We purchased this seating group because we were looking for sofa seating that we could lounge on, but we also wanted a table high enough to sit and have outdoor dinner parties and it works out great for that! It was fairly easy to put together (easy enough for one person) although it was very time consuming! The reason for only four stars, is that the cushions are not as comfortable as we'd hope for them to be but maybe they just have to be broken in a bit. Overall I would recommend this if you are looking to have outdoor sofas AND a dinner table in one!