The pubs and hotels that serve the best carvery dinners in Ireland have been revealed

These places have served more carveries than you’ve had hot dinners.

The carvery dinner has long been a staple part of an Irish person’s diet; indeed, the thought of a meat and veg dinner of a Sunday afternoon often helps a man or a woman get through the week. Like the arguments over pubs that serve the best Guinness, we’re sure that you can’t see your local pub or hotel when it comes to the best carvery, but the crème de la crème have been singled out in the Great Carvery Pub of the Year and the Great Carvery Hotel of the Year awards. Yes, they exist. Well-known rugby referee Nigel Owens was on hand to present the awards at the Grand Final at the Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin earlier this week, with The Heights Hotel in Killarney and The Elm Tree in Glounthaune, Cork coming out on top as the best hotel carvery and pub carvery respectively. There were also provincial awards handed out to hotels and pubs in Wexford, Roscommon, Donegal, Dublin, Mayo and Derry, while you can check the list of nominations in full below to see if your local pub or restaurant made the cut. Anyone else starving all of a sudden?

Winners of the best carvery in Ireland

Hotels

Best carvery in Ireland: The Heights Hotel, Killarney Best carvery in Leinster: Whitford House Hotel, Wexford Best carvery in Munster: The Heights Hotel, Kerry Best carvery in Connacht: Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Best carvery in Ulster: The Silver Tassie Hotel, Donegal

Pubs

Best carvery in Ireland: The Elm Tree, Cork Best carvery in Leinster: Beaumont House, Dublin Best carvery in Munster: The Elm Tree, Cork Best carvery in Connacht: The Merry Monk, Mayo Best carvery in Ulster: The Market Yard, Derry

Nominations for the best carvery in Ireland

Pubs

Connacht Henry's Bar and Restaurant, Sligo The Broken Jug, Mayo The Merry Monk, Mayo Munster The Elm Tree Glounthuane, Cork Bobby Byrne's, Limerick The Hi-Way Bar, Limerick Leinster Teach Na Teamhrach, Navan The 51 Bar, Dublin Beaumont House, Dublin Ulster Martha's Vineyard, Derry The Market Yard @ The Corner Bar, Derry

Hotels

Connacht Galway Bay Hotel Flannery's Hotel, Galway Waterfront Carvery, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Munster The Heights Hotel, Killarney Midleton Park Hotel, Cork Dan Buckley's Bar, Castle Hotel, Macroom Leinster Whitford House Hotel, Wexford Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore Dinn Rí, Carlow Ulster The Belfray Country Inn, Derry Silver Tassie Hotel, Donegal Harvey's Point Hotel, Donegal