9 Piece Wicker Patio Dining Set for 8, 86.5 Inch Acacia Table with Umbrella Hole Cover and Eight Wood Arm Chairs

For most of the year there is no umbrella in it, so the hole collects rain, grit and whatever falls off a plate. Water runs through onto the floor below, the cut edge of the timber stays wet, and cutlery finds its way in about once a summer.

A hole cover is supplied in the box rather than sold as an accessory, and it sits flush so the top reads as one continuous surface. Drop it in when the umbrella comes down and the table is just a table again.

Umbrella up, umbrella down

A 2 in hole through the centre takes the common market pole, and the cover drops in when it comes out. The manufacturer's note is worth reading before you order. Neither the umbrella nor its base is included, and a base is what actually holds an umbrella upright.

Eight places, and room between them

Three chairs down each long side and one at each end of an 86.5 in top. That works out at roughly 28 in of table edge per side place, well past the 24 in a setting takes, and the 37.5 in width leaves a full strip down the middle for serving.

The arms are acacia

Each chair carries a shaped piece of timber along the top of a scrolled metal arm, which is the part your forearm meets after an afternoon in the sun. The arms sit 25.5 in from the ground under a 29.5 in tabletop, so the chairs push all the way in.

The top, close up

Natural acacia in slatted panels with a framed border. Splinter free, low maintenance and long lasting are the manufacturer's three words, which sits oddly beside their own instruction elsewhere to oil the wood regularly. Both are printed here rather than one being picked.

Supplied in the box, sitting flush so the top closes up when the umbrella is down.

By 37.5 in wide at 29.5 in high, rated to 330 lb and long enough for eight real places.

Shaped timber on a scrolled metal support, 25.5 in from the ground.

Published for each of the eight armchairs. The tabletop is rated at 330 lb.

A full height woven back on a 24 in deep chair, with a padded cushion on the seat.

Metal rather than timber, which keeps a seven foot table visually light on a patio.

Padded cushions with covers that come off and go in the wash.

Under a 29.5 in tabletop, with a 19.5 in by 18 in seat under the cushion.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

The hole is closed for the nine months it is not carrying a pole, which is most of its life.

Eight matching armchairs on a top long enough to give each one real elbow room.

Timber armrests rather than bare metal, which is the part you touch when everything has been in the sun.

Slim metal legs under a seven foot top, so a big table does not dominate the space it sits in.

What we stand behind

• Every measurement above, both weight capacities and the 2 in umbrella hole come from the product's own dimension drawing, and the included cover is named on their own photograph.
• This product's description calls the table square. Its own dimension drawing gives 86.5 in by 37.5 in, which is rectangular, and the photographs agree with the drawing. The measurements are used and the word square is not.
• Splinter free, low maintenance and long lasting are the manufacturer's words. The same listing asks that the wood is oiled regularly and that rain exposure is avoided. Both are printed rather than one being chosen quietly.
• The place setting figures are arithmetic from the published table length, not a manufacturer claim.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150. 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Is the hole cover really included?

Yes. It is named on the manufacturer's own umbrella photograph as part of the order. The umbrella and its base are separate purchases and are not included.

Is the table square?

No. The description says square, but the manufacturer's dimension drawing gives 86.5 in by 37.5 in and every photograph shows a long rectangle. Go by the measurements.

Are the armrests solid wood?

They are shaped acacia laid along a scrolled metal support on each arm. The rest of the chair is woven PE rattan over a metal frame.

What upkeep does the wood need?

The listing calls the acacia low maintenance in one paragraph and asks you to oil it regularly in another. Take the instruction. A coat of outdoor wood oil once or twice a season keeps the colour, and no oil is supplied.