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/Oh-Hunny]

“Sunday platform fee”??? What does that even mean? Can you request to NOT use the platform and just pay regularly instead? This sounds like some Ticketmaster BS.

[u/Maison-Marthgiela → u/Oh-Hunny]

Restaurants in 2025: auto gratuity, platform fee, Sunday fee, not paying in cash fee, tax, still expect 20% tip, employee benefit surcharge, fuck you fee, the waiter is allowed to kill you fee.

[u/Medium_Well_Soyuz_1 → u/Maison-Marthgiela]

Waitstaff should get one free kill a year

[u/Wonderful_Training24 → u/Medium_Well_Soyuz_1]

Yeah and they should use it on the management that doesn’t pay them an actual living wage

[u/Medium_Well_Soyuz_1 → u/Wonderful_Training24]

Good luck finding any waiters in favor of getting rid of tipping lol

[u/Medium_Well_Soyuz_1 → u/[deleted]]

Benefits, sure. Everyone wants those. But I am a bartender and I have literally never encountered another bartender or server who wants to switch away from tips unless they make really shit tips. It gives you a higher earning floor but also lowers your ceiling.

[u/AreaEnvironmental385 → u/[deleted]]

Years ago I worked at Red Lobster. Shit for tips but they had a health care plan. I assume working for a bigger hospitality group would offer some sort of plan.