DINERS will be able to enjoy some culinary delights in an unusual location.

Middlesbrough Town Hall is throwing open its cells for a pop-up eatery to set up stall and feed some willing inmates.

Just 16 lucky diners will get to enjoy the meal of a lifetime on Friday, November 22 in the bar behind bars – and it's strictly first come, first served.

The Secret Menu is a fusion of secret supper clubs and pop-up restaurants – a relaxed, informal, dining experience centred on first class food without the formalities of fine dining.

The concept is the brainchild of founders Paul Kay and Sean Wilkinson.

Maître D' Mr Kay said: "We're really excited to be partnering with Middlesbrough Council and the Town Hall for this dining experience.

"Diners will get to eat in a unique environment where previously you would have had to have been locked up to dine there."

Mr Wilkinson, the man in the kitchen on the night, is a multi award-winning chef with more than 25 years' experience which has seen him head up restaurants in the UK, Austria, France and Greece.

His cooking style blends classic cuisine with modern styles alongside his own innovative, scientific, molecular gastronomy approach, taking diners on a stimulating culinary odyssey.

Cllr Mieka Smiles, Middlesbrough Council's executive member for culture and communities, said: "The major refurbishment of the Town Hall has given a major part of Middlesbrough's heritage a new lease of life.

"The public can now access the fabulous courtroom and the atmospheric police cells - so where better to enjoy a top class meal?

"The Secret Menu takes the idea of the pop-up restaurant to a whole new level – a one-off chance to have a meal cooked by a top chef, at a unique venue.

"I'm really proud to have worked with this unique Middlesbrough business to bring this project to fruition.

"I know this is one that's really going to get people talking - but it's strictly first come, first served, so watch this space."

Bookings, which are strictly limited, will open at 6pm on Friday, October 18 at www.secret-menu.co.uk/incarcerated