Ninja Luxe Premier ES601UK is your all-in-one barista-style solution at home, combining espresso, cold brew, and filter coffee brewing in one versatile machine. Designed for convenience and performance, it features a built-in burr grinder, intelligent froth system, and 25 adjustable grind settings to match any coffee preference.
- 3 Machines in 1: Enjoy café-style espresso, cold brew, and drip filter coffee—all from one compact device.
- Hands-Free Milk Frothing: Automated froth wand delivers steamed milk, thin froth, thick froth, and cold froth, perfect for lattes and cappuccinos using dairy or plant-based milk.
- Precision Barista Assist: Integrated scale, pressure presets, grind guide, and tamp assist help you master the perfect cup.
- Built-in Burr Grinder: 25 grind sizes ensure optimal extraction for espresso or coarse brews.
- Worldwide-Compatible Design: Dimensions: 13.5″D x 14″W x 14.6″H (34.4 x 35.5 x 37.2 cm). Voltage: 220–240V.
- Complete Starter Kit: Includes frothing jug with whisk, grinder, portafilter, baskets, funnel, assisted tamper, cleaning tools, and recipe guide.
- Easy Cleaning: Removable parts are top-rack dishwasher safe for effortless maintenance.
Ninja Luxe delivers professional results in your kitchen with automation, customization, and world-ready performance—ideal for beginners and experts alike.
The drip tray is frustratingly too small and often overflows. I suspect some regular used parts are out of stock, like the water filter.
The coffee made is good. It appears to be excellent value relative to other machines which either do less or cost much more. Overall, I am happy but it could be so much better. The milk steamer wand is always needing cleaning : it should be insulated so the milk doesn’t bake on. The drip tray needs to have much higher capacity.
Anyway...
If you're looking for a coffee machine that takes a lot less user input than a standard manual machine. Then this is a pretty good option. It would be perfect for someone who's not interested in dialling in a grind setting, or weighing/timing the espresso out vs coffee in. It does a good job at removing those steps, without compromising too much on the espresso.
Compared to my manual machine, you do a lot less work. You don't have to think about grind size. You don't have to learn how to steam milk (although you might be disappointed in the auto steamer). You don't have to monitor flow rate or even the dosing of coffee. It's all done for you. It's about as hands off as it gets.
I've found the guidance for grind size to be mostly spot on too, when making espresso. It takes a few shots to find the best setting that works. But I haven't had any real issues with it being way too coarse or way too fine. It just works. From shot to shot, everything is pretty consistent when you land on that optimal setting. Espresso wise, the results are pretty good.
There are a few downsides to the machine though. And they're really worth taking into account when deciding on a machine that's right for you.
My biggest issue so far is the auto milk steaming. Compared to steaming milk on my manual machine, the results are quite dismal. The first setting I used was the medium froth setting. It came out looking like a bubble bath and the production of a micro foam was non existent. The second time I tried the max foam setting, for a cappuccino. It came out way too thick, even with pouring between milk pitchers, it was still too thick and not incorporated fully (Extremely thick head on top of lots of thin hot milk). There was no micro foam either. The bubbles were very big and started fizzing away upon pouring it into my coffee. It looked worse than my first ever attempt to manually steam milk. The auto steaming process takes forever too. Well over 2 minutes, which feels like an eternity when all you want to do is drink coffee. Not to mention the espresso is sat cooling down the entire time the machine is frothing away.
I've spent a bit of time with the milk frother, trying different milks to see what works. Been through multiple pints of cows milk and oat milk. None of the settings I've tried have resulted in good steamed milk. Not when comparing to the results I get when manaully steaming on my other machine. I think if you're coming into this having never steamed milk before, you'll likely be satisfied with what it produces. But this is never going to come close the results you get when manually steaming milk yourself.
The dosing funnel also feels quite cheap. If this breaks there's no way to run the machine without it. If it's not on top of the portafilter when grinding, the machine won't grind coffee. It feels like it's one accidental drop from cracking, too. Thankfully replacements are available, but still, a higher quality funnel would have been nicer.
Another concern is the grinder's motor. Compared to my Sage dose control pro, it seems really underpowered. I could hear it struggling when trying to grind light roasted beans. Something I've never experienced on a good quality, dedicated grinder. There's also no manual burr adjustment either, for when the burrs wear. Longevity wise, time will tell.
The tray that your cup sits on is also too small. The portafilter has a double spout, yet fitting 2 of my espresso cups on the tray is impossible. And 2 cappuccino cups is out of the question entirely. So I can't pull a quad shot and divide it into 2 doubles. It's not like my espresso cups are large either. They're very small, only big enough for a 40g double shot. It's a little disappointing, as being able to pull a quad shot is something my other machine can't do. At least not without buying a new portafilter and basket first.
It also seems to fill the drip tray very fast. This has a fairly large drip tray too, yet I'm emptying it after just 3 drinks. A huge waste of water in my opinion. It's also in two pieces, designed so you can remove the middle section and fit a travel cup under the portafilter. So you actually have 2 drip trays to manage. The main one is a weird shape too and it's annoying to clean. The second small middle tray also has no full indicator.
It's very impractical to single dose beans too, as the machine takes a lot of the grinding control away from you. This means beans kind of just have to sit in the hopper, so that you don't run out mid grind. Which is fine for some people. But I like to keep mine in an air tight vacuum jar to preserve their freshness. You can manually purge coffee beans, but you have to hold the button down to do so. A bit annoying, even for only a double shot, as grinding takes a good while. And I feel like it defeats the purpose of the machine too. So if you want to have fine control your coffee dose, I'd look elsewhere (manual machine + dedicated grinder combo).
To conclude, this a practical machine if you don't want to use a manual one. It's probably one of the better ways to make good espresso at home with almost no input. My wife, for instance, doesn't really like using our manual machine. And asks me to make the majority of her drinks. But this is a lot less daunting for someone like her, who isn't interested in the process of making coffee and dialling in a bean. She just wants a drink. And she can easily make drinks on this that taste ok (still better than any coffee shop chain).
For all of it's faults, it's actually hard not to recommend with how accessible it is. For it's target audience, it's perfect There's not a whole lot else that can compete with this machine, in terms of it's low effort workflow and the espresso that you get out of it. Especially at this price point. You probably already know if you're the type of person who want's to control all aspects of your espresso and milk steaming. But if you don't care about any of that, then this is your machine. If you want full control and better drinks though, I'd recommend learning to use a manual machine with a dedicated grinder. It's not that difficult, and manually dialling in a bean / steaming milk will get you way better results than anything this machine can produce.
Whatever the case, though, just make sure you use fresh beans!!!