Attractively designed and easy to use, but the Smeg ECF01 is rather pricey - and no better than the cheaper Delonghi Dedica

Makes a good espresso; Alluring retro looks; Basic adjustments help make the perfect shot;

Expensive; No water filter included;

I highly recommend this machine, easy to use and produces great coffees. I've had mine for 2 years and just bought my parents one recently, they love it too.

Regret buying. To make decent hot milk you have to remove wand and just use the rubber wand otherwise it will only foam your milk and barely heats it. Struggles to make a second coffee, I turn it off and on again so it can have a break. You also have to remove the tray to fit a small mug underneath it. A lot of work involved just to make one coffee. So disappointed especially due to it being SMEG

Its amazing

Im happy with this machine. It makes a nice coffee. It has a little quirk, cant go back and forth between coffee and milk, have to do all the coffee then milk. Not sure if that is a normal function of these machines. All In all very happy.

Oozes retro style; Solid build quality; Makes damn good coffee;

Manual operation ; No display; Time consuming;

Oozes retro style; Solid build quality; Makes damn good coffee;

Manual operation ; No display; Time consuming;

Pros: - looks amazing - relatively quiet (in comparison to Nespresso machines) Cons: - changing function settings is confusing and and doesn't work sometimes - warming tray is not even remotely warm, pointless feature - sometimes coffee isn't that hot (regardless of settings) - very messy process,...

Having wanted a SMEG machine for a long time, I can say that the machine really does look very smart and makes great coffee. My only recommendation would be that you run water through it first when using it, in order to get hotter coffee. Very happy otherwise.