Price: $499.95
(as of Nov 13, 2024 08:31:09 UTC - Details)

The Breville Bambino Plus is engineered to deliver optimal espresso flavor with every cup. It pre-infuses ground coffee with low, steady water pressure before extraction, gently expanding the grinds before stepping up to high pressure.
If you like your coffee beverages fast, fresh and with the quality of your favorite local café (who doesn’t?), then you’re sure to love the Bambino Plus
The Bambino Plus heats up lightning fast, in only three seconds, because no one wants to wait to get their coffee fix
A portafilter holds a 19-gram dose of ground coffee to deliver full flavor and barista-style performance
An advanced Automatic Microfoam Milk Texturing system allows you to adjust milk temperature and texture to suit your taste and get creative with latte art
Low-pressure pre-infusion gradually increases pressure for ideal flavor extraction, while digital temperature control ensures optimal espresso extraction
Reviewer: ASmith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: There’s a reason it’s so popular (edited)
Review: Small footprint is great for a machine with a pump that makes such great tasting espresso.It’s ready to brew or steam in an instant. The auto froth feature works perfectly and isn’t any louder than frothing will necessarily be.They ought to call it the Maialino and paint it pink from the cute little “oink-oink” noises the pump makes. 🥰The lighter weight of it makes it necessary to brace the machine with one hand while removing the porta filtre with the other.Reservoir is easy to refill, even without removing it from the machine (which is also an option) but be careful as the opening is flush with the top of the machine; if you’ve got demitasse or a tamper up there, they’re prone to falling in. Ask me how I know 🙄.The auto-clean feature for the steam wand is nice in keeping it cleared out and, for idiot proof avoidance of a clogged wand, probably better to have than not, but it can be a little annoying because it clears automatically whenever you retract the wand back into operating position after removing the pitcher from a steam. If you forgot and put it right back down into the next pitcher, you’ll get flush water in your next milk 😜. Also, it tends to fill up the catch pan after a few uses. What I do is put my wipe rag over the grate of the catch pan before lowering the wand to flush so the rag soaks up the flush water and then I have a hot damp rag to wipe off the wand.All in all, it’s a simple, compact, quality espresso machine.7/23/24 edit: had to do the automated clean cycle and had my first encounter with breville’s weird support setup. Their own video was inaccurate on how to initiate the clean cycle (found the solution on Reddit) and there’s no way to provide them feedback on the info error without having a breville account to log in or taking time to call, neither of which I’m messing with. It’s a bit of a convenience fail. Sorry if that makes me a bit of a Princess Karen. Still an awesome machine.

Reviewer: T. Rice
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent coffee, easy to use and clean.
Review: This Bambino Plus replaced a long serving entry level Delonghi. I expected better results from this higher end machine but was surprised at how much better. Using the same beans, same grind, and same water, this Breville machine produces significantly better coffee. Better than any coffee or doughnut shop with a drive through and close to what you get at high end shops using machines costing $10k.The texture of the foam produced is rich and thick. The cappuccino is flavorful, never overly bitter and never with the burnt flavor I'd gotten used to with my last machine (an entry level DeLonghi).I was a little skeptical about the automated features, especially with steaming milk. Those are the things that generally don't work as advertised and are the first to break. But it's worked exactly as advertised. This is the first 5 star review I've given in a long, long time. Other than wishing I could have gotten it for just a little cheaper, there's nothing I can find to mark this machine down on.Other reviews have complained that it's difficult to keep clean. I don't see it. The self cleaning cycle that purges water from the brewing system and through the frothing wand works well and makes keeping the machine clean a snap. Yes to purges into the tray which needs to be dumped, but that is only necessary every few days, even when making several coffees each day.One tip, put the now empty frothing jug under the wand during its cleaning cycle. This catches the water it uses to purge the tip and keep it clean. No need to even wipe down the tray.

Reviewer: LcdRn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love it
Review: I’ve had a barista express for about five years and have loved it. But I live in a tiny house and it takes up a lot of counter space, so I thought I’d try this one. I thought I might be trading in some quality for extra space, but I’m surprised to find that I actually think this makes better coffee than the barista express. it fits in my space perfectly, and I can put my grinder next to it, and both of them take up less space together then the Barista Express alone. Since I started roasting my own beans and got a special grinder, I no longer need the grinder on the barista express. With this new Breville bambino plus, I make better quality coffee and better quality froth than I ever did on the barista express. And the ease of use is so much better. Of course, the drip pan is smaller and I empty it out after each use. That’s no big deal. I can’t believe that this makes a better quality of espresso and foam, I just can’t. But it is true. I love this little Bambino. I’m selling my barista express if anyone’s interested. Lol.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This espresso maker is the best appliance I have ever purchased. From the sensors that never allow the water tank to pump dry, to the easily cleaned base and steaming wand. Perfect foam on every cup. Rich brews time and time again. My cups of magic now foolproof with the push of a few simple buttons. Highly recommend.

Reviewer: Pavel Luna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Desde hacía meses estaba buscando una cafetera nueva para sustituir una Krups Gusto. Vi de todos tipos, desde las Oster de gama baja hasta las DeLongi superautomáticas. Ninguna me convencía porque no quería gastarme un dineral pero también quería una cafetera que diera una buena experiencia del café.La Bambino Plus cumple por mucho con su propósito. Entrega una taza bastante correcta, mejor que muchas cafeterías que no son de especialidad. La extracción es buena y la crema es consistente y duradera. La espuma de la leche es bastante buena y sedosa; ahora mismo estoy tratando de aprender arte latte.La cafetera es sencilla de usar. Seleccionas carga sencilla o doble de expreso y la máquina hace el resto. El espumador se puede usar de forma manual pero la función automática trabaja bastante bien y puedes escoger la temperatura y textura de la leche.Hay que jugar con la Bambino Plus los primeros días. Tienes que probar distintos tipos de molido hasta obtener el que buscas. Si es muy grueso, la extracción será pobre, aguada y sin crema. Si es demasiado fino entonces el agua no pasará porque la canastilla estará tapada. Con la leche es lo mismo: es importante probar con distintos tipos hasta encontrar la textura que buscas -la recomendación es que sea lo más entera posible y de preferencia esté fría-. Eso sí, la barita espumadora es bastante sensible. Si no la limpias al momento, la leche se seca muy rápido y tapa los orificios, que son realmente pequeños. Cuando notas que ya no espuma bien es momento de limpiarla a profundidad.La caja incluye varios accesorios de muy buena calidad, desde un portafiltros robusto con cuatro canastillas distintas hasta el tamper y una herramienta para asegurarse que la dosis de café es la correcta. También viene con pastillas de limpieza y descalcificador.Hasta ahora, el único punto negativo que encuentro es el precio. Aunque yo la encontré con descuento, se trata de cualquier forma de un gasto mayor. Ciertamente hay cafeteras que cuestan cuatro o cinco veces más y esta se encuentra en un rango intermedio de precios. Dependerá de la durabilidad del producto para saber si valió la pena.

Reviewer: Laurie B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is our second one that was sent out as a replacement. The first one wasn't working correctly within the first month and returned it.This one seems fine at the moment and makes an excellent cappuccino. We also have the Smart grinder.It doesn't come with a single wall basket which you will have to order separately to make the perfect shot.

Reviewer: Clayt
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It makes a decent espresso - it’s ok. But I find in order to pull a shot I have to purge the machine after every shot or the next shot will be way inconsistently short and will less then optimal volume. I have manually tried to control the length of the pull, but this is no help. The only thing that fixes this issue is to purge before the next pull. This adds a lot of time and can make the whole process cumbersome. When steaming the milk it can be a similar situation where water will be forced out the wand before it reaches the proper steaming temperature. I’d personally not like water mixing in my milk, so I have to steam the milk manually where I have to purge the water before steaming the milk. I understand this is an issue because there is no built in boiler, but its tedious.

Reviewer: E. Tabea
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Me encanta que tenga preinfusion y que la OPV esté ajustada a 9 bar. Es fascinante que en 3 segundos se encuentre lista y es sumamente practico que en 3-5 segundos pueda pasar al vapor, y texturizar 200ml en aprox 35 segundos. Hay excelentes accesorios aftermarket (cestas y mampara de ducha IMS, tampers de precisión, WDT) que la complementan. Es excelente para quienes siempre llevamos prisa porque hace un latte en menos de 2 minutos desde que se prende la máquina. El único contra que le veo es la bandeja de goteo muy pequeña, pero le doy 5 estrellas. Espero me dure más de 2 años.