The table itself has a nice appearance. It is a little darker than the picture would make it appear. No cushioning on the chairs is to be expected, but it does limit some of the comfort when sitting on them for more than a few minutes.

I love the fold up and stow away design. The stools sit underneath the table which keeps them from taking up space. In addition, the leaf folds down the cut the depth of the table in half. Finally two nice drawers add a little extra storage space for utensils and other, similar tools.

The only reason I won't give this five stars is because of the unpleasant assembly. Attacking the table top to the base is extremely difficult because you have to line up four sets of holes without being able to tell if you are correct until you start screwing. It took me about 30 minutes of trial and error to do that one step.