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Custom Solid Wood Restaurant Table Tops — Built in the USA

The experienced craftsmen at Timeworn go the extra mile to ensure your restaurant table tops enhance the look and feel of your restaurant! Each of our unique wooden table tops are crafted by the hands of experienced craftsman with our restaurant table production process, resulting in one-of-a-kind pieces of functional art. Our restaurant table tops are created from both reclaimed or new lumber. Even if you don’t know anything about design or restaurant furniture, know that you’re in good hands when you buy your wood table tops from Timeworn.

Solid Wood Restaurant Table Tops — Built for Daily Service

TimeWorn builds restaurant table tops that hold up to hot plates, daily cleaning, and real traffic. We mill U.S. hardwoods, machine with CNC precision, and finish with an industrial SEFA‑8 acrylic polyurethane that stays smooth—no tacky feel after a year of wipes. If you’re equipping a new concept or refreshing a dining room, start here for sizes, species, finishes, and timelines.

Sizes & Seating (Quick Rules)

Per guest width: ~18″ for bars/quick‑service; ~24″ for casual/fine dining.
Clearance: keep aisles at ≥36″ for comfortable access.
Flexible floor: mix compact two‑tops and convertible four‑tops to handle peaks.

Common Tabletop Sizes

Table	Typical Size	Seats
Two‑Top (rect.)	24″×24″ or 24″×30″	2
Four‑Top (rect.)	30″×48″ or 30″×54″	4
Flexible Drop Leaf Four‑Top	36″x36″ to 51″ round	4–6
Round	36″–48″	3–5
Booth	Custom to inside width/depth	Varies

For seat maps, ADA notes, and drop‑leaf conversions, see the Restaurant Table Tops Buyer’s Guide.

Best Wood Species (What Works in Restaurants)

Walnut — premium tone/grain; great for upscale rooms.
Quarter‑Sawn White Oak — extremely stable and wear‑resistant.
Maple — clean/modern look; works well for quick‑ship programs and modern designs.
Ash — strong grain and excellent value.
Cherry — warm, reddish-brown that deepens with age; classic, upscale dining rooms.
Reclaimed Oak/Pine — rustic character; ideal for bars and breweries.

Many operators blend species by zone—e.g., walnut in dining, reclaimed white oak on the bar—for contrast without losing cohesion.

Collections (6 Surface Styles)

Mixed Plank Table Tops — bold, 3–5″ boards; casual, modern look.
Standard Plank Table Tops — 1½–2″ staves; antique oak/pine with authentic marks.
Classic Line Table Tops— clean-lined plank pattern with narrow ~1¼–1½″ boards.
Butcher Block Table Tops — narrow staves; uniform grain, ultra‑stable.
Distressed — hand‑worked character that hides wear.
Rustic Patina — preserved saw‑textured surfaces; artisan feel.

Specialty builds: Drop‑Leaf Tables • Bar Tops

Finish That Survives Daily Cleaning

Our SEFA‑8 acrylic polyurethane is engineered for front‑of‑house realities—sanitizers, wine, coffee, and heat. It resists chemicals and stays smooth under frequent cleaning, unlike conversion varnish or lacquer that often softens in 1–4 years.

See Care & Cleaning for approved products and daily routines.

Lead Time & Logistics

Typical lead time: 4–6 weeks from signed contract + deposit.
Shipping: custom crating, nationwide delivery, coordinated install windows.
Rush capacity: available on request—ask early.

Buying Considerations (Quick Guide)

Colors & Sheen — match species/stain to your brand palette. Request a 12″×12″ sample.
Size & Shape — rectangular for flexibility; rounds for intimacy; drop‑leaf for compact footprints.
Customization & Branding — CNC‑engraved logos, routed edge profiles, custom shapes.
Accessibility — seat width targets and ≥36″ aisle clearance; edge radii for booth comfort. See the Buyer’s Guide.
Adaptability — spec a few convertible tables (e.g., drop‑leaf or clip‑together) to handle peak hours without crowding.

Proven at Scale

16+ years • 55,000+ Restaurant Table Tops Shipped • Thousands & Thousands of Bar Tops & Communal Tables • Shipped Nationwide and Internationally.

Next Steps

Ready to spec your room? Start with a 12″×12″ sample (full‑thickness, finished like the final product) and we’ll send a detailed quote with sizes, species, and finish mapped to your concept.

Quick Links: Buyer’s Guide • Our Process • Drop‑Leaf Tables • Bar Tops • Case Studies • Get a Quote

Table Top Style

Butcher Block: Defined by ¾” wide, quarter-sawn staves/boards. This style of table will work well in any establishment.

Distressed: Defined by the distressed marks on the tables as well as a hit and miss stain look, giving it a very worn design.

Mixed Plank: Defined by 3-5” wide staves/boards. These are built using flat-sawn boards.

Quick-ship: These are tables that we have in stock and ready to ship. Instead of waiting 3-4 weeks for custom tables, we can likely ship these within 3-4 days. We have 5 different products and 7 sizes to choose from.

Rustic Patina: Patina is defined by both the color and the texture. These tables have a slightly uneven surface as we leave the original saw marks on the board and then sand and putty smooth so they can still be cleaned effectively.

Standard Plank: Defined by 1 ½”-1 ¾” wide, primarily quarter-sawn staves/boards.

Table Top Color

We do our best to ensure the photos on the site are an accurate representation of the product, but we also require that you receive and review a sample in-person to confirm your color. Please keep in mind that wood has a natural variation and our 12″ x 12″ samples cannot always fully represent these variations.

Table Top Texture

Smooth: Just as the title states, these tables are smooth and flat. There may be minor depressions on knots or putty, but the overall look will remain smooth.

Distressed: With a combination of various techniques distressing can take a new wood table and give it a generations old look. Where you might not normally find character, we have mastered the techniques required to add character and aging to just about any table.

Rustic: When anything short of full blown character simply won’t do, we have perfected creating tables out of both old and new original patina material giving you products that simply cannot be duplicated elsewhere. As with any of our products, these tops come with a 2 year warranty and even though you’ll feel variations in the surface we build them in such a way that allows you to clean the tables with ease.

Wood Source

New: This material is responsibly sourced from sustainable farms. Because it is much less labor than reclaimed, it’s often less expensive. Being new wood, it also comes with much less character than its reclaimed counterpart.

Reclaimed: This is where it all started for TimeWorn. With decades of experience in reclamation and reuse of reclaimed wood before we ever made our first table, likely making us more qualified than any other furniture manufacturer in utilizing reclaimed wood successfully. Reclaimed wood comes with a history of a previous life, character that is hard to duplicate, and strength that just can’t be duplicated.

Wood Species

Oak: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 1,350. Weight: 3.91 lbs per board foot. Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with an olive cast. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns.

Pine: Softwood. Janka hardness scale: 420. Weight 2.25 lbs per board foot. Heartwood is a light brown, sometimes with a slightly reddish hue, and sapwood is a pale yellow to nearly white. Color tends to darken with age.

Maple: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 1,450. Weight: 3.66 lbs per board foot. Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of hard maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with a reddish or golden hue. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown.

Walnut: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 1,010. Weight: 3.16 lbs per board foot. Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks. Color can sometimes have a gray, purple, or reddish cast. Sapwood is pale yellow-gray to nearly white. Figured grain patterns such as curl, crotch, and burl are also seen.

Cherry: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 950. Weight: 2.91 lbs per board foot. Heartwood is a light pinkish brown when freshly cut, darkening to a medium reddish brown with time and upon exposure to light. Wide sapwood is a pale yellowish color. It is not uncommon for boards to contain at least some sapwood portions along the outer edges.

Poplar: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 540. Weight: 2.41 lbs per board foot. Heartwood is light cream to yellowish brown, with occasional streaks of gray or green. Sapwood is pale yellow to white, not always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Colors tend to darken upon exposure to light.

Beech: Hardwood. Janka hardness scale: 1450. Weight: 3.69 lbs per board foot. Pale straw color, sometimes with a pink or brown hue. Quartersawn surfaces exhibit a minute ray fleck pattern.

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