This set is nice looking and easy to put together. It's also comfortable, but I had gotten cushions to put on the seats. I find that they are actually more comfortable without the cushions. Others have mentioned that you need to follow the instructions to not tighten the bolts for the back and legs of the chairs until you have the arms on. I would suggest to do no more than finger tighten the bolts. Don't even begin to use the spanner until you have the arms on. I also suggest using a good socket wrench set instead of the spanner that comes with it or any spanner for that matter. Goes together much faster with a socket wrench. Watch when tightening the bolts on the ring on the table. If you over tighten them it will deform the ring. Lastly, while I don't want to criticize the way the pieces were packed, because they were packed very well indeed, I would suggest planning extra time to unpack them. Each piece is in bubble wrap, then the pieces are taped together and taped to the foam inserts and taped to the inside of the box as well. The box itself is taped and stapled shut. It took me an hour to get everything unpacked. But it would have taken quite the catastrophe to damage the set.