Bubble Waffle Cafe (Harbour Centre)

Most authentic chicken rice I’ve had in Canada yet. Iced tea was Hong Kong style and perfect. Great portion size and value

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food court kiosk offers a good choice of quick food for the working people around the area.

I had the Hainan rice. It was not the best one I had, but for a quick lunch , it was adequate.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

I'll prefix by saying Bubble Waffle Cafe when it first opened at the Royal Center around 2016. It was amazing. I would go 2-3 times per week. Years later, they have expanded locations just about everywhere.

I haven't had BWC in a year or two, and I was in Harbour Centre area so I went in and got the Princess Chicken Rice (Hainanese Chicken) - and it was extremely disappointing.

1. I know the chicken comes cold - but parts of my chicken were still frozen still.
2. Parts that weren't frozen, it was dry, you can see the strings of the meat.
3. Chicken tasted old.. that old meat flavor was strong.
4. Rice was old. Clumped up together.

I ended up just eating the old rice and vegetables to fill me up .. but I'm left super unsatisfied and $14 out of pocket.

On a positive note, the front staff woman apologized and tried to rectify the situation. She gave me a new piece of chicken.. warmed up, but unfortunately, it was still bad chicken. I recognize she tried at least so thank you.

Maybe BWC still do great noodle soup items. But I'm just sad that they lost the quality and consistency.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Great service and yummy food. Hidden gem in the heart of Coal Harbour

The soup was so bland. The soup noodles was so watered down. Service was bad. I won't go back again. Honestly, serving tasteless soup will only hurt the business.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The soup was so bland. The soup noodles was so watered down. Service was bad. I won't go back again. Honestly, serving tasteless soup will only hurt the business.

I was quite surprised at the sheer portions my meal consisted of. Service was rather quick for an order at 11:45AM, it might be worthwhile to explore ordering online to get 10% off, although I couldn't adjust my pick up time.

Generally, I do not opt in for the Bubble Waffles but I am always willing to give a new place a try. I wish I can say it tasted as good as it looked, but perhaps the one I received was made quite awhile ago since it was not warm or crisp. The texture I got was akin to the ones you would get if you had ordered delivery.

For an extra 50 cents, I was able to get a large iced lemon tea, and they were able to accommodate special requests (i.e., less ice and sugar). Strong tea flavor and it definitely hits the spot and quenches your thirst.

The rice was a standard portion but it tasted old, it was dry and although it was seasoned rice, I would've preferred oily rice instead (think Hainanese Chicken Rice like the ones offered at the Bubble Waffle in International Food Fair). I literally could not finish the rice, and was only able to eat half.

The cucumber was rather dry but the greens was great, very lightly seasoned (probably boiled) and is a perfect balance for the incredibly crispy, reasonably seasoned and juicy Chicken Steaks. To be honest, I had only expected to receive 1 Chicken Steak but was surprised to see just how much Chicken I got.

I am unsure why I received some of their chicken broth, but it was a nice addition to such a gloomy Vancouver afternoon. It hit the spot and was quite clean and pure tasting.

I will likely be back to try other areas of their menus, like their Salty Peppery Chicken, but will probably opt out of the Bubble Waffles next time.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Taiwanese Salty Chicken Nuggets Rice

Bubble waffles are really delicious ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bubble Waffle

They don't respect their opening hours. Such a shame

Nancy was very helpful first time here . The chicken nuggets were delicious and nice hot . Service was excellent.

The drinks were cold but the bubble waffle was hard and tough to chew. Not worth it.

Great bubble Waffle. Staff are amazing and helpful. Appreciate the welcoming atmosphere of the restaurant

Fair pricing.... you get a drink with your meal.

They we’re extremely nice, and was happy with their service, plus the food is really good

Good food for a good price.