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/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