I was re-exploring Calgary's Chinatown today and strolled in to Bubble Waffle. The combos seem to be a nice deal on paper, and while the HK lemon tea and bubble waffle were refreshing and sweet, unfortunately the beef noodles were the worst I've ever had. Beef quality was a zero, and seemed to disintegrate into little particles after a bite, egg noodles had zero flavor and I had to ask for more hot chili sauce and soy sauce to taste anything - I just ended up not finishing it and went on to explore elsewhere. Street parking $4.50/hr, I wouldn't recommend the savory food here but the waffle was really good.
I grew up in Vancouver and Bubble Waffle Cafe use to be one of my favourites because who doesn't love those crispy chewy bubble waffles? I was super excited when I found out that there was a location in Calgary. Located in Chinatown right next to the gong cha. This spot offers some HK style dishes from rice to noodle soups to snacks along with HK style drinks and of course the bubble waffles. You order and pay at the counter, then they will bring your food to you or call your name for the order. You can get a combo for about $16 which includes a main dish, a drink and a bubble waffle. There was a mix up with our order, as we ordered oreo but got chocolate bubble waffle instead. When the staff dropped off our waffle at the table we noticed it looked just like chocolate so we asked "Is this oreo?" he said yes so we proceeded to just eat it anyways. After tasting it we knew it wasn't oreo and was indeed chocolate but that was fine with us. As we were discussing among ourselves at the table a guy overheard (I believe he was the manager) and stepped in and told us that it was indeed chocolate and apologized. We told him it was fine but he insisted in offering to remake our oreo still which was not needed but much appreciated.Detail Food Review:[Bubble Waffles] - These little bubbles have a crispy exterior with a chewy soft interior. They offer about 7 different flavours: original, chocolate, cheesecake, strawberry, sesame, green tea and oreo. My personal favourite is the original.[Hainan Chicken Rice] - You get a choice of regular steam rice of yellow rice, which I recommend going with the yellow rice as its infused with the chicken fat and broth which gives it a much better flavour and aroma. They are pretty generous with the portion and the chicken was juicy and tender.My two friends got the noodle soups, which I love that they are very customizable. You can pick your protein and then select a broth range from chicken broth to spicy broth to laksa. They have about six different broth base to select from. Then you can select your noodles, egg noodles, rice noodles etc. I believe they have 4-5 different noodles to select.For drinks, we went with the HK milk teas and lemon tea both are really good choices.
Had the chicken noodle soup and milk tea for lunch! Great service and food!
Amazing food, I go at least once a week!
We tried the Oreo bubble waffle but actually it was quite vapid, I thought it suppose to be sweet waffle but not at all, may be lack of sugar or something. We also tried the laska with duck. The soup was a little bit spicy but taste good. It included the drink- Hong Kong style milk tea and I like the drink. The only thing i'm disappointed is the waffle
So delicious, we are coming back again soon! I can't wait to try more items from the menu.
April revised review - came here for the bubble waffles again and I am happy to find them much better. The fresh bubble waffles came out crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. All in all, I am happy with my visit this time. I hope they keep up with the quality of their food! Only downfall, green tea flavor was faint and sesame, I thought it would be flavoured but all it is, is sesame seeds added to the batter.Wanted to try the bubble waffles here for a while. I was really disappointed to find fresh made bubble waffles to be crispy on one side and soggy on the other side. Had to go home and reheat it. Once reheated, it was crispy outside, soft and chewy inside. However, I would hope a place named bubble waffle cafe to have their bubble waffles made right the first time. What's the point when you have to reheat it at home? I don't think because they're busy, they should sacrifice the quality of their food. Maybe I'll try it again some other time, hopefully I won't get disappointed again...
Me and my son love here. Sweet place with handsome boss
Best place to eat in Chinatown ?My Fav : Beef Noodles Soup (with Laksa base,Instant noodles,Fish Ball,No Chinese cabbage & add Parsley) comes with a drinks . You can add $2 for Fish Siu Mai or Bubble Waffle.. Highly recommended ?For more food pics & info FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: @sherly_brack
I absolutely loved their food and the staff was extremely kind and patient! The only thing wrong was their waffle cake. The flavors were a little lost and it looks different from the picture in their menu, but it still have a very nice peanut butter flavor and the waffle itself was good.