Enjoying your time eating out at a restaurant means more than eating delicious food. Your surroundings impact how much you are engaged in the meal. Here are aspects of the environment that enhance your total dining experience.  

3 Parts of a Restaurant Environment That Increase Your Meal Enjoyment  

1. Music

Restaurants offer music to complement their decor and theme, which helps to set the right atmosphere. Classical music or soft, slow tunes in an elegant setting create a romantic mood for an intimate dining experience or for a calm end to a hectic day. Restaurants that feature lively New Orleans-style jazz music and Zydeco bands put diners in a lively and friendly mood for enjoying Creole or Cajun food.

2. Lighting

A restaurant's lighting can enhance your dining experience. The brightness, fixture style, and colors should blend with the theme. Soft lights help create a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, making you feel cozy. The lighting should be bright enough for you to see your food well and for you and the wait staff to move around the restaurant safely.

3. Cheerful Personnel

A friendly and well-trained wait staff helps set a mood that supports your full enjoyment of the meal. When the restaurant service team is attentive and pleasant, they contribute to an atmosphere that makes you more sociable. Smiling employees can help you feel welcome and comfortable after a trying day, which encourages you to linger over your meal and beverages. Good service leads you to spend more time enjoying the company of your dining companions and the whole restaurant experience.  

For a dining experience that takes all of your senses into consideration, enjoy a meal at Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill. This restaurant offers seafood with a Cajun flare to hungry patrons throughout Creve Coeur, MO. Their friendly and attentive staff and live music on Mondays add to the pleasant atmosphere. They also have locations in St. Peters and Edwardsville, IL. To view their menu of southern cuisine, visit the website. Call (314) 878-3306 to ask questions.