noun
à la carte; ordering individual dishes
Refers to ordering dishes individually from a menu, as opposed to a set course meal.
この店はコース料理だけでなく、一品料理も充実している。
This restaurant has a good selection of à la carte dishes, not just set courses.
noun
A meal consisting of a single main dish eaten by itself, without separate side dishes. Often used in contexts like donburi or curry rice.
忙しい昼は、一品料理で済ませることが多い。
On busy afternoons, I often make do with a single-dish meal.