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Quick answer: Chinese restaurants and banquet halls are loud: big round tables of 10, toasts, karaoke, and hard floors and ceilings. Ceiling panels or clouds over the dining floor and panels high on the walls cut the roar so each table can talk, while weddings and dinners still feel festive.
Key takeaways
- Round tables of 10 and toasts get loud.
- Ceiling panels over the dining floor.
- Still festive, just easier to talk.
Why banquets are loud
Ten people sit at each big round table, all talking across it. Add toasts, speeches and music, and the room fills fast. Hard floors and ceilings bounce every voice back.
Ceiling first
The ceiling is the biggest bare surface over the tables. Panels or clouds there soak up sound from the whole floor. Ceiling panels are always fixed mechanically. See ceiling panels.
Not sure what your room needs? Send us a photo on WhatsApp or request a free quote. We'll tell you how many panels, where they go and the price. See our restaurant acoustic panels and recent projects.
Walls
Panels high on the long walls catch sound bouncing across the hall. Keep them above head height so chairs and trolleys do not knock them. Keep them away from stage backdrops and kitchen doors.
Stage and speeches
Echo blurs the emcee's words and wedding speeches. Less echo makes them clearer from every table. The sound system also needs less volume.
Private rooms
VIP rooms with one big table and hard walls echo quickly. Two or three panels on the walls make a big difference. See restaurant acoustics.
Install and cost
We work Monday to Saturday in working hours; night and Sunday installs are possible with a surcharge, quoted case by case. Panels are from S$185 each supplied and installed. A large hall needs a count confirmed from photos. See restaurant cost.
Lazy Susan noise
Glass turntables and porcelain add a lot of clatter. A cloth under the turntable helps a little. The ceiling panels do most of the work.
Dinner-and-dance
On dinner-and-dance nights, music near the stage is meant to be loud. Treat the dining area away from the dance floor most. Guests at the tables can then still talk.
What we see on real jobs
Banquet halls are among the loudest rooms in Singapore. The ceiling is where to start.
Get a straight answer for your room
WhatsApp us (+65 8930 1905) a photo of your dining room, ideally taken during service, and tell us when it gets loudest. We'll come back with a ceiling-and-wall plan and a price. Ask us about installing outside opening hours.
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