Is there anything more comforting and delicious than a carvery dinner?
The answer? No.
You start by eating your weight in meat, potatoes, gravy and various other accoutrements and then you slowly proceed to slip into a blissful food coma.
Most people think carveries are reserved for Sundays, when, in fact, you can devour a carvery any day of the week.
And the best of the best carveries in Ireland have been revealed.
The overall winners of Great Carvery of the Year 2016, run by Unilever, are:
Great Hotel Carvery of the Year: The Heights Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Great Pub Carvery of the Year: The Elm Tree, Glounthuane, Co. Cork
The provincial runners up under the pubs category include:
Connacht
- The Merry Monk, Mayo
Munster
- The Elm Tree Glounthuane, Cork
Leinster
- Beaumont House, Dublin
Ulster
- Martha’s Vineyard, Derry
And the hotel carvery runners up are:
Connacht
- Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon
Munster
- The Heights Hotel, Killarney
Leinster
- Whitford House Hotel, Wexford
Ulster
- Silver Tassie Hotel, Donegal
Plan your carvery road trip now.
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