Finishing a pine table top?

Hello all,

I need some advice please. I picked up a second hand pine (I presume) table that is in need of some love. My plan is to paint the table legs and leave the top as a wood finish. I have stripped and sanded the top back to its raw state.
How should I now finish it?
I would like it to look really natural. Can I just oil and wax it? Would that not be protected enough? If I just varnished it, would it be quite pale?
If I used a stain and varnish, what is the best brand to use? Do I just do it with a brush?
I would like it to show it's natural grain as much as possible, and sometimes a varnish can just look like its covering that if you know what I mean.

Just reading some past posts here, would the Livos Kunos countertop oil from Livos be a good choice?

Yes livos is good gear, it wont give as much protection a film type finish but it is easily repairable, being a pine top it will get damaged with everyday wear so the oil could be an advantage.

For table tops I only use Minwax satin wipe-on poly. It is a durable finish. Wipe on 6 to 7 coats with light sanding between each coat. It is pretty much maintenance free.

Livos would be ideal. You can rejuveante it as you want and it is food safe as well.
Just heard Neil Scobie say once you oil a piece it gets better with time whereas it is the opposite for laquer