Ninja Espresso Machine and Drip Coffee Maker, Luxe Café Premier Series, ES601

Pros

• Guided tamper convenience ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.8
  Owners praise the click pillar tamper and dosing collar system, which works in concert with the grinder cradle to guide roughly 30lb of pressure, keep grounds corralled, and form a flat puck without removing the portafilter, making tamping easier and less messy than on many entry level machines.
• Overall user experience ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.7
  Reviewers agree that the Luxe Café Premier delivers a friendly overall experience, with barista assist presets, clear controls, quick preheat and the ability to make espresso, drip and cold brew, making it easy for beginners to get reliably good drinks even if it offers less fine grained control than enthusiast focused machines.
• Design, ergonomics & footprint ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.5
  Reviewers describe a sleek, compact body with real brushed steel panels, low profile hopper and organized onboard storage, plus dual adjustable cup trays and modern finishes that fit neatly under most kitchen cabinets without dominating the countertop.
• Iced / cold-brew function quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 4.5
  Reviewers highlight that the Luxe Café Premier offers both Brew Over Ice, which uses hotter water, higher doses and shorter output for strong Japanese style iced coffee, and a rapid cold brew mode that pulses room temperature or chilled water for smooth, sweet, low acidity drinks that usually need little or no sugar.
• Automation & sensors ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  Reviews emphasize the Luxe Café Premier’s barista assist logic and sensors, including a built in scale, temperature sensing, low water alerts, grinder safety that requires the dosing collar, and preset ratios, all of which limit user mistakes and favor consistent drinks over deep manual control.
• Brewing performance & consistency ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  Reviews report that the Luxe Café’s Classic and Rich coffee modes mimic pour over style brewing with pauses and low flow pulses, delivering single serve cups from a cold start in under five minutes that repeatedly measure in the SCA strength sweet spot and taste richer than typical single cup auto drip modes.
• Espresso & beverage quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5
  Owners find that, once dialed in, the Luxe Café Premier produces consistently good to excellent double shots using around 18g doses and standard 1:2 to 1:2.5 ratios, often outperforming comparable thermojet machines from a cold start while prioritizing reliability over extreme espresso experimentation.
• Accessories ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
• Capacity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
• Cup, tray & carafe handling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
• Speed & time-to-cup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
• Value & Price ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5
• Grinder, hopper & dosing system ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3
  The built in grinder is described as fast and convenient, with a low profile 350g hopper, integrated scale in the cradle targeting roughly 17.8g for espresso, and clever purge clicks when adjusting finer, though it lacks the ultra fine micro adjustment range of some Breville grinders and can overshoot dose slightly after big changes before settling in.
• Milk, steam & frothing ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.3
• Build quality & durability ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
• Heating-element power ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
• Packaging quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0
• Water system, maintenance & descaling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.5