Lanterns

Lanterns is one of Ipswich's most celebrated Chinese restaurants, tucked into Falcon Street in the city centre. The kitchen serves an extensive menu of over eighty traditional dishes, but the real draw is the made-to-order 'eat as much as you like' buffet: everything cooked fresh when you call it, rather than sitting under lamps. Prawn toasts, orange blossom duck and sizzling king prawns are among the most talked-about dishes in reviews on TripAdvisor and OpenTable, where the restaurant carries a 4.6-star rating. Reviewers single out the hot and sour soup, chicken in satay sauce and fillet steak in black pepper sauce as standout plates. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options run throughout the menu. With 272 TripAdvisor reviews and a reputation built over more than a decade, Lanterns is a reliable first choice for a Chinese sit-down meal in central Ipswich.