Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you are transitioning from a Keurig/Nespresso type of machine to this, be prepared for a huge learning curve. This machine is meant for people that want to dedicate the time to being precise to create quality coffee. I also had to spend an extra $150 on accessories that did not come with the machine to help with assisting making good espresso. I also now have to budget an extra $300 for a new coffee grinder. If you are willing to make that commitment then this is a GREAT starter espresso machine. If not, I would advise looking at a more automatic machine. For Breville, I would love to see a calibrated tamp included instead of a plastic one, along with an all stainless steel portafilter. The one it comes with has plastic, which for the cost is disappointing.

Amazing Espresso Machine by Breville! It's super easy to use, bought one for my girlfriend's house originally so we could make our lattes together but I loved it so much I got one for myself. We are not the best at latte art yet, but we are getting there! It takes about 10 minutes or less to make a latte in the morning which isn't bad. Make sure to buy syrup and add it first in your cup!

This is a great machine, takes up little counter space and pulls wonderful shots. The automatic frothing works great and makes multi tasking a breeze. The 3 second warm up also makes it so you can have a fresh latte in 2-3 minutes.

We purchased Bambino Plus after comparing with Barista Express/Pro. Deciding factor was footprint and quick start. Fast forward few days, we received Bambino Plus and we were amazed by its performance from tiny package. Water really heats up in 3seconds, and auto frothing is much better than I was expecting. I also tested manual frothing, it works but not best experience as the nozzle locks at awkward angle. So I settled with auto and satisfied so far. We drink few cups of lattes everyday since then and it’s working great. Bambino Plus doesn’t have grinder hence we buy ground coffee but thinking about investing in grinder. Breville’s single wall filters are completely sold out as of writing this review, just in case you are looking for upgrade. Oh BTW there are complaints about difficulty inserting portafilter and that’s true right after you turn system on. Just dispense a cup or two hot water. It somehow opens up receiver side and then easy to insert, also this action cleans up coffee from previous use x)

My wife loves it and it saves us a ton of money! Once you get it running, it’s easy from there on out. Highly recommend the smart grinder from them if you have the budget.

A great little machine that can do all its asked to do

It has been functional OK, except that there is water leaking under the drip tray for making every shot. I googled this issue and found that there have been complaints about this issue starting five to six years ago. To my surprise, this problem was not addressed for so long. I am thinking to return this product.

We absolutely love it and use it multiple times per day.

Perfectly compact with the BEST lattes. I love that you can choose how warm to make the milk because I love mine super hot!! The frother works great and it’s all relatively easy to use after reading instructions.

Bought this as a gift for my coffee loving wife. Could not have been a better purchase. It's easy to use, though, I would suggest watching a few videos to get it set up. It makes great espresso and with the auto temp, auto foaming steam wand we are making shop quality drinks. I don't really have any other products to compare it to, but I would buy this again.

All features I liked the larger Breville is compacted into this smaller one. Only thing is I wish there were more than 3 milk temperature setting - not temperature settings - only choice is low, med, high. But makes a great latte.

It’s been a lovely road to learn to use this small machine. It’s fast. Frothing is good. Not as difficult s as we though. The kids love each time we try to do some latte art.

My wife & mother love it. With quality ingredients it makes quality espresso

Love the Breville. Makes such great coffee and this is really compact. We did purchase a grinder so that the quality is amazing.

I have been wanting this espresso machine for awhile. It might be because I’ve been in a routine and I knew my old espresso machine but this one hasn’t quite held up to the hopes I had for it. It is still amazing and looks great and is even better paired with the Breville grinder.

This machine is worth it. Present for my niece and she is so happy. It's great for caffeine in the morning and espresso martini's at night.

This has been an awesome espresso machine! Definitely worth the money and easy to use. We watched a utube video about how to use the machine, which was very helpful.

Was quite easy to set up. I use it on a daily basis for my wife and I. Came from an aero press and I must say being able to steam my own milk has really upped my barista game at home. If your coffee doesn't come out the way you expect at first, double check your grind before you blame the coffee machine.

We love this product so much. Excellent espresso and we make milk chocolate with the milk steamer option

Bought as a Christmas present to wife, who used to batista. Researched before purchasing and decided this esspresso maker will, most likely, hold up for a long time. We already had a good grinder so didn't need that. It's simple with the auto wand but experienced people can use it manually. Bought on sale in a Best Buy store.