"First one did not work, second one produced barely hot espre" star star star_border star_border star_border When I looked at this machine, the 3 reviews were 5 stars, seemed good. Local Lakeland shop had only 2, both on display. Took the one most recently displayed & was offered a discount. At home, followed instructions to the letter – no water came out in the 1st cleaning step, same in 2 further attempts. Returned it to the shop, which kindly arranged one delivered. It worked, but coffee was only just hot enough. From experience, coffee temperature from espresso machines decreases with age, so not a good start. Returned it for refund & the refund included the discount as X-mas present. Nice folks. support_agent A note from the team Thank you for your review. We’re sorry to hear this didn’t meet your expectations but we’re pleased we could put things right for you. We'd suggest using a warmed mug to help with the temperature of the coffee.
"My 3 in 1 Expresso" star star star star star_border This review is for an older version of this product Don't make the mistake I made, make sure the piece of blue tape at the bottom of the water tank is taken off. After that I was very impressed with the machine. It works well with both pods and ground coffee. A little noisy but not to bad. Cannot find the ESE pods locally only on line. I know the clue is in the name ie. Espresso, but would like to be able to get a full cup of coffee instead of a small shot without having to play around, other machines I have used let you keep the flow going longer. But apart from these small problems worth purchasing. support_agent A note from the team With it being an espresso machine it isn’t going to do a full cup of coffee, but glad to hear you've found it a worthwhile purchase
"Great little machine" star star star star star I have been looking for a coffee maker for quite some time, as my previous rather cumbersome machine gave up the ghost a little while back. This replacement is much neater, so takes up less space on the worktop. I hadn't been planning on using the pods, but a friend gave me a pack to try and now I'm hooked! Much less mess than grounds, and I also bought the little Dualit aluminium coffee pod recycler, which separates the grounds from the pod so that both parts can be easily recycled. Very happy with the steam wand, too - no problems with heating the milk, and it froths beautifully :o)
"Good versatile machine" star star star star star I bought this to replace my old Gaggia machine which was getting cranky, and also because I wanted occasionally to use pods. It's easy to use and works really well with both ground coffee and pods, it heats up quickly and produces quite a strong brew with less coffee than I using before. As a previous reviewer said, there's a knack to getting your milk hot because the steam is so powerful the milk is frothy before it's warm. I've got some slight reservations about build quality but it comes with the standard Lakeland 3 year guarantee and that's a long time in coffee machine years
"Nice smart coffee machine" star star star star star The machine is easy to use and the instructions are easy to follow. It’s very versatile and makes a nice cup of coffee from either pods or ground beans. I have had to experiment with the wand a little bit and found it tricky to get the milk warm enough for a nice cappuccino, however I have invested in a barista jug from Lakeland and also bought a coffee thermometer from elsewhere, this had helped improve the heat of the cappuccino, I was maybe being a little too impatient. Overall a good buy.
