Coffee machine for an office

[Dick Dastardly]

Been thinking for a while about upgrading the jars of Nescafé and getting a coffee machine for the office. There are 20 of us so I need to get something robust that won't cost the earth in refills. Any you guys can recommend?

[cqueen]

I'm assuming you mean brewed coffee? I would go for a 2nd hand commercial machine on ebay. Domestic machines don't last long in the office environment, especially for 20 people. Something like this would be great (but check the dimensions first) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bravilor-Bonamat-Novo-2-...
That's a lot of machine for not much money.

[bartesque]

2nd vote for Bravilor Bonamat Novo 2

we got one about 3 months ago for the office

Shop around I think we paid about £140 new for ours

[Dick Dastardly]

I was wondering along the lines of a Tassimo or Dolce Gusto machine, the king that you see advertised on TV. I understand that these can cost a lot in consumables though and as you say, may not last in an environment where they are used 100+ times a week.

[Podie]

Dick Dastardly said:

I was wondering along the lines of a Tassimo or Dolce Gusto machine, the king that you see advertised on TV. I understand that these can cost a lot in consumables though and as you say, may not last in an environment where they are used 100+ times a week.

If you're looking at domestic, then go for Nespresso.

[cqueen]

Hmm dunno, can't help you on that one I'm afraid!

[eastsider]

Running costs of any pod machine will be very high for 20 people use. I'd look at a higher end bean to cup machine - more substantial initial investment but much lower running costs for decent output.

Or a large cafetiere!