Lucaffé Lucaffe Mr. Exclusive 100% Arabica ESE 150 Espresso Pods

We have been buying these ESE pods for years and it makes consistently good Americano's every time. And, I recently learned that Espressotiamo customer support is excellent when I had a concern that they took care of immediately. It is so nice to do business with a company that has a quality product and super customer care! I highly recommend them!

I LIKES IT. I had to write, having read the comment from one purchaser that it didn't work in the nepresso machine, s o give it one star. wake up and smell the coffee sweetheart - it pays to read the reviews and questions because these ain't nepresso pods (thank god). I moved from grinding my own beans and making a hand-pulled espresso, to ESE pods and I will never look back. Taste convenience and cleanup - the trifecta. Having shopped around for pods, I've settled on Lucaffe as my GO-TO,NUMERO UNO, PRIMO brand because it's fresh and the taste is as close to southern Europe as we can get here in the colonies. This ugly American knows what he likes in an expressso shot, and Mr. Exclusive is my afternoon beverage of choice. Now I have the right machine and life is good. CIAO BELLA!

I got these as a cost saving measure as I have been buying Illy ESE pods for the last several years. These were about 60% cheaper than the Illy pods and provide a great value. BUT, they are not Illy! The flavor is much less pronounced and the crema is no where near what I get with the Illy pods. I use a Francis Francis X1 (1st generation) that is in top operating condition. The pods are packaged nicely but the roast and blend are far less refined than Illy. It may be that I'm so accustomed to Illy that I'm being biased.

I've been buying espresso pods on amazon for at least 10 years. For a while I switched brand and vendor a lot due to quality or price issues. Lately, I've been sticking with this particular item from this particular company because (1) these arabica pods taste great and have great crema, (2) the pods are packed tight and the shots are consistent, (3) the order comes in a box that is great for storage, (4) price per pod is very good.

This all arabica pod is good, but there are better ones. I find the taste to be a bit astringent. Also, if you weigh the pod there is less coffee in it than in other ESE pods. My favorite is the all arabica one from Caffe Borbonne, the taste is smoother, and with more coffee in it, you can make your shot a little longer.

Lucaffe makes excellent expresso, and at a very good price. I love lattes and cappuccinos. These pods make it so fast and easy to make a really tasty cup of your favorite expresso based drink.

awful...have not been able to get an espresso from these pods yet. very loosely packed and water just flows right through the pods. Resembles light tea water! have over 140 pods left that are useless to me

This has a thin and quite bitter taste - not what I am used to for a 100% Arabica blend.