When the room is full, no one can hear a thing
Hard floors, large windows, bare ceilings: a restaurant dining room is designed to look good, rarely to be audible. Beyond a certain number of covers, diners raise their voices and cut the meal short.
A table that has to raise its voice to speak to each other stays less long, consumes less and does not come back. The acoustics of a room are a revenue item and are a guarantee of customer loyalty.
Three reasons to act
The guest experience
Noise is the second most cited cause of dissatisfaction in online restaurant reviews, after waiting time. It is also the easiest to fix.
Front-of-house teams
A service at 85 dB means a full day at the action threshold of French labour law, repeated six days a week.
Hygiene and fire safety
The polyester wadding we use is fire-rated, doesn't shed and can be cleaned. It is suitable for public-access buildings.
Avant, après, mesuré
90-cover dining room, polished concrete floor, glass roof on two sides. 9 clouds and 4 wall panels.
Before, after
Reverberation time according to the Sabine model. Results vary with volume, materials and use; validated on site by before / after measurement.
What French regulations require
- Restaurant dining room
- RT < 1 s
- Brasserie, lively room
- RT 0.6 to 0.9 s
- Café, tea room
- RT ≤ 0.8 s
- Target sound level during service
- ≤ 75 dB(A)
- Fire rating of the wadding
- Fire-rated, suitable for public-access buildings
Comparable
spaces
Every project starts with a measurement and ends with another.
Too much noise on the menu?
We measure outside service hours, install in half a day, and come back to measure once the room is in operation.
Request an acoustic survey