Cold and noisy pubs restaurants

Homestead62

The loud music is to create a 'hostile' environment so you will move on quickly. I rarely eat out now. Expensive food in a freezing restaurant does not appeal.

Same here.

The loud music is to create a 'hostile' environment so you will move on quickly. I rarely eat out now. Expensive food in a freezing restaurant does not appeal.

I always ask for music to be turned down if too loud and heating to be turned up if too cold. If it doesn't happen I leave and don't go back and often leave an honest review. I can sit at home and be warm, I'm not paying to sit elsewhere and be cold.

Haven’t felt cold either.

I would complain quite frankly.

Not all restaurants has music playing. In fact I can’t say that I have been recently to any restaurant where music is being played.

Yes I've noticed this and it seems to have got worse. I've got a medical condition which doesn't respond well to the cold and I have had to stop meeting a friend weekly as the only cafe is too cold for me. Such a shame as the proprietor is lovely and the food good. It is an old building and she said she is struggling to meet the cost of electricity.

I suppose they assume that if the music is loud enough you will not notice how cold it is.

I visited a local cafe just before Christmas and they were playing Christmas songs on a CD player - at full volume! They turned it down when asked but sneakily increased the sound when they thought we were not looking! Won't be going back there! It is the same in some shops too.

We had a meal out recently it was cold in the dining room and the meal soon went cold. Quite a few people complained but felt they wasted their time as the heating remained off. It’s not fair because the food and drink prices have risen considerably.
The restaurant doesn’t have a lot of staff even when they need to at Christmas.
The customer's are paying for their extra expenditure but getting poor service.
It’s a tough time for both pubs and restaurants but the paying public deserves better.

Washerwoman

I think a lot of cafes and restaurants have been struggling with rising costs and I have also felt uncomfortably chilly at times.Not conducive to returning!Only today a friend was telling me how an afternoon tea booked as a treat was spoilt by not being warm enough.
As for music.I ask nicely and politely if it can be turned down somewhat if it makes conversation difficult. And try to avoid sitting near a speaker.

Same here.

I live in a fenland village very rural but a few of our lovely old pubs are playing music louder than they should. Another my DH and I visited a few months ago replied to our request for their music to be turned down “otherpeople like it” and it wasn’t turned down so we left! There was only us in there!!!!

Not met this problem locally. We have eaten out at a number of pubs/restaurants recently, I have taken my coat off and not noticed the temperature of the room.

I haven't come across muzak either, only the occasional live performer. Is this an urban v rural issue? I live in a rural area.

I would definitely ask politely for the music to be turned right down and if it was really annoying I would ask for the "noise" to be turned off. Or alternatively I would ask for another table where this racket was not audible. As I am a singer and music is an important part in my life, I definitely do not need to hear endless music not to my taste, when I am out to lunch. For me it is at least eating in a work atmosphere, and worse cringing when it is appalling stuff and you can hear horrible cracks and hisses etc.After all I am paying for this, so that at the least we should be able to eat without any music. If they turn it down and try to be helpful I may come back but otherwise not only will I not return but would also warn all my musical friends to avoid it too!

We did ask for the music to be turned down a little and they happily agreed to but then 10 mins later up it went again! I wished I’d mentioned to them how cold we were. I felt guilty tho about the music and my friend had already informed them no toilet paper in all three of ladies toilets! I don’t think we will return there for lunch, another one off the list… food is excellent tho

I think a lot of cafes and restaurants have been struggling with rising costs and I have also felt uncomfortably chilly at times.Not conducive to returning!Only today a friend was telling me how an afternoon tea booked as a treat was spoilt by not being warm enough.
As for music.I ask nicely and politely if it can be turned down somewhat if it makes conversation difficult. And try to avoid sitting near a speaker.

I’d have had a quiet word and politely ask if the music could be turned down a little and mentioned the lack of heating, I’ve left a pub/restaurant before because when walking in it was too cold.

Yes the bar staff were all youngsters today the owner wasn’t there. Everyone in the pub was older so I’m sure I wasn’t alone not enjoying the trendy music.

Yes definitely. The young people who work as bar staff and waitresses etc like different music to me, its usually loud and not what I would choose to listen to. It really puts me off going back to venues if I have had that experience.