These chairs look really great and are fairly comfortable to sit in. We use them by a pool table and ping-pong table for general seating in our rec room.  They are very solid and  I expect they will hold up well. Per other comments, they may not work as well for sitting to eat at a counter, as the backs are a little straight and would probably be more comfortable to be more curved and leaned back a little bit. But they're great for up-and-down seating in our rec room. The height is good, with your feet fitting comfortably on the bar in front.  We have round little bar tables to go with these barstools, and they look and work great.