Restaurant owners have a difficult ‘acoustic’ balancing act to perform, a restaurant should be neither too noisy, nor too quiet. In many cases acoustic treatment in a restaurant is an afterthought, or just not thought of at all. 

“Improve the sound quality in your restaurant, then you’ll improve the foot-fall and repeat custom” 

Restaurant acoustics need serious consideration. Diners in restaurants experience a more pleasurable and tastier meal in a room with a better acoustic ambience. Ambient noise plays a large part in a restaurant, if the noise is too loud this will inhibit diners ability to communicate with each other. The other way around if a restaurant is too quiet then it may lack that all important atmosphere.

A restaurant creates more noise than many other locations, with the clatter and clang of cutlery on porcelain, the scraping of chair legs on hard flooring surfaces, many groups of people conversing, coffee grinders, ice makers just to name a few. This creates something called the Lombard effect where everyone speaks louder to compensate creating a very unpleasant environment.

Will the customer return or recommend? 

At acuphon we supply a range of acoustic ceiling absorption products and acoustic wall absorption products specifically suited to ceiling and wall acoustic absorption designed for restaurants. Acuphon’s acoustic systems help create a balanced and sound environment. Acoustic wall art panels namely acusorb® Designer, acusorb® Designer   ceiling panels, Solace acoustic raft panels, suspended acoustic baffles and acusorb® diffuser panels.