Starbucks Barista Reviews
Click here if this is your business
From
4 reviews
of users recommend this
-
Ease of Use
-
Durability
-
Style
-
Service & Support
-
Value For Money
?
Ask our helpful community of experts about this product or company
Starbucks Barista - Ask a question now
Starbucks Barista - Ask a question now
Media Gallery for Starbucks Barista
Refine your search
“It compliments the whole complete necessity of...”
★★★☆☆
written by on 11/05/2009
It compliments the whole complete necessity of starting a day with starbuck coffee made from a Starbucks Barista coffee machine.
Was this review helpful?
0
0
“well... in response to the person whos Starbucks...”
★★★★☆
written by on 01/05/2009
well... in response to the person whos Starbucks Barista coffee machine is slowly dying...if it still works, there may be hope. you just need to find a repair place or something.
if its really bad, your probably going to have to buy a new one. but its not all bad! because you can get an amazing new coffee machine through this link: http://www.strongvend.co.uk
whats even better is you can write a review on the new one once youve got it!
Was this review helpful?
0
0
“We have saved alot of money by making coffees at home...”
★★★★☆
written by waterfallsbyme on 26/07/2008
We have saved alot of money by making coffees at home with this Starbucks Barista, but a $350 dollar machine should last longer than two years. We are having electrical problems also. It pops the breaker. After you clean the water reservoir it takes along time to prime the system.
Was this review helpful?
0
0
“Having acquired a huge taste for coffee, and espresso...”
★★★☆☆
written by Toby. on 26/03/2002
Having acquired a huge taste for coffee, and espresso especially, it was inevitable that I would purchase an espresso machine eventually. Despite the bewildering array of machines on offer I decided to go with the Starbucks Barista machine.
Buying it was easy (I even managed to get a 10% discount for walking away with an ex-display model) and subsequent visits to my local branch for advice on using it were met by helpful, patient staff.
The machine itself proved a joy to use. The process of priming the pump and steam wand may seem a little labourious, but is so straightforward that it becomes second nature after a while.
A word of warning for potential purchasers though - God help you if anything goes wrong with it!!! I recently suffered a bit of a mishap with the brewing handle and have been trying to get hold of a replacement. The staff at my local Starbucks didn't have a clue how to go about doing this so for the past week I've been trying to contact Starbucks directly about the query. To date I have yet to receive a response, or even an acknowledgement, to any of my e-mails and so my straightforward, excellent-coffee-making machine is currently no more than a £250 piece of junk taking up space in my kitchen
98948_Kitt.'s Response to 17152_Toby.'s Review
Written on: 18/05/2003
I found post-sale support excellent. (1800 334 5553 ext 0) Calls about a steam wand leak resulted in step by step coaching over the phone to open the unit and re-adjust a couple of parts. Frankly, I would rather spend 30 minutes on the phone and have a fixed unit than ship it to a repair center and lose it for 4 weeks.
<br>
<br>A couple of other problems calls turned out to be legitimate "operator error" (not Blame the victim!) For example,I had thrown together a latte as I dashed out the door for a two week dive vacation. When I came back, I couldn't get any steam. A call and carefull review a of symptoms turned up that I needed to stick a paper clip up the wand to unblock the dried milk since I obviously forgot to blow it out in my hasty deprture. The rep was patient, knowledgeable and offered a number of "tips" while he was working through the problem. So I would rank their customer support as: "As good as I have encountered from ANY manufacturer."
<br>
<br>I will admit that the store personnel are fairly clueless, but that is because they don't have any opportunity to experiment with the different machines.
Reply to this comment
71077_Natalie.'s Response to 17152_Toby.'s Review
Written on: 06/02/2003
We've had ours for 8 years. Minor problems in the beginning due to operator error. I used the 800 number for service and was assisted on two different occassions, by very competent staff who talked me through the repair process. Nothing but kudos for Starbucks and their equipment.
Reply to this comment
55014_David.'s Response to 17152_Toby.'s Review
Written on: 01/12/2002
I agree, Starbucks post-sales support is very much lacking. Your on your own after warranty period. Mine is now apparently junk after only 100 cups.
Reply to this comment
Was this review helpful?
4
1
Do you have a question about this product or company? Simply type it in the box below and one of our community will give you an answer
Thanks for asking a question.
Once we've checked over your question we will put it live on the site and our strong community of experts will hopefully give you some great answers that you find useful.
We will email you when the question is on the site
overview
Latest items in Coffee Machines
-
Coffee Friend - www.coffeefriend.co.uk
Date added: 10th February 2023
-
Cafe Desire - www.cafedesire.co.in
Date added: 23rd March 2018
-
Chennai Beverages - www.chennaibeverages.in
Date added: 9th June 2017
-
Le'Xpress Hand Coffee Grinder
Date added: 19th October 2016
-
Igenix Bean To Cup Coffee Maker
Date added: 29th November 2015
Useful Info
-
Category Verdict
Hot Stuff in
Latest items in Coffee Machines
See Also...
- You are here:
- Review Centre
- Drinks Makers
- Coffee Machines
- Starbucks Barista
- Overview
43702_Toby.'s Response to 17152_Toby.'s Review
Written on: 14/10/2002
Every starbucks can order almost any replacement part for your barista machine... at a low retail cost price (if it is less than a year you should be coverd by your warranty).