Your plan seems pretty good to me. First off, though, although you didn't ask it, since every inch of width of table adds function and comfort (more social distance), I think I'd want one more like 42-46" wide than 32". At 10'10 wide and using a pew, you have room for, strictly speaking, even more. Additional width gives room for not just things like both water and wine glasses, bread plates, and so on, but also in the narrower depth allows room for butter, sauce boat, linear centerpiece, or in the wider depth allows the serving dishes to sit down the middle.

For length 9' or even 10. But it really depends on who you're planning to seat. Four couples of friends in a relatively elegant manner or as many extended family members as you can cram in when needed? Or both at different times?

For an example of what CAN be done: A son of friends with large family bought a new house with a dining room 20' long but only 9' wide. It was his first home, and he chose it for that dining room, the only one he could afford "big" enough. If I never knew before that seating recommendations could be very massageable before, I certainly learned it then.

His long, long table (I'm guessing two, actually) was 48" wide because his family believed in a groaning table, with dishes passed up and down all through dinner. Some relatives were rather portly, a couple quite old. No problem. The table was set more toward one long wall to allow one easily accessible side. Skinnies sat on that wall side, and if anyone needed to get out, all had to get out they way they got in - by sliding over adjacent chair seats.

Dysfunctional? I remember this as an example of excellent function and even measured the room, I was so impressed with what could be accomplished in that space. We were invited to several dinners there and were always glad to accept, even though we were skinnies back then.

Thanks for the thoughts Rosie. The reason I'm going narrow is that the door to the back porch is right there and there's only about 3' from the wall to the door.

I wish I could go wider but, quite frankly, given the number of times I really have folks over, it's very manageable.

We have a 30" wide table in our kitchen.....strongly recommend you mock up the width.....we can barely fit placemats across from each other, absolutely no room for food or anything extra. Works well where we have it, but we also have a dining room with a 36" wide table, so much more friendly .

very good advice. thank you very much.

Phonesis, would replacing the door be a possibility? We replaced doors in our living room and library last year and did French doors that swing outward. This made all the interior space useable. Keep in mind though that to do an out swing you have to have a large enough stoop to accomodate. We were fortunate in the fact that our doors opened onto a large cedar deck. Even if your door is a single door you can still replace with an outswing.