The set arrived quickly and well packaged and looked just like the pictures.  The cushions were thick and comfortable.  The chairs are only metal on the back, arms, and legs of the chairs.  The seat base is comprised of three thick resin straps going across horizontal.  Fortunately, my husband was able to construct the table in less than an hour with the help of our son.  The only issue I found with the table is it appears to collect water.  Our table sits on our deck which is not covered and we went through a few days of rain in our area.  We went to move the table to another area of the deck and we noticed a large amount of brown water gushing from the edges of the table; ugh...it appeared to be rusted water.  I am not sure how well the table will hold up after a few years; rust is definitely a problem.