PUBLISHED: 20:00 14 December 2018 Charlotte Smith-Jarvis Vodka cured salmon with gin and dill dressing on homemade English muffin Picture: Archant Archant Charlotte Smith-Jarvis tries out tapas sized dishes at the new Arlingtons in Ipswich. Autumn salad of chestnuts, leaves, butternut squash and rosehip dressing Picture: Archant Food I’ve had a mixed bag of experiences at Arlingtons. A few years back it was an OK-ish place to eat – but we were put off by incredibly bad service. Then, reviewed last year when Ken Ambler opened the café in the evenings as a fish restaurant, I thought the food was fairly good. Ken and Liz have since retired and now the historic Ipswich building, which formerly housed the town’s museum, has a new owner, a smart new look and a brand new team in the kitchen. Kashmiri lamb biryani Picture: Archant Visiting on a midweek lunchtime we found the upstairs restaurant and café below quite empty which was a shame as it meant they lacked a bit of atmosphere. Anyway, let’s concentrate on the food. There a collection of quite eclectic small plates from all around the world, catering for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores alike. We ordered a selection to get a good flavour of what’s on offer and while we waited were given a bowl of garlicky, crisp Italian music bread to snack on. Rather nice thank you. Most of the plates came out within a few minutes of each other and as it wasn’t busy, we didn’t have… [Read full story]
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