Noisy restaurants leave a bad taste for diners, researchers recommend quiet spaces – ABC News

Polished concrete and hard surfaces may be all the rage for today’s cafes and restaurants but, according to Flinders University researchers, the accompanying noise levels are reducing people’s enjoyment of food.
Key points:

• Restaurant and traffic noise are negatively affecting food enjoyment
• Older diners and females are affected more by unsavoury restaurant noise
• Researchers suggest the use different dining sections for noise-sensitive people

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