Thought I would give this a month or so before reviewing. I’m very happy, big upgrade from the Breville Bambino Plus. PID, Pre Infusion and 9 to 9.5 bar pressure from factory. Heat up time quicker than expected, but will be a few minutes longer come winter. Haven’t had a problem at all with this machine. I have Reverse Osmosis water and salesperson told me that machine will be fine with RO. (I asked because from my reviews and research you need minerals in the tank for the sensors to determine water level; not magnetic; or maybe the piece of paper was outdated). Regardless, I added the Third Wave Water Minerals, A. to look after the internals and B. Magnesium for the flavor. Couldn’t be happier with this machine. Hope DIPACCI will service this well in the future

I’ve had this ensemble for a couple of weeks now, loving them. DiPacci were great to deal with and communicated really well. Their prices were as good as you’ll find and they seem to have a good range of options. Nothing but praise!

All was delivered securely and safely and ready to use. We are enjoying cafe quality coffees on a daily basis.

All was delivered securely and safely and ready to use. We are enjoying cafe quality coffees on a daily basis.

Our Breville Dual Boiler died 3 weeks ago after 6 & 1/2 years of faithful service and I was researching the Lelit Elizabeth thinking that this is the machine for us to replace it, so decided to go with the Wife and Daughter to DiPacci Showroom in Roselands. Sadly, the Elizabeth was the only machine that they didn’t have on display, and oddly enough, when they knew my budget, the Salesmen were trying to push the Bellezza dual boiler espresso machine (German owned and assembled in China!) in preference to the Lelit Elizabeth (Italian made! So I don’t get it? DiPacci is Italian, no? How about some national pride guys?) with arguments that they owned the machine themselves and it was fantastic! (Yeah, right…) And because Breville now own Lelit, it would be difficult to find parts for the Elizabeth in future! (Um, fellas, Breville has owned Lelit for over a year now, yet Lelit are still manufacturing espresso machines… in Italy no less. So it looks like Breville are letting them do what they do best yeah?) So needless to say, showroom experience was very ordinary, but stick to your guns with the machine you’re leaning towards and don’t be dissuaded! On the plus side, very fast delivery (the guy said earliest delivery Wednesday, but it arrived safely on Monday afternoon!) Machine is fantastic! Set up is deadset easy! Love the removable water tank! Looks fantastic! Pulls an espresso shot with consistent pressures and even though our current beans are just a month after their roast-on date, still brews great tasting espressos! Milk wand is also fantastic! So powerful and so much quicker to texturise milk and more consistent than Breville Dual Boiler! Should have invested in a genuine Italian-made espresso machine years ago! The quality speaks for itself!