Why this sidechair earns its place
There's a lot of side chairs on the market that go for "safe," and then there's the Frank. The curved back and blue seat pad against an oak-toned wood frame give it a retro edge that reads more mid-century lounge than stackable catering chair — the kind of thing that changes how a dining room feels without shouting about it. It's part of Bolero's Bespoke range, built specifically for venues that want a distinctive look without gambling on durability.
That's because underneath the styling, it's still built to earn its keep. The frame is solid wood, carefully selected for strength as well as looks, so it copes with the daily reality of covers going in and out, chairs being pulled back sharply and stacked or shuffled between services. At 850 × 430 × 500mm and 6kg, it's a proper full-size side chair rather than a lightweight occasional piece — sturdy enough to trust in a working restaurant, light enough for front-of-house staff to reset a room quickly.
The seat pad is where the practicality really shows. It's a padded faux-leather finish that gives guests the look and feel of genuine leather without the maintenance headache — wipe-clean, resistant to the daily spills and knocks of service, and finished to a fully CRIB5 fire-retardant contract grade. That last point matters more than it sounds: contract-grade fire retardancy is what venues need to specify for compliance in commercial spaces, and it's built in rather than an optional extra.
