Table itself is sturdy. We had a small chip in the top but because of the colour of the table it’s not too noticeable. Wayfair were brilliant though and offered me a replacement table or a 20 refund. You can fit 2 people in each side but the legs are quite wide and do take up a bit of the leg room (human leg room!) I would say 6 people at this table would be very tight indeed. Overall happy though!