Buying & planning · 5 min
The best cafe table is the one that passes five checks
Owners ask us for the best cafe table as if there were one, sitting on a shelf in the back, waiting for the right shop. There isn't.
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What a cafe table costs, and what you pay for
Prices, explained from the buyer's side of the counter. These articles break down what a cafe table costs by top, base and size, what freight adds, and where spending a little more saves you replacing it early.
Measure the counter first
Each figure you see is for the exact options you picked, and freight gets quoted later for your address. Since every table here is bought as two parts, the top and the base both move the total. The articles show where the money goes and how to plan a budget for a full room. Then price your own [tables](/furniture/tables) and [chairs](/furniture/chairs) option by option.
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Buying & planning · 6 min
When a bistro table set suits a shop, and when separate pieces do
Opening week is no time to be choosing glides. There is the oven to commission, the till to set up, the first order of flour and a sign that still isn't hung.
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Buying & planning · 6 min
Cafe table price, worked out part by part
You would never price a sandwich by looking at the bread.
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Shop plans
Save stools, chairs and tables with their options and counts, then copy the plan when the next shop or a refit comes round.