Oscar II

Nuova Simonelli Oscar II. Around $1500 (make sure it includes the gold warranty that covers Commercial usage - many places like webstaurantstore include it) and it's built like a tank with not much that can go wrong with it. You'll still need to invest in a good espresso grinder which is another $80

We have a wholesale client that opened a coffee bar in their store and they figured it would be easier to train staff on a Super Automatic machine instead of a traditional espresso machine. That way staff turnover is less of an issue too. They went with an Eversys Cameo. They are happy with it and s

All the usual advice: kit is a bad idea get a good grinder, more important than machine at first, for example eureka mignon specialita around €400-500 at that price range you're most likely going to get a new single boiler machine or maybe you can find a good deal on a used heat exchanger which will

Mainly you get consistenty, build quality and better steaming performance. Potentially you get flow/pressure control or profiling. Best price-to-performance dual boiler is probably Lelit Elizabeth, also heats up fairly quickly for Dual Boiler machine. GCP or Siliva are great if you are looking into

I would get a Nuova Simonelli Oscar II for €750, or a Lelit Elizabeth for €1000.

30-60 drink orders over the course of an 8 hour work day would be 7.5 drinks per hour. Now you will most likely have peak times where you might hit 20 drinks per hour. Not even considering duty cycles, you will probably want to stay away from single boiler machines and consider dual boiler and HX ma

Nuova Simonelli Oscar II is cheaper

Good luck with your Breville Barista Express, but coming from someone who also runs a coffee cart, I don't think that machine is going to cut it. I do, however, think that $2000 (American dollars) is actually a decent budget for what you are after. Contrary to other comments, you don't need a 4-6k m