We absolutely love our new coffee pot. We make a pot most days which has been absolutely perfect, but my husband likes to make a kcup in the afternoons or when running out the door, and I’m loving the nespesso feature when I need something stronger. It’s perfect!

PRO: Makes very good coffee. Great additional features for making specialty coffees. Price is reasonable for the quality and features. CON: The dimensions for this product on the website are the dimensions of the BOX, NOT the coffee maker. The coffee maker is 12.25"w x 12.25"d x 14.5" h. Critical info if you are trying to fit it on your counter with overhead cabinets. Almost did not purchase this product because of the incorrect information on the website.

Great to have 3 options in one machine. Design of lid to fill pot reservoir is terrible. Very hard to fill. Design of steam wand is terrible. Too close to machine makes it hard to use. Have to slide machine neatly off counter to be able to get steam cup in and out. No shortage of feedback to Cuisinart on these items. Fix those and it will be 5 stars easily.

My wife asked for this Cuisinart Barista Bar as a Christmas gift. We were using the Duo version of a popular brand that starts with the letter K. She wanted to be able to make espresso and Lattes. So most of my comments will be coming from comparison to the K brand device. First off, the Cuisinart has the ability to froth milk and utilize both the espresso pods and regular K-cup size pods. Cuisinart also has drip brewing utilizing #4 cone filters. The K brand uses flat bottom filter. So if you have stocked up on flat bottoms, they won't work, however with some creative paper bendind you can use them in a pinch. The machine itself is moderately well built (for home use) and looks nice. The coffee craft feels is sturdier than the K brand. It is about 4 inches taller than K brand so I pull it out from under the wall cabinet to fill it. The Cuisinart has two separate water compartments using one for the brewer and one for the pods and frother. They both top fill. I like this setup because I don't have to refill the reservoir after pot brewing in order to make pods later in the day. It hold nearly twice as much water as the K brand. Each reservoir has a separate filter built in. They are easy to access and replace through the top flaps where you fill the reservoirs. The brewer does as well as the K brand in respect to noise, time and brew flavor. The pod brewer however noticeably louber than the K brand. The instructions are pretty easy to follow and make sence. I recommend reading them because the brewing controls are separated from the pod and frother controls and it's not obvious. The only difficulty I had was understanding how the hot plate works. Apparently it turns on automatically after the brew and there is a separate button for programming how long it stays on (one to four hours). There is nothing mentioned about how to shut it off or how to turn only the hot plate back on if you need to warm longer. I discovered that hitting the on/off button twice will turn off the hot plate. No idea how to get it back on without brewing. The frother is used to make hot water and the dial has a hot water setting. The pod brewer will fit a tall travel cup under it. One can also use a reusable pod in it. Overall I'm happy with it. The Latte and espresso features are a nice plus and my wife likes it. Be sure to search for the unit on sale because you can get them at a much better cost.

I like that it provides all the options for different pod types and a carafe. Easy to use as well. I wish the coffee and hot water came out a little hotter. To increase the temp of the hot water, I just blow some steam into it from the wand. All in all a meets the needs to have mutiple options from one device

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A fellow coffee lover recommended the Barista Bar 4 in 1 to me and I am so glad she did. It has everything I need for my coffee of choice. I was able to clear counter space by having everything in this one machine. All the functions work great and I am very glad I made this purchase.

This was a Christmas gift from my spouse and I am really loving it. Makes great coffee and lattes, iced lattes, whatever you might order at your coffee shop. It's a nice way to settle at my desk in the morning or a quiet Sunday in the kitchen. A design flaw is the steam/hot water wand. The way it extends makes it difficult to maneuver whatever you are steaming or filling without spilling by having to tip it. I will probably find a small butcher block or something to raise the hight a bit for more clearance. Other than that, I have been enjoying my new coffeemaker!

I’ve had this machine for about a month and I really like it! I had a keurig for years and finally wanted to go back to ground coffee. I make coffee in the morning and my husband makes himself a Kcup. I have not heard the milk frother yet or the espresso pod. Overall great purchase so far!

I got the Cuisinart Barista Bar 4-in-1 Coffeemaker to replace my second Keurig K-Cafe K-Duo Single Serve Coffee, Latte and Cappuccino Maker. The Keurig only lasted the warranty period (go figure) and since our Cuisinart appliances last much longer and also wanting the ability to brew Nespresso pods, we decided to replace it with the Barista Bar. WHAT A TREAT. The Barista Bar first of all makes a great pot of coffee with excellent flavor and balance even with the cheaper Folgers and Maxwell brands. Second, I was surprised at the exceptional flavor from the K-Cups I brewed. They tasted even better then the K-Cups I brewed from the Keurig coffee maker. Third, the Nespresso espresso pods make for a wonderful afternoon or after dinner treat. Even the frothing attachment is better on the Cuisinart compared to the Keurig as the Cuisinart uses actual steam, which leads me to the only small gripe I have with the Barista Bar. The frothing/hot water attachment designed to fit into the footprint of the Barista Bar unfortunately makes it hard to first fit a cup under it to begin the frothing process or fill a cup with hot water. Once the milk/creamer is frothed up or the cup is filled with the hot water, it makes it very difficult to get the cup out from under the frothing/hot water attachment especially since now the cup is filled with foam or hot water. It's almost as though you would need to have the coffeemaker right next to the sink, which if you can do that is ideal as the drippings of the frothing/hot water attachment would drip into you sink. Alas, I think they should have put the attachment on the side of the coffeemaker and higher instead of underneath the brewing area. We added a rolling tray to make it easier to move the coffee maker in and out from under the cabinets, which also raised the frothing/hot water attachment for easier use.

This machine checks all the boxes! 12cup drip, single cup K-Cup with 6,8,10 ounce options and a espresso option with 2 sizes. Accommodates Nespresso capsules. It also has 2 reservoirs. The main one for the 12 cup drip and a second one for k cups and espresso. We make a full pot in the morning and if we want regular coffee or a guest stops by we can make single cups. We also enjoy making Cappuccino after dinner. The brother works great with minimal cleanup. We really love this machine.