Coming from pods, to Breville Barista Pro, and a Flair Pro, been eyeing on the Cafelat for some time. Price made me jump on the offer from Lesswastecoffee, and boy, if I am more than satisfied with the robot, I need to praise the teams at both Cafelat (same day reply) and Lesswastecoffee (same day reply before purchase, very nice delivery, small attentions - gifts, messages hand written - very heart warming). 5 stars on all. Ordered from France, they will now be on my top list for future orders if they carry the product.

After looking lots of info about espresso machines I came to the decision this was the best solution for me. Super solid, made for last with zero manteinance, and super simple to use and to keep clean. I love also that it occupies a very little space in the kitchen compared to any other espresso machine, and also I find it beautifull. The only thing to consider before buying it is to be sure you have a good grinder first. You can also use pregrinded grocery coffee, but you would need the pressurized basket, wich is extra.

This is great! This little device allows for lots of experimentation that can seem daunting at first and make you feel overwhelmed. Fret not though 'cause it only takes a couple of shots to learn its tropes and produce an excellent tasting espresso from the comfort of your own home.

The Cafelat Robot is exactly what I expected: A robust and simple manual lever espresso machine.

Cons:
It's not very forgiving, and you have to tame it before getting the best out of it (Took me 4 shots to hit a perfectly balanced extraction).

Pros:
You have control over every aspect of your espresso (Pressure, time)
Even "failed" shots are still really good (better than what you can find in most cafés) and make great lattes.
It's built to last. Pretty sure I will be out of order before my robot.
You don't need to preheat anything if you are using a darker roast.
It's cute.

Ai nevoie de putin timp sa intelegi cum functioneaza, dar odata ce ai ajuns acolo, cafeaua iese extraordinara. Ai posibilitatea de a controla fiecare parametru posibil pentru a obtine o extractie pe gustul tau. Evident, e nevoie de o apa potrivita si o cafea de calitate, proaspat prajita si rasnita corect pentru rezultate optime.

Il recomand persoanelor care sunt dispuse sa invete din greseli si care sunt interesate sa se documenteze si sa experimenteze ca sa obtina o cafea perfecta. Daca nu sunteti dispusi sa investiti timp, atunci poate ca o masina cu pompa este mai potrivita

Recomand sa preincalziti pistonul inainte de a face cafeaua, mai ales pentru cafele prajite mediu sau usor. Puteti turna niste apa clocotita intr-o cana, si sa tineti pistonul in apa timp de 10 secunde, chiar inainte sa montati portafiltrul cu pucul de cafea pregatit. Personal, nu am observat diferente notabile cu preincalzirea portafiltrului, deci nu cred ca este necesara

Nagyon szuper gép. Dual boiler, flow control-os gépről váltottam, de egyáltalán nem érzem visszalépésnek, sőt. Gőz ugyan nincs, gyorsan elkészíthető, tökéletes eszpresszó van :)
Mindehhez a manuális készítés szépsége/öröme, pláne kézihajtánnyal.

A nyomásmérő elhelyezése nem szerencsés, de erre léteznek különböző utólagos megoldások, szerintem ezt még érdemes meglépni, de ennyi.

Well built and capable of producing excellent espresso.

Najlepšie by bolo dať recenziu po pár mesiacoch, ale už po pár dňoch som celkom nadšený a určite odporúčam. Pár postrehov:
- Ako prvý ma dostal dizajn. Na živo je to úplne niečo iné a je to fakt krásna vec.
- Konštrukcia je kvalitná a oveľa robustnejšia ako sa na prvý pohľad zdá.
- Samozrejme najpodstatnejšie je to, že robí fakt skvelú kávu. Mám minimálne skúsenosti s prípravou espressa, ale už prvé šoty dosť predčili to, čo dostanete vo veľa kaviarniach s úplne inými mašinami.
- Proces prípravy je zábava a užije si ho ten, kto na to má trocha času (tj neodporúčam ak sa ponáhľate, potrebujete robiť veľa káv a pod).
- Samotné stláčanie kávy ide trocha ťažšie ako som čakal a aj na 6-7 barov som sa dosť zapotil
- Niektoré detaily sú trocha odfláknuté - farba pri ramenách, rúrka zle prekrývajúca hadičku tlakomera, holt je to ručná výroba
- ako bolo spomínané, robí iba double espresso.

Hello all,

we are very pleased with the cafelat robot barista. So much that our Bezerra Mitica will become obsolete.

we already had a pavoni lever, europiccola, quickmill. This Robot is here to stay!

Shipping was very fast, unboxing a pleasant experience and using it fun, easy and most important; delivering a smooth espresso!

Je to super manuálny kávovar s jednou dosť veľkou nevýhodou. Minimálna dávka kávy je ca 14g a viac (podľa odrody), aby ste sa dostali tamperom nad spodné zúženie sitka, a aby sa dala káva utlačiť. Ak je to menej, tak vás to zúženie zastaví a kávu neutlačíte. Takže ak občas pijete jednoité espresso 7g, tak je to dosť problém.
Pritom by to vyriešila zmena konštrukcie súčasného sitka, poprípade dodanie ešte jedného na 1 espresso ( teda menej namletej kávy)