Living and dining house for all. That’s true WEEVA stands for. At the Gedempte Zuiderdiep in the city of Groningen. The place where waiters still hold the door open for you, they wear neat waistcoats, and real classic dishes are served. You really take a step back in time. At least for your feeling. The business breathes hospitality. Nothing is too crazy for her and everything is done with great attention and pleasure for the profession. Remarkably, they are all slightly older waiters. According to owner Fred Dalebout, this is because they often know how it all really works. “The young guard can learn from that,” he says.
Soup kitchen and boarding house
The history of WEEVA starts in 1871. Back then it was the Groningen soup kitchen. People who were less fortunate could get a meal at WEEVA for little and sleep cheaply too. Around 1929, the building, with soup kitchen and boarding house, was renamed the Living and Eating House for All. Colloquially called WEEVA.
In the meantime, the…
