Philips L'OR Barista Latte

I bought my first one on a L'OR promotion. It worked well for about 3 months then stated getting slower. I did a few cleaning treatments no difference. I expected a Phillips product to be of the highest quality. It still works but its painfully slow. I live in a remote area and the opportunity presented its self to buy another at Woolworths. I notice that they now reccommend a weekly flush. I will see how this one lasts Show details

Absolutely loved it – The Philips L'OR coffee machine is really worth the price. I originally got mine for free through a promotion, and I’ve absolutely loved it since then! One of the best things about this machine is its compatibility with common capsules. Unlike some machines that lock you into using only one brand, the Philips L'OR works with a variety of… Read more ·  1

capsules, giving you more options to explore different flavours and intensities.

It’s also incredibly easy to use and clean. The design is simple yet efficient, and I’ve never had any issues with it. Just pop in a capsule, press a button, and enjoy a rich, flavorful cup of coffee in seconds. Cleaning is hassle-free, which makes it even more convenient for daily use.

Just…does the job – Out of the box it worked best. Over time despite maintenance coffee quality dropped off a little, possibly due to pod punctures/pressure or water temperature. Very plasticky and the pod handle always felt loose. Recently it just stopped working, 3.5 years since purchase. For the price it did ok. Would I have paid more for better? Yes. Show details

Cannot fault for price – Great little machine, you need to purchase milk frother separately for cappuccinos, but for all coffees great unit. LoR coffee pods are fantastic, just need to keep eye out when shopping between Coles and Woolies as they seem to alternate discounts, but machine very reliable, easy to maintain, easy to clean, great value for price Show details ·  1

The coffee stinks and tastes of burnt plastic – I bought this machine a week ago. We followed the diagramatic instructions and made some coffee. The stench and terrible taste was sickening. Since then we flush through two lungo measures of clear water, and then make our coffee which is not bad though you can still get a slight taste of the stench. Are we doing something wrong? Is there some… Read more

packaging material stuck inside that we were not informed about? What causes this bad taste and smell? I must point out that when we do the first flush and smell the water it is dreadful. After two flushes it is almost OK.

No after sales service – Purchased my L’or machine with attached milk frother which worked beautifully for 7 days. L’or side flicked me to Phillips who asked for photos and then video. A week later nothing. I’ve now sent a second email to Phillips who have now responded and are send a replacement frother. Buyers beware of quality Show details

Don’t buy this machine. Revised review… – Don’t waste your money on this machine. Mine broke after 2 days. Received direct from JD and they want me to go to a Phillips service centre to have it checked. The nearest service centre is an hour away. I wrote back and told them I’m not travelling all the way to a service centre, that they should come up with some customer service and find an… Read more

alternative response. They couldn’t be bothered writing back. Won’t be buying their pods anymore. Now that I have calmed since writing this review, allow me to give my current take on this machine. Since writing this review, I searched for a full bean coffee machine. The difference being the quality of fresh ground coffee beans to coffee pods and the wait time to brew. This Phillips pod machine takes about 10 secs for it to produce a coffee with crema on top. One of the fastest on the market and produces a decent coffee (depending on your choice of Pod of course). The review above was written in regards to the poor customer service of JD rather than the actual machine. The machine is cheap at $159 Aust. and actually good value though it will last 2-3yrs if you make an average of 10 coffees per day, 7 days a week. I have purchased another machine (same) since the review and it works quite well. To their credit, Phillips did respond to the initial review (with an offer of assistance) but so incensed was I at the lack of customer service from JD that I did not want anything more to do with JD. I now rarely buy L’Or pods due to their appalling customer service, buying Lavazza pods instead. The machine is actually OK unless you get a dud as I did. The current machine is working fine and expect to get another year out of it (and hopefully more).

Cheaply made machine – i would suggest now buying this machine after buying ours brought it home and it was leaking. after a few days of trying to find why said screw it and opened it up to find a faulty water hose in the back of the machine that as soon as the tank was connected would start leaking and would be empty in about 5 mins coffee isn't bad but having to put a… Read more

towel on the bench every time i want a cup of coffee is less then ideal would be better if it was possible to buy replacement parts.

A Little Disappointing – 3 things that I have noticed: Machine is quite noisy, Hard to open the top lever and feels like it may break, After using a double shot capsule the machine will not work with a single shot capsule unless I push within the capsule slot and reset the spring loaded section that makes contact with the front face of the capsule. Otherwise produces Okay coffee and a good crema. Show details

Not the best, but you’ll get used to it – Edited review: First use only a few days ago, and since then my husband and I have tried six different flavours across three different brands (L’or, Moccona, Caffe Aurora) and all of them turn out horribly bitter and burnt tasting. I was previously using an Espressotoria system machine, and an Aldi machine prior to that - I have had pod coffee… Read more

machines for over 5 years.

Another annoying feature is the amount of dripping water! - after dispensing coffee, and when you drop the pod out it drips even more water.

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Phillips contacted me, and offered that I could take the machine for a repair. The closest repair centre was an hour away, and I never got there due to work & study commitments. We learned to use pods of no more than an 8 strength for the first few months; it’s now almost 2 years later, and it can make a strength 10 without it being disgustingly bitter. The water drip issue never resolved.

We got a second machine of the same make at the start of this year, and we didn’t have any issues at all with it burning the coffee. It also drips, so it must be a machine thing.

Disappointing product – Had machine approximately 2 months, biggest issue is I'm not happy with the coffee produced. The bottom of my cup will be filled with silt/grains of coffee. I've always used L'Or pods but in a smaller Nespresso machine and never had this issue. The coffee machine also seems like it doesn't produce enough pressure, the coffee doesn't "pour" out of… Read more

the spout as much as dribbles. This results in a really poor crema, the one thing a pod machine should be able to produce.

This was after the machine being faulty out of the box. As I purchased online through L'Or they would not replace, had to take to a local warranty repair agent to have it fixed (failed water line from reservoir to pump). After all that to find once the machine actually worked it is not as good as my 5 year old Nespresso machine.

I'm also waiting for the lid where the pods are placed to break... it has never sat properly on the unit since new, and opening and closing feels like it is getting caught on something.

I would not recommend this product to anyone. Better off trying your luck with a cheap ALDI machine.

Spring-loaded plunger is ceasing – I purchased this machine on 8 Aug 2020 from L'OR direct. It is a great machine, takes a great range of pods, looks great and the quality of coffee varies; although, that is the pods, not the machine. It is quiet and has a decent size water tank, so you're not forever re-filling it. However, eight weeks ago the front spring-loaded plunger that… Read more

pierces the thin aluminium film on the front of the pod started sticking down/getting stuck in the compressed position. It has progressively gotten worse, now, I either have to put my finger inside the top and push on the edge of the plunger to free it; sometimes that won't work, and I have to wait about 10 min for it to cool down between pods for the plunger to shrink and pop itself out. The latter process is now the norm. I run clean water through it after every pod, and have run recommended de-scaler through it as recommended, however, the problem still persists.