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26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 First impressions--Good, not great Jun 27, 2009
By A. Johnson
"monkeyseemonkeydo"
We put the high chair together today and put my 6 month old in it... I was disappointed that right out of the box, there was a blemish/chunk of wood missing, but it was next to the cushion hole where it will be covered so I didn't feel it warranted returning. When assembled, it looked and felt sturdy. However, I would probably recommend getting the infant insert for a 6-month old because the backrest only provides support in the upper back area (this is why they say make sure your child can sit up by themselves). The biggest problem we have so far is the safety strap-it's really cheap and difficult to unbuckle. Its also hard to adjust the length, and it does squat to keep her in the chair (the tray is what keeps her locked in).
pros: sturdy, less expensive then other high-end wooden high chairs (i.e.svan, stokke), not plastic, grows with your kid, unobtrusive, US company,
cons: have to pay a lot more for all the extras (cushions, tray, infant bar, infant insert), cheap safety strap
27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Designed to be looked at, not used Nov 06, 2009
By Matt Post
We've had this high chair for six months, and I've postponed writing this review because I really wanted to like this product. My wife and I were after a nice wooden high chair that would last as long as the wooden ones that our own parents still have, instead of purchasing yet another hunk of colored plastic that doesn't look as nice and would have to be thrown out after a number of years. This chair has a number of positive things going for it: the wood is of good quality and the pieces are well cut, it assembles easily, and it looks very nice, modern, and durable.
However, I have rated it one star, because I have a hard time believing that the people who designed this chair actually have children, or used it for their own children. Almost all of my complaints have to do with the tray mechanism. Its worst feature is that the tray is built from two separate pieces of wood: the horizontal piece slides into a groove in the frame piece. The tray comes assembled, but the fact that it is built from two pieces means that (a) food will find its way into the groove and (b) you will never, ever be able to remove it. This is in stark contrast to other wooden high chairs, which construct the tray by carving a recession or small dip out of a single piece of wood, which allows the tray to be totally (and easily) cleaned after each meal.
In addition to this defect, the tray does not seem to have been sealed very well, as the wood on ours is already starting to warp from moisture. We are pretty good about cleaning the tray soon after each meal, but still this has already started happening after only six months.
Finally, the tray attaches insecurely to the chair itself. I've already had to tighten the screws that secure the tray brackets to the high chair, and imagine that I am going to have to do this fairly regularly. The latch mechanism works by lining up a peg with one of two holes drilled into the tray arm, which permits you only two depths that the tray can be secured at. The latch also does not lock very well, and I find that it is a pain to release the latch and remove the tray for cleaning at the sink (which you can't do anyway, since water would get into the groove and rot the wood).
Moving on from the tray, the belts that secure your child in the chair will not do that job. The side belts clip into a middle belt that comes up between your child's leg, but because the side belts start from opposite sides of the seat (instead of in the back near the middle), a child of average intelligence can very easily scoot her way back and up to get out of the harness. We have found that we have to extend the belts all the way and cross them in back in order to keep our daughter in the chair.
In summary, this high chair would be very excellent for tea parties with some stuffed animals, but if you don't want the messy business of feeding your child to be unnecessarily complicated, I'd take the money you'd spend here (which is quite a lot) and buy a different wooden chair.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic Chair with Minor Flaw May 12, 2009
By Sarah Buessing
I purchased this high chair from Amazon about 4 months ago for my 8 month old son. It is extremely easy to put together and I love how adjustable it is. It's a great inexpensive alternative to the popular Stokke Tripp Trapp, and I like having the tray for quick and easy clean-up.
The only negative thing about this chair was noted by another reviewer. The finish is very thin and does not hold up well to liquids. My son likes to turn his sippy cup over and splash the tray with water, and even though I cleaned and dried the tray after every feeding, the finish began to chip off in spots, leaving exposed wood beneath. My solution was to cover the flat surface of the tray with contact paper to protect what was left of the finish. Otherwise, great and attractive high chair!
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Your high chair search is over! Apr 23, 2009
By Summer B. Frace
Are you doing endless amounts of research online trying to figure out which chair to get? Do you like the idea of the more expensive wooden chairs (Svan, Tripp Trapp) but feel less than enthusiastic about the price tag? There are too darn many high chairs out there! It's seriously dizzying.
Your search is over. Buy this chair.
The chair is sturdy and attractive, adjustable, easy to assemble. I like that you can use it with the tray or push it up to the table with the rest of the family. I also like the potential longevity of this chair.
The only downside to this chair is I wish the tray had a dishwasher safe insert. But honestly that's not a deal breaker, I rarely use the tray. Mostly I push it up to the table and use a Kiddopatamus Tiny Diner placemat for her food. I really only use the tray when I'm working in the kitchen and my daughter wants to see what I'm up to. I would say that the tray really isn't necessary if you want to save a few dollars.
Update: My daughter is now 3 years old and so we've had this chair for over 2.5 years now and it's still holding up really well. We've adjusted it to fit her and we no longer use the tray at all (honestly, we could have completely skipped the tray). It's still just as sturdy as the day we bought it. No issues whatsoever so the longevity is fabulous. A great chair!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
love it Mar 31, 2009
By Jenny
I agonized over high chairs for 2 months before selecting the keekaroo. SO far I am loving it! My husband put it together without difficulty. My son is 5 months old and to keep him from leaning to one side we placed a rolled towel around his middle before putting the tray on and it worked perfectly. My son enjoys being able to be at face level with me during mealtime. It appears to be well made and I love the wipe off cushions. My son is happy and he looks comfortable. I love that I don't have to launder the old fabric style cushion. Check them out at their website. (I did!) This is my third child and I have tried many a high chair that was a plastic monstrosity. I even tried the fisher price healthy booster and my son cried whenever he was in it. I purchased the Inglesina fast table chair for restaurants and traveling. The ugly plastic high chairs are $150 -why not spend money on something that you can get another year or so out of (at the least)
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