With a menu built around ingredients being grown in a stunning garden just metres away from your table The Glass House at Wynyard Hall offers a unique dining experience.

The stunning Wynyard Hall has unveiled a new Spring menu at its Glass House restaurant with all of its ingredients coming from within a 20 mile radius.

With the restaurant having been on my list of places to try for a while and being in need of a catch-up me and fellow Echo reporter Phoebe Abruzzese headed down to try it out.

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Once we’d worked out where we were going on the estate (let’s not mention the fact we walked into the hotel a few hundred meters away by mistake) we parked up and entered the restaurant.

The Northern Echo: The Glass House at Wynyard Hall. The Glass House at Wynyard Hall. (Image: DANIEL HORDON)

Set in a traditional greenhouse and beautifully decorated the stunning restaurant offers views out onto the garden where your dinner is being grown.

Upon arrival we ordered a cocktail each, which was made using rhubarb picked from the garden just hours earlier, before taking a look around the garden. There were onions, purple sprouting broccoli, rhubarb, berries and an abundance of herbs which I recognised from a quick peruse of the menu.

The Northern Echo: Where the rhubarb used in our cocktails was growing.Where the rhubarb used in our cocktails was growing. (Image: PHOEBE ABRUZZESE)

The menu features a lovely collection of dishes which an eclectic range of ingredients. Fussy eaters may struggle slightly although there is a burger and a steak on the menu. Thankfully neither of us are fussy so had a good deliberate over what to order.

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To start I chose the smoked chicken and sundried tomato arancini (£8.50) and Phoebe chose the citrus cured salmon (£10) with beetroot remoulade, pickled fennel, Greek yoghurt and beetroot cracker.

The Northern Echo: Smoked Chicken & Sun Dried Tomato Arancini, Estate Wild Garlic, Spring Onion Smoked Chicken & Sun Dried Tomato Arancini, Estate Wild Garlic, Spring Onion (Image: DANIEL HORDON)

The Northern Echo: Citrus Cured Salmon, Beetroot Remoulade, Pickled Fennel, Greek Yoghurt, Beetroot CrackerCitrus Cured Salmon, Beetroot Remoulade, Pickled Fennel, Greek Yoghurt, Beetroot Cracker (Image: PHOEBE ABRUZZESE)

The dishes were beautifully presented and perfectly seasoned. The Glass House services the kind of dishes where you’re trying to work out the flavours of the different components as you go - my arancini for example came with a tasty, vibrant green spring onion mayo which took a few tries to suss out.

Then came our mains. Instead of falling back onto my usual comfort-blanket order of steak I decided to choose the seared cod loin (£22) with purple sprouting broccoli, radish, jersey royal potatoes and smoked butter sauce. The fish was the nicest piece of cod I’ve ever had – it was delicate and had a beautiful fishy flavour.

The Northern Echo: Seared Cod Loin, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Radish, Jersey Royal’s, Smoked Butter Sauce Seared Cod Loin, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Radish, Jersey Royal’s, Smoked Butter Sauce (Image: DANIEL HORDON)

Phoebe chose the roasted lamb rump (£26) with cumin, harissa, sweet potato, estate wild garlic and peperonata (a sort of red pepper stew originating from Italy). The lamb was cooked pink and incredibly tender and succulent with saporous sides.

The Northern Echo: Roasted Lamb Rump, Cumin, Harissa, Sweet Potato, Estate Wild Garlic, Peperonata Roasted Lamb Rump, Cumin, Harissa, Sweet Potato, Estate Wild Garlic, Peperonata (Image: PHOEBE ABRUZZESE)

We swapped a little of each other’s mains and were equally impressed with both dishes. I wouldn’t normally order lamb, but if I make a return to trip to Wynyard soon I’ll be sure to order the rump.

Having allowed our mains to settle it was time for dessert and it was hard to choose with such a stunning selection. Having deliberated for a short while I opted for the passionfruit tart (£7) with Italian meringue and coconut ice cream while Phoebe went for the vanilla baked yoghurt with poached rhubarb and gingerbread ice cream (£7).

The Northern Echo: Passionfruit Tart, Italian Meringue, Coconut Ice Cream and Vanilla Baked Yoghurt, Poached Rhubarb, Gingerbread Ice Cream Passionfruit Tart, Italian Meringue, Coconut Ice Cream and Vanilla Baked Yoghurt, Poached Rhubarb, Gingerbread Ice Cream (Image: DANIEL HORDON)

Again, both were beautifully presented and offered an incredibly refreshing end to our meal. The passionfruit tart was tangy and morish while the baked yoghurt was delightfully creamy, rich and indulgent.

We polished off all of the food and relaxed back into our chairs as the staff offered us tea and coffee, which we politely declined.

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It really is difficult to pick fault with the experience. The food was amazing and the service friendly, although the waits between courses slightly larger than usual. We were at The Glass House just shy of three hours although we had nowhere else to be and the relaxing pace meant we had plenty of time to put the world to rights.

In total with six drinks (a mix of cocktails and soft drinks) our bill totalled £117.50, which I didn’t think was too bad. There aren’t many restaurants where you can see the plot where the broccoli on your plate grew as you eat it, and to me the prices seemed to be in line with most other venues. You really don’t appear to be paying a premium for the home-grown produce at The Glass House.

We came away having thoroughly enjoyed our meal and I spent the drive home wondering when I could next pay a visit. You know a restaurant has done something right when you’re wanting to go back before you’ve even walked back through your front door.