How many times have you been to a restaurant and been put off your meal by all the noise? Well studies indicate that noisy restaurants can have a much wider impact on the enjoyment of your meal than simply not being able to hear your fellow diner across the table.

Unless the owners of busy restaurants think carefully about acoustics the chances are most will have a problem with excessive noise. The nature of restaurants with hard surfaces such as tables and flooring means owners need to think creatively about how to reduce the impact of noise even if it might be welcome where the occasion demands a bit of celebration.

The problem when mixing excessive noise with food however lies not only with the eardrums but also the taste buds according to studies. A University of Manchester study in 2012 discovered that found that food was more enjoyable when there was pleasant background noise.

This is perhaps not surprising but if the noise level hit 80 decibels and many restaurants regularly top 100 decibels, then the perception of flavours was dulled. This isn’t an ideal impression to leave guest with.

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