"Excellent and not too expensive" star star star star star I bought this two weeks before it was reduced! My daughter, who was on holiday from Australia, thought this was a superb machine and she is a coffee aficionado. I also bought the beans that Lakeland sell and they also were a hit. I do not regret buying it as over the years I have had many types of machines and this is definitely the best.
"It may be too soon, but" star star star star star It may be too soon, but... My previous 2 espresso machines were total losers. Each broke down within 2 years. I sent the first one to the manufacurer's service department describing the problem. It took them 2 or 3 months to return it saying the machine was now fixed. I tried to make a cup of espresso and it had the exact same problem as before. So I called the store where I bought it, complained and they sent me a new one..A year later and it doesn't work. So I ordered this one from Lakeland Saturday and even though I've only had it a day I can tell it's a superior machine.