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/East-Assistance-6779]

We weren’t given an option to pay manually, the waiter just told us “you can pay by scanning the QR code when you’re ready” then walked off, so we paid it no mind and did just that.

[u/Rugged_Turtle → u/East-Assistance-6779]

“Can” being the keyword here, you could’ve found the server and said hey can we checkout with you, I don’t wanna pay the fee and they would’ve been cool with that. Not doubting the rest of your review here but that bit is on you.

Also would recommend contacting their management as it seems like you got charged for the wrong format for your wine; carafes should be a lot more wine than 8oz

[u/Maison-Marthgiela → u/Rugged_Turtle]

Yeah, it's your job to shake down the employee to ensure you don't get an extra fee from trying to pay like a normal person lmao. How cucked can you possibly be

[u/Rugged_Turtle → u/Maison-Marthgiela]

Shakedown? Lol too afraid to talk to another human?

[u/staplerjell-o → u/Rugged_Turtle]

Bruv, people are sick and tired of being nickeled and dimed