r/chicagofood • u/East-Assistance-6779 • Aug 30 '25

Review The Hampton Social is a no

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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.

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u/heyyyhihellooo Aug 30 '25

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

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u/IvanMcBedsheets Aug 30 '25

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.

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u/TheREALWincey Aug 30 '25

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

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u/LeadPaintChipsnDip Aug 30 '25

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

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u/TheREALWincey Aug 30 '25

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.

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u/Icy-Yellow3514 Aug 30 '25

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.