Steelcraft Messina Hi Lo

it was a snug fit – i was put in this highchair when i was 4 years old and I can say i'm glad i was un cut at the time and wearing a diaper but the diaper probably made the fit a bit tight with the crotch bar because when the tray was locked in close to my stomach i felt my willy get i nice hug from the crotch bar Show details

Best choice ever!!! – This is the best product I have ever purchased…. Best choice I have ever made… my daughter is now 2.5 years and she still loves it…I was hoping to buy another for my younger daughter and unfortunately can’t find it anymore… Show details ·  1

I really love it! – I have only owned this for one week and previously had the ikea high chair. My baby was really uncomfortable in the ikea chair so i was on the look out for one which she was happy in. I was going to buy the peg perego high chair but went to baby bunting and tried them all. The steelcraft was by far the most comfortable. A lot of the chairs had… Read more

the crotch bar too close. But this one was perfect. The seatbelts are secure too so it seems really safe.

Pros

Comfortable! Baby loves it!

Looks good in black

Easy to use, i can put bub in myself, take the tray out, adjust up and down and recline. All levers are red which is handy.

The wheels are useful to move baby around.

Cons

The fabric does look hard to clean, BUT i juar bought a high chair cover to address that. You could easily use the stroller seat cover.

It does look like it would get hot in summer, but i havent experienced it yet.

Its really quite big and i have hit my foot on the base a few times, but it feels sturdy so that is a trade off.

Overall i am really happy with it and would definitely recommend it.

Hard to Clean , Tray too far Away from Baby! – So this is coming from a Mum who used this for 14 months with our firstborn and attempted to use with our second.. So to begin with it's a really comfortable chair for baby, 3 layers of padding for different age stages, it has 3 levels of recline and has a basket underneath for toys and bibs and a detachable top tray for easy serving and clean up,… Read more

so defiantly great features. Now here come the negatives.. when starting out solids and you decide you'd like to do baby led weaning this is a bad chair in my opinoin as the tray is up a bit high for baby to reach, I'd have to put food on the very edge of the start of the tray for baby to even attempt to reach for anything.. then there's a big gap between baby and the tray so every time he grabs something it falls in to his lap.. later on when baby's passed the puree stages and self feeding.. there is a hell of a lot of mess.. this chairs padding needs to be unscrewed in 3 different places aswell as have 5 different fiddly clips to free the padding to put in wash.. which you'll defiantly want to do because there's a fair bit of greasiness that gets stuck between the seems and also a lot of food gets stuck underneath the padding that you need to whipe out. also a massive fail for me was the hole where the bottom strap pulls through has a gap around the strap, meaning food can fall right through to the basket underneath.. meaning anything you've got in there.. say a stack of bibs or toys can be hiding food that's fallen through that you wouldn't know about.. when whiping it out after every meal time you're gaurenteed to have food fall through.. I've actually had to block it with blutak to stop food falling through which again makes it incredibly annoying when having to pull it apart (which can already take a good 15 minuets unscrewing and taking clips out) to clean it then reapply the blutak when put back together. Our second born has just started solids, and because I want to let him self feed a little and really not looking forward to clean up all over again plus a bulk piece of furniture in our kitchen I've literally bought a $30 easy whipe down high chair from Target. Don't let fancy features get all of your attention because all you'll want in the end is an easy to clean chair!

Great value – The most important thing I think when buying a high chair is looking for something thats strong and stable and in the way of being strong and stable this chair passes with flying colours. it's comfortable, it reclines, it's easy to clean, it comes with two trays which are easy to remove. It even lowers to a more ground level if you want them to… Read more

interact with pets or watch tv. There's a basket underneath which is great for storing bibs and everything you need at close hand. The only thing is that the breaks don't break, they actually make no difference when trying to move the chair across the floor which I don't have problem with, I see it as being safer actually because it's not likely to tip over if the baby is jumping around or someone happens to bump into the chair. Another thing is that when trying to move the chair back up into seat level again from being at ground level it's actually very difficult to move back up again and baby must be taken out to lift it up, but again not something I have a problem with, great value and it doesn't stain. highly recommend :)

Great highchair – Awesome high chair, but the shoulder straps and clips need to be made stronger or you should be able to buy replacement straps, because these have broken and I need to get new ones as my daughter can now turn herself around as the rest of the harness does keep her in a seating position Show details ·  1

Seriously, a fantastic baby product. A Must buy! – Seriously the best highchair you could buy. It had a fantastic recline option which means you can start using it early, before baby can sit confidently. It's a great chair that you can manoeuvre around the house, great for when your in the kitchen and want baby close. The only downfall is that it does take a little while to clean due to all of the… Read more ·  1

padding and nooks and crevices, however the padding is great as it keeps it comfortable for baby, so it kind of makes it worth it!

Exactly what I needed – The multi positions to use at the table or as a low chair are very practical,I like the lock-in wheels,sturdy and easy to clean .The insert for younger babies is also useful and easy to uncoil to put into the washing machine.As a Grandmother this a very useful product and would and have recommended it to others.

Not practical – Looks great - but not practical - a nightmare to clean and in white?! - whoever designed this has no concept of kids and cleaning after mealtimes - we now use this without the padding supplied - just bare plastic - easier to clean - got this as a gift. Show details

Too much hassle – This high chair isn't practical. Cleaning it is hard, too much plastic everywhere to clean, the tray has so much crevices underneath that food gets stuck in. The foot rest is hard to push button in to fold down. The harness won't unclip on one side. It's very bulky. I have used once and baby buntings won't take back. Show details

Impossible to clean and way too bulky – This chair has ended up being way more hassle than it's worth! Clean up takes so long as there are so many crevices for food to hide in and if you want to take the cover off and clean it properly you need to unscrew, unclip and wrestle with the chair which takes a good 20 minutes and then another 20 to get it back on after the 24 hours it takes… Read more

for it to dry! It is also not suitable for young babies as it is far too big and they cannot reach the tray. Lastly it is absolutely huge and does not store well! It sits in the corner of my dining room taking up so much space and it just gets in the way. We've decided to get rid of it and get a cheap easy clean chair from elsewhere.

Useful but hard to clean – Very versatile and some handy features. Particularly like being able to take the top tray off. So easy to use. Replaced with an Ikea high chair however as I spent more time cleaning it than using it. Needs a lot less nooks and crannys in the seat to make it practical.

Great High Chair – Not sure why so many are saying this chair is hard to keep clean? My DS is 6 months old and we do BLW (so LOTS of mess!). But, i found this chair quite simple to clean, considering it has padding. I just take off the top two trays to wash and then wipe down the rest of the chair with a damp cloth. I love that it can go high and low, means that we can use it to feed him at the dining table or let him sit next to us in the loungeroom.

Good one – a good one but the eating tray is bit higher so i need to put a cushion underneath for my toddler. can adjust height and chair can be tilted as well. has got removable upper tray which is handy to clean. the basket underneath is very good to store bibs.

Very good chair – I have owned a 2009 model and 2015 model. Very practicle chair with it's hi lo features, can say we have used all of the features between eating at the table (up high) or at the tv (down low) Good for little ones with no head control in the recline position and as they get older in the upright position... the crotch bar is great for little… Read more

wrigglers! And I love that the top tray but it could be made a little easier for 1 handed operation.. it cleans well but the seatbelts are harder to remove in the 2015 model. The seat cushoning hasn't changed much between the models but I think they are relatively easy to clean. They could look at more of a moulded cover with less seams for grime to get in but in the meantime a hand wash with warm water and dish soap and a line dry does the trick for the monthly total clean.. over all i'd still buy this model again

Terrible high chair – This chair is extreamly hard to keep clean. It's not with the money we paid for it. After only 5 months of use the material on the padded seat has started to fall apart. So we will have to buy another high chair - and it won't be this one. Never again!

Wish we never got this chair – I wish we never got this chair. It is not value for money as it is expensive and not worth it. Its extremely hard to clean food gets in all sorts of places and is hard to get out. I am actually going to buy a new high chair as it takes too long to clean it every day!.

Poor quality, possibly unsafe and poor customer service – Looks good but quality is very questionable. Came with a few scuff marks on various parts of the plastic. There are a lot of crevices in the seat cushion for food to get stuck as others have mentioned, I don't mind this since we wanted the comfort of the cushion for our baby. But there are too many gaps and edges and sections under the arms and… Read more

under the tray where our baby reaches and gets hands stuck or leaves food behind.

Features also sound good but we had problems with adjusting the seat. We liked the idea of the adjustable recline positions but the seat slips on one side and often doesn't hold position when adjusted (without baby in it) and doesn't look completely level - at the back you can see a gap where two plastic bits of the seat should sit adjacent, there is no gap on the other side. Would be very concerned about it slipping with my child in it.

We bought online and had delivered interstate so can't return it to the shop easily. We contacted the manufacturer and provided photos but received a very dismissive and disinterested reply, basically return to the place of purchase for assessment. We have thrown out the box and it wouldn't be worth the postage, since there is no guarantee they would replace it plus we need to buy another chair for the intervening period anyway. We thought they should show more concern/interest in a faulty product given it related to safety of baby products, and at least recognise the inconvenience of returning. But our second email has been completely ignored.

Not impressed by the quality of the product or the customer service of the manufacturer.

Wish I hadnt purchased this – The Messina DLX Hi Lo High chair is a Horrible high chair. Its big, bulky and very hard to clean. Also i'm constantly having to tighten the straps as they are always coming loose. The insert is slippery and is a material that doesnt wear well. It has already balled up on one side.

SO DISAPPOINTING!!! – THIS CHAIR!!!!!!! So Disappointed. It is so bad to clean. And the tray is so far from my daughter she drops her food and then struggles to retrieve it. I wish I did my research first!! Why have you designed such a dud chair guys? Going to have to buy another!! And we are a one wage family!!

Don't get one! – This highchair is badly designed. Perhaps by people who don't have children and haven't done any research. Cleaning it is time consuming and unnecessarily difficult. Why oh why put so many creases and corners in the padding of the seat and in the tray? ! It seems thoughtless and even cruel. New parents trying to do the best job they can and still… Read more

finding their way in their new role, do not need the stress. Your little one does not need all the padding and nooks and crannies. A simple highchair is more practical and frankly more attractive.

I hate it! – The worst thing about this is all the nooks and crannies for food to get trapped in, awful to clean. It's overly complicated, I struggle to find the stupid clips that release the trays. Even my patient husband who likes this high chair can't easily raise it up and down so poor bub often sits a foot lower than us at meal times. No idea how to get… Read more

it to recline.

The tray is too far away. Our baby feeds himself (BLW) and he can't reach the trays. It's going to the op shop today. Wish I'd brought the simple, easy to clean high chair from aldi.

Might be good for a bigger/taller baby and parents who prefer cleaning than hanging out with their baby.

I recommend going simple. Glad we didn't pay full price.

Good, comfortable, hard to clean! – This high chair is comfortable and convenient in its high/low design. However it is hard to keep clean and having to remove covers to clean it on a regular basis is inconvinent. The only other negative is the wheel locks get stuck when the front wheels swivel forward. As a result the wheels lock and become stuck and can only be moved by hand. Overall I am happy with it but feel it may have been a little expensive for the design flaws.

Great high chair! – We are happy with this high chair so far. Bub has fallen asleep in it several times... so it must be comfortable enough! It gives bub good back support, he's on the small side so we have raised him up with a small cushion underneath his bottom. Handy basket underneath to store bibs and feeding equipment etc. Cleaning is never fun especially when… Read more

he keeps dropping everything on the floor... but its not too bad with the wipe down material on the seat and the removable tray is really handy. I read other reviews that when bub starts to self feed there are issues of him reaching the tray table... I'm assuming a cushion to lift him up might work when the time comes. For now we are happy with it and is serving its purpose well for bub's developmental stage.

Takes up to much room – I purchased the Messina, in May 2015 I don't like it. I should have done more research and actually got something that is more slim and easier to store and also easier to wipe down. Pros: Has the two trays 3 reclines- adjust the height Cons: The vinyl plus the extra padding makes my baby sweat and he gets all hot and bothered and becomes… Read more

uncomfortable.

Takes up a lot of space

Hard to clean.

Before placing my 9 & a half month old in the seat, I adjust the seat to the upright position and it tends to un click and recline whilst he is still sitting in the chair. Not happy about that.

Wouldn't recommend this at all – The screws come off just above wheels. For last 5months we had put screws back at least once every week. Very dangerous for little one. I sent them email about safety issue of screws but didn't get answer just asking me to send them pictures. The seat cover fell apart already after gentle hand wash. Paid good money for this but it is not worth it. I would not recommend this high chair at all.

Would be perfect if it didn't have so many places for food to hide!!!! – This chair looks great, I do love how it wheels around easily and you can easily adjust it to a high and low position but cleaning it is such a pain!!!!! It is just one of those chairs that has so many places in it for food to hide, you have to really dig in to get to certain places to get food out. I dread cleaning this every night after dinner.… Read more

It is great when your babies are little and don't make any mess, After that its just annoying. The tray isn't the easiest to clean, unless you want to take it off every night and clean it like that, it's a little time consuming.

Can't live without it – I have 8 month old twins and this chair has been a blessing. I can feed them anywhere by wheeling them from room to room and adjusting the height to siut where I'm sitting. one of my twins is alot smaller than the other so extra support is great and if she falls asleep eating i can recline chair to make it more comfortable. The only downside to… Read more

this chair is the cleaning. Having to children it's twice the work bit everything comes apart to wash but it can be time consuming.

Great product! – Please do not listen to half the reviews as they are from parents who have not bothered to try the chair out prior to purchase and found that their kids are too small for the chair. The product is easy to adjust and can easily fold away. It can also be wheeled around while my son sits saflety in it with no dramas. The tray can easily be removed… Read more

and clipped to the back of the chair. Please be aware, that if you have CARPET, then the wheels on this product would obviously not meet your needs. Do yourselves a favour, drop in to your local Toys'r'us or Baby Bunting and try before you buy. This product would have a higher rating if parents had done that.

Worst high chair!! – Steelcraft messina high chair has a serious design flaw! The lever that makes the arm rest go up is easy for baby to pull off, is tiny and is a seriously dangerous choking hazard! In fact, the lever was lightly tugged on by my 8month old, came off in his hand and he went to put it in his mouth! could have killed him! They should have just put a… Read more

button instead of a lever or something that cannot be pulled on by a young child! Cannot believe this simple design flaw was not picked up by the company! i will never buy another steelcraft product after this! i have asked steelcraft britax for a refund, let hope they give me one! Only problem is it was a gift so i dont have receipt. Also very hard to clean. I will be telling all the new mums i know not to get a steelcraft high chair!

Great for babies. Hard to clean for toddlers – The Messina is great for smaller babies, as it is super comfy and can roll. I loved it for my sons when they were under 10 months. It is horrible once they start to eat solids as it is impossible to clean! I bought a replacement seat cover, but wont waste my money buying a third cover for it. Surface washing does not clean off pasta (or worse).… Read more

Simple colour that blends in, easy to clean tray and 4 wheels for easy moving. Seat can be a little harder to clean and can not be machine washed

Regret buying the Steelcraft Messina Hi-Lo Chair – Having bought a Steelcraft Compact pram I opted for brand loyalty when purchasing a high chair for my daughter. While I would advocate that the Steelcraft Compact is a great pram to buy, I would say to spend your money elsewhere on a high chair. Yes, the seat is adjustable, but does not go up high enough for smaller babies, even now at 16 months… Read more

my daughter sits a bit too low at the highest setting. The straps also don't adjust enough for smaller framed children and are exceedingly easy to slip out of. As mentioned by a lot of other reviews this high chair is difficult to clean. With a multitude of cracks and crevices for food to hide in you can wipe it over and still find bits stuck in corners at the next use. The seat cover stains really easily, and not even allowing Spray n Wipe or bicarb or any other stain remover to sit on the stain for a bit will remove it. Yes, you can remove the seat pad, and the straps, but who wants to do that after every meal? The only thing that is useful is that the chair is on wheels. That said, I've used other high chairs without them now and don't consider the wheels to be that much of a bonus. After only a year's use we are planning to replace this high chair with the basic white IKEA model.

Worst purchase I have made – The only thing this chair has going for it that it has wheels! This is the most painful highchair to clean, the seat doesn't sit up straight and my 9 month old can hardly see over the tray. After my husband got sick of me complaining every time I was cleaning the chair, he took over the cleaning. After one night he wanted to toss it and get a new… Read more

one! Worst $170 I ever spent. I would give this chair no stars but it won't allow me. It has wheels Everything except it has wheels

Do not like it – I read the reviews of this highchair and thought they were pretty good so I went and bought the chair. I don't like it as my baby slouches in it (the back will not sit up straight completely); the tray is a bit fiddly to get in; the clips pinch my fingers and I am always worried that the tray or clips will pinch my baby's fingers. Would not recommend this chair.