Cafe & Bistro Seating

Seating for canteens and breakout

Seating for staff cafes, canteens and breakout areas, including the Brayford and Charford high stools. These take heavier and less careful use than any office chair, and they need to be specified for that rather than for comfort alone.

Specify for cleaning first

Food and drink end up on this furniture. Wipeable surfaces and sealed seams last; fabric with an exposed seam collects everything and looks tired within a year.

It is worth accepting a slightly harder seat in exchange for a surface that still looks acceptable after eighteen months of lunches.

Match the height to the table

High stools need cafe or poseur height tables. Ordinary chairs need standard height. Mixing them is the most common error in this category and there is no fix after delivery.

Our bistro and cafe tables list the heights, or take the guesswork out entirely with the Cafe & Bistro Collection, where the pairs are already matched.

How long will people sit

A perch for ten minutes and a lunch break for forty are different requirements. If your canteen is where people actually eat, include some standard height seating with backs rather than filling the room with stools.

For a softer breakout feel, Harlestone stools and Studio soft seating are the alternatives.