Definition of carvery
plural carveries
chiefly British
: a buffet or restaurant offering cooked meat that is carved as requested
- … caterers can save money by … buying a whole gammon to furnish steaks for the Sunday carvery …
- —Angela Frewin, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, 7 Sept. 2012
- The carvery offers a choice of four mouthwatering meats—beef, pork, gammon or turkey—and a good choice of potatoes, including mash.
- —Hull Daily Mail, 18 Feb. 2011
- All the vegetables that are served with the carvery are cooked from fresh seasonal produce.
- —Oliver Astley, Derby Evening Telegraph, 22 Apr. 2005
