This culinary experience can be fully customized to your wishes, with a choice of three, four, or five refined dishes. Within each course, we offer multiple options, allowing you to take control of your personal tasting of the Colony. The result is a balanced interplay of local ingredients and modern techniques, served in an ambiance that keeps the memory of Johannes van den Bosch alive.
Fine dining does not have to be formal with us; hospitality and a relaxed atmosphere are central. Whether you are a seasoned gourmet or new to fine dining, you will feel right at home with us.
In addition to our à la carte dishes, you can choose the special Johannes van den Bosch menu this period. This four-course menu focuses on Indonesian cuisine. Why are these flavors and history intertwined? You will discover that during this culinary journey!
We believe in the power of proximity. In our kitchen, we work with products that come as much as possible from our immediate surroundings; it couldn't be fresher or more honest. For this, we work closely with special local initiatives such as De Eerste Wijk and we harvest from our own vegetable garden. This garden is our pride: it is maintained with great care and dedication by seniors from the region, including people with dementia through Groenzorg Norg. For us, this is the ultimate form of connection.
By cooking with the rhythm of the seasons, we serve products at their very best. We select our ingredients from organic farmers, artisan producers, and the Tuinen van Weldadigheid, driven by a deep love for the world around us. Every bite tells a unique story about the fertile soil of the Colony and the people who carefully cultivate it. A dinner with us is therefore not only a culinary experience but also an ode to the community of Veenhuizen.
You dine in a place where the care for people was central for more than a century. In the shadow of the monumental hall and around the historic pharmacy, you now enjoy another form of well-being: pure culinary creativity. The authentic details, the robust old walls, and the serene, almost mystical tranquility of Veenhuizen form a setting unmatched in the Netherlands.
A sensory journey through time As the evening sun falls through the high windows, you taste the connection between the past and the present. The atmosphere of the health cluster from 1893 has remained palpable in every corner but is now combined with the warm hospitality of our family business. A dinner at Bitter & Zoet is therefore more than just a meal; it is a complete sensory experience where the stories of the Colony and the flavors of the Drenthe landscape seamlessly blend.
It is a place to unwind, connect, and enjoy a tribute to history, served on today's plate.