New cafe opening near Ipswich: ‘We want to put the village on the map’

A popular pub is set to open as a cafe during the day, serving fresh local food, and scrummy homemade cakes.

Light bites at the pub

As I chat to Louis Andrews, I struggle to understand how he manages to weave any shuteye into his week.

Louis has been pub manager and head chef at The Moon & Mushroom in Swilland, north of Ipswich, for the past six months.

And those six months have been full on, seeing the chef breathe new life into the 500-year-old premises, while …