As I had a lunch appointment, I could only join them at about 1:30pm.
Since I already had lunch prior to meeting them, I did not join them for the buffet when I reached.
I've dined at this restaurant quite frequently and know most of the staff there.
The manager came by our table and saw that I was not eating.
I told him I had eaten and was a little bit sick of buffet (I just had buffet a few days back).
After a while, he came by with a bowl of hot Chinese pork rib soup for me - gratis.
Apparently, he had misheard me. He heard as I was sick and so thought some warm soup would be good for me.
The restaurant he is working at serves only western food. He actually took the trouble to get the soup from the Chinese restaurant within the hotel.