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 at 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 vacationers who wish to eat in a la carte restaurants. What does this mean? You can find out by reading this article.
Meaning of the term "a la map"
As you may have guessed, this concept is of French origin and means the choice of dishes on the menu or the map of your own free will. At the same time, the customer clearly knows how much it will cost him lunch or dinner, because before each of the dishes the cost of one portion is recorded. In a word, "a la carte" is the most ordinary restaurant. Similar institutions exist in almost all cities of the world. However, in the hotel and tourism industry, the term "a la carte" means a type of food in which the eater can order a meal of three dishes included in the menu: hot with a side dish, salad and dessert. In addition, he of his own free will can choose a side dish for meat or fish dishes.
A la carte restaurants
Catering establishments of this type, which operate at hotels or hotel complexes, are often created in addition to the main restaurants that operate on an all-inclusive basis. So, if a person bought a tour package in which the all inclusive food system is marked , then very often as a bonus he gets the opportunity once or even several times to use the services of the a la carte restaurant, that is, to order the three dishes he likes from the menu. If the vacationer prefers to eat in this way during his stay at the hotel, then the services of the à la carte restaurant remain paid for him.
When choosing a tour package, be sure to inform the agent that you refuse to eat in the buffet restaurant, preferring à la carte dishes. Such catering establishments are generally thematic, that is, they can serve exclusively fish, vegetables or dishes of national cuisine of a country, for example, Italian, Mexican, French, Chinese, Japanese, etc. In expensive hotels or hotel complexes where several different à la carte restaurants at once, vacationers are given the opportunity to try dishes in each of these themed restaurants.
Advantages and disadvantages of this power system
Many Russian tourists prefer to eat in buffet restaurants. There is a huge selection of different dishes: first, second, desserts, appetizers, salads, etc. You can take a small portion from each meal 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 at the hotel, guests simply get bored of these dishes , they want to eat something unusual and sophisticated. Then they decide to visit the a la carte restaurant.
The menu in these establishments is not as extensive as at the buffet, however, all of them are more than original and prepared by the master chef's workshop. A great advantage of these restaurants is also a wide selection of drinks of higher quality than in the main institution, working on a buffet. The only drawback is that you have to wait a long time for the ordered dish. However, if visitors are in no hurry and just want to enjoy a pleasant evening in a good restaurant, then this, of course, cannot be an obstacle for them.
Etiquette
To visit such a restaurant, vacationers choose the most presentable of their outfits, because, unlike a democratic buffet, which can be visited in light beachwear, and even in shorts, the chic interior and high-quality service in the a la carte restaurant so that visitors have a desire to match the solemnity of the situation. Well-trained waiters will serve you with such correctness and courtesy that this will further enhance the feeling of a holiday.
B-B-Q
Recently, many resort hotels have à la carte barbecue restaurants. They are intended for those tourists who love to fry kebabs on their own. By the way, they are usually in the open. Visitors are offered a choice of a huge assortment of meat preparations (chopped and pickled) for barbecue.
Consumers first choose the product they like, and then go to fry it on the
mobile grills 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 an institution a à la carte restaurant. The tour operator, however, is well aware that it is the Europeans, in particular the Germans, who are big fans of this culinary fun. Therefore, when composing vacation packages, they include in them a clause on visiting such a restaurant.