Big Belly Bar Breda

What Big Belly Bar Breda does

Big Belly Bar & Restaurant is a single-location craft bar and restaurant at Prinsenkade 3 on Breda's historic harbor in the Netherlands, operating under a direct-to-consumer model that serves walk-in diners, online reservation guests, and organized group events. The venue combines three pillars: craft beer from its own Big Belly Brewing Company (8 core house beers plus seasonal releases such as Brucie and the award-winning Salted Caramel Pecan Pie Quadrupel), crafted cocktails led by co-founder Tom Hensen, and a 'Comfort Cuisine' menu of shared-dining and individual plates. Twenty-four tap lines support both house and rotating guest beers.

The business generates revenue across four primary streams: per-cover restaurant dining (à la carte and curated multi-course menus such as Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Upper East-side at €21.50–€49.50 per person), group and corporate event hosting (packages from €11.50 to €110 per person, with capacity for 10–250+ guests across weddings, business dinners, BBQs, and celebrations), beverage arrangements (open-tab/nacalculatie plus 3-hour drink packages), and ancillary retail (take-home glassware, liquid desserts). The go-to-market relies on Instagram (@BigBellyBar), Google reviews, the website with Guestplan reservation widget, and word-of-mouth. Distribution is regional, limited to Breda and surrounding catchment.

The company is owner-led by founders Jet van de Griendt (Eigenaar & GM) and Tom Hensen (Eigenaar & cocktail geek), with Julia van Reijswoud as Hospitality Manager, Chef Anouk Gerritsen, and sous-chefs Mike 'Wolf' Visser and Robin Beenaerts. Headcount is approximately 10, supplemented by flexible part-time staff. There is no institutional investment, parent company, or public listing; all expansion has been internally financed. The business is privately held with no subsidiaries, no patents, and no disclosed technology platform.

Name

Big Belly Bar Breda

Legal name

Big Belly Bar & Restaurant

Website

https://bigbellybar.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Big Belly Bar & Restaurant is a craft bar and restaurant on Breda's historic harbor (Netherlands) that operates its own brewery (Big Belly Brewing Company), serves crafted cocktails and comfort cuisine, and hosts group events for up to 250 guests. It serves walk-in diners, corporate clients, and private celebrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant & Bar

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Craft beer bar
• Craft cocktails
• Comfort cuisine dining
• Restaurant event hosting
• Brewery taproom

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Revenue from food and beverage sales during lunch, dinner, and bar service. Customers pay per item or through curated menus/packages.
2. Group event hosting: Revenue from hosting private events including business lunches, dinners, BBQs, celebrations, weddings, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and baby showers. Packages range from €11.50 to €110 per person plus beverages.
3. Beverage arrangements: Open-tab and consumption-based beverage billing (nacalculatie) where drinks are tallied at end of service, plus drink arrangement packages for events (3 hours unlimited drinks).
4. Craft beer and cocktail sales: On-tap craft beers from Big Belly Brewing and rotating guest taps, plus crafted cocktails. Take-home beer sales (glassware €3.50, liquid desserts €5).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Big Belly Bar & Restaurant is a craft bar and restaurant in Breda's historic harbor serving craft beer (24 tap lines including 8+ house-brewed beers from Big Belly Brewing Company), crafted cocktails made with homemade ingredients, and a "Comfort Cuisine" shared-dining menu. The venue also hosts a wide range of group events — corporate lunches/dinners, BBQs, weddings, bachelor/bachelorette parties, baby showers, beer tastings, and High Drinks experiences — for groups of 10 to 250+ persons.

Product overview

Big Belly Bar & Restaurant is a single-location craft bar and restaurant in Breda, Netherlands, combining craft beer, crafted cocktails, and comfort cuisine dining experiences. The venue operates its own brewery, Big Belly Brewing Company, producing a core range of 8 house beers (Baron, LouLou, Cabrón, Mo Phi, La Bella, Bompa, Æthelstan, and Jacques) plus seasonal releases (Brucie, Liquid Desserts). The restaurant offers shared dining menus, High Drinks experiences (Beer, Wine, Spritz, Cocktail), business dining packages (Bronx, Brooklyn, Upper East-side, Manhattan menus), corporate BBQ packages (Grill & Chill, Craft BBQ), wedding services (sitting dinner, garden dinner, walking dinner), celebration packages (Celebration, Big Party, De Bourgondier), and specialty experiences like beer tastings and baby showers. The venue features 24 taps with rotating guest beers alongside their own production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Big Belly Bar & Restaurant (dine-in bar and restaurant) Core dine-in experience at the historic harbor location in Breda, offering craft beer, crafted cocktails, and Comfort Cuisine shared dining in a New York-style bar atmosphere. Open Wed–Thu 15:00, Fri–Sun 12:00.
• Big Belly Brewing Company craft beer range House-brewed craft beer program featuring 8+ core beers (Baron Bredaas Wit, LouLou Easy Blond, Cabrón Juicy NEIPA, Mo Phi All Day IPA, La Bella Tripel, Bompa Smooth Dubbel, Æthelstan Big Stout, Jacques Holy Quadruple) plus seasonal releases (Brucie, Liquid Desserts). Served across 24 tap lines alongside rotating guest beers.
• Crafted Cocktail Menu Cocktail menu with a New York wink, perfecting classic recipes and making them special with homemade ingredients, including originals and the venue's signature Negroni.
• Business Lunch Menus (Bronx / Brooklyn) Fixed-price business lunch menus for corporate groups: Bronx Menu (€29.50 p.p.) and Brooklyn Menu (€21.50 p.p.) with shared-dining mains and sides.
• Business Dinner Menus (Bronx / Brooklyn / Upper East-side / Manhattan) Fixed-price business dinner menus for corporate groups ranging from €39.50 to €49.50 per person, including shared dining starters, choice of main, and dessert options.
• Corporate BBQ Packages (Grill & Chill / Craft BBQ) Group BBQ packages for corporate events of 25–60 persons (Wed/Thu only): Grill & Chill BBQ (€45.50 p.p.) and Craft BBQ (€65 p.p.) with optional 3-hour drink package.
• Celebration Packages (Celebration / Big Party / De Bourgondier) Evening party packages for private celebrations (21:00–01:00), with tiered inclusions from drinks and snacks (from €65 p.p.) up to champagne tower, oysters, and cocktails (from €110 p.p.).
• Wedding Packages (Sitting Dinner / Garden Dinner / Walking Dinner) Wedding dining options including sitting-down dinner in the garden room (from €42.50 p.p.), garden dinner (up to 50 guests, from €42.50 p.p.), and walking dinner (from €55 p.p.).
• Walking Dinner Menu Walking dinner experience with multiple shared-dining dishes served throughout the evening (€54.50 p.p.), with optional upgrades for oysters, entrecote, and Birria.
• High Drinks Experiences (Beer / Wine / Spritz / Cocktail) Three-round tasting experiences pairing craft beer, wine, spritz, or cocktails with paired dishes from the kitchen, with optional dessert rounds.
• Beer Tasting Experiences (6 / 8 beers) Guided beer tastings for groups of 8–24 persons led by a beer sommelier or brewer: 6 beers (€23.50 p.p., 1.5 hours) or 8 beers (€29.50 p.p., 1.5–2 hours).
• Baby Shower Packages (Baby Brunch / Baby Borrel / High 0.0 Cocktail) Baby shower packages including Baby Brunch (€32.50 p.p.), Baby Borrel (€11.50 p.p.), and High Cocktail baby shower (€45 non-alcoholic / €54 with alcohol p.p.) with optional decoration and polaroid add-ons.
• Group Borrel Packages (Bronx Board / Brooklyn Bites / Upper East Bites) Shared borrel board packages for groups including Bronx Board (€26.50 for 4), Brooklyn Bites (€11.50 p.p.), and Upper East Bites (€16.50 p.p.).

Quantifiable outcome

• #1 terrace in Breda and #33 in Netherlands (Misset Horeca Terras Top 100, 2024 & 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jopenkerk (Jopen Brewery): Haarlem-based brewery operating from a former church with on-site restaurant and bar. Closely comparable brewpub-tourism model combining craft brewing, signature event packages and high-end dining.
• 't Arendsnest: Amsterdam Belgian/Dutch craft beer bar pairing extensive rotating tap selection with a curated food menu. Highly relevant as a craft-beer-forward bar operator without own brewery, illustrating the adjacent tap-driven bar category.
• Uiltje Brewing: Haarlem craft brewery with own taproom serving signature IPAs and rotating guest beers. Most directly comparable single-site brewery operator with on-site hospitality.
• De Prael: Amsterdam-headquartered craft brewery with on-site tasting rooms and restaurants. Combines own-brewed beers, food service and event hosting in a concept directly analogous to Big Belly Bar's brewpub model.
• Maximus Brewing: Rotterdam craft brewery running on-site brewery, bar and food service. Comparable Dutch operator combining own brewing, kitchen and hospitality experience.
• Van Moll Craft Brewery: Eindhoven craft brewery operating on-site bar and food programming. Compares on the integrated brewery-plus-hospitality model with event and tasting focus that drives Big Belly Bar's revenue mix.
• Bird Brewery: Woerden craft brewery operating its own taproom and restaurant concept. Comparable Dutch craft operator combining own-brewed house beers with a kitchen-driven on-premises experience.
• Oedipus Brewing: Amsterdam craft brewery with own taproom serving core and rotating experimental beers alongside food. Comparable vertically-integrated brewery-plus-hospitality concept with a strong brand-led identity in the Dutch craft segment.
• Frontaal Brewing Company: Independent craft brewery headquartered in Breda operating its own taproom and hospitality concept. Most direct geographic and operating peer — both run an in-house brewery serving core beers alongside rotating taps with food and event programming.

Emerging players

• Bierfabriek: Dutch chain combining on-site brewed beer with restaurant service across multiple locations. Broader footprint than Big Belly Bar but matches the brewpub-plus-food business model and event-friendly format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bigbellybar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-belly-bar-breda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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