The table and chairs are very pretty and comfortable, but the quality is not of the best. We have some more expensive cast aluminum garden furniture that is more heavy-duty and relatively flawless. There are nicks here and there on the chairs and the table has some splashes of what appears to be the extra paint on the sides of the top. It may be that I'll stop minding these flaws, but when something is new, one looks for perfection. The chairs are very comfortable to me, as I am small, but my husband refuses to sit in them! (As I said, we have others.)

As for assembly, my husband did most of it, using a ratchet, and he didn't seem to have too much trouble, although I did hear some mild cursing from time to time. I did most of the table assembly myself, and cut my index finger on the little wrench provided, so be careful.