Bubble Waffle Cafe

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.

Great place if you're looking for delicious and affordable lunch. It is surprisingly spacious with lots of tables inside. The combo to get the bubble waffle and tea with a main dish is the best option imo. Parking may be limited due to downtown + close to other good shops as well

This place is the best! The food is delicious and the bubble waffles are the greatest in Calgary. If your just stopping by well walking downtown the milk tea with a bubble waffle is the perfect snack. Also want to mention the staff is really friendly

HK milk tea was tasty. Chicken was tender and juicy. Only rice was a bit hard, which was not my type but overall I love it.

Quick lunch with a few buddies from work and all I can say, the amazing soup just hit you in the right spots. Ordered a Sichuan peppercorn soup with slices of chicken in rice noodle. Already an epic combo that makes anyone's mouth water... cooling it all down with HK lemon ice tea!!.. Perfect!

Lots of food choices whether it by noodle dishes in soup or fried or rice. Average pricing. Quick service. Flavourful drinks.

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

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.

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...

The quality of Hainanese Chicken and egg waffle getting worse than I visited years ago. During this visit, I had Hainanese noodles, no laksa soup avilable, all the things in the bowl are tasteless chicken and low quality nappa some of them are rot-like, it serves without hainanese sauces ginger, soy sauce, chilli, unless you ask for. The egg waffle isn't crispy at all, and it is the most oily egg waffle I ever had, there are always oil left on my fingers. If for such quality and service, it might be above priced. And it is not environmental friendly using disposable bowls and spoons even dine-in. Very disappointed and probably won't go again.