Personally, I would not (although the island/table in the link is beautiful!). Especially since you will have counter seating at your breakfast bar.
For me, sitting on counter height chairs just isn't that comfortable. I have circulation problems and really need to have my feet on the floor. So if you plan to have friends over for dinner parties, etc, you may want to consider having some standard height seating.
My opinion is purely based on comfort- not aesthetics!

I find counter height seating more comfortable than regular table height. I have a counter height table in my small eat-in kitchen, and I really like it. However, I am going to be changing over to a banquette style eating area, so it's going away :-( But booths are a favorite of mine, too. So it's all good...

Joanna

It is a personal preference. I prefer having my feet on the floor, I have never liked higher seating. Older folks I believe would feel more comfortable with a shorter seat.

Who will be your main guests? If they are younger, go for the bar stool chairs, if not, maybe you could have the table made to two heights so the chairs would be at the shorter end where people sit.

Most of our guests are empty nesters .... active 50's-60's and of course, our family. This is a winter house for us and will be used about 5-6 months a year.

If we were to do a counter height table, I was hoping to find super wide-comfy chairs which might help. But I am really torn.

Appreciate the input from GW readers!

I would be sure that the counter height table does not obstruct any views to the outside. That is one complaint I have heard about counter or bar height seating areas in a breakfast area. In the pic you linked to, that is a kitchen island. Is that what you are using it for? Or are you planning on using one of those bar height kitchen tables in that area? Personally, if there is room, I would opt for an island with storage on the bottom. You can always add chairs.

Our little kitchen is L-shaped and the room is only
14 x 12 including the dining area, hence no room for an island.

Since my workspace is so limited, was thinking a counter height table would give me additional work area. Then again, so would the table ... maybe I should just stick with the table height? Decisions, decisions!

Although I love sitting at my counter height island, my parents find it difficult to get up and down on counter height chairs and prefer the regular height kitchen table.

We are empty nesters who built a lake cottage last year that will be our retirement home. We did put a counter height set in our dining area, which is open to the kitchen, and we love it.

We built this house for the way that we enjoyed living, and that meant more casual gatherings than formal meals. We have an island (counter height) with a second level for bar height seating. It is adjacent to the counter height table and most often I set food and appetizers on the bar level for people to serve themselves and sit down with their plates at the table.

We find most people, especially the older ones, find it easier to get up and down from the counter height chairs than regular height ones. I will grant you that it's a little jump to get up and down from BAR height chairs, but counter height, for most folks, means just sliding their butts on or off, as opposed to raising yourself (like doing squats)from seated to standing in a regular chair.

I'm only 5'2" so my feet sometimes dangle from even regular height deep seated dining chairs! We chose chairs that have a rung on which you can rest your feet when seated and I find them really comfortable.

It comes down to a matter of personal choice and lifestyle, but I am really happy to have gone with the counter height dining set.

My parents are in their 70's and they LOVE sitting at counter height. I can't imagine why an older person would have more trouble with counter height than table height...it's kind of like having a higher bed vs a low platform. The platform you have to get up from...the higher bed, you just swing your legs over the side and you are already mostly on your way to being stood up. The same goes for the counter height...most butts are right there at the right height to just slide on :-). For circulation problems, I am confused about that too, as most counter height (and bar height, for that matter), have a bar to rest your feet on, don't they?

I would keep my counter height if I could...I think if you look for them in furniture stores, they are called "gathering tables" or something like that.

Joanna