Yes - good point - I forgot to specify that there will be seating under the overhang. One of the stools is in the 2nd picture. The dining room is in between the sunroom and the family room - one “great room” so the dining table gets a lot of use for both formal and informal events. Thank you for your response!

The top needs to have ends that return to the wall. The jambs and casing die into the top.

It's a lot easier for fabricators and installers, but nothing looks worse than a top that extends through a pass through that is the same width as the pass through.

I'd make it straight to meet the wall to the left, then make the return the same width on the right side.

Thank you J. Corlett for the door jamb and casing suggestion - I should definitely specify that important detail to the gen contractor and stone fabricator.

Thanks mama goose!

Joseph--

I just want to make sure that I correctly interpreted what you said because I may have misinterpreted. I think you said that it looks very bad when the top ledge on a pass through is just the width of the pass through. So, for example, if a pass through itself is 60" wide then the top ledge needs to be more than that 60" It should be a couple inches wider on either side of the 60" opening. Or, did I mess this up? Thanks.

@Joseph Corlett, LLC Can you please answer Julieste's question above? I have exactly the same question as hers. I am renovating my condo and have a kitchen pass-through design similar to that of the original poster. Thank you.

She is correct. The top should be wider than the pass through. If the pass through has jambs and casing, they die into the top:

Thanks Joe for your reply and pic.