Restaurant De Kromme Dissel

What Restaurant De Kromme Dissel does

Restaurant De Kromme Dissel is a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant founded in 1968 in Heelsum, Netherlands, operating from a 17th-century Saxon farmhouse under Fletcher Hotels Exploitaties B.V. It has held one Michelin star continuously since 1971 (54 consecutive years as of October 2025), making it the longest consecutively Michelin-starred restaurant in the Netherlands. Under chef de cuisine Tonny Berentsen, supported by maître sommelier and SVH Wijnmeester Ronnie Brouwer, the kitchen delivers modern gastronomy built on a classical French foundation, with tasting menus of 4–6 courses priced €120–€150 per person plus optional supplements for Japanese wagyu A5 (€30) and Kim's cheese cart (€25).

The business operates through five revenue streams: à la carte and tasting menu dining, overnight accommodation at the adjacent Fletcher Boutique Hotel De Kromme Dissel, a boardroom for corporate meetings (up to 16 persons, group arrangements for 4–32), exclusive wedding and private event hire (with garden ceremonies for up to 70 guests), and a cadeaukaart gift card distributed through Fletcher Fanshop and redeemable across the Fletcher network. Distribution is overwhelmingly direct-to-consumer via reservations (TheFork widget, phone, email), with corporate and wedding sales routed through Fletcher's central sales team. Marketing is anchored on owned content — a monthly podcast launched in October 2024, blog articles, an Instagram presence with 6.6K followers, and an email newsletter — complemented by earned media from annual Michelin star ceremonies and press coverage.

The restaurant's core technical infrastructure is operationally light: reservation and booking systems provided by Fletcher Hotels and TheFork, a gift card e-commerce storefront (Fletcher Fanshop), and content publishing tools for blog and podcast distribution. There is no proprietary technology stack, no AI or ML capability, and no public API. Customer access requires direct contact or platform-mediated booking, and the underlying economic value resides in culinary craft, sommelier expertise, and 54 years of accumulated brand prestige rather than any software or data advantage.

Name

Restaurant De Kromme Dissel

Legal name

Fletcher Hotels Exploitaties B.V.

Website

https://krommedissel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Restaurant De Kromme Dissel is a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Heelsum, Netherlands, offering modern French-inspired tasting menus to affluent diners and special-occasion guests, complemented by an on-site boutique hotel, meeting facilities, and a wedding venue under the Fletcher Hotels group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant Services

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Gastronomy & Wine-Focused Boutique Hotels (THAGADAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Michelin-starred cuisine
• Tasting menu experiences
• Wine pairing service
• Luxury boutique hotel

Headquarters

HQ city

Heelsum

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Revenue: The restaurant generates primary revenue from its à la carte menu and multi-course tasting menus (4, 5, and 6 courses) priced between €120–€150 per person, with supplementary charges for Japanese wagyu (+€30), cheese cart (+€25), and caviar. Wine sales and wine pairing arrangements represent an additional revenue stream.
2. Boutique Hotel Accommodation: Restaurant De Kromme Dissel is co-located with Fletcher Boutique Hotel De Kromme Dissel, offering accommodation packages that combine dining with overnight stays. Revenue from lunch and dinner arrangement packages (starting with overnight stay + dining + breakfast) contributes to overall revenue.
3. Meetings & Events: The restaurant offers a boardroom and custom meeting arrangements for groups of 4–32 people, with catering packages including lunch, breaks, champagne/caviar tastings, and multi-course dinners. This generates additional revenue from corporate clients.
4. Wedding & Private Event Hire: The restaurant serves as a wedding venue offering ceremony (garden or fireplace), walking dinner, and exclusive dining options, with the ability to hire the entire restaurant or private rooms (Tuinkamer, Hinderloper stijlkamer, Staphorster stijlkamer). Revenue comes from event hire and customized dining packages.
5. Gift Cards: De Kromme Dissel Cadeaukaart (gift cards) are sold through the Fletcher Fanshop and at the hotel, redeemable for dining, drinks, and hotel stays. Valid for 3 years after issue, providing prepaid revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Restaurant De Kromme Dissel is a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant serving modern inspired gastronomy from a classical French foundation, offering à la carte dishes and multi-course tasting menus (4, 5, or 6 courses) priced €120–€150 per person, with optional Japanese wagyu supplement and cheese cart selection. The offering is anchored by curated wine pairings from SVH Wijnmeester Ronnie Brouwer and extends to a co-located boutique hotel, meeting and event facilities, and wedding hosting in a 17th-century Saxon farmhouse setting in Heelsum, Netherlands.

Product overview

Restaurant De Kromme Dissel operates as a unified hospitality brand centered on its Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant (since 1971) complemented by a boutique hotel, curated stay packages, meeting facilities, and wedding services. The core product is the restaurant itself, offering à la carte and tasting menus (4–6 courses) with optional wine pairings. Supporting offerings include the Fletcher Boutique Hotel for overnight stays, combination 'arrangement' packages that bundle dining with accommodation, luxury boardroom facilities for meetings and events, wedding hosting services, a gift card program valid at Fletcher properties, and a podcast documenting the restaurant's story. All offerings are coordinated under the Fletcher Hotels umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant De Kromme Dissel Dining Experience Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant serving modern inspired gastronomy with a classical French foundation. Offers à la carte signature dishes (langoustine, zeebaars, kwartel, reebok) and curated tasting menus (4, 5, or 6 courses) priced €120–€150 per person, with optional Japanese wagyu A5 supplement (+€30), Kim's cheese cart selection (+€25), and wine pairings. Open for lunch (Friday/Saturday) and dinner (Tuesday–Saturday).
• Fletcher Boutique Hotel De Kromme Dissel Boutique hotel adjacent to the Michelin-starred restaurant, offering rooms inspired by the restaurant's aesthetic with access to swimming pool, sauna, fitness, and bar facilities. Sold as overnight accommodation combined with the dining experience.
• Kromme Dissel Arrangement (Stay-and-Dine Package) Curated package combining a Michelin-starred multi-course dinner with overnight accommodation in the boutique hotel and an extensive breakfast the following morning, providing a complete luxury culinary experience.
• Wijnarrangement (Wine Pairing Service) Curated wine pairing service selected by SVH Wijnmeester Ronnie Brouwer, available in 4-course (€52), 5-course (€65), 6-course (€78), and 7-course (€91) configurations to accompany the corresponding tasting menus.
• Boardroom Meeting Facilities Luxury meeting facilities featuring a boardroom accommodating up to 16 persons, equipped with multimedia facilities suitable for hybrid in-person and online meetings. Catering options include lunch, breaks, champagne and caviar tastings, and multi-course dinners for groups of 4–32 persons.
• Wedding & Private Event Venue Services Wedding hosting services including garden ceremonies (up to 70 guests), fireplace ceremonies, elaborate dinners, and walking dinners in the historic Saxon farmhouse setting. Private dining rooms available: Tuinkamer, Hinderloper stijlkamer, and Staphorster stijlkamer.
• De Kromme Dissel Cadeaukaart (Gift Card) Gift card redeemable at the restaurant and across all Fletcher Hotels properties for dining, drinks, and hotel stays, valid for three years from purchase.
• De Kromme Dissel Lunch Arrangement (Two-Day Package) Two-day lunch package featuring early check-in, 4-course lunch, luxury amenities, and breakfast at Fletcher restaurant De Kriekel, combining overnight stay with a Michelin-level lunch experience.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fletcher Hotels Exploitaties B.V.coreOthersRestaurant De Kromme Dissel is owned and operated by Fletcher Hotels Exploitaties B.V., a Dutch hospitality group comprising over 100 restaurants and hotels across the Netherlands. The restaurant is co-located with Fletcher Boutique Hotel De Kromme Dissel and Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Klein Zwitserland. Gift cards are sold through the Fletcher Fanshop and are redeemable at all Fletcher Hotels properties. Meeting and event bookings are handled through Fletcher's central sales team.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• De Librije: Three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant in Zwolle, Netherlands, led by chef Jonnie Boer. Closest Dutch comparable in terms of prestige, tasting-menu format, wine program depth, and long-standing Michelin pedigree.
• Vinkeles: One-Michelin-star restaurant located inside The Dylan Amsterdam hotel. Comparable in Michelin tier and in the hotel-integrated fine dining model, providing a useful benchmark for the boutique-hotel-plus-restaurant structure.
• Bord'Eau: One-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant at Hotel Amsterdam. Directly comparable Michelin tier with a similar classical-French-meets-modern tasting-menu concept and curated wine pairings.
• De Bokkedoorns: One-Michelin-star restaurant in Overveen, Netherlands, led by chef Stefan van Sprang. Comparable in Michelin tier, tasting-menu structure, and positioning as a destination dining experience outside the Randstad.
• Parkheuvel: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Rotterdam led by chef Erik van Loo. Comparable high-end tasting-menu offering with strong wine pairings, operating in a Dutch regional city setting similar to Heelsum's catchment dynamics.
• Château Neercanne: One-Michelin-star restaurant in a historic 17th-century setting in Maastricht. Comparable in Michelin tier and in the historic-venue-meets-fine-dining positioning, which is a similar concept to De Kromme Dissel's Saxon-farmhouse setting.
• Restaurant La Rive: One-Michelin-star restaurant at the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. Comparable in tier and in operating as a hotel-embedded fine dining destination with curated wine pairings.
• Aan de Zweth: One-Michelin-star restaurant near Rotterdam. Comparable Michelin tier and tasting-menu structure within the Dutch regional fine dining segment.
• 't Nonnetje: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Harderwijk, Netherlands, led by chef Michel van der Kroft. Comparable tasting-menu fine dining in a Dutch non-metropolitan location; former workplace of De Kromme Dissel's patissier Patrick Wu.
• Restaurant Voltaire: One-Michelin-star restaurant in Leersum, Netherlands. Same Michelin tier as De Kromme Dissel; the two restaurants have collaborated on Four Hands Dinners, indicating direct culinary-style alignment and shared regional catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/krommedissel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/de-kromme-dissel
• Instagraminstagram.com/kromme_dissel_

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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