar establishments exist practically in all cities of the world. However, in the hotel and tourist business, the term "a la carte" denotes a type of food in which the consumer can order a meal of three dishes included in the menu: hot with garnish, salad and dessert. In addition, he at his own request can choose a side dish for a meat or fish dish.

Restaurants "a la carte"

Catering establishments of this type, which operate at hotels or hotel complexes, are often created in addition to the main restaurants that work on an all-inclusive system. So, if a person bought a tour package, in which the "all inclusive" food system is marked , he very often as a bonus gets the opportunity once or even several times to use the services of the "a la carte" restaurant, that is, to order three dishes from the menu that he liked. If, however, a vacationer preaches throughout his stay at the hotel to eat this way, then the services of the restaurant "a la carte" for him remain paid.

When choosing a tour package, be sure to inform the agent that you refuse to eat in a restaurant with a buffet, preferring dishes on the menu. Such catering establishments are mainly thematic, that is, they can serve exclusively fish, vegetable or national cuisine of a particular country, for example, Italian, Mexican, French, Chinese, Japanese, etc. In expensive hotels or hotel complexes where there are Just a few different "a la carte" restaurants, vacationers are given the opportunity to taste dishes in each of these themed restaurants.

Advantages and disadvantages of this power system

Many Russian tourists prefer to eat in restaurants with a buffet. Here a huge selection of different dishes: first, second, desserts, snacks, salads, etc. It is possible to take a small portion from each dish and thus diversify your meal. The disadvantage of these restaurants is that the dishes are almost always repeated, and only occasionally something original and extraordinary is prepared. Therefore, with a long stay in the hotel guests these dishes are just boring, they want to eat something unusual and delicious. Then they decide to visit the restaurant "a la carte."

The menu in these establishments is not as extensive as at the buffet, but all of them are more than original and prepared by the master chef's hand. The great advantage of these restaurants is also the wide choice of drinks of a higher quality than in the main establishment operating on the "buffet" system. The only drawback is that the ordered dishes need to wait a long time. However, if visitors are not in a hurry and just want to enjoy a pleasant evening in a good restaurant, this, of course, can not be a hindrance for them.

Etiquette

To visit such a restaurant, vacationers choose the most presentable of their outfits, because, unlike the democratic buffet, which can be visited both in light beach clothes and even in shorts, the chic interior and high-quality service in the restaurant "a la carte" So that visitors have the desire to match the whole solemnity of the situation. Well-trained waiters will serve you with such correctness and caution that this will further enhance the sense of celebration.

B-B-Q

Recently, many resort hotels have "a la carte barbecue" restaurants. They are designed for those tourists who love to fry their own shish kebabs. By the way, they are usually in the open air. Visitors are offered a choice of a huge assortment of meat pieces (chopped and pickled) for barbecue. Consumers first choose the product they like, and then go fry it to mobile barbers at their tables. Naturally, this is rather an Asian rather than a European idea, which is often implemented in the resort areas of Turkey, and it is unlikely that the French would call such a restaurant a la carte restaurant. The tour operator, however, is perfectly aware that it is the Europeans, in particular the Germans, who are big fans of this culinary fun. Therefore, when composing tour packages, they include a point about visiting such a restaurant.