The Melitta Barista TS Smart (F85/0-102) is a compact, app-connected bean-to-cup machine. It has 21 one-touch recipes, two bean hoppers so you can switch between beans such as decaf and regular, 8 user profiles and automatic milk and cleaning programmes. Owners consistently praise the coffee quality, ease of customisation and quiet running. The recurring drawbacks are milk drinks that many find only lukewarm, a drip tray and water tank that need frequent attention, and an app that some find gimmicky. It suits households who want café-style espresso and milk drinks with different preferences per person, and who don't mind topping up and emptying often. It is less suited to anyone who wants very hot milk drinks or makes large volumes daily. It is a 2018 design, and independent long-term reliability data is not available; a handful of owners report component failures after a few years.
Strengths
Coffee and espresso quality is the most consistently praised aspect in UK owner reviews.
Dual bean hopper with automatic bean selection, 21 recipes and 8 user profiles make it very flexible for multi-person households.
Easy to use, with guided automatic cleaning and descaling programmes and a removable brewing unit.
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Quiet grinder, confirmed by several owners.
Slim footprint for a dual-hopper machine (25.9 cm wide) and a 2-year guarantee.
Things to consider
Milk drinks, and sometimes coffee, are often described as lukewarm even on the hottest setting.
The drip tray fills quickly and is awkward to empty, and the 1.8 l tank needs frequent refills.
The Bluetooth app divides opinion and is limited to one connected phone.
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Some owners report component failures after months to a few years, and some find it slow or expensive for what it offers.
It is an older (2018) design that is no longer stocked by John Lewis or Argos, and some web-shop listings are EU-plug imports.
Who is it for, and who is it not for?
Good for
Households where people prefer different beans or drinks (e.g. decaf and regular) and want saved personal settings.
Buyers who prioritise espresso taste and low-effort automatic cleaning.
May not suit
People who want piping-hot lattes and cappuccinos straight from the machine.
Heavy daily use or offices, where the small drip tray and tank and the reported failures would be a nuisance.
Melitta lists 21 pre-set coffee recipes, 8 My Coffee user profiles, a dual-chamber bean hopper with automatic bean selection, and a ground coffee chute.
1450 W thermoblock machine with a 15-bar pump, 1.8 l water tank, 270 g total bean capacity, 5-step conical steel grinder and three brewing temperatures (85/90/95 °C).
Several owners report that milk drinks, and sometimes coffee, come out lukewarm even at the highest temperature setting. A few say they reheat drinks; one Amazon reviewer calls the complaints exaggerated.
Owners describe the machine as easy to use and to customise, and they like the on-screen prompts and automatic cleaning cycles. A few still find manual cleaning tasks fiddly.
Views on the app are mixed. Some owners find it intuitive and useful for creating drinks. Others call the Bluetooth app a gimmick or temperamental, and one notes that only one phone can connect.
A minority of long-term owners report failures: a milk unit after about two years, a brewing unit after six months on a replacement unit, a grinder that stopped after three years, and water dripping from the steam vents after several years. No independent reliability data was accessible.
Trusted Reviews' 2018 review of the Caffeo Barista TS Smart praised the coffee, milk frothing, recipe range and app programming. Its downsides were a drip tray that is tricky to empty and a bean container that occasionally reports empty too early.
In early November 2026, Currys, AO and Melitta UK each had the black model listed at around £549. Direct Vacuums and Coffee Friend showed it out of stock, Amazon UK had no featured offer, and John Lewis and Argos did not list it.
At least one UK web shop (Coffee Friend) lists the machine with an EU plug and a UK conversion plug, so imported stock exists alongside UK-supplied units.
Some owners find drink preparation slow and question the value compared with cheaper machines that make similar coffee. Others call it good value for money.
Its dual hopper, 8 profiles and app customisation suit households with different tastes, such as decaf and regular drinkers. Its thermoblock design and small drip tray and water tank point to lighter rather than heavy daily volume.
1450 W thermoblock machine with a 15-bar pump, 1.8 l water tank, 270 g total bean capacity, 5-step conical steel grinder and three brewing temperatures (85/90/95 °C).
Several owners report that milk drinks, and sometimes coffee, come out lukewarm even at the highest temperature setting. A few say they reheat drinks; one Amazon reviewer calls the complaints exaggerated.
Owners describe the machine as easy to use and to customise, and they like the on-screen prompts and automatic cleaning cycles. A few still find manual cleaning tasks fiddly.
Views on the app are mixed. Some owners find it intuitive and useful for creating drinks. Others call the Bluetooth app a gimmick or temperamental, and one notes that only one phone can connect.
A minority of long-term owners report failures: a milk unit after about two years, a brewing unit after six months on a replacement unit, a grinder that stopped after three years, and water dripping from the steam vents after several years. No independent reliability data was accessible.
Trusted Reviews' 2018 review of the Caffeo Barista TS Smart praised the coffee, milk frothing, recipe range and app programming. Its downsides were a drip tray that is tricky to empty and a bean container that occasionally reports empty too early.
In early November 2026, Currys, AO and Melitta UK each had the black model listed at around £549. Direct Vacuums and Coffee Friend showed it out of stock, Amazon UK had no featured offer, and John Lewis and Argos did not list it.
At least one UK web shop (Coffee Friend) lists the machine with an EU plug and a UK conversion plug, so imported stock exists alongside UK-supplied units.
Some owners find drink preparation slow and question the value compared with cheaper machines that make similar coffee. Others call it good value for money.
Its dual hopper, 8 profiles and app customisation suit households with different tastes, such as decaf and regular drinkers. Its thermoblock design and small drip tray and water tank point to lighter rather than heavy daily volume.
UK owners mostly love the coffee: espresso and milk drinks are described as café-quality and consistent. They like the two bean hoppers (often used for decaf plus regular), the easy customisation of strength, size and recipes, and the guided automatic cleaning. The machine is also called quiet. The most common complaint is temperature: milk drinks, and sometimes coffee, come out lukewarm even on the hottest setting. The second is that the drip tray fills quickly and the water tank needs frequent refilling. Opinions on the Bluetooth app are split between useful and gimmicky. A minority of long-term owners describe failures of the milk unit, brewing unit or grinder after months or a few years, and some feel it is slow or expensive for what it does.
What buyers like
Excellent coffee and espresso quality, often compared favourably with coffee shops21 reviews
Easy to use and to customise drinks, strength and profiles18 reviews
Automatic cleaning cycles and on-screen guidance make maintenance easy9 reviews
App is useful and intuitive5 reviews
Quiet in operation3 reviews
Dual bean hopper is handy (e.g. decaf plus regular)2 reviews
Common complaints
Milk drinks or coffee not hot enough9 reviews
Drip tray fills quickly or is awkward; water tank too small9 reviews
App is a gimmick, temperamental or limited to one phone4 reviews
Expensive or questionable value for money4 reviews
Manual cleaning tasks can be fiddly3 reviews
Slow to make drinks2 reviews
Component failure after months or years of use2 reviews
How was this summary made?
Summarised from 41 reviews. The summary is drawn from opinions that recur in the reviews read; each theme shows how many reviews mention it. These counts are not a rate and do not apply to every unit.
41 unique text reviews (de-duplicated by author+date+text): Amazon UK 8 UK top reviews (5 non-UK excluded), Currys/Feefo 22 (9 black p1, 13 silver p1-2), AO 5, Melitta UK 6. Not counted: 8 rating-only Feefo entries, 1 title-only Melitta review. Amazon's AI summary was a cross-check only. ratings_total sums the Amazon, Currys, AO and Melitta aggregates.
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A*** W***1/54 January 2025AmazonColour: Black
I have had 2 of these machines, one lasted just under 2 years before the milk unit and process failed. I returned this under warranty and then the 2nd machine i had for just under 6 months and it looks like the brewing unit has failed on this one and started to not produce coffee properly. …
F***2/529 May 2023AmazonColour: Black
Whilst it does make an excellent Espresso, the down sides of Melitta Barista TS Smart far outweigh the upsides. We've had ours for 3 years now and it's now packed in. Doesn't grind beans anymore. …
A*** B***5/51 August 2024AmazonColour: Black
Firstly, it makes really great coffee in no time at all, and with almost no input from me. …
A***5/520 May 2021AmazonColour: Black
This is a superb machine, which rewards time and effort spent in adjusting the various settings to help produce excellent coffee. …
C*** M***5/57 January 2023AmazonColour: Black
This model is the best one on the market. It has 2 compartments for different type of beans. I put decaf and normal in the other. …
M***5/511 December 2022AmazonColour: Black
Initially I was going to return this machine as the milk based drinks are lukewarm. …
A*** C***5/59 December 2022AmazonColour: Black
Some reviews complain about milk drinks being cold, I think that's an exaggeration. They do come out a few degrees cooler than from some machines …
A*** S***4/522 March 2022AmazonColour: Black
So all in all you're really paying £250 or so more for a machine that looks a bit prettier and does a whole load of things that you'll probably never use. Hence the 4 stars.
A***5/518 October 2026AOBlack
It is so brilliant and looks good in the kitchen.There are 21 different coffee recipes.There are 2 bean slots .I have put normal beans and decaf bean. There is also a slot for ground coffee if you wish to use ready Ground. You can alter the cup size and bean intensity. You can also change the side of the milk dispenser.The coffee is better than some of the well known Coffee shops I can highly recommend this Melitta coffee Machine
T*** C***5/523 June 2026AOBlack
Great coffee machine, pretty much makes everything you could want ( except a cortado). Excellent app that's very intuitive. Worth the money
B***5/511 June 2026AOBlack
Very easy to set up and start using. Spoilt for choice with coffee types. Great how it keeps you informed what to do, when. Makes a great flat white and capuccino. V Good value for money paid.
T***4/53 January 2023CurrysBlack F85/0-102 (Currys)
Good Points: Ability to programme it to your preferred coffee types. Ease of use. Cleaning cycles. Improvement Points: I would prefer the drinks to be hotter than the maximum level which is not hot…
T*** C***5/513 July 2024CurrysSilver F85/0-101 (Currys)
Easy to use and clean . Coffe made from your bed :) lots of options to size and strength.
I***5/515 June 2022CurrysSilver F85/0-101 (Currys)
Good Points: This makes a great cup of coffee and love the fact I can program it to exactly how ai want it. Improvement Points: Wish more than one phone can connect with the machine via Bluetooth. …
N***5/56 July 2021CurrysSilver F85/0-101 (Currys)
Good Points: Absolutely love it. Better than I thought it would be. Cafe quality coffee
Customer2/528 December 2021melitta.co.ukMelitta UK shop review
Great coffee but not very warm at all. Still trying to see if it can go higher in heat but it’s not looking promising. It’s a lot of Money to put coffee in a microwave to heat up after.
Customer4.5/519 May 2023melitta.co.ukMelitta UK shop review
I’ve had this machine for 2 weeks now, replacing a long lived/loved De’Longhi machine. So far I’m very impressed. The quality of the coffee is really a step up from my old machine. …
Customer5/516 September 2023melitta.co.ukMelitta UK shop review
This is a really great coffee machine, that produces consistently hot coffee and milk drinks. It's a pleasure to use. …
Customer4/512 December 2020melitta.co.ukMelitta UK shop review
Great coffee machine, easy to use no messing. Easy clean. However the milk tends to be to frothy no option for less froth. Love how drinks can be customised.
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Melitta Barista TS SMART Review (F85/0-102)
The Melitta TS Smart F85/0-102 is a solidly built bean-to-cup coffee machine that produces impressive espresso and offers a very comprehensive companion app. While its dual bean hoppers effectively prevent bean mixing and its milk microfoam is silky, the on-machine interface is clumsy and the milk foam tends to be overly stiff across drink presets.
Melitta Barista TS Smart Home espresso machine | Review
The Melitta Barista TS Smart is a sleek and practical bean-to-cup machine designed for consistent, high-quality espresso at home. It offers convenient features including dual bean chambers, Bluetooth connectivity with tailored user profiles, and largely automated self-cleaning. While not the cheapest machine available, it provides great value for money for those wanting fuss-free coffee.
Melitta Just Got Smart With Their Barista TS Coffee Machine
The Melitta Barista TS Smart is a premium bean-to-cup machine offering 21 coffee recipes, customisable settings, and a dual-bean container with automatic bean selection. While it produces great coffee and features a convenient smartphone app, it is rather bulky, quite expensive, and relies solely on Bluetooth rather than Wi-Fi connectivity.
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The Melitta Caffeo Barista TS Smart is a versatile bean-to-cup coffee machine featuring dual bean containers, a detachable milk jug, and extensive drink customisation. It offers intuitive automated cleaning functions and useful smartphone app integration. However, the water tank has a relatively limited capacity, requiring regular daily refilling.
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Melitta Barista T SmartF83/0-102: A sister model from the same series with the same core hardware but 18 recipes and touchscreen operation instead of 21 recipes and Touch & Slide.
Black · New · In stock; free delivery from 4 November; £521 for AO members; 30-day returns (return cost paid by customer); 2-year manufacturer warranty
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