Side serve of noise leaves bad taste in diner mouths: study

Forget the flash fit-out and polished concrete floor – noisy cafes and restaurants actively turn off diners and their enjoyment of meals, according to an Adelaide acoustic study.

Desperate Melbourne restaurateurs choke on outdoor dining plan

A $100m plan to help Melbourne’s cafes and restaurants survive tough lockdown rules by boosting open-air dining has run into widespread industry criticism, with the city’s notoriously fickle weather cited as just one objection.

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Pandemic dining discount taken off UK tables

The British government is urging diners to keep going out to eat after the end of a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants.