Sage – The Bambino Plus – Compact Coffee Machine with Automatic Milk Frother, Brushed Stainless Steel

13 reviews for Sage – The Bambino Plus – Compact Coffee Machine with Automatic Milk Frother, Brushed Stainless Steel

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Alex Sage – March 27, 2025

   So far a nice product. An improvement over my Dedica. The steamwand does a great job, very easy to use for latte.
   Extra filters, pressurized and non pressurized included. Not a fan of the included razor but was nice to try it out.

   Minus is the driptray which is very small but read that’s with most ‘cheaper’ machines.
   Also good to know: put the milk can totally over the sensor incase of auto steaming otherwise the milk will get very hot.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   BigM – March 30, 2025

   I am working in the area of coffee shops but am not a barista and only make espresso and pour over for myself. I never really got to make espresso for myself at home as I thought it is too much effort as well as all that equipment and stayed with pour over. With the Bambino being relatively small as well as affordable compared to more professional machines I gave it a go and have not regretted the move. It is a very well build machine, relatively easy to clean and maintain and very easy to use. It truly heats up fast so no waiting around for the boiler to heat up just for one cup in the afternoon. I use the non-pressurised baskets and they have provided very good results though on taste I have to admit I am not an expert. There is still enough flexibility in the machine if you are a bit geeky and try to control water amount out manually (i.e. I use a 15g espresso amount with about 30g espresso out in the cup). No control over temperature and pressure though. I have also bought a bottomless portafilter from China which was worth the wait and with a mirror it is great to watch the coffee coming through the basket for improving your tamping skills. Last but not least I can only recommend to invest in a very good grinder in order to get great result out of the machine. As the saying goes, garbage in garbage out. I can recommend the Eureka Specialita at basically the same price as the Bambino.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Battingnumber10 – April 1, 2025

   I’ve only ever made coffee in a stove pot, so my first espresso machine was quite a revelation. It is, fortunately, very simple. The milk has 3 settings for heat, 3 for foam, and then you just hit go and it does the rest. The min max is quite tight – seems to be about 100ml min and 200ml max, and if you go above/below this there’s a mess… The coffee itself involves far more skill – I have a Sage grinder and it took me a while to get the right grind (I’m using a 7 now) and the right amount (18g for a double) and I slightly adjusted the volume up just a tad (easy to do). I can’t master the single wall (Barista skills required) but with the double wall I get a lovely crema and beautiful coffee.

   It does need quite a bit of cleaning up – the drip tray after every use etc. and it’s not cheap, but having a coffee better than any shop bought, every day, is such a wonderful treat, and I only wish I’d bought one earlier.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   LF – April 2, 2025

   I bought this machine in 2019 and it still working perfectly!

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   ICW Voyager – April 5, 2025

   Makes a great cup of expresso and the automatic milk foam work works perfectly. Easy to use and easy to clean up. Compact attractive design fits nicely under the counter. The instruction manual is a series of videos on the app that you download from by scanning the code on the box and instructions are clear and easy to understand. It comes with regular coffee basket filters and double walled filters that the instructions say are better with store bought ground coffee. I use a high quality Italian ground and find the regular single walled basket (with more strainer holes) works best. Expresso is hot and the temperature of the milk and foam level is adjustable from warm to hot. Really an impressive appliance!

6. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Clifford D – April 23, 2025

   It is a simple though fairly expensive machine that has a two cup or single cup portafilter and has a steamer with variable milk temperature and frothiness. Water tank size is good, finish is good, heat up time almost instant, pretty easy to clean and looks good in the kitchen. A little bit annoying is the occasional tendency for the portafilter dual filter to detach from the portafilter body and stick to the underside of the machine after coffee is made, also when using the two cup filter the coffee always seems to pour more out of one side than the other. The main thing is that the finished coffee is good so it is still a good machine. Not sure why other reviewers refer to a grinder as it does not have one.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Z – April 24, 2025

   عملية وتستاهل قيمتها

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jon – May 12, 2025

   Perfect coffee

9. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   PeterNL – May 24, 2025

   أنا محب للقهوة وأحب تجربة أنواع مختلفة من الإسبرسو والكابتشينو واللاتيه. لقد اشتريت ماكينة تحضير اسبرسو بامبينو بلس من بريفيلي من أمازون وأنا سعيد جداً بالنتائج. هذه الماكينة صغيرة الحجم ولكنها قوية وسهلة الاستخدام. تحتوي على نظام تسخين ثيرموجيت الذي يضمن درجة حرارة مثالية للإسبرسو في ثلاث ثوانٍ فقط. كما تحتوي على عصا بخار أوتوماتيكية تسمح لي بضبط درجة حرارة وقوام الحليب حسب ذوقي. أستطيع أن أصنع قهوة لذيذة وغنية بالنكهة والرغوة في دقائق معدودة.

   الماكينة مصنوعة من الستانلس ستيل المصقول وتبدو أنيقة ومتينة. تأتي مع فلتر بورتافيلتر 54 ملم يستوعب 19 غرام من البن للحصول على نكهة كاملة. كما تأتي مع ملحقات مفيدة مثل قطعة قطع البورتافيلتر، ومكبس الإسبرسو، وفرشاة التنظيف، وصفائح التنظيف، وصانع الرغوة، وإبريق الحليب، وأداة التسطيح، وأداة التشطير، وأداة التثبيت، وأداة التثقيل. تحتوي الماكينة أيضًا على خزان ماء سعة 1.9 لتر يمكن إزالته وإعادة تعبئته بسهولة.

   أنا معجب جدًا بأداء هذه الماكينة وجودة القهوة التي تصنعها. أشعر أنني في مقهى كل صباح عندما أستمتع بكوب من الإسبرسو الساخن أو الفلات وايت الرائع. أنصح كل من يحب القهوة بشراء هذه الماكينة فهي تستحق كل ريال.

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    G J Durrant – June 13, 2025

    Had this for a few years now and has been pretty reliable. Perfect for people that want a decent coffee without having to take apart and tinker with a specialist machine. Just takes a few seconds to be ready to use and there’s no problems with temperature change for frothing milk so it’s possible to make another cup straight away. Ideally you need a decent grinder for freshly ground beans to get the most out of it. There are loads of videos to guide you to make good coffee with this model. Perhaps the only issue is when it decides it needs a backflush or de-scale and the lights start to flash you need to get it done before you can make the next cup and it can take a few minutes to do.

11. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Alexandra L. – June 15, 2025

    Phenomenal machine and great value. It’s the UK version of the Breville Bambino so if you’re using it in the US you need a step up/down transformer and then it’ll work exactly as intended. I highly recommend this machine to anyone looking for an easy to make barista quality cup of coffee.

12. 

    Rated 1 out of 5

    Rami Zarchi – June 22, 2025

    After using the machine for 3 months the Sage/Breville Bambino Plus milk temp and froth lights started to blink after milk steaming and the machine doesn’t heat up the milk very well and/or doesn’t steam milk.
    I have done everything I can do:
    – Descaling
    – Cleaning cycles
    – Cleaning the steam wand
    -Factory reset
    Nothing solved the problem.

    The Amazon seller (Togalu UK) wanted me to send the unit for repair back and forth at my expense which makes the whole thing not worth it. Amazon support didn’t help. I even contacted Sage directly and they referred me back to the seller. So I am stuck with an unusable and unreliable coffee machine.

    The machine fault occurred only after 3 months of regular use. This is clearly a common malfunction. I have seen in YouTube and other social networks other people telling about exactly the same issue.

    Bottom line: don’t buy the Sage / Breville Bambino Plus Coffee machine. If you run into the same common issue the manufacturer and/or Amazon will not help you.

13. 

    Rated 1 out of 5

    Alexandra L. – June 23, 2025

    Leider kam die Maschine fehlerhaft bei uns an. Es tritt Wasser am Maschinenboden aus – daher geht sie wieder zurück.