The Scone Witch

The Scone Witch is a little café here in Ottawa located on Albert Street at Lyon. They do not have a website. A Scone Witch is essentially a sandwich made with a scone.

Upon first glance, it’s a very trendy little place, but is also very small and cramped. When you go in you must to go the back to order at the counter then come up to pay at the cash before eating or receiving your food. You can chose from numerous sandwich types where you chose your ingredients and the type of scone you want. They also have other items such as soups and sides.
You can also order scones by the dozen or more; there was a woman ordering a lot of eighteen. They have dessert scones and lunch scones.

I ordered a Feta Garlic and Herb scone, with Goat Cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and pesto as the toppings. I should note that I’ve never been a huge fan of scones or similar types of pastries. I’ve always found them to be thick and dry. This scone was not dry, and in fact, it kept itself together remarkably well considering the amount of fillings.

It was very good. A refreshing change to your average sandwich. It’s not something that I would eat regularly, because I’m quite certain that there is a LOT of butter in those scones. It screams calories at me! It was very tasty and they were very generous with the ingredients, I didn’t even have to ask for extra. The prices are reasonable and comparable to other cafés. I would say that I thought it was going to be more expensive, but it wasn’t.

I’m still going to say I couldn’t help thinking that my sandwich would have been even better if I had regular bread, but it’s definitely something to try. It’s smaller than a sandwich but more filling. My palate is a little torn, too. I’m sensitive to these things though, it happens when I have toasted sandwiches as well.

I didn’t have any problems with the service like I’d read online prior to going, but I did notice one of the female workers get upset at something, and stormed around with the broom even swearing in front of a young child. I don’t think the mother was very pleased. I can’t comment as to the nature of her frustration.

All in all, I would likely only return if I were taking someone who hadn’t been.

~Darleya~