Type of red cabbages eaten regularly in some establishments for starters (6)
I believe the answer is:
cerise
'type of red' is the definition.
'cabbages eaten regularly in some establishments for starters' is the wordplay.
'for starters' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'cabbages eaten regularly in some establishments' is 'CERISE'.
(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "'E cries at the colour red" , "Light clear red" , "Vivid reddish-pink" , "Pinkish red" , "Light red colour" .)