Flash Furniture Hercules Series X Back Metal Restaurant Chair, Modern Upholstered Armless Dining Chair for Restaurants and Kitchens, Black

Good solid, sturdy chair, just what I wanted!

Super sturdy but not too heavy! Finally some furniture of quality that is reasonably priced and delivered to my door. If you are replacing kitchen chairs every five years like I was, buy these and you won’t have to replace them ever again!

Chair not usable without the screws to attach seat. No success in getting the screws from company.

I needed a sturdy "task" chair and this fits the bill. I like the style of the chair and the fact that it is one solid piece and has no parts or joints to become loose or wobbly over time. I saw some complaints about scratches and scuffs upon delivery and was a little concerned but they must have improved their packaging for shipping. My chair was wrapped with a foam strip that was wound literally over every inch of the chair. The seat was also wrapped and then shrink wrapped to the inside of the chair back. There was also a sturdy cardboard piece between the vinyl seat and the frame for protection and this is where the four screws were taped in a heavy duty zipper type bag clearly labeled, "PARTS". My chair did not have one scratch. The wood seat which has a firm padding and a vinyl cover comes with the four screws to attach it to the chair frame. It was super easy "assembly" and it is nice to have a solid built chair. The seat seems to be the only thing that might ever have to be replaced or rather reupholstered. The back of the chair is not very high (the description states 32.2 inches tall) but there are others in this line that are taller so be sure to pay attention to the overall chair height if that makes a difference to you. I would recommend this chair to a friend and would buy it again!

I ordered four of these, to go with a formica table-top with pedestal (from the same manufacturer). These chairs were pretty easy to construct, consisting of only two pieces: frame and seat. I did use a power drill just to neatly get through the fabric (which covers the underside of the seats) and just barely enough to start the screw holes. With the chair frame placed upside-down (on top of my workbench) and with the seat cushion underneath (and facing with top downward), I pretty much eyeballed the alignment of the seat to the frame, before installing the screws. The screws went in pretty easily, felt like a pressed wood-particle product under there. That being the case, I was VERY careful not to over tighten the screws, as I did not want to risk stripping out the screw-holes. For this reason, I would advise using an old-fashioned philips-head manual screwdriver for these. The finished product seems very sturdy, though they are smaller-sized chairs than many people might expect (from the picture). They are well-proportioned, but on a smallish scale. Something to be aware of, is that the back slats of the chair are very sturdy, but very thin. So, looking at them close up, it is obvious they are metal. So they probably won't pass as a fine dining set for home use. However, they are a very compact, sturdy solution for a small space and fairly heavy usage, which is my situation! They have nice plastic glides pre-installed on the legs, also. So, I'm happy with these, and would buy them again for a dinette-type dining set. Definitely not a formal set, though.