The Colour Kitchen De Hoge Weide

The Colour Kitchen De Hoge Weide is located at Ab Harrewijnstraat 45 in Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht. The location is described in the available information primarily as a restaurant and meeting venue. It is therefore not an independent coffee bar with coffee as its sole core activity. For coffee enthusiasts, the place is still relevant because coffee is part of the hospitality offering.

The name The Colour Kitchen De Hoge Weide has been in use since January 6, 2026. Prior to that date, De Hoge Weide was already active as a hospitality and meeting place. The Colour Kitchen took over the commercial operations. Reinaerde remained responsible for the support of clients. The building is connected to ’t Groene Sticht, which is named as the owner.

The sources do not name the founders of the earlier location, De Hoge Weide. However, Bartel Geleijnse is named as the founder of The Colour Kitchen. His background lies in the Hotel School The Hague, hotel management, corporate catering, and consultancy. From 2009 onwards, he became involved with The Colour Kitchen.

The concept of The Colour Kitchen revolves around social entrepreneurship. The organization focuses on workplaces and learning opportunities for people at a distance from the labor market. At De Hoge Weide, the team consists of people with intellectual disabilities, their support staff, and professional chefs. In this way, the location combines hospitality with support and practical experience.

The lunch menu lists several coffee drinks, including coffee, espresso, double espresso, Dutch coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato, espresso macchiato, flat white, and iced coffee with caramel. For the milk-based drinks marked on the menu, soy and oat milk are listed as options. This selection largely follows the familiar espresso-based offerings typical of Dutch hospitality venues.

The menu also features alcoholic coffee drinks, such as Spanish coffee, Irish coffee, Italian coffee, and French coffee. An Espresso Martini is also on the card, made with espresso, coffee liqueur, and vodka. These drinks place coffee within a broader restaurant and cocktail context.

Manual brewing methods are not publicly documented in the menu reviewed. There is no mention of pour-over, batch brew, AeroPress, or French press. The lunch menu of De Hoge Weide also does not name a specific coffee roaster. For those viewing the location through the lens of specialty coffee, this is a significant distinction. The available information provides more insight into the hospitality concept than into brewing profiles, beans, or extraction.

Broader material from The Colour Kitchen mentions Hier en Daar coffee, featuring coffee from Pure Africa and Heilige Boontjes. It states that coffee is purchased directly from local farmers in Africa. Roasting and packaging take place in the Netherlands by inmates. It is also mentioned that one euro per kilo of coffee goes to microloans for African farmers. However, this information cannot be found specifically on the lunch menu of De Hoge Weide.

The collaboration surrounding De Hoge Weide has a clear division of tasks. The Colour Kitchen is responsible for commercial operations. Reinaerde supports the clients working at the location. They perform tasks in dishwashing, the kitchen, service, and housekeeping. They receive support from Reinaerde and practical trainers from The Colour Kitchen.

Mondays are used for training in hospitality skills. This includes dealing with guests, hygiene, and practical skills on the work floor. As a result, the location functions not only as a restaurant but also as a learning environment. This role is relevant to how the hospitality operations are organized.

Above the restaurant are two meeting rooms. The location can host trainings, workshops, presentations, and gatherings. Capacity depends on the chosen setup and goes up to forty people. Thus, De Hoge Weide has a function as a place for groups and meetings in addition to hospitality.

Specific coffee tastings, cuppings, exhibitions, or barista workshops at De Hoge Weide are not publicly documented in the available material. The community function lies primarily in day activities, guidance, hospitality, and meeting use. For the specialty coffee sector, this means that coffee is present, but it is not described as an independent program component.

The restaurant information mentions fresh ingredients from the own vegetable garden. The dinner menu describes cooking according to the principles of Dutch Cuisine. The emphasis is on mainly Dutch products and seasonal cooking. These points relate to the kitchen but also provide context for the broader purchasing choices of the organization.

The 2024 annual report states that The Colour Kitchen wants to purchase more consciously. More than forty percent of the assortment is vegetarian. A quarter has a sustainability label. The organization also measures waste streams with Wastewatchers, with the goal of reducing waste. This data applies to the organization and does not provide a separate measurement for De Hoge Weide.

In November 2025, it was reported that The Colour Kitchen took over De Hoge Weide, thereby having two restaurants in Utrecht again. Reinaerde also published about the collaboration and the continuation of client guidance. A Utrecht hospitality overview for Leidsche Rijn mentioned the name change as of January 6, 2026.

The previous De Hoge Weide operation was already featured in a brochure about impact purchasing in Utrecht. The location was described as a restaurant and meeting space with day activities for people with intellectual disabilities. No public award lists were found that specifically mention The Colour Kitchen De Hoge Weide.