Witness Bar

Friends,

On Friday, March 29, five of Washington's best high school jazz programs will get to perform on the Paramount Theatre Seattle stage to a sold-out audience and have a taste of a professional musician's experience.

Today, the theatre is not yet sold out. If you'd like to help make it so, get a ticket or two here:

https://www.garfieldjazz.org/performances/2024-starbucks-hot-java-cool-jazz

Please share this post, and thank you for supporting Washington's youth music programs!

Dear Friends,

Witness closed for good last night, its final Sunday.

The Holcomb family is grieving this loss, but no more than the many other neighborhood restaurant, bar, and coffee shop owners who've struggled to navigate the past 3+ years and had to make hard decisions of their own.

Mainly what we feel is gratitude. We've always appreciated how lucky we were to have the opportunity to create a place that served delicious food and cocktails, but stood out for its warmth and hospitality. We've never lost sight of the fact that people who cross your threshold are placing some trust in you. That moment is a chance to build community -- to give people an experience that reinforces how easy and extraordinary it can be to make new friends with a kind word, a little eye contact, and maybe a joke or two.

We're honored to have been able to serve the Capitol Hill community for almost 10 years alongside amazing staff who've graced Witness with their brilliance and given it its character. It's meant so much to us to be able to raise a child in the light of Witness and stitch a family and small business into the fabric of a neighborhood we've loved since first calling it home in 2000, back before Gregg's first bartending gig.

Thank you all for letting Witness be a part of your lives. We have appreciated it dearly.

With all our hearts,
Gregg, Alison & Dashiell

Want to spoil that special someone on valentines today? Look no further! Whether it’s yourself or another come in and nourish your soul with one of our love infused bourbon bread puddings!

Dearest Flock,

We are BACK! Opening up tonight at 4pm!

Our water is hot, our cocktails are cold, and our fried chicken and waffles are calling your name! Thank you for bearing with us and for your patience. We can’t wait to see you!

Love,
Your Witness Family ❤️🍻

Well Flock…

We can’t catch a break. Our water heater is down, may it rest peacefully in hell. So, sadly, we are closed until it is fixed. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. We will miss you, but hope to be back very soon.

Warmest regards,

Father Gregg and the Witness Clergy

Our brand new Vegan Oyster Mushroom Po’Boy is dying to be tried! Come by and welcome in this new month with some of our new tasty treats!

Welcome our newest libation…our take on a gin old fashioned will have you asking for another! Come in and try the Rangpur me another! Featuring rangpur gin and maraschino liquor.

Happy Friday the 13th!! Come in TONIGHT for $2 off Brennivin shots!! Come nourish your soul with taste of Iceland in Seattle 😎

We may be know for our whisk(e)y collection, but our rotating local beer selection is another reason to join us for a drink. Currently featuring Sky Kraken hazy pale ale, La Azotea Mexican style lager, Dark Hymn dark raspberry sour, and Pecan pie porter.”

A message from our flock leader…

Emily, our very first bar manager at Witness, and quite honestly, one of the finest, most talented, strongest people I have ever had the privilege to know - passed away a couple of weeks ago. I have struggled to figure out a way to express the sadness that I feel. So, I am closing Witness on Monday, January the 9th to the public and hosting a celebration of life for Emily from 6pm to 10pm. This
will coincide with a similar gathering that will be taking place in Nashville at the same time.
If you knew Emily and would like to come by, please do. I will be providing drinks and snacks. I will be a mess and cry a lot, but would love to share memories of the stone cold gladiator of a bartender named Emily.
Please DM if you have any questions and spread the word to people that knew her. I know everyone is not on Facebook and Instagram anymore.
Sincerely, Gregg

Maddy, one of our fantastic bartenders created an elixir that is sure to cure whatever ails! The manhattans bastard is a mix of Michters rye, Cynar, and cacao liquor, topped with Seville orange and Orleans bitters and smoked with cherry wood to add that extra savory kick needed to revitalize your soul. Come in anytime and try one of our staff favorite cocktails!

Strap on your party hat and get your ass to Witness to ring in the New Year! Featuring our “23 and Me” dessert and Prosecco splits. See ya’ll next year ✌🏼👌🏼✌🏼3️⃣