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WELL done to the team at the Heights Hotel Killarney which has been crowned Best Hotel Carvery in Ireland. This is the second year running that the Heights Hotel has won not only the Munster title but the All-Ireland title for serving carvery.

The winners were unveiled by Welsh international rugby referee Nigel Owens at the Knorr Great Carvery of the Year Grand Final at the Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin. The Elm Tree in Glounthaune, Cork, took the prize for Best Pub Carvery at the awards.

Launched in 2010 by Unilever Food Solutions Ireland, Knorr Great Carvery of the Year is an all-island search for Ireland’s best pub and hotel carvery. Recent research carried out by Unilever found that carvery is still hugely popular with Irish people. Two in every three eat carvery meals on a regular basis, with 25% eating carvery at least once a week. The research also emphasised that pub and hotel food remain serious business with over 50% of people choosing carvery as the preferred destination for a weekend family meal or Sunday lunch.

Business development chef at Unilever Food Solutions Mark McCarthy said: “The standard of entry to the competition was amazing. All of the finalists in the competition proved to be of an exceptionally high standard in terms of value for money, food quality and customer service.

“I would like to thank The Heights Hotel in Killarney and The Elm Tree in Cork for their excellence in offering the best carveries in the country. Winning the award is much more than just a well-deserved nod for the hard work and dedication it takes to operate at the highest level in our industry, it is a reflection of the appreciation shown by customers as the public also has a say in deciding who goes through to the competition.”

Now in its seventh year, the nationwide KNORR Great Carvery of the Year competition is firmly established as the premier carvery competition on Ireland and Northern Ireland’s culinary calendar.

The two overall winning venues will each receive PR and Marketing support as well as a specially commissioned wall plaque to inform customers that they are about to sit down and enjoy the best carvery in Ireland.
 

 
The team from the Heights Hotel Killarney pictured receiving the award, fro left: Jim Reeves, Customer Director Ireland at Unilever Food Solutions, Bernard O’Riordan, Noreen O’Leary, international rugby referee Nigel Owens, Nigel Owens, Collette Andre and Ivor Woods, the Heights Hotel.