Caffe Umbria, Compostable Nespresso compatible pods, Box of 20 (Decaf Medium-Dark Roast, 20 Pods)

My husband likes the smooth taste. Some espressos have a bit of bitterness and need something to counteract it. Not this one.

I found Caffe Umbria when I was on vacation in Portland and visited their shop. I was excited to see they had the Nespresso pods as an option. I have an essenza mini Nespresso original line machine and have been using these Caffe Umbria pods for almost a year. I was skeptical about using third party manufactured pods for my machine but Peets and Target had been making third party pods for years. I haven’t had any malfunction or other issues with these pods and have been using them daily since March 2022. I ran out of the Caffe Umbria pods and ran to Nespresso to get my usual espresso pods in person but found that I prefer the Caffe Umbria espresso pods so much more! I like the Chiaro (sweet biscuit) and Volluto original line pods and for the Vertuo line, I like the ice leggero and double espresso dolce double espresso pods, and Voltesso single espresso pod. These pods are usually classified as sweet & light by Nespresso but seem watery in comparison to the Caffe Umbria. Not a fan of the darker/stronger roasts by Nespresso so I’ve chosen the lighter ones. Pricing is also generally the same as Nespresso pods. Caffe Umbria pods come to 75 cents each and most of the Nespresso pods are 75 cents and up. I use Amazon subscribe & save to get discounts on these pods (since some would argue that Nespresso promotions bring the price per pod down).

As another reviewer noted when you hit the brew button you get a good shot of hot water before the coffee starts to flow. I have to use considerable force to push down the lever on my machine with these pods. Coupled with the fact that several pods had burst open in the package I’ve decided I won’t be purchasing these again.

Quick service and quality coffee!

Watery, weak. Nothing like the espresso ive had in their cafe..and it cannot be returned!!! Maybe there’s a reason for that. Hmmmm

The media could not be loaded. I’ve been ordering these pods without issue for about 2 years. I moved to Ohio from Seattle and these pods let me keep drinking my favorite coffee after the move. Unfortunately they just switched from the tried and true Gusto Crema pods (gold) to compostable pods (white). This is obviously great for the environment but only if people switch from plastic to compostable pods, which requires the product to be of similar quality. Sadly the compostable pods are terrible and I had to stop ordering after two happy years. In the video you can see that the compostable pods pull straight plain water for a couple seconds before dispensing espresso. No one wants watered down espresso (unless they’re making an Americano I guess but I like lattes). If they bring back the old pods, or at least let me choose my pods, I’ll buy again but sadly now I must bid farewell to my favorite espresso :(

Delicious, no sugar needed, flavorful

Very light but wonderful basic flavor!

coffee arrived in perfect condition, The fresness of the coffee could be smelled right away. the coffee in ristretto serving is great, I would recommand. Put me right back in a small cafe in Avellino.

I use Umbria beans for my home espresso machine and I love the taste and richness. When I saw the Umbria pods I decided to try it for my office nespresso machine. It has the same amazing taste and consistently smooth. Pods adapt perfectly with no problems. Very happy with it!

It says compatible I thought it would fit in my Keurig machine. K-cup was small and there were some fine coffee particles after brewing.