We have been enthusiastic about this Sweet Tomatoes for years and even were boosters of the Field Kitchen phase of the restaurant, but since the reopening, the sound level makes having a meal there a lot less pleasant.  In the old version of the restaurant, the music was in the background.   Now it is loud and relentless.   Every song in the playlist has too-fast-a-beat for a relaxing meal.  There is never a contrasting mellow track.  It is as if the plan is to play uptempo music to get people to eat faster and vacate the tables.\n\nAlso, one of the machines (the ice machine? the yogurt maker?) makes a throbbing sound most of the time.   It is disagreeable to have to listen to the machine's beat on top of the beat of the loud music.\n\nI hate to give this restaurant anything but a solid 4 when the staff is so friendly and does a wonderful job, but the noise of the restaurant always leaves me with a feeling of disappointment.