The Pessimist Gin & Wine Bar

2024 is flying by, we’ve already got New Years Eve covered.

We’re teaming up with Cognito to bring you an evening of delicious food and exceptional wines.

Register your interest now, this is one you won’t want to miss!

https://form.jotform.com/242425404935051

Our beautiful wine shop has been undergoing some maintenance, but we couldn’t deprive our customers of the fantastic selection The Realist has to offer any longer..

Introducing our most exclusive menu for true wine lovers - The Realist Collection, wines available to purchase to take home, or drink in for a corkage fee🍷

Ask a member of our team for more details

It’s that time again, kick off your bank holiday weekend early with our monthly pessimist quiz! Davey is back to put your brains to the test🧠

This months is especially exciting as we have a prize rollover! £50 already in the prize pot donated from our last winning team, so there’s even more cash to win for our top three teams!💰

We are closed today for staff training, and a very belated Christmas party!

We are open as usual from Thursday at 4pm🍷

We’re so grateful to everyone who attended our rum cocktail pairing with Vice & Co, we love collaborating with other independent venues🍸

A huge thank you to Molly for joining Liv behind the bar to create some delicious drinks, accompanied by Leon’s absolutely phenomenal food menu!

Keep your eyes peeled…we may have some more collaborations heading your way this December 👀

We are closed today from 2-6pm for a private party.

Open for business as usual 6pm onwards

We can’t believe it’s already over a week since we joined the team The Pale for our wine pairing collaboration 🍷

We had a fabulous evening introducing some highlights from their new wine menu and both chefs put together a stunning pairing menu. We love having the opportunity to collaborate with other independent businesses and hope to do more soon!

The Pales new drinks menu has launched this week, we highly recommend the Pescodar…although Paul prefers a pint of Guinness☘️

Did you know our beautiful courtyard was recently ranked one of the best beer gardens in Lincoln by Visit Lincoln?

With the recent addition of marquees and adaptations made to our outdoor heaters, we are fully prepared for everything the British summertime has to offer. You can enjoy your favourite food and drinks outside no matter the weather☔️

Book your table now > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/contact

Full Visit Lincoln article > https://www.visitlincoln.com/blog/the-best-beer-gardens-in-lincoln

We’ve got some phenomenal events in our 2024 diary!

The last few tickets are still available for our collaboration events with The Pale and Vice & Co next week. These collaborations are all about supporting the outstanding independent businesses Lincoln has to offer and you definitely won’t want to miss out!

Our monthly wine pairings are back starting with exploration of Italy in September, followed by the best of Australia and New Zealand🍷

What events would you like to see from us? Comment your ideas below and we might just be able to make them happen👀

Tickets for The Pale > https://www.thepale.co.uk/event-list
All Pessimist event tickets > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/shop

We are very excited to share that our fantastic bar duo, Charlie and Archie have both earned their WSET Level Two Wine Award!

Congratulations to both of you we’re all immensely proud of the hard work you put in🍷

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our gin cocktail pairing last night! We hope you had as much fun as we did🍸

Most of all a huge thank you to Molly and the team at Vice & Co for making it possible.
We loved doing a different kind of pairing for you all, and more importantly collaborating with other local independent businesses.
Missed out on this collab? We’ve got you covered, Molly will be joining us again for a rum cocktail pairing in a few weeks! And we’re joining The Pale next month for an evening of wine and food.

Tickets for our rum cocktail pairing with Vice & Co - Friday 2nd August > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/shop
Tickets for The Pale wine pairing - Thursday 1st August > https://www.thepale.co.uk/event-list

We are closed today for a private event.
Open tomorrow from 1pm

Book now https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/contact

We will be closed for the next two Sundays for private hire

It’s our favourite Thursday of the month!

Quizmaster Davey is back tonight from 8pm to put your knowledge to the test, with cash prizes for the top 3 teams!💰

Thursdays are also your time to take advantage of our weekday wines offer🍷
20% off a sharing platter and bottle of wine when you order both, what could be better?

Book your table now > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/contact

What a great way to spend a rainy afternoon # # #

This afternoon we’ll be joined by the incredible Becca, music food and plenty of wine, what better way to spend another rainy weekend?🍷

This afternoon we’ll be joined by the incredible Becca, music food and plenty of wine, what better way to spend another rainy weekend?🍷

Paul says salute from Lecce in Puglia
Somehow we always find a pint of Guinness xx

Thursday nights just got even better..

We’re giving you 20% off every sharing platter and bottle of wine when you order both every single Thursday!🍷

Book your table now > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/contact

*discount applies to individual items not the entire bill*

We still have tickets available for Roasts & Riffs tomorrow!

A 3 course roast dinner service plus live music from Matty Haynes Music, we can’t think of a better way to round off a rainy week☔️

Buy yours now > https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/shop/event-tickets

Bank holiday blues getting you down?☔️
We’ve got just the thing this week at The Pessimist

The Craftist returns this Thursday where we’ll be painting tote bags🖌

Matty Haynes Music is back on Sunday for another roasts and riffs event. Three course meal and live entertainment included in the ticket price🎶

Tickets available via The Pessmist Shop page
https://www.thepessimist.co.uk/shop

We definitely recommend booking in advance for both events🍷

Tomorrow at The Pessimist our monthly quiz is back and better than ever!

Join us from 8pm with our quizmaster Davey, with cash prizes for our top 3 teams💰