Just bought a house (c. 1914) and bought this table for use as a temporary table before we renovate the kitchen in the next 6 months. It's very well built and the surface is durable and easily cleanable. It is real wood (some reviews say it isn't - it's rubber wood) and was simple to assemble (comes with all hardware and allen wrench, just need a phillips screwdriver). My husband has a broken foot and I did the assembly in about 15 minutes myself. Great price for a good quality, heavy table. We will most likely use the table in the basement as a true pub table once we renovate and finish it with a full bar/media room. I'd post a photo of it but the current kitchen is so hideous I don't want that to take away the niceness of the table!