Customer Reviews for Fellow - Espresso Series 1 Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine with up to 9 bars of pressure and custom roast profiles - Black
Customer Rating
5
New to making espresso, or
on June 8, 2026
Posted by: josh a.
New to making espresso, or just good espresso. This really makes pro-espresso. There are some settings that have taken me quite a few tries to get right and im still learning. It looks fantastic and well built and thought out. Fun to keep playing with to get it right.
I have been using my Series 1 for about a month now. It has been a pleasure making my favorite milk coffee drinks at home. I’m coming from a Cafelat Robot, which is excellent, but the full machine experience is a joy. The series 1 has helped me hone in my espresso dialing in skills as well.
Coffee does not get to 200 degree despite setting the temp at 200 degrees. I have tired everything, but still can't get it to the 200 degrees. Honest I have been able to to get it is ~180 degrees.
So far so good! I am getting better but I am now anxiously waiting for my new Opus 2 grinder as the one I am using isn't ideal for Espresso making. But thus far, everyone in my circles thinks I am a professional barista (uhh, I am not!) but it is nice that they think that nonetheless! (haha!)
I look forward to improving my skills and dialing in on pulling the perfect shot! I am not quite there yet but soon!
Excellent espresso machine! I'm still working on perfecting my shot but the espresso drinks taste better than any drink I can buy at a coffee shop. Easy to use and I highly recommend. I have always made regular coffee but I'm brand new to making espresso and this machine excels. Highly recommend.
Game changer- don’t know how I lived without it. All I ever make is lattes, but they are wonderful- no more Starbucks when I can make my own! All the features seem to be really well thought out- especially that self flushing milk wand. Would buy again in a heartbeat!
The machine is beautiful and works as expected. What minor quarks I've experienced seem to be firmware based, which is something that can be fixed. It's a pleasure to extract espresso and to have the process made pretty simple, and fellow 1 is great for having the options to include more complex dialing in measures than just grind sizes. It's toeing a good balance between functional/simple and complex/nerdy. Looking forward to more firmware updates. I'd love to see some more steamed milk profiling and more recipe for espresso