I bought this for our office's kitchen/copy room. It looks even better than I expected! I didn't have any trouble putting it together using only the items included in the packages. Once the table was completed (easy peasy) I put the flat Styrofoam piece that had been packed in with the table on the table top and used that as my workspace to assemble the stools. In full disclosure, the stools are slightly off balance but I suspect that with a bit of use that will straighten itself out. Overall, everyone in the office is pleased with this purchase.

Decent set. Stool screws have to be tightened bc they start to get wobbly.. Good for the price I guess..

I have really been enjoying my new kitchen table. I do not have a desk and now have a good area to sit on my laptop and study, as well of course as eat a meal without sitting on the couch. The table looks just like how it does the in the perfect, and has a beautiful finish to it. I had no difficult assembling the table itself but had a little trouble with the barstools and had to get an extra set of hands. I am very surprised at how sturdy the stools are. My son keeps misusing them and standing on the bottom pieces and so far nothing has been damaged. I highly recommend this table to anyone who has a tight fit in their kitchen or just doesn't need a giant dining table.

just what i needed. fits in the space I have. right height. a nice color. would recommend it to others

This is a beautiful dining set. Definitely looks much more expensive then $186. Looks & feels like same quality that you would find at Target, similar Table was double the price. Easy to assemble. ONLY NEGATIVE is the stools wobble, and one leg on each seems to be uneven. We fixed it by sticking a felt pad under the one leg and works fine. I can't complain with that for the price.

...but be prepared to adjust things a bit.First off, the table and chairs come boxed separately. The boxes took a beating from one coast to the other, but the pieces were wrapped well and not a scratch was on them. I didn't personally consider the boxes heavy, but if you lived on the fifth floor or higher you might be breathing heavily at the top.The table was a snap to assemble, just an Allen wrench, 10 minutes tops. Everything was perfectly level, quite sturdy. Legs and frame are very solid; top is solid "something". Not MDF or anything, just a softer wood. I think it'll take a beating, finish was quite nice and it's well worth the price in my opinion.The chairs are good too (Allen only as well) but they take a lot longer to put together and a few of the many dowels involved where much thicker than they should have been. Nothing that course sandpaper and a TV show to distract couldn't fix, the dowels are hidden so there isn't anything visible, but it could have been one chair down if I hadn't been willing. About an hour and a half total with maybe 45 minutes fiddling around sanding and trying too often when I still knew it wasn't enough.End result: I really like both the table and chairs. The height is perfect for standing or sitting (very nice for social use in a small kitchen); very comfy for three and fine for four if you don't have much else on the table. Stools are surprisingly comfy. The two levels of supports are structural, but work well for different leg lengths as well. All in all, quite content, and it wasn't much more than the MDF crap you can find everywhere and which falls apart so easily.

I am 55 and lived with do-it-yourself furniture all my life, from pine boards on cement blocks to a variety of pressboard laminated veneer pieces from Wal-Mart and Ikea. This is the real deal, real wood throughout even though I can see the mitred finger joints where the wood is joined together to make the tabletop. It went together very nicely, very solid once the hex head screws were snugged up tight. I love the pub height since I am not a sit down at dinner kind of diner, more like "Let's eat! And see what game is on TV" kind of guy. The table I was concerned about since there are no lower rails to stabilize the piece, but once I had the double screws set on each leg it turned out to be completely square and solid - no wobble for weak or uneven legs. The stools are easy to slip on and off (I'm 6'0") This looks like it could survive a long time and still be serviceable.There are no furniture glides included for any of the legs, so I will add some from Lowe's, adjustable for the stools to take out a slight wobble on one of two.For the slight price premium I am glad for once I did not "cheap out" and buy yet another disposable MDF piece of junk that won't take abuse.

The table and chairs are made of a nice, solid wood and are sturdy. Construction was a snap with the supplied allen wrench -- no need for external tools. Extra screws and washers are also provided. Matching wooden caps fit neatly over the chair screws, which is both visually appealing and prevents chafing. The chairs fit neatly underneath the table. My only complaint would be the small circular discoloration, about two inches in diameter, near the edge of the table that appears to have been caused by an uneven application of lacquer. It's not that noticeable and certainly not worth the effort of boxing everything back up into a return shipment. Otherwise a great product for the price.

This is a solid, heavy table with very pretty reddish brown wood. Stools aren't the most attractive addition to it, but the price isn't bad. If you are willing to spend slightly more money I would probably pair the table with some taller wood chairs. Overall, no complaints though. i think it will be a nice addition to my small apartment.

This was easy to put together and was made out of great material. It was a big more 'reddish' color. Had to sand down and restain : ( but great table and stools!