Flash Furniture HERCULES Series Black Ladder Back Metal Restaurant Chair - Black Vinyl Seat

Sturdy chair for my kitchen.

These chairs are great for my small dining room. I coated them white and upholstered with a different color vinyl right over the factory one. They look beautiful and are quite functional in the small space. They are welded together so there is nothing to loosen. You see these chairs in restaurants.

These chair replaced some Eames-style knock-off and Ikea wood chairs in our tiled dine-in kitchen which would frequently slide out from under our guests or were easily tipped over by my son. My main considerations were durability and a desire for heavier chairs. I was looking for hickory schoolhouse chairs, like I had previously seen at Pottery Barn or Lakeshore school supply; however, they were no longer available at the former and approximately $139 each at the latter.When I saw these for approximately $50/chair, I figured I could do much worse and was pleasantly surprised that the powder-coated steel frame is quite sturdy and they seem like they will last a long time, probably longer than the wooden ones I originally wanted. They are heavier but still easy to move around. Their center of gravity is lower than our Ikea chairs because of the steel frame. My wife thinks they look good.My chairs came with appropriate sized screws. The seat is not pre-drilled but I just measured the seat overlap at the front and sides (approximately 3 cm and 0.5 mm, respectively) and used an electric screwdriver drill to fasten them. The steel frame and welds are not perfectly uniform, so it is somewhat tricky. With reasonable care the seats attached just fine, I did 6 in about 2 hours. Even if you are a little bit off, I don't think anyone would notice that the seat is not perfectly centered.UPDATE 4/25/2017: after a few months the wood is still in good condition and wipes clean. The powder-coated metal has not scratched. In short, they are holding up well.UPDATE 5/2019: still going strong. My son spotted the same chairs in a local burger bar - if they can hold up in my house and a restaurant you know they are durable!

Really solid chairs. Zero wiggle -- so different from the wife's inherited dining set chairs.4 stars because one chair has a chip at the top of the backrest. Used car touch up paint to fix. This is from a shipping problem. The box came impacted on one side, and the chip lines up with the impacted area of the box.Really solid chairs, easy enough for me to fix the chip, and would buy again.

I ordered two chairs. Both were meticulously wrapped with care for shipping. The chairs arrived within a couple of days. The screws were included. There are not pre-drilled holes in the seats, but I feel like that adds to the sturdiness of the chair. It was super easy to attach the wooden seat part to the metal chairs and they were ready to go! Easy assembly! Awesome chairs! They are incredibly sturdy and also look beautiful and blend in well with wooden chairs I have. Excellent purchase! I highly recommend!

We ordered 30 of these chairs in December of 2022. We are halfway through 2023 and only received 6. We are waiting on the remaining 24 chairs to be shipped. The chairs themself are very well built, durable, and easy to assemble.

Sturdy chair, great quality , tiny bit smaller. Will buy more for restaurant..

The legs of these metal chairs do not level equally well on the floor.

Love the chairs. They match what I already have in the black metal and I need them for extra seating at my dining room table. My complaint would be in the shipping - I am a Prime member and expected delivery faster than the 15 days it took to get them. These chairs also came without the screws (8 of them) to attach the seat to the frame. However, the seller gave me a discount and all is good. I would purchase these chairs again.