Noisy eaters are driving away customers, with a low tolerance among Brits to put up with a loud restaurant. More than a third of people told a recent survey that they encounter venues that are too ...

Saturday night, 8 p.m., bustling downtown Bethesda. My partner and I, self-appointed members of the noise police, are patrolling the bar at the hot new French bistro, Mon Ami Gabi. "What did you ...