Lunch
New lunch menu
Fresh sandwiches, soups and small dishes made with regional produce.

Restaurant
Where the physician and apothecary once worked, you now enjoy a relaxed lunch, an atmospheric drink or an elaborate dinner. With us, fine dining is approachable and affordable.
Menu
New lunch menu
Fresh sandwiches, soups and small dishes made with regional produce.
Taste the Colony
Beer from Maallust Brewery in the village, with sharing boards full of local flavours.
Fresh, local and special
Compose your own evening with a 3, 4 or 5-course menu.

Dining together
Whether you come for an intimate dinner, a festive drink or a relaxed lunch: in our restaurant you will find the same warm atmosphere as in the village itself. The old walls, soft light and set table invite you to linger.
Restaurant Drenthe
Looking for a restaurant in Drenthe where quality and accessibility come together? Discover why guests describe Bitter & Zoet as the place where history and taste go hand in hand.

We are an independent family business where hospitality is the very reason we exist.
Gertjan & Suzan - Owners, family business Bitter & Zoet
Kitchen
Approachable and affordable fine dining focused on organic and local produce: a tasting of the Drenthe landscape in a historic setting.
Why Bitter en Zoet
Our hotel and restaurant occupy the monumental hospital of Veenhuizen - a place that wrote a century of the Dutch story. You sleep among the original walls, corridors and windows of that story, with every comfort of today.
A national monument in the unique colony village of Veenhuizen, UNESCO World Heritage.
Kitchen led by Chef Peter and Sous-Chef Jos: local, organic and full of character.
Green avenues, forests and silence - right outside the monument's door.