We've been using these for a few weeks now and love them. The back is low but most people are leaning forward when sitting at the island to eat. The height is great too, especially for kids. Most stools I found were 24" high but these being 26" high has helped my youngest to reach the island perfectly. We have a tile floors so we put black caps on the bottom of the legs as it sounded like it was scratching the floor when you pulled them in or out (no scratches were left, just a noise I didn't want to hear constantly).