Courtyard Garden - Sanderson London Hotel (Fitzrovia)

• We love seeing our friends and celebrating with them but we've had little time to enjoy spending alone as a married couple
• We had a weekend together and with our upcoming three month wedding anniversary (
• The super stylish Sanderson Hotel was the venue for evening's fun
• The interior of The Sanderson is totally fun
• The Mad Hatter's Tea that is served at The Sanderson is renowned as one of the best
• The Long Bar is the central feature of the hotel's public area and it's been a favourite spot of mine for many years
• The 80 foot long bar is somewhere you can always count on to be busy with people and it's perfect for people watching and killer cocktails
• The Garden has a gorgeous Japanese style design with bonsai trees and pretty waterfalls and in the tranquility of the place
• Mr Silver and I were feeling pretty Zen
• Mixed with a fruity amaretto and topped off with champers was a lovely bubbly
• From the menu of classic favourites we decided to start with two of the sharing platters
• A selection of crisp raw crudites served on a bed of ice was accompanied by a selection of pitta bread and dips including hummus
• Apparently celery is actually calorie negative
• Though I doubt it is when slathered in hummus and washed down with cocktails
• Our other sharing platter was a selection of satays
• The meats were perfectly cooked with the beef being rare inside and the chicken tender and moist (is there another word for moist by the way
• The prawns were delicious and I would have more
• Though I was glad there wasn't as the portion sizes were more than generous
• Our starters were punctuated with another round of cocktails
• Mr S chose a Mist which was a potent mix of Johnny Walker and rhubarb liquor mixed with rosewater
• I chose to stick with champagne cocktails all night and my second was flavoured with elderflower
• So I don't quite have the selfie skills of Kimmy K (West) but you've got to admit those are gorgeous mirrors
• Mr S chose a classic fish and chips served with malt vinegar
• Everything on the plate was perfectly cooked and it was also well portioned
• I chose salmon with mixed vegetables
• It was cooked totally wonderfully and the soft mini potatoes and earthy mushrooms were a delicious accompaniment
• The service was excellent with our waitress being extremely helpful with recommendations and cocktail refills
• My final champagne cocktail was a lovely raspberry bellini
• I was pretty full by the time I'd finished my salmon but Mr S was keen for dessert when he spotted the dark chocolate and lime tart on the menu
• He chose to chase with his favourite after dinner cocktail
• Drinks and service were total perfection and a great way to make the most of our time together
• Our dinner and drinks were complimentary for purposes of the review but my views are entirely honest
• The Sanderson's first summer restaurant residency collaboration with Chef Allan Pickett that started on 5th June is set in the private courtyard
• The new menu is described to be a mix of classic and contemporary cooking
• We went for the a la carte menu which is divided into three courses
• I ordered the Cornish crab with pressed watermelon and Petite Lucques tapenade
• The scallops were fresh and accompanied well with the creamy avocado puree with a subtle acidity from the apples
• The pan fried pork terrine was also tender and quite tasty
• It was served with some tantalizing razor clams and a much richer tasting oxtail meat in the onion farcie
• The truffle honey was pretty good
• The sable tart of strawberries was really pretty
• The caramelized apricots with brioche unfortunately didn't quite do it for me
• Only complaint is that the portions are small and hence a starter and main are generally not suffice

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