While the pieces are sturdy and what we expected, we are disappointed in the quality control of the packaging.  The hardware pieces were not packaged well and during shipping they scattered throughout the box, we were missing 5 washers, luckily we were able to find all the screws.  In addition, two of the holes were not threaded on the table so we couldn't secure the top properly.  Also, two of the chairs were missing screw threading in the seat.  So we couldn't fully screw and secure the seat to the back.  We will visit a hardware store to figure out a solution, while we can omit the table top - we cannot overlook the seating, it is a hazard.