Espresso machine
Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500)
The only machine here under $500 that textures milk without you: an automatic wand with three temperature settings and three texture settings.
$500Price held until 12 September
At Breville, read on 10 September. We stop quoting this number on 12 September and will send you to look instead.
Against your counter
Your counter, drawn to scale, with the machine standing on it.
Give us the three numbers and this drawing puts the machine on your own counter.
Plan11.9 in30.2 cm7.4 in18.8 cm
Front14.3 in36.3 cmtank out of the top
Room the Bambino Plus Espresso Machine asks for around it
Nothing is drawn for a figure nobody states, and the answer above stays at what published figures can carry.
We hold 3 of the 10 figures a fit check asks of this espresso machine. Nothing fits on its own, it fits a particular counter, so this page holds the figures and a setup makes the call.
You will like it if
Your counter has 11.9 in (30.2 cm) across and 7.4 in (18.8 cm) front to wall to give it, with 14.3 in (36.3 cm) clear above.
The tank lifts out of the top, so the 14.3 in (36.3 cm) on record is the height standing still, not the height in use. Measure the clearance above the counter, not just the counter. (manufacturer)
Choose another if
Your counter is tighter than that. The Bambino Espresso Machine (BES450) is 1.3 in (3.3 cm) shallower, in the same category, and the site holds its width, depth and height figures too.
Not ours to say
Shot quality: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.Reliability over five years: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.Build quality: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.The setups it lives in
Against another one · the 7 comparisons where both hold the same figure
Where to buy
What owners report
Owners' own words, from reviews and forums, on the things no maker states: the tank, the hopper, the room around the machine. Each one is one voice, counted; none is evidence for a figure.
What owners report about the room it needs 3 reports
Owner report, not evidenceRead 8 September 2026. Owners' own words on what no maker states; never a figure, never used for fit.
room abovethree owners
the size fits easily on the counter under cabinetry with room
fits under cabinetry with room to stack cups on top
a review on the maker's own site · 2021-01-19 · read 8 September 2026
It fits neatly under the cabinets.
fits under kitchen cabinets
a review on the maker's own site · 2024-06-19 · read 8 September 2026
has plenty of clearance beneath the cabinets
plenty of clearance beneath cabinets
a review on the maker's own site · 2020-11-05 · read 8 September 2026
What owners report about living with it 2 reports
Noise, mess, the first weeks, how it holds up: what owners wrote about the days after the box. Reviews, in their words, counted one by one; none is a measurement and none touches the fit answer.
Owner report, not evidenceRead 10 September 2026. Owners' own words on what no maker states; never a figure, never used for fit.
how it holds uptwo owners
torque required to put portafilter in place is absurdly too high
an owner reports the portafilter needs unusually high torque to lock in, calling it a possible defect that two months of use did not loosen
a review on a retailer's site, www.wholelattelove.com · 2020-07-28 · one voice, from a page of 34 · read 10 September 2026
the reviewer compares it against an older Breville Infuser and is not certain whether this is a manufacturing or design issue; this line was not caught by the earlier reads of this page, which recorded no non-fit line here
other times it just boils and overflows
a different owner finds the automatic milk frother inconsistent, sometimes overflowing with no clear pattern
a review on a retailer's site, www.wholelattelove.com · 2025-02-01 · one voice, from a page of 34 · read 10 September 2026
same correction as the report above: the earlier reads of this page recorded no non-fit line
Every fact on record, with its source and its date · 6 facts
| Product | Fact | Value | Source type | Source | Checked | State | Used | What it decides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | depth | 7.4 in (18.8 cm) | Manufacturer | breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Used for fit | |
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | height | 14.3 in (36.3 cm) | Manufacturer | breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Used for fit | |
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | voltage | 120 V | Manufacturer | assets.breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Used for power | |
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | wattage | 1560 W | Manufacturer | assets.breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Used for power | |
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | weight | 10.9 lb (5 kg) | Manufacturer | breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Not used for fit | |
| Bambino Plus Espresso Machine (BES500) | width | 11.9 in (30.2 cm) | Manufacturer | breville.com | Evidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: Published | Yes | Used for fit |
The picture · why this one is drawn
Read6 September 2026Sourcesbreville.com · assets.breville.com · AmazonMeasured by usnothing yet; published figures only