Bar furniture is likely to either be the only type of furniture you need for your entire establishment, or just one small part of your total seating and tables - it depends on what type of venue you run.
In a modern bar setting, and particularly in a small venue, bar furniture may simply consist of a few tall tables with stools, with the intention that many customers might use those tables as little more than somewhere to place their drink while they stand and chat or dance.
The counterpoint to this is in a traditional pub setting, when bar furniture might be used to define an area close to the bar itself, but with the majority of the pub furnished in more traditional pub furniture - and with clear overlaps of style between the two, for a consistent visual effect.
Zonal bar furniture
If you are using bar furniture to create zones in this latter way, then it is usual to have tall tables, such as poseur tables, positioned close to the bar, with stools of a matching height alongside.
Larger tall tables are increasingly common, and the more seating of this type you have close to your bar, the greater the potential for people to stand or sit at these tall tables, rather than remaining at the bar and blocking access for other would-be customers.
This is one of the chief reasons why the main pub companies typically have a good selection of tall tables and seating, close to the bar, but far enough away to avoid blocking customers' route to it.
It's a simple solution if you find your bar is often blocked by customers who do not move away after buying their drinks.
Stylish bar furniture
If you want your entire venue to be seen as a 'bar', then you have plenty of stylish bar furniture to choose from in order to create a clear identity.
Chrome makes a modern statement that shows no signs of going out of fashion any time soon - and can create a good cohesion between indoor and outdoor areas, if matching outdoor furniture is used in terrace areas or in your bar's beer garden.