Why restaurant noise shouldn’t ruin your dining experience | The Canberra Times

On Saturday night at Aavjo, the new Indian restaurant in Deakin, we struck an almost perfect balance: carpet, dim lighting, soft music. But perhaps the music was too low; The environment was very quiet, so much so that I wondered if I was talking too loudly and disturbing the people around me. (Turns out my kids cringe every time I open my mouth, so they’re not a good barometer for whether I should keep my voice down).