Cafe Spiga, Ottawa, ON

Cafe Spiga is located downtown in the byward market. It's a small but beautifully decorated Portuguese and Italian restaurant. The bruschetta here was delicious. It was brought out still hot; which is rare to find, the bread still crispy.

The topping was served on a focaccia bun, lightly toasted. It was a refreshing change to the usual baguette one usually finds bruschetta on. Atop the toast were thick chunks of tomato, leaves of spinach and parsley. The tomato lover in me was very impressed.

Finally the "pièce de résistance" was the cheese! A generous heap of mozzarella and camembert cheeses topped it off, melting so that it held all pieces of the antipasto together.

This appetizer was deprived of presentation. The plate was too small and the bread was crumbling over the side. Maybe they were saving dishes?

The verdict;

"We're going back for more! (maybe with an extra plate in hand)."

All in all, we give this bruschetta a tremendous:

8.8/10

Elephant and Castle, Ottawa ON

Location: Elephant & Castle, Rideau Centre.

This bruschetta was alright, but suffered from two main problems - the baked pita bread base that was used instead of a more traditional baguette made it vulnerable to being soggy, which it unfortunately was. It was also served slightly burnt as the chef probably tried to compensate for the sogginess that pita can bring.

A light dusting of Parmesan left something to be desired in the cheese department. We felt that there could have been more variety in cheese choice and quantity.

The size of the dish was just right for an appetizer, as it left you wanting more but not completely unsatisfied. The presentation was nicely done as well, with careful postioning of the slices.

The verdict;
"We'd eat it again, but wouldn't die to."

6.5 / 10

Welcome to Bruschetta

Welcome to Bruschetta Blog!

This blog has been started by two enthusiastic bruschetta lovers in a quest to find the world's best tasting and looking bruschetta.

The criteria that we take into consideration when evaluating the tastiness of bruschetta are:
- Bread/surface quality
- Sauce
- Cheese (or lack thereof)
- Durability (does it fall apart?)
- Crunch!
- Sustenance
- Edibility (overall taste)

If you have any suggestions about places we should check out, feel free to comment.

- Mack and Mallika