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Best garden table

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one name from these amazon.co.uk listings, and the list mixes a 48 cm glass side table with a 180 cm trestle. The best garden table here is a score, not a laboratory winner. On the [garden table comparison](/hub/garden-furniture/garden-table) the Amazon Basics 4-foot folding table leads at 96, about £27.99, with 4.7 from 1,367 reviews. It is the top pick. One listing does not carry both cards, so the best value card sits on the next qualifying price. Peter F. scored the star lines on 22 October 2026. This is not a laboratory test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one name from these amazon.co.uk listings, and the list mixes a 48 cm glass side table with a 180 cm trestle. The best garden table here is a score, not a laboratory winner.

Our top picks

Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 4-foot folding table

Best overall

Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 4-foot folding table
9.6/10about £27.99
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PHI VILLA PHI VILLA glass side table

Rank 2

PHI VILLA PHI VILLA glass side table
9.4/10about £31.99
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Harbour Housewares Harbour Housewares 120 cm trestle

Best value

Harbour Housewares Harbour Housewares 120 cm trestle
9.4/10about £29.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What the score is allowed to mean
  2. 2.The side table with the large review sample
  3. 3.The trestles, including the shared reviews
  4. 4.Who should skip the bar table and the coffee table

What the score is allowed to mean

The score is the star rating out of five, times 70, plus a review-count term capped at 30. Amazon Basics reaches 96, stored as 9.6, from 4.7 and 1,367 reviews. That does not tell you whether you need a side table. The listed top is HDPE, 121.4 x 60.7 cm, at 86.1 cm. The bullets say it folds in half. A technical row says it is not foldable, and the height rows disagree between four positions and three. No maximum load is printed. It is the top pick near 86 cm if you will check the lock. The best value card is the Harbour 120 cm trestle, because one listing does not carry both cards. The height check is on the garden table buying guide.

The side table with the large review sample

PHI VILLA is 46 x 46 x 48 cm, 3.5 kg, about £31.99, tempered glass, 4.6 from 2,109 reviews, score 94. You unfold it. Thickness and a stated load are absent. UK reviews mention scratches, and one reports rim rust after rain, against a bullet that says the coat will not rust. Buy it for one chair at 48 cm, and stop if the glass is chipped. The glass garden table page stays with that top. Taylor & Brown is about 50 cm, about £24.99, six LEDs, 4.5 from 30 reviews, score 78. It misses the 50-review line, and no IP rating is printed.
Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 4-foot folding table

Testsieger

Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 4-foot folding table
9.6/10about £27.99
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The trestles, including the shared reviews

Harbour’s 120 cm trestle is about £29.99, 4.6 from 860 reviews, score 94, with three heights from 50 cm to 73.5 cm and a stated load of 110 kg. A UK review describes a bent hinge that would not lock. The white 180 cm Harbour is about £32.99 and 14 kg, score 93, with a bullet of 180 x 74 cm at about 73 cm. The black 180 cm is about £35.99 and 11.3 kg. Both print 4.5 from 1,797 and the same sentences: a leg that caved, a catch that failed, and a table that opened while it was carried. Conflicting size rows remain on both 180 cm files. Length against the small tables is on side table or trestle.

Who should skip the bar table and the coffee table

Byliable is 70 x 70 x 110 cm, about £51.99, stated load 100 kg, 4.7 from 286 reviews, score 90. The height is for standing drinks, so skip it for dining chairs. Helios & Hestia is about £49.99, 4.1 from 46 reviews, score 74, and it does not fold. The bullet height is about 38 cm, stated load 55 lb, and the size rows disagree. None of the eight has a parasol hole.

Common questions

Which listing has the highest score, and what is that score made of?
Amazon Basics scores 96, stored as 9.6, from 4.7 and 1,367 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is not a laboratory test and not a BS EN 581 result. The same listing is the cheapest at 4.3 or above with at least 50 reviews. The best value card is the Harbour 120 cm trestle, because one listing does not carry both cards. The height is about 86 cm, so the score is not a side-table result.
Why is the cheapest table not the best-value pick?
Taylor & Brown is about £24.99, less than Amazon Basics at about £27.99, with 4.5 from 30 reviews. The best value rule asks for 4.3 or above and at least 50 reviews, so 30 reviews leave it outside. The score is 78. The lower price is real. The card stays off that listing.
Who should buy the glass side table instead of the score leader?
Buy PHI VILLA if you need about 48 cm beside one seat, not an 86 cm utility top. It is about £31.99, tempered glass, 4.6 from 2,109 reviews, score 94. You unfold it. Skip it if you need a stated load, a dining height, or a top already marked with scratches and, in one review, rim rust after rain.
Who should buy a 180 cm trestle?
Buy a 180 cm Harbour trestle for a long temporary top near 73 cm, and seat the lock before anyone leans. The white listing is about £32.99 and 14 kg. The black listing is about £35.99 and 11.3 kg. Both state 110 kg and both print 4.5 from 1,797 with the same review sentences. Skip them for a balcony drink table.
Can two products share one review count?
In this capture, yes. The white and black Harbour 180 cm files both print 4.5 from 1,797 and the same review sentences. They are different ASINs, prices and weights. Do not add the counts. Read the shared complaints, including a leg that caved and a table that opened while it was carried, as one body of text.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison, last checked on 22 October 2026. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines saved for this set. There is no laboratory test.

  1. General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. OPSS notice 0111/25 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. BS EN 581-3:2026 outdoor tables (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. General product safety regulations, Northern Ireland (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. FIRA table testing (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Which? garden furniture (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. ManoMano UK garden table buying guide (retrieved 22 October 2026)