NespressoVertuo Lattissima by De'Longhi, White

My sister told me about this machine and gushed over its qualities. I admit I was skeptical, but I was also ready to try something new as I was tired of spilling coffee grounds all over my kitchen counter as I transferred them to my coffee maker, and the whole rigmarole of making a cappuccino at home was wearing on me too. I was also ready to be disappointed as I am much pickier than my sister, particularly when it comes to crema on espresso and the quality of the foam for steamed milk. Well, I have to say, I was blown away! You can tell I'm 65 right? Does anyone say "blown away" anymore? Well, I was. As you can see in the photo, the crema is perfect, and so is the steamed milk (even though I use full-fat milk rather than the part skim as recommended by the manufacturer). Be warned, there is a bewildering array of coffee's available for this machine and they all have fancy Italian-sounding names that you may find hard to remember. However, be bold and try the lot. I have yet to have a bad cup, though I have to say my favorites so far are "Stormio" for a regular cup of coffee that can stand up to steamed milk, and "Altissio" for smooth flavorful espresso to be consumed as is. Yum!Although the quality of the coffee and foamed milk is this machine's most important features, I should also say that De'Longhi has managed to manufacture a foolproof experience! Honestly, there is nothing that can be done to improve this product. The only concerning thing about this machine was its delivery. It was on my front porch when I came home with the box open and a couple of parts spilled out. The machine had been mailed in the store box, rather than being placed inside a protective outer box. Not a good idea. Fortunately, all the parts were there and the internal package was good enough that the machine did not get damaged. I was amazed again. Still, it is an expensive machine and should have been packed inside a mailing box for extra protection. Just saying.

My Nescafe Dulce Gusto machine died during the storms caused by Hurricane Beryl's landfall. I'd been unable to get the pods that I preferred, "Grande Mild", for over a year, so I decided to try the Nespresso. I like that this machine reads the pods and automatically uses a certain amount of water and milk based on the pod info. The less I have to do to make coffee in the morning, the better.I also really like the milk frother on this, and I can push a single button and either get a latte, a cappuccino, or a milk topping. If you are diabetic, you will be glad to know that the milk frother can handle unsweetened coconut milk just fine!One morning, two weeks after buying this coffee brewer, it simply refused to work. I called customer support and we tried a few things to get it working again, but ultimately had to replace it. They cross-shipped the new one to me in a few days, literally before I had shipped off the old one!

I love this item. My husband loves it. We have barista quality coffee beverages at our fingertips as often as we want at a considerable savings from going to coffee shops. I made myself study the videos to make sure I learned how to use this machine properly, and it wasn't hard. I love the incentives that Nespresso offers for buying their coffee pods too!

First I would like to, say this machine makes a good cup of coffee but the work you have to do Everyday, I don't if it's worth it. The milk Frother was designed in a way where you thumb will wind up on the release button, I have learned not to keep any milk in it and refrigerate. The designer needs to live with it and learn from his or her mistake and change the design. The brother needs constant cleaning, yes its easy to just let it clean itself with the steam, but at the end of the day you have to take the whole brother apart, clean the unit itself with all the slats and holes that milk gets into it and dries up, then you have the pickup tube, I use a pipe cleaner, then the rotating nozzle must be cleaned and what's inside of it...you get the idea any now..it SUX. The machine is also noisy and it's getting noisier, not easy brewing a cup when my wife is sleeping and it's a large house. The machine is supposed to descale once every six months it's mentioned in the manual or someplace, I have to descale it after 2 weeks of use. My return period has expired but I do have th extended warranty, thank goodness I purchased it because I don't think this unit will last a year. So all in all, there is no way I would purchase this unit again, it's just too much work in maintaining and the terrible design issues. Find yourself something simple to use and pass on this unit.Update...9/24/2024The unit has a design flaw..The tube that is located in the used pod area..when you pull the container out...you will see it, it has a white tip..once in a while you will find the unit sitting in water. it has damaged my cabinetry and it is now sitting in a plastic sheet tray about 2" high. The second unit which was replaced by Nespresso which worked for about 3months has now also failed. the first one also lasted about 3months. Notified Nespresso and they are very cool and are sending me another unit. Im pretty sure it will fail within a couple of months also unless it's just a bad batch or De'Longh1 just doesn't know about the problem or design flaw in the unit. One way you can tell, when you MT the used pod coinage and if you find its full of water, than you have a defective unit and it will drain onto the counter or whatever it sitting on. I should have taken a photo, but was in a video chat with Nespresso and it started draining and they saw it and recorded it...maybe they will notify De'Longhi.Will keep updating the post till problem is solved and will post photos the next time it fails.5/2/2025Newest and the 3rd unit that Nespresso sent me lasted about 6months and it started leaking again and I found it sitting a in pool off water. Called Nespresso and they've had enough of this machine and replacing it, so they have refunded me the full amount, excellent customer support at Nespresso. I also had an extended warranty from Asurion and they also refunded me the purchase price of the policy. I will be purchasing another Nespresso unit but not a De'Longhi brand.Thanx for reading this review.

This is one purchase tat I have never regretted not one single issue with it and it brews amazing cups. If you want get it you won't be disappointed, if its on sale then it's a must have whether you like espresso of just strong think coffee this won't let you down.