Conversation Friendly Restaurants

Colorful’s Picks for Great Conversation

Our Recommendations

One of the most challenging aspects of living with hearing loss is understanding speech in background noise. With TV’s blaring, music playing, kitchen noise, and the buzz of patronage, restaurants challenge even normal hearing people. What a paradox to see two people at dinner ignoring each other, while they tune into their smart phones. The power is in the present.

A very effective strategy for communicating in background noise is to reduce the noise in the environment. We offer the following recommendations of local restaurants in the DFW and Denton area. These restaurants offer great food in an environment where you can actually enjoy the conversation too.

The noise level of each restaurant on this page has been measured during a busy time of day and found to be within acceptable levels for good speech communication. Go, eat, and enjoy!

At Colorful Hearing, we want to equip you to hear with ease and enjoy life. When programmed properly, hearing aids have directionality to provide every advantage in noisy places. If you are struggling to hear in background noise, give us a call for an evaluation. 940-387-3330

Dr. Taylor’s Top 10 Listening Tips

1. Seize the moment
2. Look away from the TV, cell phone, tablet, laptop & other digital media
3. Extend the honor of your focus
4. Get curious
5. Turn your body toward the speaker
6. Observe nonverbal cues
7. Check the tone of your voice
8. Integrate what is said and what is not said
9. Let the speaker know you are focused in the present
10. Respond to the message, not what you are planning to say next