13 reviews for De’Longhi Vintage Icona Traditional Barista Pump Espresso Machine, Coffee and Cappuccino Maker, ECOV311BG, 1.4 liters, Cream
Rated 5 out of 5
Reducto –
Loved it! Arrived promptly and nicely packed. This machine has an awesome vintage style, almost all of it made of stainless steel which is a bonus. Ergonomic, economic with auto off feature, water boiler heats up the water in seconds, the steam is powerful and the steam knob does a very good job adjusting the pressure, and makes a delicious cafe. The Icona leather ”vintage icona” big tag hanging on the machine is adorable. Having said that, i read a lot of comments about ”cafe is watering” or ”too thick” or ”water is leaking through the steam whilst brewing” etc.
Just improve your barista skills guys! Read the instructions and download the ”De’ Longhi coffee expert” application free of charge. You ll find some awesome tips how to use this machine and make an excellent cafe. You need to experiment a little bit because not all espresso machines produce fine cafe by using them in the same way. I personally found the right balance with this machine by grinding the cafe between 2-3 size medium to fine but NOT thin (my previous machine would not make a nice cafe with size any other than 3 medium). About taping it, I prefer my cafe with a nice crema so i tap it a little bit stronger than suggested. Besides, a good espresso comes out of the machine in ”slow” speed without a struggle. That means you grid the cafe at correct size and tap it as it should be. If cafe runs from the filter like a ”quick tab water” (cafe is too thick) or ”painfully slow” (cafe is too thin) better throw it and try again.
About water leak through the steam when brewing or vise-versa, yes it does leak a bit but is normal for powerful cafe machines to do that and when the steam pressure is high. This is only GOOD NEWS. Is not an issue if the amount is small. 5 stars all the way so far and if anything changes, I ll update the review. Its a cafe insult to rate it lower than 5! 🙂
Rated 5 out of 5
midderpooh –
The third one we have owned in over ten years, used daily. Does a great job at a sensible price.
Rated 5 out of 5
Francesca Pistoni –
Really good, Makes a little noise initially but subsides immediately as soon as coffee comes out. Good and creamy coffee, also great for cappuccinos. No water leakage
Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
The Beast Within –
…and any fault I can find are so minor in comparison to what the product is doing that it feels like nitpicking to complain. The design and build is lovely, and everything feels great when using it – the handle has real weight to it, nothing feels cheap, and I’ve had no problems with pump pressure, etc. It’s well worth reading the instructions thoroughly before using – there’s actually quite a bit of detail in there, and the cleaning processes will be invaluable to you.
Makes a perfect espresso – and using the frother is easy, too. My advice, be sure to keep the frother clean, and there’s a tiny hole on the back of the black plastic piece that slides off that can easily get clogged, resulting in loss of froth – but once you figure that out, it’s a relatively hassle free journey to making a great mug of coffee. The machine has a few quirks – off the top of my head, if you don’t ‘unclick’ the steamer button after you have frothed coffee and turn the machine off, it won’t turn back on again (this caused a good ten minutes of confusion until I figured out I hadn’t depressed the steamer button) – but as I said, relatively minor in the bigger picture.
Overall, two months of great coffee so far. Highly recommended.
Rated 3 out of 5
Sevgi –
I bought this machine six months ago and I’m already having issues. I mean it works it’s good quality and it makes delicious coffee but the steamer is very unreliable. I turn on the steam around wait for the green light and when it comes on even if I can knob nothing happened there’s no Steam coming out of it like usually does and I don’t know what to do. I’ll be contacting the manufacturer to see if I can use my two-year warranty to get a replacement part or whatever it needs
Rated 1 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
One star due to the fact that although the product was packaged like new, and looked like new, it wasn’t. There was water in the cappuccino spout showing it had actually been used at some point. Returned and a replacement bought direct from De’Longhi.
Rated 4 out of 5
J. Delaney –
I bought this as part of Prime day and got a great deal on this. Of all the coffee machines this one stood out for its looks and what it can do. It was easy to set up and the instructions show the steps you need to go through. I have been using this now for 2 weeks and the coffee is good quality (hot) and the milk frother heats the milk up to a really warm temperature. I would recommend using ground or bean coffee as you get the real coffee shop taste
Rated 5 out of 5
Joycieeee –
Klein, compact en handig in gebruik. Een echte aanrader als je van verse koffie houd. Heb los wel een bonenmaler erbij gekocht
Rated 5 out of 5
Jo Gregory –
Absolute bargain and the person I gifted it to really loves it
Rated 4 out of 5
Joycieeee –
The machine looks good and is functioning as aspected.
Rated 5 out of 5
legende 52 –
belle article vintage a voir dans quelque temps
Rated 1 out of 5
Client d’Amazon –
That is probably the only item I was so happy to have finally out of my house. I am still wondering who designed a coffee maker that leaks all the water outside of the tank and floods your kitchen with all the contents. Avoid this product at all costs, even if given for free…
Last updated on July 23, 2025 6:34 am
Reducto –
Loved it! Arrived promptly and nicely packed. This machine has an awesome vintage style, almost all of it made of stainless steel which is a bonus. Ergonomic, economic with auto off feature, water boiler heats up the water in seconds, the steam is powerful and the steam knob does a very good job adjusting the pressure, and makes a delicious cafe. The Icona leather ”vintage icona” big tag hanging on the machine is adorable. Having said that, i read a lot of comments about ”cafe is watering” or ”too thick” or ”water is leaking through the steam whilst brewing” etc.
Just improve your barista skills guys! Read the instructions and download the ”De’ Longhi coffee expert” application free of charge. You ll find some awesome tips how to use this machine and make an excellent cafe. You need to experiment a little bit because not all espresso machines produce fine cafe by using them in the same way. I personally found the right balance with this machine by grinding the cafe between 2-3 size medium to fine but NOT thin (my previous machine would not make a nice cafe with size any other than 3 medium). About taping it, I prefer my cafe with a nice crema so i tap it a little bit stronger than suggested. Besides, a good espresso comes out of the machine in ”slow” speed without a struggle. That means you grid the cafe at correct size and tap it as it should be. If cafe runs from the filter like a ”quick tab water” (cafe is too thick) or ”painfully slow” (cafe is too thin) better throw it and try again.
About water leak through the steam when brewing or vise-versa, yes it does leak a bit but is normal for powerful cafe machines to do that and when the steam pressure is high. This is only GOOD NEWS. Is not an issue if the amount is small. 5 stars all the way so far and if anything changes, I ll update the review. Its a cafe insult to rate it lower than 5! 🙂
midderpooh –
The third one we have owned in over ten years, used daily. Does a great job at a sensible price.
Francesca Pistoni –
Really good,
Makes a little noise initially but subsides immediately as soon as coffee comes out.
Good and creamy coffee, also great for cappuccinos.
No water leakage
tania rita penao veiga –
The media could not be loaded.
The Beast Within –
…and any fault I can find are so minor in comparison to what the product is doing that it feels like nitpicking to complain. The design and build is lovely, and everything feels great when using it – the handle has real weight to it, nothing feels cheap, and I’ve had no problems with pump pressure, etc. It’s well worth reading the instructions thoroughly before using – there’s actually quite a bit of detail in there, and the cleaning processes will be invaluable to you.
Makes a perfect espresso – and using the frother is easy, too. My advice, be sure to keep the frother clean, and there’s a tiny hole on the back of the black plastic piece that slides off that can easily get clogged, resulting in loss of froth – but once you figure that out, it’s a relatively hassle free journey to making a great mug of coffee. The machine has a few quirks – off the top of my head, if you don’t ‘unclick’ the steamer button after you have frothed coffee and turn the machine off, it won’t turn back on again (this caused a good ten minutes of confusion until I figured out I hadn’t depressed the steamer button) – but as I said, relatively minor in the bigger picture.
Overall, two months of great coffee so far. Highly recommended.
Sevgi –
I bought this machine six months ago and I’m already having issues. I mean it works it’s good quality and it makes delicious coffee but the steamer is very unreliable. I turn on the steam around wait for the green light and when it comes on even if I can knob nothing happened there’s no Steam coming out of it like usually does and I don’t know what to do. I’ll be contacting the manufacturer to see if I can use my two-year warranty to get a replacement part or whatever it needs
Amazon Customer –
One star due to the fact that although the product was packaged like new, and looked like new, it wasn’t. There was water in the cappuccino spout showing it had actually been used at some point. Returned and a replacement bought direct from De’Longhi.
J. Delaney –
I bought this as part of Prime day and got a great deal on this. Of all the coffee machines this one stood out for its looks and what it can do.
It was easy to set up and the instructions show the steps you need to go through.
I have been using this now for 2 weeks and the coffee is good quality (hot) and the milk frother heats the milk up to a really warm temperature. I would recommend using ground or bean coffee as you get the real coffee shop taste
Joycieeee –
Klein, compact en handig in gebruik.
Een echte aanrader als je van verse koffie houd.
Heb los wel een bonenmaler erbij gekocht
Jo Gregory –
Absolute bargain and the person I gifted it to really loves it
Joycieeee –
The machine looks good and is functioning as aspected.
legende 52 –
belle article vintage a voir dans quelque temps
Client d’Amazon –
That is probably the only item I was so happy to have finally out of my house. I am still wondering who designed a coffee maker that leaks all the water outside of the tank and floods your kitchen with all the contents. Avoid this product at all costs, even if given for free…