The best rattan garden furniture sets, compared.
Top pick: EVRE Marylin 9-seater, mountain grey Best value: rattanstar L-shape, brown and white – An L-shape at about £199.99. The other two colours share the geometry and the 73-review text. Updated October 2026.
Rattan garden furniture on a UK patio is a polyethylene weave on a metal frame, sold as a whole set. You buy it when you want seats and a table together, rather than a cover or a mesh chair. A suitable set has one job: a compact conversation group, an L-shaped lounge, a two-chair rocking pair, or a dining-height corner. Seat-count headlines are the seller's count. Check the frame twice. If one line says aluminium and another says steel, rust resistance is not settled. Powder-coated steel can rust at chips. Aluminium does not. Polyethylene, sometimes called resin wicker, is the outdoor weave. Natural cane belongs in a conservatory. The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 are the baseline. Measure the patio, the gate and the hallway. If inch and centimetre lines disagree, keep both. Cushions should come off, and a bring-indoors note overrides a waterproof tick. Glass should be tempered, and you do not sit on it. The order of those checks is in the [rattan garden furniture buying guide](/hub/garden-furniture/rattan-garden-furniture/sub/rattan-garden-furniture-buying-guide).
Rattan garden furniture on a UK patio is a polyethylene weave on a metal frame, sold as a whole set. You buy it when you want seats and a table together, rather than a cover or a mesh chair.
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The EVRE Marylin set is a corner sofa, a tempered-glass dining table and three stools at £599.99, with 4.5 from 58 amazon.co.uk reviews and a stated weight of 83 kg. The bullets say a powder-coated steel frame and a reinforced PE weave. The material field says polyurethane, which the listing does not explain, so the weave claim in the bullets is the one to plan around. Seat cushions are about 8 cm and backs about 12 cm, and the seller tells you to store them in heavy weather. The “up to 9” line is that sofa, the table and three stools, not nine measured chairs, and the item line of 175 × 70 × 71 cm is not the full corner footprint. Reviews praise the finished set and also say screw bags were not labelled and that some holes needed manipulation, usually with two people. A support figure of up to 400 kg is the seller’s claim, not a BS EN 581 result. Choose it when the corner has to be dining height, and skip it for a balcony or a low coffee table.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A patio corner where you eat outside and can assemble a steel dining set with two people.
Less suitable: A balcony, a coffee-height lounge, or anyone who needs a printed full footprint and a fire label.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the table a coffee table?
The bullets call it a tempered-glass dining table. They do not describe a rising top.
What is the frame?
Bullets say a powder-coated steel frame and a reinforced PE weave. The material field says polyurethane, which the listing does not explain.
What do the 58 reviews repeat?
Buyers praise the finished set and the price. More than one says the screw bags were not labelled, and some holes needed manipulation. Assembly often took two people.
The EVRE Madrid set is a loveseat, two chairs and a glass coffee table at £129.99, with 4.4 from 2,526 amazon.co.uk reviews. The bullets name a powder-coated steel frame and a PE weave, and the item line of 106 × 56 × 82 cm at 29.8 kg is not the footprint of the assembled group. Cushion covers are called removable and shower-resistant, while a specification field says waterproof, so the foam is not a winter store. In the first 50 UK reviews, holes that do not line up and slow screws come up more often than rust. Some buyers finished the build alone; others wanted a second person for the chairs. It is the top pick here because that star line sits on the largest UK sample and the frame metal is stated once, though the glass thickness is not printed and the build is the part reviewers argue about.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small patio where you want a conversation set, can accept a steel frame, and have a second person for the chairs if the holes fight you.
Less suitable: You need an L-shape, a dining-height table, or a glass thickness printed on the listing.
Specifications
Common questions
What frame does the listing specify?
The bullets say a powder-coated steel frame with PE rattan. The material field says polyethylene. Aluminium is not claimed.
Are the cushion covers removable?
Yes. The bullets call the covers removable and shower-resistant. The specification field says waterproof, which is a stronger word than the bullets.
What do UK reviews repeat about assembly?
In the first 50 UK reviews, holes that do not line up and slow screws are the repeated complaints. Some buyers finished it alone; others wanted a second person for the chairs.
The ATR set is two PE rattan rocking chairs and one table at £293.55, model 17107SNTBE-A, listed at 84 × 72 × 89 cm and 28 kg. The star line is 4.4 from 86 amazon.co.uk reviews. The table top is 5 mm tempered glass, which is the only thickness printed in this comparison. The frame is powder-coated metal, and the material field says metal, so the alloy is not named. Comfort is the main praise in the UK notes. Repeated faults are a back cushion smaller than its pair, screws that would not catch, and a heavy unassembled delivery. The three-piece title counts the table, so this is two seats. It suits a couple who want a rocking pair, and it is the wrong row if you need four people at a table or a frame you can call aluminium or steel.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two of you on a patio who want rocking chairs and a small glass table, and who can lift an unassembled 28 kg delivery.
Less suitable: A meal for four, an L-shape, or a buyer who will only order once the listing names aluminium or steel.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a three-seat sofa?
No. The set is two rocking chairs and one table. The 3-piece name counts the table.
Does the listing name aluminium or steel?
It says a powder-coated metal frame and a material field of metal. It does not say which alloy.
What went wrong in UK reviews?
Comfort is the main praise. Repeated faults are a back cushion smaller than its pair, screws that would not catch, and a heavy unassembled delivery.
This rattanstar L-shape in brown and white is £199.99 for a 3-seater, an ottoman and a tempered-glass coffee table, with the item line at 176 × 126 × 71.1 cm and a stated weight of 28 kg. The bullets call the frame rust-proof aluminium, while the material field is garbled and includes rust-proof steel, so rust resistance is not settled. The file shows 4.3 from 73 reviews, and the same UK review bodies appear on the black/grey and brown/grey files, so this is one sample of 73. Buyers praise comfort and also say the back cushions look fuller in the photos than they feel, and that some seat cushions stay flat. The bullets tell you to bring the cushions indoors on rainy or snowy days even though a waterproof field is set to true. At this price it is the best value here for an L-shaped lounge, if you accept the frame conflict and leave the screws loose until the frame is aligned.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want an L-shape lounge under £200 in brown rattan with white cushions, and you will read both frame lines before you order.
Less suitable: You need the metal named once, a dining-height table, or a review sample that belongs only to this colour.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the frame aluminium or steel?
The bullets say rust-proof aluminium. The material field is garbled and includes rust-proof steel. Both lines are in the listing, so rust resistance is not settled.
Can the cushions stay out in the rain?
The bullets say the fabric is water-repellent and tell you to bring the cushions indoors on rainy or snowy days. Seat cushions are removable. A waterproof field is also set to true.
Do the 73 reviews belong only to this colour?
The saved file shows 4.3 from 73, and the same UK review bodies appear on the black/grey and brown/grey rattanstar files. Do not add those counts together.
The black rattanstar L-shape, model 26067, is the same £199.99 geometry as the brown sets: a 3-seater, an ottoman and a tempered-glass coffee table, listed at 176 × 126 × 71.1 cm and 28 kg. Grey cushions are the visible change, not a new frame or a new review pool. The bullets still say rust-proof aluminium and the material field still names rust-proof steel in a garbled line. The star line is 4.3 from 73, with the same UK review bodies as the other two colour files, so you should not add those counts. Shared comments praise the price and also call some seat cushions flat. Assembly advice on the listing is to leave screws loose until they are all in. Choose this colour when black weave and grey covers suit the patio, and skip it if you needed a different size or a frame that does not contradict itself.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have already accepted the rattanstar L-shape and want it in black with grey cushions.
Less suitable: You want a unique review history, a named steel or aluminium frame without a clash, or dining height.
Specifications
Common questions
How is this different from the other rattanstar sets?
Model 26067, black rattan and grey cushions, at the same £199.99 shelf price. Dimensions, glass and the conflicting frame lines match the other two colour files.
Is the frame aluminium or steel?
Bullets say rust-proof aluminium. The material field names rust-proof steel and is garbled. The listing does not resolve that.
Are the reviews unique to the black set?
The file prints 4.3 from 73, with the same UK review bodies as the brown/white and brown/grey files. Treat 73 as one sample.
Model 26537 is the brown rattanstar L-shape with grey cushions, again at £199.99, 176 × 126 × 71.1 cm and 28 kg. It is not a different sofa from the white-cushion file. The aluminium bullet and the garbled steel material field are copied across, and the 4.3 from 73 is the same review text. Buyers in that shared sample like the value and still mention back cushions that look fuller in photos than they feel. The glass top is tempered and sits on suction cups, which is a fixing you should check after a windy week rather than a claim that the top cannot shift. Cushions are water-repellent and the bullets still say to bring them in for rain or snow. Pick grey covers on brown weave when that is the colour you want, not because this ASIN has been reviewed on its own.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the £199.99 L-shape in brown rattan with grey cushions and you already know the measurements clash.
Less suitable: You need a handed sofa you can swap, a dining table, or proof this colour was reviewed separately.
Specifications
Common questions
How is this different from the white-cushion rattanstar?
Model 26537 uses grey cushions instead of white. Price, dimensions and the frame conflict are the same in the saved files.
Will the L fit a measured patio?
The item line is 176 x 126 x 71.1 cm. The sofa bullet is 69.3 x 26.8 x 28.0 inches. Those are not one rectangle. Measure both against the space.
What do the shared reviews say about the cushions?
Buyers praise comfort and value, and also say the back cushions look fuller in photos than they feel, and that some seat cushions stay flat.
Shelf prices, star ratings and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines for the six rattan sets in this comparison. There is no lab test of rust, glass, load or comfort. A stated load is the seller's figure. None of these listings cites BS EN 581. The stored score is the star rating scaled to 70, plus up to 30 from the review count. Price, frame clarity and footprint are not inside the score. The highest score is the top pick. That listing is also the lowest shelf price, so it does not take the value badge. Best value is the next layout that buys an L-shape at one stated price, on one listing, because the other two colours are the same geometry and the same 73-review sample.
Stars
70%The amazon.co.uk star rating, scaled to 70. A 4.4 line scores higher on this block than a 4.3 line. The star line is not a safety test.
Review count
30%Up to 30 points from the review count. A 4.4 from 2,526 reviews outranks a 4.5 from 58 reviews. A shared review text is one sample, not three.
Decide the job first: a conversation set, an L-shaped lounge, a rocking pair, or a dining-height corner. Then read the frame twice, measure the access as well as the patio, and treat cushion and glass lines as limits. A seller load is not BS EN 581, and a star rating is not a weathering test. Prices in the table are the amazon.co.uk lines saved for this set.
Rattan garden furniture, as UK patio shoppers use the phrase, is a polyethylene weave on a metal frame, sold as a whole set. It is not a furniture cover, and it is not a mesh or textilene chair. You are choosing among four jobs. A conversation set is a loveseat, two chairs and a low glass table. An L-shaped lounge is a three-seater, an ottoman and a low glass table. A rocking bistro is two chairs and a small glass table. A dining corner is a sofa, a glass dining table and stools.
Plant-fibre rattan belongs where you can keep it dry, usually a conservatory. Polyethylene is the weave for an open patio. A light set can still blow over.
A specification flag that says waterproof does not override a note to bring cushions in. Shower-resistant or water-repellent covers are not a winter store for the foam.
Three colourways that print the same review bodies are one sample. In this set that sample is 73, not 219. Choose the colour after you accept the shared text.
The frame and the weave decide whether a set can live on an open UK patio. Read the bullet and the material field as two separate lines. If the bullet says aluminium and the field says steel, rust resistance is not settled, and you should not describe the frame as rust-proof. Powder-coated steel can rust where the coat is chipped, especially at joints. Aluminium does not rust in the same way, but only a listing that names aluminium once, without a steel line beside it, supports that reading.
Footprint, cushions and glass stop a set that is the right material from being the wrong object. Measure the patio, then the side gate and the hallway, because a corner that fits the paving can still fail at the access. Where the inch bullet and the centimetre item line disagree, write both down. They are not always one rectangle, and the item line is often a single component rather than the assembled group.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a loveseat, two chairs and a low glass table, and you can accept a powder-coated steel frame. The EVRE Madrid 4-piece is about £129.99, with 4.4 from 2,526 reviews. The item line is not the assembled footprint, and reviewers report holes that do not line up.
You want a 3-seater, an ottoman and a coffee table, and you will read both frame lines. The rattanstar L-shape in brown and white is about £199.99, listed at 176 × 126 × 71.1 cm. The 4.3 from 73 reviews is shared with the other two colours.
You want dining height, and two people can assemble a heavy delivery. The EVRE Marylin corner is a sofa, a glass dining table and three stools at about £599.99, with a stated weight of 83 kg. "Up to 9" is that piece count, not nine measured chairs.
The EVRE Madrid 4-piece in cedar brown is the top pick. It has the highest score, 92, at about £129.99, with 4.4 from 2,526 amazon.co.uk reviews, and the bullets name powder-coated steel once. Best value is the rattanstar L-shape in brown and white at about £199.99. The other two colours are the same geometry and the same 73-review text, so they do not take a second value badge. Madrid is also the lowest shelf price, so it does not take the value badge as well. Neither mark is a laboratory result. None of these listings cites BS EN 581.
rattanstar L-shape, brown and white
An L-shape at about £199.99. The other two colours share the geometry and the 73-review text.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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