Yes it's small and yes it can get a bit noisy and if you are looking for quiet then you should probably stay home and make yourself some food. I love this quaint little restaurant and the food is always amazing and the French press coffee is a nice touch and adds to the atmosphere. I have never had any issues with service and I think a lot of people expect to much from people just trying to do a job and serve you great food, they think just because they bought food from them they can treat them badly and not have them respond, I wish I could go to some people's work and treat them as badly as they treat their servers.