SOLIS Barista Perfetta Espresso Machine, Stainless Steel

The Barista Perfetta is my first espresso machine, and it is...perfetta! I researched many machines before making the decision to get this one. It is compact and looks very sleek on my counter. The pressure gauge being front and center really helped me understand and learn how to dial in my espresso shots, and having the temperature control made it easier and worry-free. I love that I have the option of all the different portafilters and the pod-compatibility. I didn’t even realize how useful that was until I started using it. Everything I needed to get started was included and the YouTube tutorials they recommended were soooo helpful. They even have videos about latte art and that’s my next goal. I love this machine!

The brew head just broke mid operation literally just after the 1 year warranty expiration. This product only has a 1 year warranty and not worth the money as it looks like they cheap out on quality. Throughout the year it continuously needed maintenance like descaling, water filter change and brew head cleanup every couple of weeks. We bought it because it is a really good looking product and is compact. Fair warning to people who are thinking of buying this - there are better product options out there than this

I bought mine in 2022 and it is still running strong. Much better steamer than my parents' Breville and great collection of baskets. Paired it with a Breville grinder with auto timer to fill baskets. I make better coffee than 90% of the coffee shops around. I am surprised by all of the bad reviews. My guess is some people don't know how to dial in espresso. The pressure gage is a huge help in adjusting your grind and pulling good shots. I love it.

I bought it in Decembery, 2021. It worked for a year and half, last week, all the sudden, it leaked water every wherr and caused a breaker to short circuit. I sent an email to the seller - Seattle Coffee Company, try to find out if it's still under warranty or fixable, but haven't heard anything back. I definitely will not buy this again, nor buying from this company.

Machine arrived on time. It works great and I’m now in love with my morning cup of Joe! UPDATE: the machine alerted me to change the filter. I did not have a new filter so I reprogrammed it to run without the filter since I always add filtered water. Something went wrong with the warning lights and I wasn’t able to fix it. I contacted the seller and they had me send it back to them and sent me a brand new machine! I will order ALL my coffee paraphernalia from Seattle Coffee Gear from now on!

I like this machine, works so easy. I sent back a GCP because it was so technical. I wanted a machine I could grind beans, load the portafilter, hit the button and wham - a nice cup of espresso. Got it here. Had to adjust grind a bit, once that was done its a perfetto. SCG followed up on chip, the tray is just painted. 5/6/21 i make 2-3 cups a day, works everytime. i think better espresso with less oily beans. Parts are hard to get, i want an extra pressurize double filter - can't find anywhere. otherwise very happy. thanks

What I liked: manual steam valve so I can control my milk/froth texturing, a nice amount of pressure during a pour, a pressure gauge dial so you can monitor your draw and figure out the right balance of grind level and tamping, small footprint on my counter, solid weight so it doesn't skid on your counter when attaching or detaching the portafilter, an excellent heavy tamper, two single-walled and two double-walled filter sizes. My issues: the first machine I got had a water leak that made a puddle under the machine when making my cappuccino, it was an effort to repack everything and have it replaced but the reseller obliged. The replacement machine had other issues. I asked the reseller if the replacement unit was refurbished and they never answered that question. So it seems like I did not get a new unit as a replacement and I saw two issues. First, no matter how lightly I packed the coffee into the filter or which filter I used, the pressure during the pour was over 14 bar for some reason. The first unit I had operated at about 10 bar during a pour and fluctuated depending on the grind I used and how much I packed/tamped the coffee. The replacement unit also had some issue with the steam valve. Turning the valve slowly there was no gradual increase of the steam. I'd turn slowly and turn and turn with no steam and then very suddenly there was explosive steam which splattered milk out of the container all over the counter. I had to return the machine for a full refund. The machine seems to be manufactured in Switzerland by Solis and carried by resellers in the US, like Seattle Coffee Gear which was the reseller for my Amazon purchase. Possibly the issues I had were the result of shipping damage and not bad manufacturing, but we'll never know.

Worked fine first two weeks, then starting leaking water profusely through the warming nozzle, as soon as I turned it on, and could not make it stop. No troubleshooting for that issue, I had to request a return. To expensive to keep a defective machine