Bolero Bentwood Chair Oak & Rattan with Metal Cross Back (Pack of 2)

These Bolero bentwood side chairs pair a lacquered oak frame with a metal cross backrest and a treated rattan seat. The bentwood construction produces the gently curved profile that has been a fixture in café and restaurant settings for well over a century — practical in origin, and still well suited to informal dining environments where character and comfort matter in equal measure. They are sold in pairs, which suits operators building seating capacity gradually or replacing individual chairs within an existing scheme.

In a working front-of-house environment the rattan seat holds up well under regular daily use, though it benefits from prompt attention to spills rather than allowing moisture to sit. The lacquered oak frame resists the routine knocks and scrapes of a busy dining room, and the metal cross backrest adds structural integrity while keeping the overall weight low enough for staff to reposition quickly during room resets.

• Lightweight construction allows easy repositioning between covers
• Compact footprint suits tighter table spacing in smaller dining rooms
• Lacquered oak frame wipes down quickly between services
• Metal cross backrest adds rigidity without adding bulk
• Sold in pairs for flexible, incremental purchasing

These chairs are best suited to lower-turnover environments — cafés, bistros, wine bars and casual restaurants — where a considered aesthetic matters and daily cover volumes are moderate. In high-turnover operations with very frequent daily sittings, a fully upholstered or all-metal chair may offer greater long-term durability.

If you are furnishing a larger space or mixing seating styles across a room, we are happy to talk through what tends to work well in practice — worth a conversation before you commit to quantities.