Beer garden furniture faces some particular challenges, as well as needing to serve many of the same purposes as indoor pub furniture does, so it's no surprise that while some of the characteristics are the same or similar between the two, in other ways outdoor pub furniture is quite different.
That doesn't mean that outdoor pub furniture is only suitable for beer gardens though, and some of its defining characteristics can even make it a preferable choice for furnishing inside your establishment - and of course, if you use the same furniture throughout, you have an even more highly versatile set of tables and chairs at your disposal.
First of all, the materials beer garden furniture is made from are generally much more weatherproof than those of indoor pub furniture - you're more likely to find laminated wood, or even wood-effect synthetic materials, as opposed to leaving a natural wood surface out in the rain.
This makes your tables and chair seats more hard-wearing, and it can be useful for indoor pub furniture too, giving you surfaces that are easy to wipe clean if any spillages occur, without any stains and without leaving a wet area that takes time to dry out.
Stacking furniture is very common among both beer garden chairs and tables too - recognising that you might not be able to leave all of your furniture outside in place overnight, or in heavy weather, and need to be able to put it away in a minimum of storage space.
And the construction of beer garden furniture is often much more stable, in light of its exposure to strong winds at times. Expect heavy, broad bases, chairs with splayed-out legs for a wider ground footprint, and tables with chunky pedestal feet to lower their centre of gravity.
Together, these measures give you beer garden furniture that will resist being knocked or blown over, resist moisture and unsightly weather-related blemishes, and pack away compactly when necessary too, while giving all of your customers somewhere comfortable to sit outside on a par with the rest of your indoor pub furniture.