Walk into almost any popular restaurant on a Friday night and you'll notice something before you even see the menu: the noise ...

An acoustics professor, a food critic and an audio producer are staring at their devices in a Peruvian restaurant in downtown Washington. "What are you getting?" Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter ...

It was supposed to be a joyful family gathering. Last spring, Kim Powers-Brown took an overnight train from her home in eastern Washington state to join her relatives at a restaurant near Seattle.

Restaurant noise is a known nuisance. Zagat and Consumer Reports surveys have both named loud environments as the number one irritant for patrons. Many people choose their lunch or dinner destinations ...

Noise is the second most common complaint among restaurant-goers. From the clinking of cutlery to the relentless chatter, restaurants have become veritable sound factories, making it challenging for ...

Readers who have returned from a Saturday night dining experience hoarse and slightly deafened by the rising tide of sound within their local hotspot may be interested in a new app that uses ...

It's getting louder and louder at New York restaurants -- but city officials are only focusing on noise levels outside. Stefano Giovannini See more of our coverage in your search results. The NYC ...

Whatever else readers say in article comments, on social media or in their emails to me, two responses are far and away the most common when I write about restaurants. The first is a rejection of the ...