Supreme Dish of Chicken at ORSO. High Quality Produce from Chicken Inn gets the treatment it deserves from Chef Von Der Fecht

 A chicken dish fit for a king and queen thanks to English Market royalty and ORSO kitchen wizardry.

ORSO and Chicken Inn combine in an innovative, delicious and fairly priced Wednesday menu.

It may not be Chicken Supreme but it sure is a supreme chicken dish. No breast involved but what the ORSO Head Chef Hannis Von Der Fecht does with thigh and leg is nothing short of top notch. and the high quality produce from Chicken Inn gets the treatment it deserves. In addition, the customer wins big time as this Wednesday menu costs just 25.90 for two high class courses. 

In July the local focus will be on another English Market stalwart Ballycotton Seafood. Pictures above and below show the main course: Roast Organic Marinated Chicken thigh and leg, served with coconut rice in a lemongrass spiced sauce, fried shallots, peanut raju, and a fresh herb salad. 

The Chicken Inn is a 3rd generation family enterprise that was established by John Lane in 1955. The  Mulcahy family head up a leading market trader and they specialise in fresh Irish poultry, pork, bacon, and ready-to-cook meals (like their award-winning steam-cooked chicken fillets). Their state of the art production facility at the Northside for Business Campus in Ballyvolane (just behind the fire station) came on stream in 2019. Led nowadays by Tim Mulcahy, they supply many local restaurants and cafés on a wholesale level, with their sought after products reaching all corners of Cork.

ORSO, founded in 2012, has, from the first day, been a huge supporter of local produce and the English Market. Spices are prepared in-house daily, and all bread is freshly baked to order and they also produce their own beers via the nearby Elbow Lane brewery. "Some of our growers are hyper-local to us and we love working with what they provide us with each day."


Orso is part of the award-winning Market Lane Restaurant Group, which also includes Market Lane, Elbow Lane Smokehouse & Brewery, Goldie and Blackrock Castle Café. Its regular new menu is highly recommended. The infectious enthusiasm and friendly service draw you in to the very comfortable seating, including some at the counter,  and the outdoor seating for the summer.. The restaurant is in the centre of the city and is so easy to get to. Also, the website is up to date, and at https://www.orso.ie/, you can check out the menus and opening times.

ORSO have a short and impressive wine list. Quite a few cocktails (and mocktails) also feature. Not too many non alcoholic drinks available but that Prosecco above is zero percent and quite good as well. One of the pleasures of visiting ORSO, and its relations, is the fact that you can get beer made in their own brewery in Elbow Lane. I mostly go for the stout but this time opted for their Wisdom Lane Ale, refreshing and full of flavour.

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Our super starter was also something of a surprise, a delicious combination: Chicken Kofta Skewer, drizzled with a sunflower puree and a crispy chicken skin.

The mains.