Catharinahoeve

What Catharinahoeve does

Catharinahoeve (legal name; doing business as Boerderij Eethuis Catharinahoeve) is a single-location family restaurant operating since 1965 in a historic 1684 farm building on Texel island, Den Burg, Netherlands. The business is privately held by the Hoogenbosch family across four generations, currently led by Joost Hoogenbosch who assumed ownership in 2007. The restaurant employs 8 people and operates daily from 10:00, with kitchen service from 12:00 to 21:00.

The core offering is an extensive on-premise menu featuring more than 40 varieties of homemade pancakes alongside fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes, prepared with local Texel products sourced from a curated supplier network (including Wezenspyk cheese, De Waddel sheep cheese, Peter Haker butcher, Wijngaard De Kroon wines, and Texel Brewery). Supporting offerings include a children's menu, a large indoor and outdoor playground, school trip and birthday packages, and physical gift vouchers (Dinerbon) sold from €20 with unlimited validity. A German-language version of the website targets German tourists, who together with Dutch visitors, cyclists, families, and school groups form the primary customer segments. Marketing relies on organic channels: a multilingual website, a Facebook page, and word-of-mouth.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and predominantly walk-in, with no reservation system disclosed; revenue is generated at the point of sale on food and beverages, supplemented by online and in-person gift voucher sales shipped domestically and internationally for a €2.95 fee. The restaurant is positioned as an affordable, family-oriented stop along Texel's cycling network and near the ferry terminal, leveraging its heritage building, multi-generational continuity, and regional product sourcing as primary differentiators. No proprietary technology platform, app, or digital ordering system is in use.

Name

Catharinahoeve

Legal name

Catharinahoeve

Website

https://catharinahoeve-texel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Catharinahoeve is a fourth-generation, family-owned farm restaurant on Texel island, Netherlands, serving 40+ varieties of pancakes and Texel regional dishes to families, tourists, cyclists, and school groups from a historic 1684 building.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Restaurant / Casual Dining

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ), Farm-to-Table & Agritourism Dining Experiences (Farm Visits, Harvest Meals) (THAJAGAK)

Keywords

• Family restaurant
• Texel pancakes
• Farm restaurant dining
• Children's play areas
• Dinner gift vouchers

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Burg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Walk-in customers pay for meals at the restaurant. The menu features pancakes (40+ varieties), fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes. Pricing is affordable according to marketing materials.
2. Gift vouchers (Dinerbon): Sale of dinner gift vouchers available from €20. Vouchers are sold online and in-person, shipped to any address domestically and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Catharinahoeve operates a single-location family restaurant housed in a historic 1684 Texel farm building, serving lunch and dinner with a signature menu of 40+ homemade pancakes alongside fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes prepared using local Texel ingredients. Supporting offerings include a dedicated children's menu, a large indoor and outdoor playground, school trip and children's party packages, and Dinerbon dinner gift vouchers sold online with nationwide and international shipping.

Product overview

Boerderij Eethuis Catharinahoeve is a single-location family restaurant operating since 1965 in a historic 1684 farm building. The core offering centers on an extensive menu featuring over 40 varieties of homemade Texel pancakes alongside fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes. Supporting offerings include children's menus, a large indoor/outdoor playground, school trip packages, and dinner gift vouchers. The restaurant uses local Texel products where possible and operates daily from 10:00 with kitchen service from 12:00 to 21:00.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boerderij Eethuis Catharinahoeve (Farm Restaurant) Family restaurant housed in a historic 1684 farm building on Texel island, serving lunch and dinner with a menu of 40+ homemade pancakes plus fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes prepared with local Texel products; open daily with kitchen service from 12:00 to 21:00 for walk-in guests including families, tourists, and cyclists.
• Lunch Menu (Lunchkaart) Sit-down lunch service offering Texel specialties, pancakes, and light meals to walk-in guests including families and tourists visiting Texel.
• Dinner Menu (Dinerkaart) Sit-down dinner service featuring fish, meat, and vegetarian dishes alongside the extensive pancake selection for walk-in guests.
• Dinerbon (Dinner Gift Voucher) Physical or mailed dinner gift voucher available in denominations of €20, €25, €30, €35, €40, €50, and €75, with unlimited validity and shipping within the Netherlands or abroad for a €2.95 fee per order; intended as a gift for family or friends visiting Texel.
• School Trip and Children's Party Packages Group meal and activity packages for school field trips and children's birthday parties, including meals plus access to indoor and outdoor playgrounds and direct forest access for scavenger hunts and games.

Quantifiable outcome

• World-famous pancakes on Texel island

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kaasboerderij Wezenspyk (Cheese Farm Wezenspyk)minorOthersLocal cheese farm that produces herb cheese, farm cheese, and goat cheese. Supplies dairy products to the restaurant.
• Schapenbedrijf De Waddel (Sheep Farm De Waddel)minorOthersSheep farm that produces sheep cheese. Supplies specialty cheese products.
• Vakslager Peter Haker (Peter Haker Butcher)minorOthersLocal butcher supplying Texel lamb and Texel beef for the restaurant's meat dishes.
• Wijngaard De Kroon (Vineyard De Kroon)minorOthersTexel vineyard that selects the finest Texel wines for the restaurant. Located opposite the restaurant.
• De Texelse Bierbrouwerij (Texel Brewery)minorOthersLocal brewery providing a selection of Texel beers for the restaurant's beverage offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Max Pannenkoeken (Max Pancakes): Largest Dutch pancake restaurant chain with locations across the Netherlands. Comparable core product (pancakes + savory menu), family-friendly positioning, and full-service dining format, though at materially larger scale.
• De Slock: Traditional Dutch pancake restaurant on Texel competing in the same specialty category (pannenkoeken) and customer base (Texel tourists and families). Most directly comparable competitor for Catharinahoeve's signature offering.
• Boerderij Restaurant De Dyck (Noord-Holland): Dutch farm-restaurant concept combining on-site farming, regional produce, and family dining. Comparable on farm-restaurant format, family positioning, and use of local/regional ingredients, though located in a different Noord-Holland setting.

Regional players

• Hotel-Restaurant De Pelikaan Texel: Established Texel hotel with on-site restaurant in Den Burg targeting island tourists. Comparable on geography (Texel), customer base (Dutch/German visitors), and family/tourist dining mix, though with broader accommodation offering.
• Eetcafé De Ondernemer Texel: Independent Dutch eetcafé on Texel serving casual lunch and dinner to locals and tourists. Comparable on geography (Texel), casual dining format, and Dutch casual-cuisine menu, though without pancake specialization or family-playground positioning.
• Strandpaviljoen aan Zee (Texel beach pavilions): Seasonal beachfront restaurants on Texel that compete for the same tourist dining occasions during summer. Comparable on Texel geography and tourist-driven demand, but distinct format (beach-side casual vs. farm restaurant).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Catharinahoeve
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catharinahoeve

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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