Breville Barista Pro vs Breville Barista Express Impress
New to espresso? Get the Barista Express Impress. It doses and tamps for you, so shots come out right with little mess. The Barista Pro is faster in the morning, for people who already know what they're doing.
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Which one is for you?
Barista Pro
Espresso experience, several milk drinks in a row and ready the moment it's on: that's the Barista Pro.
Is the Breville Barista Pro worth it?Barista Express Impress
A beginner, less mess, help with the dose? Then it's the Impress.
Is the Breville Barista Express Impress worth it?Key differences
Tamping
Dose
Heat-up
Milk
Feedback
What owners say
Verified buyers only; every 1–3 star review read by us. How we do this
Barista Pro
Owners love the coffee, how easy it is once set up and how fast it heats up. The unhappy ones had faults or struggled to dial it in.
- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Easy to use once it's set up
- Ready in seconds
- Broke within weeks or a couple of years: grinder, screen, heating or a part
- Took a lot of trial and error, and wasted beans, to get good coffee
Barista Express Impress
Owners love the coffee and how easy the built-in tamping makes it. The unhappy few found it harder to dial in than they expected.
- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Easy to use, even for a beginner
- The built-in tamping: consistent and no mess
- Hard to set up and dial in
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: TechRadar, Trusted Reviews, Tom's Guide, manufacturer specifications.
Owner reports for the Barista Pro: 462 verified buyer ratings at Currys, read November 2026.
Owner reports for the Barista Express Impress: 108 verified buyer ratings at Currys, read November 2026.