Updated 1 Nov 2026
Is the Sage Barista Touch worth it?
Yes — if you drink milky coffee and like to tinker.
You pick a drink on the touchscreen, it grinds, and after you tamp it pulls the shot and textures the milk by itself to the temperature and foam you set. It heats up in seconds and saves your own drinks. You tamp by hand, there's no pressure gauge, and getting the grind right still takes practice. The newer Touch Impress adds assisted tamping and more guidance for more money.
95%of 286 owners give it 4 or 5 stars
- Froths milk by itself
- Touchscreen with saved drinks
- Heats up in seconds
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What owners say
Owners love how easy it is and the coffee it makes. Complaints are rare: a few faults and coffee that isn't hot enough.
Good to know
- It's big and heavy, so check the space under your cupboards.
- The preset drinks taste better once you've tuned them to your beans.
- Wipe the milk wand straight after use or milk bakes on.
From 286 buyer ratings at Currys and Boulanger (France), every complaint read by us, November 2026. How we do this
What they love
- Easy to useMentioned a lot
- Makes great, café-style coffeeMentioned a lot
- Saves your own drink settingsAlso mentioned
- Easy to cleanAlso mentioned
- Milk froths itself, and wellMentioned by some
What they complain about
- Leaked, broke or needed repeated repairsVery rare
- Too complicated to set up, even with the screenVery rare
- Coffee isn't hot enoughVery rare
Get it if…
- You drink lattes and flat whites most days.
- You want espresso with a grinder and hands-free milk.
- You like saving your own drink settings.
Skip it if…
- You're a beginner: the Touch Impress tamps for you and guides you.
- You mostly drink espresso: the Barista Pro costs less.
- You want one-touch coffee.
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How we reached this verdict
Coffeeness calls it the best mid-range model for the money: consistent, full-bodied shots, a quieter grinder, an easy touchscreen and an automatic wand that made excellent microfoam, with a single boiler, manual tamping and no pressure gauge as the catches; it suggests the Touch Impress for beginners. Home Coffee Expert, after weeks of testing, found the espresso consistently excellent once dialled in and the automatic milk very good, but notes you dose and tamp by hand, need scales to dial in new beans, and pay extra over the Barista Pro mainly for the touchscreen and auto milk.
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: Coffeeness, Home Coffee Expert, Sage (specs), Breville (specs), TechRadar, Trusted Reviews, Tom's Guide, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 1 Nov 2026How we decide