Cafe Furniture

What types of cafe chairs are there?

1. Plastic Chairs:

This type of cafe outdoor seating is economically priced, hard-wearing, suitable for outdoors, lightweight for easy moving and can be quickly cleaned and wiped down.

Usually available in a selection of bright colours including red, green, pink and blue. Our cafe furniture is suitable for all commercial areas from schools, colleges staff canteens and hospitals.

2. Stacking Chairs:

Essential for any outdoor space where the furniture needs to carried indoors to store overnight. Usually, fairly light and made from plastic or metal in a variety of modern styles and shapes.

Make life easier and use a purpose-built trolley to wheel the chairs around.

3. Wood or Wooden Chairs:

Usually more expensive than the average funky cafe chair but has a warmer look and feel compared to plastic and metal. For use indoors only and usually not stackable a wood bistro chair looks great against a plainer interior.

4. Metal Chairs:

Long-lasting, suitable for outdoors and wipeable makes an aluminium or steel chair a practical choice for outdoor cafe seating areas. Compared to plastic or wood the designs can be more elaborate and refined.

Not suitable for very hot locations because the metal will heat up where plastic will not.

5. Recycled Plastic Chairs:

100% recycled plastic bistro chairs are still fairly new and only a few exist but the environmental impact must make them the first choice for anyone who only wants plastic cafe chairs and tables.

The recycled plastic is from domestic and commercial users and the only downside is the colour is limited to grey. The new Remind bistro style chair is made from 100% recycled plastic is stackable and wipeable.

6. Plywood Chairs:

This style of cafe furniture has been around for a while and is usually fairly plain in design. The seat is made from plywood which is then bent into shape and mounted to a chromed metal frame. The banquette seating cafe furniture can be then painted in a bright colour or veneered in oak, walnut or beech wood.

What types of cafe tables are there?

1. Folding Tables:

Folding tables have a hinged top that simply flips up for storage - allowing the tables to stacked together or easily moved. Folding cafe tables and chairs are an essential item for cafe or event spaces with temporary outdoor areas or anywhere where tables need to be brought inside every evening.

2. Stacking Tables:

As the name implies, these are tables with either 3 or 4 legs that can simply be placed one on top of the other and stacked to minimise storage space or make cleaning floors easier. They are also great for spaces where tables need to be covered up overnight or moved aside for winter storage.

3. Outdoor Tables:

Suitable for outdoor use all year round. They must be specifically designed to withstand water damage and seasonal temperature variations. To prolong the life of your outdoor furniture and keep outdoor tables and chairs looking their best for longer, always cover them or store them indoors if they’re not in use during the winter months.

4. Central Base Tables:

The base of the table is placed in the center of the table with a splayed leg supporting the top. Base sizes vary, depending on whether round or square, with square top bases having a larger footprint than round. For rectangular tables, a longer central base or two bases are used to support the top.

What shapes do cafe tables come in?

• Round Tops:

Round top tables look great and are most suitable for larger cafes or eating areas where they help to create an interesting layout and a conversation-friendly, bustling atmosphere. Round table tops are available up to 150cm in diameter, a size which will comfortably seat up to 6 people for dining.

• Square Tops:

Our most popular choice - the useful square table top is traditionally designed to fit 2 or 4 people but larger options are available that can seat up to 8 people with a 140cm by 140cm table top. Square tables can easily be pushed together to form a long dining table.

• Rectangle Tops:

These are long table tops designed to seat 4, 6 and 8 people - or more, as pairs of two people facing each other. Traditionally seen as a space saving way to seat large groups of people, rectangular tables can be placed together to create ‘L’ or ‘U’ shaped seating arrangements.

• Table Tops with Rounded Corners:

Rounded corner table tops are easier and safer to navigate around when space is tight, making them an essential cafe furniture item for areas with booth seating, or in busy public areas, schools or hospitals. Also consider curved and rounded table tops for cafes and breakout areas with visually impaired users.