This does not come with a built-in grinder, so they will need to buy pre-ground beans (or have their fave coffee shop grind their beans). You can also consider getting them a grinder or upgrading your gift to the Barista Pro model, which does have a built-in grinder.
Promising reviews: “Bought as a gift for my coffee-loving wife. She is delighted. Makes great espresso.” —Customer
“I’ve been using my bambino for the past two and a half months, and I’m upset it took me so long to buy this. Wish I had bought one sooner. Machine makes truly coffee shop-quality espresso and milk. The stuff I make at home now is way better than what I used to get from Wawa or Starbucks. The bambino is super easy to use and clean. It’s also great that it has such a small footprint so that it doesn’t take up much counter space. At this price point, I don’t think there’s anything left to improve on the machine. I honestly have no complaints in the time that I’ve used it so far.” —Hayden B.
Get it from Amazon for $299.95.
