This is defo a family favourite! Their scones are super delicious with a great variety of flavours, never sat in before but looks super cute in there with lots of other food and drink options as well! Wish they had more locations read more

Arrived 10 minutes past 11 and missed the breakfast menu , boo. I orders the smoked turkey and Stilton sconewitch. It was awesome! The scone was so tender and flakey. It was really good. read more

The SconeWitch - Smoked turkey and Stilton - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Hands down to magical scones only The SconeWitch delivers! Whatever "potion" she's brewing, it's sure to get you under her wickedly delicious spell! Photo: Vanilla Cream Scone with Apricot Jam read more

The SconeWitch - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Good spot for lunch in Downtown Ottawa. 6.99 for "sconewithes" and 2.99 for regular scones. I tried the tuna tomato sconewitch and the lemon poppyseed scone with homemade wild blueberry jam and devonshire cream. The lemon poppyseed scone was very flavorful - would highly recommend. Cute decor and efficient service as well. Great spot for quick lunch or to even just hanging around. read more

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We were visiting from out of town & googled some places to have breakfast by our hotel. The SconeWitch is a short walk over from ARC The Hotel (less than 5 minutes). The SconeWitch was so good that we came back again on a different morning! On both days, we arrived just before 9am, which was perfect because there was no line, but as soon as we ordered & sat down there was a rush of people that came in & formed a long line. After placing our orders & receiving our drinks, we were given a table number that we placed where we were sitting. There is limited table seating (not suited for large groups unless you put a few tables together) & some counter seating by the windows. The food was served to us shortly after ordering & it was absolutely delicious! Everything was so good!! FIRST VISIT: 2 glasses of milk BLT with Pesto SconeWitch = $6.99 - choice of scone (chose Cheddar) Cheddar Scone = $2.69 + butter = $0.20 each Weekday Breakfast = $14.00 - choice of scone (chose Orange Cranberry) - choice of jam (chose Wild Blueberry & Raspberry) - scrambled eggs **These were so silky & fluffy!** - choice of egg topping (chose Smoked Salmon for + $1.00) - salad with fresh fruit SECOND VISIT: 1 coffee EggWitch = $7.99 - choice of scone (chose Herb & Onion) - hollowed & filled with scrambled eggs, ham & cheese - fresh fruit garnish Tuna-Tomato with Black Olive Paste SconeWitch = $6.99 - choice of scone (chose Herb & Onion) Cheddar Scone = $2.69 + butter = $0.20 each Weekday Breakfast = $14.00 - choice of scone (chose Lemon Poppyseed ) - choice of jam (chose Rhubarb Ginger) - scrambled eggs **These were so silky & fluffy!** - choice of egg topping (chose Maple Glazed Ham) - salad with fresh fruit I highly recommend The SconeWitch! read more

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Another Ottawa recommendation from my fiance, unfortunately this one didn't quite resonate like some of the others. Maybe I should have just stuck to trying the scones. I wanted something for breakfast to start my day so I tried the bacon and cheese melt on a herb and onion scone. Presentation was awesome, but I found it to be a pretty average offering taste wise. Service was incredibly slow and they were not busy on this Tuesday morning. All in all a very average experience. read more

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LOVED every bite of my breakfast this morning! Beautifully presented. Loved the selection of fruit and greens, all fresh. The scone was perfection and I want to eat the rhubarb ginger jam with a spoon. The serving of eggs was generous and I didn't finish but they were good. Loved the option to have so many delicious things to try. I'll be back!!!!! read more

The SconeWitch - Eggs with smoked salmon, vanilla scone, rhubarb ginger jam, fruit and greens. - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I'm really happy I checked this place out! It's inside a corporate building so once inside just follow the warm and toasty smell to the lovely SconeWitch! I ordered an apple cider and the breakfast with mustard glazed ham. The eggs are the best I've ever tried. So perfectly cooked it's a crime. The breakfast also came with a salad, fresh fruit and a scone and jam. The scone was very fresh and warm. I got the orange cranberry which was yummy but a little too sweet for my taste. Next time I will try a savoury scone. I paid a little over $19 for my meal and drink which is a little pricy but very worth it! Definitely stopping by again! read more

The SconeWitch - Breakfast with ham - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I'm not really a "scone" person but I think I now might be. Came on a rainy day and it wasn't very busy; my wife and I ordered two different "sconewitches" (BLT and ham/gruyere) and both were great. It was clear that they were baked that day and the ingredients were very high quality. Interesting concept. Took two to go. Thumbs up for this witch. read more

Without an ounce of doubt, this place serves my favourite brunch meal. I'm talking about their breakfast platter in which you can choose from any one of their delectable scones, one of their to-die-for jams, creamy scrambled eggs topped with your choice of sauce, with a side of salad AND fresh fruit! I mean, could you ask for a more balanced and fulfilling meal? I highly recommend the mushroom Ragu topping on the eggs--tastes like a thick cream of mushroom! I've tried their lemon poppyseed scone with their wild blueberry jam, and my tastebuds were overjoyed. Can't wait to try their other scones! P.S. They have good coffee, too. ;) read more

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I love scones, so when I was told there is a well-known scone cafe in the area I was staying, I was super thrilled! BLT with Pesto Sconewitch ($6.99+tax) was super nommy! I gotta come back to try more of their sconewitches!! If you ask, does the scone make it so much tastier? Tbh, I think if they use bread, it will still taste great! But tell me if I'm wrong, but it seems quite cheap/reasonably priced??? I haven't had sandwiches for awhile, so I'm not 100% sure! Vanilla-cream scone ($2.60+tax) was too plain. You can taste a tiny hint of vanilla flavour. Otherwise, it's a buttery tasting scone. Lemon-poppyseed scone ($2.60+tax) was better. Buttery and citrusy flavour!! Loved it! After I got the Orange-cranberry scone to go. ($2.60+tax) Although I had this a day later, I still enjoyed the orange-cranberry buttery taste! I do suggest heating it up to make the scone a bit softer but not heat it till it's moist. I HIGHLY recommend this well-known scone place in Ottawa! I will for sure come back for other sconewitches during my layover! Overall, 4/5 read more

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When traveling, I'm not in the habit of trying restaurants that aren't well reviewed. I came across SconeWitch while on a walk and as the Yelp rating checked out, I decided to give it a try. My order was a scone served with mushroom ragout and side salad. While the dish was simple - I had wanted something simple - the word "underwhelmed" is the best descriptor. I couldn't see how the long line-up, ratings, and pricing explained mediocre flavor, portion, and price. Maybe this was only a symptom of the options in the area and the convenience of its location. Other saving graces of the restaurant were its (cool) name and decor. The seating was unfortunately cramped and unstable, even by cafe standards. As an added note, my companion ordered the salmon with the same pairings and wasn't much better off. I'm not in the habit of leaving reviews two stars or less (see my profile), but it's better to steer clear in this case. Apologies. read more

Found via yelp. In town for work and wanted something other than the hotel continental breakfast. Friendly service. Functional space. Menu is not extensive, and yet has good options. I had the eggwitch and it was super yummy, and just the right amount of food. Coworker had weekday breakfast and enjoyed it. Worth checking out. read more

Sconewitch is an interesting bakery/ brunch place. They use scones to make sandwiches which was something that I haven't tried before. I had the bacon melt sandwich with a tomato and red pepper soup and my girlfriend had the egg and ham platter with a vanilla cream scone with strawberry jam. The bacon melt was really good, but the tomato and red pepper soup was awful. It tasted like a water down Campbell's tomato soup. The egg and ham where okay but needed some salt, but the scone with the strawberry jam was amazing. Overall the place was over priced and crammed and the food was hit and miss. read more

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Really loved this place! Forgot the name of what I ordered but it was basically a scone with egg/cheese inside and it was so good. The eggs were perfect, and the scone wasn't super dry as most scones are. The place isn't that big and it was pretty packed when I went, but I would still come back if I was ever in Ottawa again! read more

The SconeWitch - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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We were in Ottawa for three days during Family Day weekend, and went to SconeWitch twice. We attempted to go on our final day, but it was closed by the time we arrived. :( I wasn't too thrilled at first when I heard scones, but this place was amazing! Both days there was about a 15 minute line up, and seating in the restaurant is limited. The scones were perfect and fresh. The sandwiches were also delicious, but weren't very filling. My favourite savory scone is feta, and sweet scone was the lemmon poopy seed. read more

The SconeWitch was a great breakfast spot close to Parliament Hill. I tried the vanilla scone with blueberry and raspberry jam while my husband got the ham and gruyere sconewitch. Both were perfect and I'm so glad we shared them so we both got a taste of their sweet and their savory options! read more

Delicious flakey scone surrounding the 'fixins'. Surprisingly filling. Prices reasonable. It has a few exterior tables as well. We will definitely return. read more

Food - 4/5 Service - 4/5 Atmosphere - 3/5 Overall - 11/15 The SconeWitch excels at being a breakfast / brunch restaurant, where patrons select from a wide variety of scones and jams to satisfy their morning needs. While I've tried both the sconewitches and their brunch offerings, I find my favorite might be buying a bag of offered day-old scones at a discount at the restaurant. That way, I can enjoy them throughout the week as breakfast. Overall, you won't be disappointed coming here and it's definitely a good place for your morning meals. read more

Great: The scones are indeed amazing. We had the Lemon poppyseed, Vanilla, Ginger cranberry, and the Herb flavoured scone. Go for the latter if you want something savoury. Not so great: Limited seating space so come early if you want to dine in. read more

This strikes me as the kind of place that is wonderful to eat at when the owner is there to provide oversight, but best avoided otherwise. We went for an early Saturday brunch. The guy running the till seemed a little checked out while we were ordering, so my partner did a friendly, "so that's one with ham and one with veg and goat cheese, right"? Despite this, we received two orders with ham, and a passive aggressive "well, that's not what your order said--can you just pick it off?" when we pointed this out to the serving staff. We eventually negotiated some new eggs with no topping--they seemed completely unwilling to make the order right--but even these came with some large shell bits and a side of very obviously rotting strawberries (see the pic I've added). But the scone itself was fantastic! Definitely well worth the $31 we paid for the inedible rest of the meal! read more

The SconeWitch - Rotten strawberries and scrambled eggs with eggshell, thanks Scone Witch! - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I love the scones at Scone Witch. The vanilla scone with devons cream and strawberry jam is a hard to beat treat at any time of day! Paired with a cappuccino or latte and you've basically created the perfect marriage of flavours for your mouth. On the the savoury side, their smoked salmon breakfast and the Scone Witch sandwich is equally appealing and scores high for tastebud satisfaction. With this establishment now just around the corner from my work, it's become a new test of personal will to not want to eat there on the regular! read more

The SconeWitch - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

My partner and I usually have egg bennedict for brunch. But now we wanted to try something different - so we found this place called Scone Witch. We normally don't eat scones btw. He ordered Breakfast combo $12. Comes with fruits, your choice of jam, your choice of scone, smoked salmon (extra $1), scrambled eggs, and fresh fruit. It was a delicious breakfast he said. Everything was fresh, the jam was very tasty as well - the restaurant sells jam for you to buy if you'd like as well. The scone was good, wasn't too dry as I was fearing. I wasn't as hungry and ordered the "Sconewitch" $5.99. They said the ham and gruyere is the most popular... but I'm not a huge fan of cheese so I chose the poached salmon and cucumber. It was great although I would have liked the smoked salmon better I think? Overall, we had a good experience here. There is ample seating in the restaurant. Parking - street metered parking available. The staff was nice as well. read more

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Adequate seating- found a spot on a Saturday at 130 pm. Friendly service Fair pricing AMAZING COFFEE Just by walking by and smelling this place you know that whatever you order will end up hitting the spot. I got the smoked turkey with Stilton+a sweet potato soup and it turned my crank. Overall great cafe! read more

The SconeWitch - Sweet potato soup+turkey sandwich with Stilton on a scone - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Freshly baked scones that aren't imported in on the back of the green mermaid- what? Go treat yourself to some Delicious carbs in many wonderful flavors. Very flaky and fresh. We ordered the EggWitch- light breakfast , but if you need more then do the full breakfast for a larger portion. The coffee and hot chocolate were great on a cold day! read more

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I heard about Scone Witch while it was still at it's old location but never got the chance to visit. It seemed a lot smaller than it's location now, so I can see why space might have been one of the reasons for the location (speculation). Since then, I've been to the new location on Elgin a few times for breakfast and lunch. I found it to be a little overwhelming the first time - they have a menu on a blackboard right behind the counter and it ranges from "sconewitches" to larger "mealwitches", desserts, a soup or two, desserts, and beverages. For breakfast, I had the Eggwitch, which had eggs, ham, and cheese in an herb and onion scone with fruit and greens/mini salad. I also had hot chocolate with marshmallows and more chocolate on top. This was much more filling than I had expected, though I found it kind of difficult to eat in sandwich form without it falling apart. It's quite messy if you try to just pick it up and eat it, even with the toothpick, and even messier if it's made with one of the gluten free scones. Even the green onion and jalapeno gluten free scone I had was delicious, but crumbled a lot. All in all tasty, but not exactly a sandwich you can eat gracefully. I like that it came with fruit and greens, and though the dressing for the mini salad was a nice and light vinaigrette, my fruit was placed in the same area and the dressing didn't go so well with that. Not to mention some of my fruit was warm. Yuck! The last lunch I remember having was a poached salmon and cucumber sconewitch, again in the herb and onion scone. I also ordered the soup of the day (there may have been another that I can't remember) - cold watermelon and mint. The sconewitch was delicious. I think I enjoyed it more than the breakfast, even though I LOVE breakfast everything. The salmon was cooked perfectly and was a decent-sized portion. There were also fresh cucumbers and greens, as well as some kind of creamy sauce, maybe dill. I believe it was also toasted, which didn't help with the crumbling situation, but it was worth it. I gave up trying to eat the watermelon soup with a spoon and just ended up drinking it from the container. It was good, but very watery and sweeter than I would have preferred. Though it's a pretty great place to eat overall, I'm not sure it's the best around. Definitely different and I do enjoy it when I go, but there's a lot of hype about it that I'm not sure it lives up to completely. The service has also been on and off for me. I understand it may take some time to get your order, but there are a couple of people taking the orders that seem.. pretentious. I got some dirty looks when I was there the first time, just trying to read the menu and decide what to get. I even asked for some help with a big smile on my face since I was so excited, and I got the worst, dismissive attitude back. It almost felt like "if you don't already know, then what are you doing here?" Just felt like I was in the way and not treated like a customer. I haven't had that same experience since, but it was very off-putting for a first impression. read more

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We tried the salmon and the BLT and they were both pretty tasty for a quick on the go snack. The scones were buttery flaky and the fillings were fresh. Will return to try more :) read more

Visited The SconeWitch with girl friends on Saturday around 12 for brunch. It wasn't too busy so we were able to order fairly quickly. I had the Eggwitch along with an iced coffee. Total came to about 12$. My drink was handed to me right away with a number, so I was able to go sit wherever I liked. My friends joined me shortly. The iced coffee was very strong even though I had asked for it to be sweetened. I added more milk and sugar, which was available on the bar close by, along with glasses and water. Our orders came quickly. I was a bit disappointed by the portion. The menu said it came with greens, so I expected a salad, but rather it was a few fruits and some spinach leaves placed around the Eggwitch. The Eggwitch itself was VERY tasty. I had the onion scone. The scrambled eggs were cooked perfectly with the ham and cheese. Overall the service was friendly as well, and the ambience was great. I'd like to visit again to try other menu items and take some scones home! read more

The SconeWitch - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

SCONES. Who doesn't love scones? Freshly baked, creatively unique scones made into sandwiches. How can you not be in love? Pair it up with a fresh crisp salad or one of their unique hearty soups for that extra icing on top. I've tried the BLT and the ham & goat cheese scone witch (both which are phenomenal). The baked salmon is okay (but I am bias because I am not a huge fan of salmon). You can also order scones to go (don't forget to pick up one of their homemade jams and a jar of devons cream!). If you are lucky, the strawberry and yoghurt scone may be the scone of the day. Make sure you order some for home! It's a small and quaint restaurant and I am absolutely in love!!!!! read more

The SconeWitch - sweet potato soup. BLT scone witch. americano. T'was a great morning. - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Yum, yum, yummy! If there's a great place for scones, it's SconeWitch! clean space, attentive and overall nice workers and great scones! I've come here for years and the oatmeal scone is my favourite. Mind you, all the scones are delicious. I forgot to take a photo of the additional box of scones I bought to bring home. THE JAM IS ALSO DELICIOUS. I had the wild blueberry raspberry jam. I'm usually not a jam person but this jam made me buy a little jar to bring home for my SO. It isn't the cheapest but it's not as sugary and sweet tasting like jams you get from the grocery store. I highly recommend this to pair with your scone. read more

The SconeWitch - Oatmeal scone - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Everything is top notch at this scone joint. The scenes themselves are delicious (we tried 5 different types), and all of the little sides (creams and jams) are fantastic accompaniments to an already awesome product. All put together, things will get a little pricey, but it's definitely good enough that I would make a return visit at some point. read more

The SconeWitch - Opened and buttered scone. - Cafes Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I tried out this new location with friends during lunch. The scones were very fresh, and paired perfectly with some fresh cream and jam. The sandwich is also delicious. Their drinks are good quality as well. The place is somewhat small, but has high ceilings so it is comfortable. read more

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We tried two different locations and it is difficult to decide which we liked better. Amazing scones made even better as sandwiches. Yum!

This place is the best. Every time I'm in the City not only do I have to stop in for a scone but both my wife and my office make me being back a dozen each. Open in Toronto already so I can eat your scones everyday. read more

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I had often seen the shops but went in one during the lockdowns for takeout. I could not believe the friendly staff, the smells were divine, I got a scone and a chai latte, it was the best I ever tasted. Bravo, so much better than any Starbucks. the scones were not dry at all, I got them right out of the oven if you go at around ten am when they open. read more

Cool concept but Nothing special. The scones are kinda bland. Not enough space to sit down

I tried two scones, the lemon poppy seed and the orange cranberry and had them with the raspberry jam. In terms of taste I found the scones quite bland, however the texture was perfect. Nice and crisp on the outside with soft fluffy inside. The jam however was super flavourful and really delicious and made the scones taste quite a lot better. Not sure it's worth it to pay $2.60 for a scones and then another $1.50 for a small pot of jam though. Service was good. read more

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God bless these scones! Seriously so delicious with crème fraiche and jam. I love this place.

Best scone that I ever had!! Nice place with nice food!! Friendly staff make your breakfast much more delicious~~ The restaurant was a little difficult to find but once walking into it, you will feel so comfortable because of its atmosphere and food. I ordered the daily soup which was carrot and dill. It tasted fresh and warm. The scone was not too sweet and in a perfect match with cream cheese/blueberry jam. Really GOOD! You must try it~ read more

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These scones are delicious and generous (size-wise). Lots of flavours and all are amazing. Lemon poppyseed is a personal favourite. They also make their scones into tasty sandwiches. read more