Birthday parties, Celebrations
& Weddings

Nestled within the beautiful Folkestone Gardens, we offer the perfect setting for private events, with cosy surroundings and fresh, seasonal dishes.

    • Can be booked online

    • Walk-in welcome

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    • Minimum spend of £25 per person

    • Pre-order and booking required

A well-lit restaurant interior with large windows, wooden tables set with white plates, utensils, glasses, and small vases with dried flowers. String lights hang from the ceiling, and dried orange slices with cinnamon sticks are decoration. There are chairs around the tables, and a view of trees and buildings outside through the windows.
A buffet table with various dishes including vegetable salads, baked bread, and savory pies, set next to a window showing tree branches outside.

    • From £25 per person + venue hire*

    • Available Wednesday to Sunday during our operating hours ( limited availability on weekends)

    • Exclusive use of the conservatory area

    • Flexible duration for the event

    • Customisation on menu**

    • Choice of seated meal or buffet-style

    *Venue hire varies throughout the season. Deposit will be required to secure the booking.

    **Customisation is available on a selection of dishes but offering will be based on our regular food menu.

    • From £65 per person

    • Available outside operating hours

    • Full venue hire for 3 hours

    • Bespoke menu

    • Choice of seated meal (up to 45 guests) or buffet-style (up to 65 guests)

    • Event duration can be extended for an additional cost*

    *Additional venue hire varies throughout the season. Deposit will be required to secure the booking.

  • We offer drinks reception package with nibbles. This will be a bespoke package with minimum spend + venue hire.

    If you’re interested, please get in touch with us.

  • We’ll work closely with you to create a bespoke package for your special day.

    Once you email us with your details, we’d love to meet you and your partner to get to know you better and understand your vision and requirements. This is also the perfect opportunity to view the space, especially if you haven’t visited us before.

    Following your visit, Shuli and the team will create a bespoke menu in Sylva’s signature style and provide a personalised quote based on everything you’ve shared.

    To secure your date, a deposit will be required — and from there, we’ll guide you through the next steps to bring your celebration to life.

A long dining table set for a meal in a bright room with large windows and string lights.
A long dining table set for a meal in a bright room with large windows and string lights.
Assorted cheeses, cured meats, red grapes, and nuts on a wooden serving board at a cheese platter display.
Assorted cheeses, cured meats, red grapes, and nuts on a wooden serving board at a cheese platter display.
A layered chocolate cake decorated with powdered sugar and fresh raspberries, topped with a figurine of a bride and groom, on a wooden table.
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Event reviews

"We celebrated our son's first birthday at Sylva and it couldn't have gone any better. Shu & the staff at Sylva were extremely accommodating to our last-minute changes on the setup. On the day of the event, the food was amazing, the service was excellent but most importantly, the venue was perfect as we had full access to the outdoor space where we could set up a bouncing castle and have a nice decorative corner between two beautiful trees. Honestly, I couldn't be more grateful and happier with how it all turned out. The guests were extremely happy too, adults and kids alike. 11/10 -- highly recommended."

— Lim H

“We couldn’t have picked a better restaurant for our summer wedding celebration:

A beautiful park setting, charming service, and above all wonderfully flavoursome food including a showstopping wedding cake.

All our guests fell in love with Sylva!”

— Dirk P

I celebrated my 70th birthday at a private event at Sylva- 35 people aged from 2 to 80. The venue was perfect, clean and airy, with space for everyone to move about and for the kids to run outside in the park.The food was absolutely delicious. The chef designed a special menu for us including chicken, lamb and beef dishes, warm and cold salads and for pudding Eton Mess and Chocolate Nemesis cake.

The guest are still talking about the food weeks later. The service was efficient and friendly. 5 stars.

— Helen E

"Sylva is a gem and we couldn't have chosen a better place for our wedding! The whole staff was wonderful and supportive throughout the planning process and during the event. The organisation felt like a breeze! Our favourite part was sitting down with the chef to figure out our menu and drinks list. This meant we were able to have dishes and signature drinks that felt like us; this made our wedding day all the more special. Weeks later, our friends are still texting us and raving about the delicious food! This was, by far, our favourite meal ever. The staff printed a beautiful menu for us, and I've now framed mine by my desk.

From sitting outside with a drink before the meal to the beautifully decorated and sunny conservatory for dinner, the place had all we could have wished for and felt so welcoming. Our cake was stunning and delicious. We couldn't recommend Sylva more; it was simply perfect."

— Lauren R