FansaFurn ZHJ032BK Fire Pit Table (Black, 43 Inch)
Club Rattan Isobella (Slate Grey, 5 Piece with Fire Pit)
PHI VILLA Gas Smokeless Fire Pit Table (114cm, Black)
Club Rattan Rising Firepit Table (Grey, 139 x 79cm)
Club Rattan Gas Firepit Rising Table (Slate Gray, 139x79cm)
Outsunny Propane Gas Fire Pit Table 842-345V70GY (Grey, 109 x 56 x 63cm)
A fire pit table is a piece of outdoor furniture with a burner set into the top. Round the flame there's a flat ledge wide enough for mugs, glasses and small plates, and most come with a lid that sits over the burner so the whole top works as an ordinary garden table when the fire is off. That two-in-one design is the reason to buy one over a freestanding bowl: you get a centrepiece for the patio or outdoor space by day and a warm spot to gather in the evening. Good design means the burner, bottle and hose all disappear into the table, so it looks like garden furniture, not a heater.
Nearly every model on this page is a gas fire pit with a table built round it. You get a real outdoor fire over lava rocks or glass beads, smokeless by nature, with no smoke, no sparks and no ash to clear up, and the heat comes on with a button rather than kindling. A few fire pit tables burn logs instead, and those are a different animal - a real wood fire with sparks to match. More on them below.
Low, usually 80cm square, and made to sit between sofas or lounge chairs. The REALGLOW Warmpact and the square Goods Emporium rattan table are typical: 13kW and 40,000 BTU respectively, a lid, and the gas bottle hidden in the base. These are the best choice for a small patio or a seating area you already have.
Longer rectangles, 109-114cm, with a burner strip down the middle - the classic gas fire pit table for outdoor dining. The FansaFurn, Outsunny and PHI VILLA tables all put out 50,000 BTU. One thing nobody mentions: at 63-70cm they sit a little lower than a standard indoor dining table (around 75cm), so they work best with low dining chairs or deep garden armchairs. If you want the chairs matched for you, a rising table fire pit lifts from coffee to dining height.
Square steel or iron tables with a deep fire bowl in the middle and a mesh lid. The Panovue 32-inch firepit swaps between a log fire, a BBQ grill and an ice bucket, so it earns its place at summer garden parties too. You get crackle and wood smoke, but also sparks and ash, so they belong on gravel or paving away from the house. Our wood burning fire pits and fire pits with grills have more of these.
Mostly concrete or teak designer pieces with a small bioethanol burner, made as much for the design as the heat. Bioethanol is a plant-based liquid fuel. They need no gas bottle and burn without smoke, but put out far less heat - around 4-6kW against 12-15kW for a gas table - so they're more about the look than keeping a group warm.
Real figures from the listings in this collection - outdoor fire tables for every size of garden. Heights are to the table top.
| Table | Fuel | Heat | Size (L x W x H) | Shape / frame | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REALGLOW Warmpact | Gas | 13kW / ~44,000 BTU | 80 x 80 x 46cm | Square, rattan | Glass top, lid, cover, decking-safe feet |
| Goods Emporium square | Gas (5kg bottle) | 40,000 BTU / 11.8kW | 80 x 80 x 62cm, 25kg | Square, PE rattan | Lava stones, glass guard, lid, rain cover |
| Goods Emporium Firepit Table 004 | Gas (5kg bottle) | 40,000 BTU / 11.8kW | 110 x 65 x 70cm, 29kg | Rectangular, rattan | Lava stones, glass guard, lid, rain cover |
| FansaFurn ZHJ032BK | Propane | 50,000 BTU (2 burners) | 110 x 69.5 x 68cm, 30.9kg | Rectangular, iron | Glass shield, lava rocks, cover |
| Outsunny 842-345V70GY | Propane | 50,000 BTU | 109 x 56 x 63cm | Rectangular | Glass screen, glass beads, cover |
| PHI VILLA | Propane | 50,000 BTU | 114cm long | Rectangular | Lid, piezo ignition, CSA certified |
| Towallmark | Propane | 50,000 BTU | 28 inch (71cm) | - | Bottle stored inside, lid, CSA certified |
| Panovue | Wood | - | 32 inch (81cm) | Square, iron | BBQ grill, ice bucket, cover, poker |
For more choice by size, see our 32 inch fire pits and 40 inch fire pits.
An 80cm square table seats four comfortably, one each side. A 110cm rectangle takes four to six. Fire pit tables need more room than you might think. Leave at least 60cm behind each chair so people can get up, which means an 80cm table needs roughly a 2.5m square of patio and a 110cm table nearer 3m x 2.5m.
BTU and kW measure the same thing: 1kW is about 3,412 BTU an hour, so 40,000 BTU is 11.7kW and 50,000 BTU is 14.6kW. Around 40,000 BTU is plenty for four people on a still evening. Go for 50,000 BTU if your garden is open and breezy or you'll seat six - our 50,000 BTU fire pits list the stronger burners. Either way, a glass wind guard matters as much as the number, because wind blows the warmth away before it reaches you.
PE rattan over a powder-coated frame looks softer and matches wicker outdoor furniture, but needs protecting in winter. Steel and iron are tougher and suit modern gardens; painted finishes need touching up if they chip. Concrete-look tops are heavy and stay put, which helps in exposed spots.
Check a lid is included. Without one, the burner tray collects rain and leaves, and you lose the middle of the table. Tempered glass tops wipe clean; slatted or rattan-pattern tops hide marks but aren't as flat for glasses.
None of these fire pit tables come with gas. Most take a 5kg propane patio bottle (Calor Patio Gas or similar) in the base, with a 27mm clip-on regulator. Some, like the REALGLOW, also list 13kg cylinders on a longer hose, which last much longer but are too tall to hide inside a coffee table. Propane works in the cold; butane struggles to vaporise below about 0°C, so propane is the better pick for winter evenings.
Propane holds roughly 13.8kWh of energy per kilogram. That gives these run times with the burner turned right up:
| Burner | Gas used per hour | 5kg bottle | 13kg bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000 BTU (11.7kW) | about 0.85kg | about 6 hours | about 15 hours |
| 44,000 BTU (13kW) | about 0.95kg | about 5 hours | about 14 hours |
| 50,000 BTU (14.6kW) | about 1.05kg | under 5 hours | about 12 hours |
On a low flame the same bottle lasts two or three times as long. The HSE guidance on LPG covers storing bottles: upright, outdoors, away from drains and cellars. Want a gas burner without the table? Browse our gas fire pits.
A smokeless gas table is the easy option in a small garden or outdoor space near houses. Short of space? Our small fire pits fit a balcony or courtyard, and smokeless fire pits cut the smoke from logs right down.
Fire pit tables last for years with a little care. Put the lid on and the cover over once the burner and fire tray are cold. Before the first fire each spring, check the hose for cracks and brush soapy water on the joints with the gas on: bubbles mean a leak, so tighten or replace the part before lighting. Clean the glass fire guard with warm water, top up the lava rocks if they've crumbled, and blow leaves out of the burner tray. On log tables, empty the ash after each fire so rain doesn't turn it into a corrosive paste, and oil any bare steel. Matching a lounge set? Corner garden furniture with a fire pit builds the table into an L-shaped sofa.
If you sit out in spring and autumn, yes. You get a table you'd want anyway plus enough warmth for four to six people, without the smoke of logs or the clutter of a separate patio heater.
A 40,000-50,000 BTU table (12-15kW) keeps people warm within a metre or so of the fire. Out in the open it's less than a patio heater overhead, so pick 50,000 BTU and a glass guard for breezy spots.
A gas table on its feet, yes, on level, sealed decking - check the safety notes in the manual first. Wood burning tables drop embers and ash, so keep those on paving or gravel.
Rattan and powder-coated steel tables can stay out with their cover on. Disconnect the gas bottle over winter and keep it upright outdoors in a ventilated spot.
No. The burner, lava rocks and glass aren't built for wood. Choose a wood-burning table like the Panovue if you want a log fire.
Almost all use propane from a 5kg patio bottle. Natural gas versions need a fixed supply fitted by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and are rare at this price. Natural gas is cheaper to run, but the table can never move.
