Customer reviews from Fellow
Fellow - Espresso Series 1 Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine with up to 9 bars of pressure and custom roast profiles - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(159 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 159 reviews
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Star
10
91%of customers recommend this product.
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90 out of
99)
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
Great machine and a huge upgrade from my Breville Barista Express
on April 14, 2026
Posted by: LimitofN
This is a huge upgrade from my Breville machine. I’m an early adopter here, and expected a few hiccups, but they have been fairly minor and software related. The espresso is excellent, the control options are fantastic, and there is plenty of room for changing variables which many espresso enthusiasts will love. Steam power is great as well. I think this machine will only get better with time and software updates. Hopefully they can include a Bluetooth scale feature in the future.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Impressive shot consistency!
on April 3, 2026
Posted by: Pete@808
I've been living with the Espresso Series 1 for nearly a month now and I am really enjoying it. Although, it took me at least a week to properly dial in my 18 gram espresso shot timing and volume after finally googling the issue. No matter what drink profile I tried it would stop the shot way too early with barely half the 38 gram volume dosage. I had to go into the "nerdy" settings and increase volume output significantly. But once I did this shots began to run beautifully!
Before purchasing this machine I was using a Quickmill Anita for many years. I still love the build quality and old world looks of the Quickmill. But I've discovered the Fellow Espresso Series 1 pulls a significantly better shot. I'm able to taste a lot more of the interesting flavors from my espresso that I didn't get from the Quickmill. I'm assuming this is due to the Series 1's much better temperature stability?
A couple of things I don't like about the Series 1. I find while it's on and not in use, it gives off a subtle, high pitched sound that's enough to be irritating to my ears.
It also powers off into sleep mode too soon. Maybe this can be adjusted in settings?
When removing the ports filter from the group head the whole group head moves slightly, making me question the quality and wonder about the longevity of the machine.
Otherwise, I'm really loving this machine. Not only does it pull excellent shots consistently, but it looks beautiful on my counter and doesn't take up a lot of space. I love how it's much shorter than my Quickmill, with lots of height between the top and my kitchen cabinets, making it easy to refill top loaded the water container.
Before purchasing this machine I was using a Quickmill Anita for many years. I still love the build quality and old world looks of the Quickmill. But I've discovered the Fellow Espresso Series 1 pulls a significantly better shot. I'm able to taste a lot more of the interesting flavors from my espresso that I didn't get from the Quickmill. I'm assuming this is due to the Series 1's much better temperature stability?
A couple of things I don't like about the Series 1. I find while it's on and not in use, it gives off a subtle, high pitched sound that's enough to be irritating to my ears.
It also powers off into sleep mode too soon. Maybe this can be adjusted in settings?
When removing the ports filter from the group head the whole group head moves slightly, making me question the quality and wonder about the longevity of the machine.
Otherwise, I'm really loving this machine. Not only does it pull excellent shots consistently, but it looks beautiful on my counter and doesn't take up a lot of space. I love how it's much shorter than my Quickmill, with lots of height between the top and my kitchen cabinets, making it easy to refill top loaded the water container.
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
on April 1, 2026
Posted by: SoundLessRain
Only complaints are very minor. Round button occasionally clicks but does not register as having been clicked and have to click again.
2nd is I find the drip tray may be a little small, as I feel I’m having to dump it more often
2nd is I find the drip tray may be a little small, as I feel I’m having to dump it more often
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
Great machine, volumetric offset is a bit quirky.
on March 31, 2026
Posted by: Tom
Very easy to use, and the coffee tastes great which is what's most important. It feels super high quality, and is already an indispensable part of my daily routine.
The only quirk to this machine that I don't love is that calibrating the volumetric offset - I have tried following the guide, but just can't seem to get a consistent output no matter what I try with this setting.
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Great machine!
on March 31, 2026
Posted by: WizEatz
Incredible machine! Steam wand is great and temp probe super helpful for making milk drinks. Also love playing with the espresso profiles.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
on March 30, 2026
Posted by: JayJay13
I am enjoying the product very much. I think the steaming function is terrific. I’m finding it hard to get shots right. First the built in profiles are very short. Second I am not getting information about what to change even though the videos say I should be. I cannot tell if a custom profile has a ratio built in and a time why it shuts off before neither is met.
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Precise, great workflow
on March 29, 2026
Posted by: JGee
It is a really great machine to use. Don’t remove the drip tray until the machine cools down. I’ve had an unexpected purge while the tray was removed
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
Fun but learning curve is steep
on March 25, 2026
Posted by: Jon
It’s an excellent overall product. The milk frother is fantastic— helps me make professional level cappuccinos and lattes.
The espresso part I have found to be a steep learning curve. I can’t seem to get the timing correct and the advice to simply grind finer or coarser simply doesn’t work since I make a tiny adjustment to my Opus 1 in response (say eg I set the grind one setting finer) and then I will get a response saying “grind coarser” !! It’s still fun but there’s got to be other things I’m doing wrong. Maybe the tamp pressure? I have no idea
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow