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De'Longhi

Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine

Name: Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine
Brand: De'Longhi

around $1500

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139 Pros

75%
10 reviews (1h 52m)

47 Cons

Elevate your coffee ritual with the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine. This sleek, compact machine boasts a vibrant touchscreen interface, making navigating the extensive drink menu a breeze. Enjoy café-quality espresso, lattes, cappuccinos, and more with customizable profiles for up to four users, ensuring everyone's preferences are sa...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

72%

34 vs 13

Features

68%

26 vs 12

Ease of Use

92%

33 vs 3

Brew Quality

50%

6 vs 6

Design/Aesthetics

20%

1 vs 4

Durability/Build Quality

Reviewer verdict

Across 10 YouTube reviews, the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine earns an Index score of 4/5, ranking #41 among Coffee Makers & Espresso Machines. Reviewers most often praise its features, brew quality, ease of use, while the most common criticisms concern features, ease of use.

The Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine is widely praised for its versatility and standout milk performance, with many reviewers (features: 34 mentions; brew quality: 33 mentions) highlighting its ability to produce a wide range of drinks, excellent milk texture/temperature and strong, well-balanced espresso shots. Reviewers consistently praised the touchscreen interface, user profiles and customization options, calling the UI intuitive and easy to use (ease of use: 26 mentions). Multiple reviewers also noted good value for money and that the machine produces cafe-quality drinks and rich crema, especially for milk-based beverages. Overall consensus emphasizes reliable brew quality and a feature-rich, user-friendly experience for specialty drinks.

Criticisms focus on practical usability and capacity issues rather than coffee quality: reviewers mentioned the app and some feature awkwardness (features cons: 13 mentions) and frequent hands-on steps, error interruptions and limited capacities that make the machine less truly ‘set-and-forget’ (ease of use cons: 12 mentions; various capacity complaints). Design placement of the top-mounted screen and cup clearance was repeatedly complained about (design cons: 6 mentions), and several reviewers flagged the cleaning burden and periodic maintenance needs (cleaning cons: 5 mentions). A minority also raised concerns about build quality, durability and the high price point relative to perceived construction quality.

Analysis based on 10 YouTube reviews (1h 52m of video) with 139 pros and 47 cons extracted.

Pros (139)

Features (34)

pretty nice and silky actually that is pretty pretty good stuff right there ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 9:52
you can use this just to make a hot milk for making for example a hot chocolate so that's very nice ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 12:40
comes with a new fancy touch screen ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 0:38
comes with different profiles that you can select in between ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 0:43
pretty much every possible hot coffee drink Under the Sun at your disposal ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 3:47
makes some of the creamiest latte foam that I've ever experienced ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 1:18
pretty Innovative ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 4:16
makes nice milk foam ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 9:40
you can adjust it a little bit to make it a little bit more milky or a little stiffer ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 9:46
what I really like about this machine is how versatile it is ▶ DELONGHI RIVELIA | PEBBLE GREY (EXAM440.55.G) - INFLUENSTER @ 8:28
one of the few machines that actually produces a cortado ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 3:31
two guest Prof or two user profiles and then a guest profile ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 3:06
the cold option allows you to make I guess over IED coffee ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 3:53
one of the few super automatics that produces a regular latte ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 3:35
it means you can have two two two different types of coffees on the go at any one time ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 4:30
Another important feature that sets the Rivelia apart from other coffee machines is its LatteCrema system, which lets you control the amount of foam in each drink ▶ 👉 ALL RECIPES DE'LONGHI RIVELIA coffee machine 😮 16 differ @ 0:45
it does a great job of that it's among the best of used for texture it's even capable of latte artw worthy texture ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 7:25
Dual Hopper is really also quite interesting I love that they've included that ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 4:26
depending on your profile and what you use the most it will actually just change the order of these which is excellent so that's just really really handy ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 11:55
and using the my setting you can program the shop volume on the Fly too ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:37
it's capable of fairly wet silky texture for pouring lat out with if you want to do that and much stiffer but still silky modern cappuccino foam not big bubbled '90s cappuccino foam ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:17
adjust everything from espresso strength to water temperature ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 1:14
versatile beverage lover ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 3:02
brew everything from classic espressos to creamy lattes and frothy cappuccinos ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 3:04
and I love the milk temperatures it delivers and the milk texture ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 10:46
what's particularly good about it for a OneTouch machine is it makes hot milkies hotter than any other OneTouch machine we've tested since we started doing the milk temper tests ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 1:58
energy saving options ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 3:28
The Delonghi Rivelia is one of the coffee machines that can prepare the largest number of recipes. ▶ 👉 ALL RECIPES DE'LONGHI RIVELIA coffee machine 😮 16 differ @ 0:23
the milk texture is also really good I think a lot of people will love that ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:12
customization ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 1:07
I'm really impressed with the milk temperature from this ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 7:40
I like the profiles and the shortcuts for black coffees and milkies ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 10:40
I really like it it's very similar to the rellia and the aliter explore with the touchscreen display and the shortcuts to Black coffees and milkies ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 4:09
I really like the my option for setting the volumes on the Fly ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 10:45

Brew Quality (33)

does awesome with the wo plus ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 7:44
capable of making a nice espresso, good crma on top ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 5:46
quite smooth, no bitterness to speak of just a good cup of coffee with some nice cray on top for a bit of texture, very nice ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 8:39
mostly chocolatey notes out of it but it's a pretty well balanced shot, it's not bitter, it's definitely not sour and it's got the aftertaste of bittersweet chocolate ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 5:52
very nice ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 7:05
delightful looking copy kma ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 8:31
espresso shot is intense enough to really add a good amount of flavor to the drink ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 10:15
good espresso ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 5:32
you get more coffee in your Puck ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 1:23
very nice drink, nice milk texture, it's got a little bit of sweetness in the milk it's able to bring out and that's a delightful drink ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 10:05
produce a superior cup of coffee to the Phillips ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 8:16
a very smooth and delicious drink ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 4:14
use a very big uh puck in order to produce a much stronger cup of coffee ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 4:26
that's the stuff now that is what I'm looking for in a shot of espresso that is very intense full flavored chocolate notes at the front a little bit of sweetness at the back Pleasant aftertaste and smooth balanced that is a very nice espresso ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 7:19
stronger and a better tasting cup ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 8:19
this will grind for me up to 10 seconds for an espresso or up to 12 seconds for a w Plus or for a two times espresso ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 1:13
can do a dry weight of up to 17.4 ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 3:08
produce a nice rich cup of coffee with a very good Crema ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 4:40
the best thing about this machine and what makes it better than not only the older magnificant Evo but also for me the eleta explore or the dynamica plus is that this will actually grind even longer ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 1:00
did not produce a single bad cup of coffee when it worked ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 4:45
it Nails it ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 9:49
That's a great coffee, it makes great coffee this machine ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 17:16
thanks to the temperature the texture and the espresso intensity this makes among the best flat whites I've had from a OneTouch Bean to Cup machine ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 7:43
creates rich, fullbodied coffee topped with that beautiful crema ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 2:12
with the unmatched aroma of freshly ground coffee beans ▶ 👉 ALL RECIPES DE'LONGHI RIVELIA coffee machine 😮 16 differ @ 0:09
beautifully caramel ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 14:17
freshly brewed coffee that rivals your favorite cafe ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 0:48
this is one of the best Machines of this kind OneTouch milk machines that I've used so far for flat whites ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 11:02
the coffee that comes out of this machine is among if not the best that I've tasted in any of the machines I've tested before and it's just been consistently good it comes out really well ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 17:31
the coffeee that comes out of the delongi Rivia just just supersedes all of that for me ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 18:29
this is definitely one of the best Bean to cook machines I've tried so far especially when it comes to hot milk drinks ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 1:44
as a combination of the espresso intensity when you choose the max strength and a lower volume and the milk texture and milk temperature I've not had a better flat white from a beant cup machine that I can remember ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 10:50
I'm finding it'll dose up to about 17 gram for a fairly intense espresso for beant to cup coffee machines ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:31

Ease of Use (26)

the machine is very intuitive ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 5:48
pretty big water tank with a water filter installed ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 4:01
the water bin is in the FR on the side so you can just kind of yank it out from the front that's kind of nice if you don't have a whole lot of room ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 6:34
the reservoir is big ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 0:15
separated between milk based drinks and coffee based drinks so it's nice and organized ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 0:49
like how easy it is to use ▶ DELONGHI RIVELIA | PEBBLE GREY (EXAM440.55.G) - INFLUENSTER @ 6:58
it really does make the process um mindless ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 5:41
you can fill it with probably about 32 ounces of water which if you're someone who loves espresso is enough to make a bunch of shots ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 0:18
if you need to do something you'll see prompts on the screen in plain English or whatever language that you're using that will tell you what to do step by step ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 5:50
responsive ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:20
after you make a milk-based coffee like a cappuccino it'll really say turn the knob to flush the pipes or when it's time to empty the pulp bin it'll tell you that it's time to empty the pul bin ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 6:00
with adjusting your coffee it's also really good it's it's um again the screen just tells you what you need to do it'll guide you every step of the way it'll give straightforward plain instructions that really adds to its automatic ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 6:44
convenience ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 0:32
prepare with the Delonghi Rivelia super-automatic coffee machine, all at the press of a button ▶ 👉 ALL RECIPES DE'LONGHI RIVELIA coffee machine 😮 16 differ @ 0:06
completely hands off uh it's doing does a great job ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 15:49
it's very intuitive you really don't need to put much thought into it I think they've done a really good job with the interface ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 4:17
intuitively laid out, making it perfect for both coffee newbies and season pros ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 1:43
how bright and vibrant this screen is it's really really easy to use and it's super responsive ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 11:24
I like how polite it is too on the screen when it wants you to do things such as remove or replace something it asks can you instead of telling you to do it I like that ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 12:02
it really makes the whole process mentally effortless ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 7:27
everything is really flip uh really easy to action ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 4:57
it only takes me 10 steps or less to make coffee I get my coffee in 2 minutes and 30 seconds or less and it literally tells me what I need to do to make sure everything's clean and if I want to adjust my coffee it's not really that hard to do because it guides me every step of the way ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 7:35
the screen is excellent really really good ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 5:39
Ease of use ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 1:38
it actually show you how to do it with a video live on the device itself which is excellent it's just a great there's a QR code what's that for support there you go so if if you got a problem you can go get support uh again I find this fantastic uh just well thought out and deliberate ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 12:24
it's a really nice little machine with a great interface very easy to use ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 10:36

Other (25)

significantly different coffee results ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 0:32
makes the biggest pucks, excellent ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 13:35
this machine is really excellent especially for the money ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 13:15
perfect super automatic coffee machine ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 0:08
you can switch between profiles green for me blue for another family member for example and you can do up to four profiles so that's pretty nice ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 12:47
very close to what you would get in Starbucks a Costa ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 0:35
the Machine is going to do exactly what would happen in Starbucks the costum it's going to grind the coffee it's going to compact that into a disc sort of tap it down it's going to pre-infuse it and then it's going to put the boiling water through the coffee and create a nice cremer ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 6:50
makes nice milk texture ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 13:37
very simple ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 9:25
if you just wanted to have as close as you can get to a coffee shop coffee and I think that is doing the job ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 9:33
the froing bit Works quite well ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 16:57
it's heavy it's compact ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:30
produced a very good cup of coffee ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 0:23
the idea of having two hoppers for the beans I think that's an inspired idea on a household we some want uh decaf some want full Leed full strand coffee ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 16:43
very very clean nice interface ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:18
very very impressive ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:40
one of the advantage of having interchangeable coffee Hoppers is if you want decaf and your partner wants full leaded ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 3:46
that is excellent that is really very very good ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 9:20
you've got an option to save this under different names here and then put your name in and if each person has their favorite coffee bit like uh in a car saving the seat positions this will remember that and then each person can have exactly what they want ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 16:29
if you selected it from the top then you're going to get milk as well ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 7:06
pretty well equipped with everything you need in order to make a stellar cup of coffee ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:00
came with a little sample bag of like delong's preferred espresso beans so that was kind of nice ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 1:26
you can get as complicated or as simple as you want to this machine if you just want it to make your cappuccino you can if you want to design your own drinks and have extra milk or if you want to have double shots whatever you want to do you can do that ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 16:12
one of the best screens and interfaces that I have used on any of the super automatic machines ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:09
you do get a lot for your money ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:25

Design/Aesthetics (6)

I like the magnifica look, I think it looks really pretty neat ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 0:30
I actually really like it uh it's just it's a it's a lovely I don't know tint of white and looks great in the kitchen and kind of just Blends in and disappears ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 6:26
it's a solid length cable ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 6:42
I love the design of this device ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 3:42
sleek and modern design that enhances your kitchen decor ▶ De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & @ 2:40
the usability the touchscreen the smart UI this wonderful design just like just Squat and fits so perfectly in a kitchen and looks so amazing and and and and looks like a nice feature ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 18:13

Cleaning/Maintenance (5)

cleanup is usually a cinch ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 3:43
I have had no trouble with this it's really been maintenance free ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 4:10
with this scaling it's a very complicated and tedious process but man it really tells you step by step pull out the water tank put the solution in put it back in press this button but press that button put on the container ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 6:15
milk frother very easy to get in and out uh very easy to clean ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 5:47
the cleaning out of the nozzle is all you got to do is put your spare cup there or you don't even have to put your scare cup there can just catch it and you just go click click that's all you got to do so no going back through the menu no stuffing around that's all you got to do ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 16:42

Size/Footprint (2)

fits perfectly on the countertop ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 0:11
nice and compact ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 1:50

Overall (2)

loved it it's really a great machine ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 0:09
it's a bloody excellent experience ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 0:26

Speed/Brew Time (2)

with a Del long ril yet to make black Cofe it'll take you about 2 minutes and 18 seconds to make ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 1:57
when you're making a milk-based coffee like a cappuccino it takes about 2 minutes and 30 seconds to make it ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 4:00

Value for Money (2)

in the £700 price range which is the RRP for this it's a great deal ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 1:34
but I've also seen it on offer from as low as £550 which is Mega ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 1:41

Durability/Build Quality (1)

grinder inside is a stainless steel grinder ▶ Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review @ 1:29

Noise Level (1)

much quieter uh with the with this uh LTE cremer ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 16:05

Cons (47)

Features (13)

the DeLonghi app which is decent it's not great ▶ Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @ 2:00
a little bit complicated to have two different milk craps ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 5:00
you also need to keep this in the fridge so every time you make a cappuccino you need to take it out and put it in the fridge ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 4:54
the actual size of the milk frother uh is a curiosity right that's a big milk milk frother uh it holds way more milk that you're ever going to need for one or even two coffees ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 9:12
I wish you did cappuccino espresso first it does cappuccino mix that way around but it does cappuccino upside down milk first ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 12:35
I'd love to have a little bit more capacity in some key spots ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 17:48
you can't set the milk level for your drinks ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 11:08
just holding the 10 grounds of coffee you're surprised how quick you get there and especially in a house where there's multiple coffee drinkers it's amazing how many times like you go to do a coffee and it stops you and because your grounds are full okay and you take it out ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 8:36
the capacity is a little bit down ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 8:10
the area where I was saying that it's becomes a problematic is that my coffee cup as you'll see in a second with this particular dose it stops about there so what I'd really really like it to do is just fill up the top fill up the cup and you're going to see this out play out yourself in a second but my frustration with this is that why can't I it's all software based so why can't I just tell the computer how big my cup is and it can just if it's an extra 40 Ms you can add an extra 20 Ms of milk and it can add an extra 20 Ms of water and just get it to where my cup is cuz I've got like a whole set of these cups these are the cups I use every single day I think most people would be similar they'll have a cup that they use most days more often than KN and it'd be nice if you could just in the software say just fill it up for what I want uh instead of having to do a second run ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 12:59
I'm not sold on the iced coffee drinks that just tell you to add ice ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:45
and I wish it didn't do upside down latte in cappuccino ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 2:50
it only does latte macchiato too upside down latte there's no standard latte option but you can of course just make your own by making an espresso and then selecting hot milk froth ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 12:46

Ease of Use (12)

you have to basically um rectify the problem before it will let you start brewing another drink or looking through the menu Etc and so forth ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:41
if you have an issue where like you need to either clean the milk jug or refill the water tank or something like that it doesn't let you like close out the error message to get back to the original task at hand ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 2:31
could deal more complicated than many of the coffee machines I've reviewed before ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 1:16
the pucks often kind of clogged into one area of the little bin so it would tell you that it was full even when it wasn't ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 8:00
there is some marks on here about with with a bit of a scale which never going to come up on camera cuz you can't even see them with the human eye and they're just so subtle I can't even tell you which side they're on they're so subtle that you can't there's they're basically useless uh at least if you're my age and you got crazy old get getting old eyes like I do so the problem is is that uh you end up either overdoing it or usually or underdoing it um and so you got you kind of get a bit used to it and then you can't but mostly it's guess I just wish they had done the lines on on white you going have faced it in so that you can't see it uh that would have been a lot more easier to understand what's going on ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 10:22
you just kind of find yourself running out all the time of water ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 8:26
you'll be doing 10 steps while you're doing it from turning on the machine to putting the milk caraffe in the fridge cuz you have to do that otherwise your milk will spoil and bugs might get into the machine ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 4:08
on the regular the main thing that you need to be consistent with is to put a container under the spout ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 4:24
I may have PED in too much water in my coffee ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 2:12
for an automatic coffee machine which is supposed to be very hands off you will find yourself with this particular device getting Hands-On more often than you would have thought ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 9:02
six actions that you need to do from turning it on to turning it off ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 2:02
I was kind of slow in in swapping The Coffee Cup and the container for the flush ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 2:20

Design/Aesthetics (6)

the screen on the top might be difficult for you depending on where you position the machine ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:33
if you've got a high counter then having the screen on the top is enabled to way to make this of a compact machine but with the screen not being on the front that is a little bit more challenging if you are K or lower down to actually look in this you've got to get right over the top of it and look at your selections ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 7:18
I'd love to have that screen angled ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 17:42
it'd be great if you could stick your your travel cup which obviously a bit higher under this spout but at the max height they just don't fit ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 17:59
the biggest design floor of all for me is the way that this screen is placed ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 7:05
it's literally going straight up and the problem with that is that even for myself and I'm I'm almost 2 m tall it's a bit of a chore to look at this to get your head over the screen it either requires you to have it's it's positioned at the front of your bench because otherwise you hit your head on the overhead lockers uh and it also requires you to have a decent height about you uh if you're you know uh a shorter person it's actually quite challenging to look down on top of this and see what's going on ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 7:17

Cleaning/Maintenance (5)

a lot of this does involve a fair bit of cleaning ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:00
removing this Brew head unit is when it's in clean mode is really quite difficult and challenging ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 7:44
70 different pieces in this thing ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 5:17
you got to put a bit of cleaning with this machine every so often ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 9:29
periodic um cleaning stuff that you need to do um basically clean the milk bottle every 3 days clean the infuser monthly descale the machine ▶ Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? @ 5:10

Durability/Build Quality (4)

dripping liquid onto your floor ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 6:09
cheap flimsy chintzy plastic ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 6:44
affect reliability later down the road ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 7:53
broke after about 4 days which for a $2,000 machine is unacceptable ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 0:25

Value for Money (4)

quite an expensive bit of kit ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 17:28
the entire machine for a $2,000 coffee maker is just kind of built a little bit cheap ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 7:05
significantly different price point ▶ DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game S @ 0:30
I'm just not sure it's really anything but a marketing gimmick ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 12:31

Brew Quality (3)

it would basically just trickle out at a very slow pace and then ultimately wouldn't brew a cup of coffee at all without throwing an error message ▶ Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a @ 0:35
the aroma just kind of dissipates out the back a little bit more I've noticed ▶ De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machi @ 15:00
the relationship between espresso and two times espresso doesn't quite seem right to me ▶ DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! @ 12:56

Review sources

De'longhi Rivelia Review - Best Fully Automatic Coffee Machine? by Chris Stead — 21 pros, 14 cons
Should you buy it?! My Delonghi Eletta Explore BROKE after a week. by Chris G — 20 pros, 12 cons
Delonghi Magnifica PLUS Superautomatic Coffee Machine Review by Tom's Coffee Corner — 29 pros, 0 cons
DeLonghi Magnifica Plus - I Wasn't Expecting That! by Coffee Kev — 20 pros, 6 cons
DELONGHI Rivelia Bean to Cup Tips to Make Your Coffee Game STRONGER by MGTracey — 15 pros, 7 cons
Delonghi Rivelia review | How automatic is it? by Gabe’s coffee stuff — 10 pros, 7 cons
De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine with Grinder & Milk Frother – All-in-One - B0F1GMCQPB by Espresso Machine — 11 pros, 0 cons
Delonghi Dinamica Plus - Honest Review After 9 Months of Use @delonghishop618 by AFC — 7 pros, 1 cons
👉 ALL RECIPES DE'LONGHI RIVELIA coffee machine 😮 16 different coffees with just one touch? by Mr.Coffee Reviews 🇺🇸 — 4 pros, 0 cons
DELONGHI RIVELIA | PEBBLE GREY (EXAM440.55.G) - INFLUENSTER | UNBOXING | VOXBOX by MisayGoesToSweden — 2 pros, 0 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine worth buying?

Based on 10 independent YouTube reviews, the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine scores 4/5 with 139 positive and 47 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #41 in the Coffee Makers & Espresso Machines category.

What do reviewers like most about the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine?

The most praised aspects are features, brew quality, ease of use — Features (34 mentions), Brew Quality (33 mentions), Ease of Use (26 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the De'Longhi Rivelia Automatic Espresso Machine?

Reviewers most frequently criticize features, ease of use — Features (13 mentions), Ease of Use (12 mentions).

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