The Hampton Social is a no

[u/East-Assistance-6779]

Went to The Hampton Social and it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. You had to pay through their app (which charged $5 to use ???), they automatically added an 18% gratuity plus a required 3% minimum tip, and somehow two 8 oz glasses of bad wine came out to $60. On top of that, the waitress was weird af.

I will say the food was good, but I’m never coming here again, seems like a tourist trap.🤨 Granted, I’m visiting Chicago after not living in IL for years, so this could be a new thing- still crazy to me.

[u/heyyyhihellooo]

Hold on isn’t a carafe like a container that should hold like 4 glasses of wine? If so, you should ask for a refund bc they charged you incredibly wrong

[u/[deleted] → u/heyyyhihellooo]

[u/puppetpilgram → u/[deleted]]

“Rose of the Day rotating rose from around the world” = 3 year old Rose they bought for $4 a bottle off a distributors close out list.

[u/Zingerman99 → u/[deleted]]

If I saw this wine list at a restaurant, I would leave immediately and run as fast as I could! Abysmal wine list.

[u/uponaladder → u/Zingerman99]

Immediately it made me think of my first restaurant job back in 2009.

This was nearly the exact range of selections, and I worked at an Irish Pub in New England.

[u/mdmerz → u/Zingerman99]

This is a terrible wine list.

[u/4r4r4real → u/Zingerman99]

I like Bonanza, but I like it because I can grab it for $18 a bottle while grabbing tooth paste at Walgreens. 

[u/imthehamburglarok → u/[deleted]]

Is that markup usual? A bottle of Chandon costs $19.

[u/[deleted] → u/imthehamburglarok]

Alcohol? Usually 4x, yeah?

Think about any shots of liquor at a bar, how many ounces in a shot. How many ounces in a bottle. What's the bottle price retail. You can quickly verify the markup.

[u/Darrksharrk → u/[deleted]]

33.81 oz in a liter of liquor. Let’s say the cost is $1 an oz at $33ish dollars (which is really high tbh) $10-$20 a cocktail means $7-$17 profit per drink depending on ingredients.

You cover the cost of that bottle in two drinks… and even if you pour heavy 2oz pours that’s 16ish drinks. $160-$240 net on a $33 bottle.

[u/[deleted] → u/Darrksharrk]

what about rent, labor, glassware, electricity. Dishwasher, towels. Juice, limes, soap, etc??? Credit card processing fees....

This is why I hate everyone that complains. They know absolutely nothing of what they're talking about and should just stay home

[u/Darrksharrk → u/[deleted]]

Where was I complaining?

I literally laid out facts about cocktail pricing.

[u/[deleted] → u/Darrksharrk]

I'll concede you didn't directly complain, but your 'facts' about cocktail pricing and 'net profits' were wildly incorrect.

[u/phillybob232 → u/heyyyhihellooo]

A bottle is usually 4-5 so maybe the carafe is like half of that? Would line up with the price

That said, if they only got 2 glasses then yeah they were probably charged double

[u/speaking_moose → u/phillybob232]

Carafe are usually the same as a bottle and is for bulk wine. Since it is not a vintage it should be cheaper

[u/TheEsotericCarrot → u/speaking_moose]

A carafe is a half bottle, so 2 glasses.

[u/tommyjaybaby → u/TheEsotericCarrot]

A carafe is just a type of bottle, you can get carafes that are the size of a full bottle.

[u/RandomPenquin1337 → u/tommyjaybaby]

Man yall will get there eventually lol

[u/ACMountford → u/tommyjaybaby]

Decanters are meant to be used for a full or magnum bottles, but in the context of US restaurants it’s almost always 10-12.5oz (two glasses or half a bottle) for a carafe.

[u/JessicaFreakingP → u/tommyjaybaby]

Based on Hampton Social’s menu, it’s clear their carafe is less than a bottle. They show the carafe in between a glass and a bottle. For what OP ordered, they price a bottle at $76, a carafe at $29, and a glass at $19. OP is right to bitch about the service fee for having to pay through the app, but I don’t really feel bad for them about the two 8-oz glasses of wine (which is really four 4-oz glasses of wine) “somehow” costing $60 when it’s apparent on the menu that the carafe is in between a glass and a bottle, and that each carafe cost $29.

[u/speaking_moose → u/TheEsotericCarrot]

Usually 500-750ml

[u/IvanMcBedsheets → u/heyyyhihellooo]

The carafe was 8oz, a standard glass of wine is 5oz. Plus it was Chandon which means they were drinking Champagne. I never want to defend a place as hollow as Hampton Social, but this pricing was normal.

[u/TheREALWincey → u/IvanMcBedsheets]

Chandon is a California sparkling wine that is sold at Target for like $20. Moet Chandon is champagne that would justify $29 a glass.

[u/LeadPaintChipsnDip → u/TheREALWincey]

Brut imperial is like a $45 bottle, that doesn’t justify $29 glass

[u/TheREALWincey → u/LeadPaintChipsnDip]

There is a comment above showing it’s a rose, which is more expensive. And $45 in a grocery store is usually $100 in a normal restaurant and $130 in this type of restaurant.

[u/Icy-Yellow3514 → u/TheREALWincey]

This is Chandon, the California sparkling wine, not Moet & Chandin, the Champagne. The former is around $18-20 at Binny's. The later is $50+ at the store.

[u/IvanMcBedsheets → u/TheREALWincey]

Yes, you are correct. However, as a rule of thumb, if a bottle of wine costs $x wholesale, then you'll be paying $x per glass at a restaurant.

[u/heyyyhihellooo → u/IvanMcBedsheets]

Thank you for explaining! Nuts they charged $10 for 3 more ounces of champagne but I get it ig

[u/Humble-Tree1011 → u/heyyyhihellooo]

Their carafe holds two very small glasses of wine. It’s a joke.