Pub Tables Types and Styles

Find the perfect pub tables for your bar, restaurant or other business

A wide variety of pub tables types and styles are available today. Business owners use them for bar and pub customers, restaurant customers, coffee house customers--and even in employee lunch rooms. In general, tables classified as pub tables are round or oval and may have accompanying bar stools. Pub tables may also have four legs or a single, pedestal-style leg. Typically, pub tables are higher than standard dining tables, measuring about 35 to 42 inches high.

Amid tables with these classic characteristics, you'll find pub tables made from several materials. Which material you choose depends largely on the look you're going for, but do be sure to consider how easy (or difficult) the tables are to clean. Most commonly, you'll find:

1. Classic wood pub tables,
2. Modern pub tables made from metal,
3. And chic glass pub tables.

 

Choose classic wooden pub tables

Pub tables made from wood hearken back to earlier times and provide warmth to any setting. You can find wood pub tables in nearly any imaginable wood or finish, but dark oak and cherry finishes are most often seen. Wood pub tables can be sleek and un-ornamented or antique-looking with intricate carvings.
Try: Furniture Creations sells quality hardwood pub tables in a cherry finish. IvgStores sells a variety of wood pub tables and pub tables with accompanying chairs, in cherry, oak, pine and black finishes.

Choose modern metal pub tables

For a more modern look, pub tables are available in a variety of metals. Wrought iron tables are often found in outdoor settings, and they may be simple and streamlined or full of decorative ornamentation. Another commonly used metal is aluminum, which is quick and easy to clean. In addition, at restaurant supply stores, you'll often find metal pub table bases that may be combined with a variety of top finished like laminate, wood or marble.
Try: All Barstools sells a variety of metal pub tables; use the search features on the left-hand side of the website to narrow your search. Pub Supply offers metal pub table bases with laminate tops.

Go for glass pub tables

For the ultimate cosmopolitan look, choose pub tables made from glass. Most often, you'll find tables made from other materials (such as metal or wood) with glass tops. These are the sturdiest glass tables. You'll also find ultra-modern tables that are all glass except for a metal base.
Try: FurnitureNY.com sells clear glass pub tables with chrome bases. Furniture-Zoo.com offers glass and black metal pub tables.

 

• It's often easiest to buy pub tables that come with chairs or stools, but if you don't, it's a good idea to buy stools from the same manufacturer as the one that made the table. Even so, check the height of the stools carefully to be sure they'll work well with your pub tables.

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