I personally can not stand a restaurant where I have to shout at my dinner partner to be heard and where the server kneels at the table in order to rattle off the evening specials. A perfect example of this is the venerable Chinois in Venice, Ca. Recently, a new restaurant opened in my neighborhood, and all anyone is talking about is how loud it is. I consider this a huge turn-off and am reluctant to even try the new place. One evening at new restaurant inW.Hollywood left me with a headache, although the food was good. Anyone else turned off by the noise and have vowed to never return?