Our family of four (including a two year old and a four year old) loves this table! It fits perfectly in our kitchen, and the kids are comfortable on the bench, as are mom and dad. 
This is a much improved seating arrangement from our last. We feel that the kids are safer on the bench. We used to worry that they would tip over the chairs from our previous set.
My husband put this together in a few hours. He needed a drill to speed things along, but otherwise had no issues.