How to choose a baby high chair? should I just buy the Ikea high chair?

I personally think the IKEA chair is cheap, cheerful and functional. What it misses is a footrest for the baby and the ability to detach the tray so you can bring the chair up to the dining table. A number of wooden high chairs also have the optionality of converting to regular chairs that can be used in the nursery once your child stops using a high chair. While wooden chairs do look nice and come in multiple colors, the downside is that cleaning up wood isn't as easy as plastic and I was dismayed to find out that most of the toys that are made to keep the baby distracted during feeding had a suction that only worked on plastic trays. But overall if you're not fussy and are looking for a good basic chair, IKEA will do fine. I don't think there's much of a difference in comfort between all the high chairs.