Regalo Easy Diner Portable Hook-On High Chair

Comment: The quality of the chair is good, but it is a little hard to install and not user friend for all tables. We have an antique oak dining room set and it is was hard to work around the board under the table. I really like the clamp on chairs they used to have, but this will be fine for when the grandkids visit.

Comment: We had a Kettler Kids Dining seat for our first daughter then passed that on to friends and then had another surprise child :) We picked up another hanging seat. For sure these are absolutely better than standard high chairs. Leaves lots of floor space and it's easy to use, and bring with you on road trips. We brought that seat around with us EVERYWHERE. It's convenient to have a seat we could put our daughter in to amuse herself for a bit in a hotel room where she will be out of trouble.

We picked up this chair since they no longer carry Kettler. I have to say, this is lower quality than I expected after having the Kettler for the same price as this thing. I have a laundry list of beefs about this seat compared to Kettler.

CONS:
-It's made from a light padded slick dark nylon. Others seem to be made out of thicker material that feels like 'canvas', but is made of nylon for washing. This has two bad properties, one it holds water in the 'padding'. Two, it shows food unfortunately well, and it will collect food.
-The sewing is of mediocre quality, for instance the seams are starting to open and the strap stitching is already pulling away and we have only just now started using the straps since our daughter is standing up now in the seat. Maybe it's just a side effect of the thin padded nylon material.
-The bottom of the seat is made of something that feels like particle board, no way to remove it for washing. Needless to say it's disintegrated by now.
My biggest beef is that no matter how tight you make the straps, it won't hold medium to small children down. They can just put their arms under and stand right up. Maybe it's just our kid, but the straps on other chairs seem a lot more restrictive. Also due to poor stitching quality it's starting to unravel (see sewing note above).

PROS:
Pockets in the back.
Easier to take apart and clean than the Kettler.
Easier to attach and detach because it 'gives' more than the sturdier kettler.
I think it has a larger clearance than the kettler to hook on 'under' table skirts too.

SUMMARY:
It's a LOT cheaper (Quality and price wise) than the only other real competitor at the moment, the Chico. So if you aren't sure you want a hanging seat or need a temporary 'beater', this is a great choice. FSS Shipping absolutely makes this a solid choice.
However if you KNOW you like hanging seats, pony up for the next price up. I am going to try the Chico next since Kettlers are so hard to find.

Comment: We got this chair after our older wooden high-chair tray broke and could not be fixed. We liked it so much we ordered a second one! We keep one on our dining room table, and the other we like to have for traveling! Love it and recommend it!

Comment: So for the price you can't beat it. We recently replaced our Chicco hook on seat with this one. First of all it's almost like a big puffer coat but it's a chair. The back comes up pretty high and it's well padded with poof. The harness system is a bit over the top for an older toddler (nearly 2) since the back and sides are so high. But hey, safety is a good thing. It fit on our table fine. Your child does sit pretty close to the table however. If you use a rubber bid with the catch cup at the bottom it could hit the table! It's worth the money.

Comment: I don't understand all of the reviews concerning the table lip! The chair has two folding mechanisms for this exact reason. While it hasn't fit on EVERY table that I've tried (one being at a Texas BBQ restaurant with bigger than life tables that looked like tree trunks), it has fit on a good 90% of tables at restaurants we've visited. And we eat out a lot. I can schlep the kiddo to a cafe and hook him up to the bar with no problem. He's not in the way, and doesn't cramp my style :P

Though I guess I could say this about any portable high chair, this product is a lifesaver at weddings and events that normally don't cater to babies. It allows for the baby to be included at the table, and when eating out, allows us to keep baby inside of a booth seat instead of at the end where the waiters serve your food.

When I first purchased this, my son was sitting a little low. This was EASILY remedied by having him sit on a small pillow tucked in the chair. After that, he was a happy camper. He is now big enough to use this chair with no pillow.

The reason for only 4 stars is because of the bit of trouble I have actually folding it back. I found the silver collapse buttons on the frame to be very small, and it hurt my thumbs to push in. Since the chair is not so big, I've opted to just never fold it in. I simply slide it in the back of my car completely assembled. No biggie. I've carried purses bigger than this chair.

Maybe I just don't know any better. This is the only hook-on chair that I have had the pleasure of knowing. But it seems to do the trick, and we continue to use it graciously. I would buy one again.