Quick no frills joint and service. Better experience from this sit down than the madness in their Aberdeen food court location. Love the ability to customize the noodle soup and of course, the bubble waffles!
It seems like Bubble Waffle Cafe (BWC) locations are steadily increasing around metro Vancouver. This location is in South East Richmond inside Ironwood Plaza, so parking is a breeze. BWC is known for it’s customizable soup noodles along with being able to add $1 for the bubble waffle. We got here late in the evening as a second choice because Pho 10 nearby had already closed. Since it was so late, there weren’t too many patrons.
The interior of this place is clean and well lit. Everything is straight forward. You walk in, sit down, order from the sheet or call someone over. They're pretty attentive and quick, maybe because it was a slow night? One of the servers, a young guy, was very polite and helpful with the menu.
Pricing is affordable and quality of the food was good. I felt everything was great for the value. The hot chocolate was super sweet. The noodles are big portion. Three of us shared the laksa combo and dumplings combo, both with sides. It was actually too much for us.
Nothing bad to say about this place. Will return.
If you’re a fan of fish soup noodles, you will most likely know of the restaurant “Bubble Waffle Cafe”. It’s actually funny that they’re called Bubble Waffle Cafe because they don’t particularly specialize in it. As in.. they don’t have an abundance of flavours and the entire menu is not centered around it. In fact, it’s a side item you would get for $1 if you buy any of their entrees.
Food & pricing is good, the quality of service (or just basic mannerism) depends on who's working. The younger girl who doesn't speak English very well and who usually works at the front and seats people definitely lacks common sense & professionalism. She actually waved/"shoo-ed" us away with both her hands when we walked in without realizing their kitchen has closed.
It is located next to the Browns Socialhouse on Steveston Hwy. We came here a week after it opens for business. We arrived about 11:30am and got a table immediately. It got busier later. The menu is definitely larger than the locations in the food court. Nanzaro ordered the Fish Puff with Rice. It came in a hot plate. For this Teppanyaki Combo, one gets to choose either rice or egg noodle or Udon for the carbohydrate. The sauce option is either house sauce or Korean sauce. Nanzaro opted for rice with house sauce.
Been a fan of Bubble Waffle for many years, the problem with these franchises is that it really depends on the owner / staff and how passionate they are with the restaurant. I found a few locations that had the worse food or the worse service one of them is the one in aberdeen centre(Just a complete downhill experience). Meanwhile this location is on a whole another level. Amazing food, fresh delicious quite possibly one of the best bubble waffles in town. EVEN their COFFEE was freaking amazing. Thank you to girl that served it. I'll be back :)
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This review is for the Ironwood Mall location. In my opinion, it’s current Google rating is too low when I think back about the food quality and service experienced tonight. This location is a sit down restaurant type of place with 12 to 15 tables. We ordered the standard Hainanese Chicken with Rice and Hainanese Laksa Chicken with yellow noodles. Both dishes were really good - we thought the dishes were flavourful and came with decent portion sizes. For the $11.68 meal it also included an ice lemon tea that quenched our thirst. We paid the extra $1.50 add-on price for the standard bubble waffle - it arrived at our table hot and tasty. The girls working tonight were great - explaining the different offerings and combos available and towards the end of our meal there was a small line up out the door. This location met all of my expectations for fast friendly service, with good food, served with fresh ‘n Hot Bubble Waffles. They were so good we bought four Bubble Waffles. I would say out of the 3 or 4 Bubble Waffle Cafe locations we have visited this one so far is #1 on our list.
Somewhat salty and the soup noodle wasn't cooked thoroughly and the noodles were too tough to chew. Having said that, staff was actually friendly and asked how come we didn't touched the noodle and offered to re-cook. Most servers probably would not give any concern into why customer didn't touch a big portion of the food. The attitude earned them a 4 star.
Been wanting to try this location for a while now and finally got to do so. Everything we ordered was pretty good, not the best, but I've had worst. What we ordered was flavorful and tasted fresh. Service was fast and friendly, and the server was able to answer the questions we had. Price is also pretty good for the amount of food we got.
This is a sit-down restaurant unlike some of the other Bubble Waffles in the food courts. Also for those who have never been here, this is first, a soup place (such as Deer Garden Signature Restaurant) with other Taiwanese dishes. My favorite broth is the laksa. It's spicy and tangy with coconut milk. You have milk tea, bubble tea, etc. and of course the bubble waffles. They are thin, crispy and yummy with a hint of custard taste in the hollow centre. They come in assorted flavours such as green tea and different toppings.
I think this location is one of the better Bubble Waffle Cafe in Richmond, I've tried a few around Richmond only, never tried any outside of Richmond.
They seem to have tastier soups and give the right amount of meat/veg in the mix&match noodle. I really like their ice lemon tea, doesn't taste watered down like I have experienced in a different location.
Good value for food, good portions, tasty, and quick service.
Would recommend this Bubble Waffle location in Richmond!
Also, ff I remember correctly, they don't accept credit card, only cash or debit.
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