A YouTuber who is Ireland’s self-proclaimed ‘most honest food reviewer’ visited Ballyvolane after being told it may be the best carvery in Ireland
06:00, 25 Jan 2026Updated 07:40, 25 Jan 2026
Paul stood outside Murphy’s Rock Bar in Cork (Image: Paul_IsItWorthIt /YouTube)
Ireland’s “most honest food reviewer” visited what he claimed to be the “most popular carvery” in Cork – but the size of the roast dinner shocked him.
The content creator, known as Paul_IsItWorthIt, went to Murphy’s Rock Bar after being inundated with recommendations to do so since declaring he was on the hunt for the best carvery in the country.
Before going in, the Dubliner said, “This is meant to be, we put out the Batman sign, this could be the best carvery in Ireland. That’s what we’ve been told. Literally all the comments, everyone from Cork just says go here, nowhere else. Forget about the rest, just come to Murphy’s Rock.”
He added, “I’ve got huge expectations, and I looked up some of the reviews, and it says the portions are massive.” Grabbing a seat inside, he reiterated that he had been told it was the best Cork had to offer, and, despite being aware from reviews that the portions were big, the reality took him by surprise.
Paul holding up his mammoth meal (Image: Paul_IsItWorthIt /YouTube)
Looking at his ham roast dinner, he said: “Oh my God… this plate is stacked.” After going through what was on his plate, he added, “That looks amazing. Huge. That’s too big. That’s too big a portion for me if I was to complain. Like too big a portion.”
Trying to cut his meat, he said he almost needed a second plate to do so, before giving the food a taste. He commented on the “thick slabs” of ham before concluding: “Oh my God. Oh my God. You can taste the honey glaze off the ham. The ham is unbelievable. So moist. Spectacular ham.”
Paul added that he was disappointed that no turkey was available, but clarified that the carvery closed at 3pm, and he only arrived one hour beforehand. Despite the ham hitting the spot, the not-so-crispy roast potatoes failed to have the same impact, as he revealed during his review at the end, where he also disclosed the price.
Looks pretty tasty to us (Image: Paul_IsItWorthIt /YouTube)
He said: “I thought the ham was absolutely exceptional. Maybe one of the best hams I’ve ever had. The honey on it was great, one of my favourites I’ve ever had. The veg was kind of cold…”
Paul and cameraman John then discussed their later arrival and acknowledged that the man serving the carvery had said it was one of the later times to get the meal. However, Paul said he could only judge the food he got, before continuing: “The mash was beautiful and creamy, but it was slightly lumpy. The roasties were terrible. The roasties were terrible.
“How much did it cost? It was €19 for the carvery, which is absolutely on the expensive side.
The carvery selection (Image: Paul_IsItWorthIt /YouTube)
“It had really good things but then it had really average things as well. So what score would I give it? And the price was pretty expensive… I had some really high and really low points so I am going to go 7.7 out of 10.”
After posting the video, which you can watch here in full, one person replied: “My god the size of that dinner, not a lot of places feed you like that.” Another said: “It all looked good, but it was too much.”
A third went with: “Lads that was bacon NOT ham! There’s a difference different parts of the pig for starters! You might as well call a rasher a sausage! Also if you go to a carvery for last sitting that’s on you lol you’re lucky to get anything!”