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STARBUCKS Espresso Roast Blonde Roast Whole Bean Coffee

Best price: £25.20 (5% off)
  • STARBUCKS whole bean coffee with smooth; sweet notes
  • Soft with mellow flavour, this is our lightest espresso roast
  • Enjoy STARBUCKS at home; the coffee you love without leaving th..
  • This special blend of beans from Latin America was carefully ro..
  • STARBUCKS Dark Roast coffees are fuller-bodied with bold

Product Attributes

  • Width: 4.2 inches,
  • Height: 7.5 inches,
  • Weight: 0.4 pounds,
  • Length: 15.3 inches,
  • Size: 6 count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

64.5% 12.9% 22.6%

Senti Score  [77.4%]

Solimo Coffee Beans

Best price: £15.81 (21% off)
  • 2 packs: 2 x 1kg, total 2kg
  • Suitable for all preparations depending on grind. Espresso = fi..
  • Packaged in a protective atmosphere for freshness
  • Strength : 3/5
  • 100% Arabica

Product Attributes

  • Width: 5.9 inches,
  • Height: 7.8 inches,
  • Weight: 4.4 Pounds,
  • Length: 9.8 inches,
  • Size: 1 kg (Pack of 2)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

64.6% 14.1% 21.4%

Senti Score  [78.6%]

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STARBUCKS Espresso Roast Blonde Roast Whole Bean Coffee

extremely disappointed bitter great well professional best highly recommend strong poor coffe worst disappointed should n't have good nice really delicious degrade horrible

Solimo Coffee Beans

very disappointed weak bitter cheap very pleased better excellent product best great absolutely perfect excellent worst absolutely disgusting expensive roasted unpleasant amazing

Compare Cons

dark roast in both products

"ok i don't collect loyalty stars but with the lockdown my gold card will expire before things get back to normal : my one concern is their oiliness i like a dark roast for my espresso but i'm noticing i need to clean sticky residues from around the discharge chute"
70.6%

very bitter in both products

"it’s very bitter and the beans are kind of oily or wet they stick to the packaging and because of that it doesn’t go down well to the grinder in the coffee machine"
68.3%

worst coffee beans in both products

"these are the worst coffee beans i have ever purchased and i have definitely went through a lot"
51.4%

extremely disappointed

"i am extremely disappointed and now one £350 coffee machine down and sitting with 5 bags of coffee beans that i will need to throw away"
99.9%

poor coffe

"big brand poor coffe avoid!"
99.8%

should n't have

"i was a bit afraid about the quality of the beans after reading the reviews but i shouldn't have"
75.0%

inconsistent weights

"even with a course grind they deliver inconsistent weights of ground beans as some areas of the package appear to be drier than others"
74.9%

pretty badly

"i suspect that they are well past their best and have begun to degrade pretty badly"
74.6%

damaged product

"damaged product arrived"
74.1%

throw away

"i am extremely disappointed and now one £350 coffee machine down and sitting with 5 bags of coffee beans that i will need to throw away"
73.8%

horrible flavour

"horrible flavour and smells gone off"
72.9%

darker taste

"but i expected a darker taste"
72.0%

bothering with

"i've now experimented with most of the amazon whole coffee bean products and sadly most of them are not worth bothering with"
71.4%

tasted disgustingly

"only realised the date once i had opened a bag tasted disgustingly old even once ground"
68.5%

extreme oil beans

"extreme oil beans"
68.0%

pretty foul

"they often taste pretty foul as extraction is so inconsistent"
66.9%

waste of money

"waste of money"
66.7%

sales listing

"the sales listing should give the buyer more information about the product they are purchasing"
66.4%

nothing serious

"it's just a few extra minutes each week nothing serious but i hope it doesn't totally gum up the m c time will tell"
62.3%

ground beans

"even with a course grind they deliver inconsistent weights of ground beans as some areas of the package appear to be drier than others"
60.4%

much bitterness

"there does seem to be some variability with a tendency towards too much bitterness or even a slightly burnt flavour but overall it's a very good coffee especially when on an amazon offer"
59.0%

very course grind

"for starters they are super oily they need a very course grind as anything finer causes the espresso to over extract"
56.6%

not espresso beans

"however they are not espresso beans"
56.4%

bitter and to expensive

"bitter and to expensive"
56.0%

were 03 06 2020

"the product date on the bags were 03 06 2020"
55.9%

very greasy though

"one thing though its not at all acidic like some beans i've bought they are very greasy though and i find i have to clean the machine more more often since using these"
55.5%

clean sticky residues

"ok i don't collect loyalty stars but with the lockdown my gold card will expire before things get back to normal : my one concern is their oiliness i like a dark roast for my espresso but i'm noticing i need to clean sticky residues from around the discharge chute"
55.2%

just are not right

"but these beans just are not right"
55.2%

it's not there

"you know that lovely smell you get when you first open grind coffee it's not there"
54.8%

varied its crazy

"for the price its great however the taste is so varied its crazy"
54.7%

not exactly fresh

"they were produced in september 2019 so they are not exactly fresh!"
54.6%

not even enough

"the coffee machine has a way of setting the strength higher and that is not even enough 👍"
54.4%

expiry so not that long

"roughly 6 weeks to expiry so not that long"
53.9%

a starbucks store

"taste is ok and quite like in a starbucks store but i dread to think the damage these will cause my £400 machine if i put any more through"
53.8%

very greasy

"these ones are very greasy and the ones purchased from starbucks are not!"
53.0%

never buy again

"i’ll never buy again"
52.6%

buying these

"i won't be buying these again"
52.6%

sucked out of the hopper

"returned for refund although the 3 4 of the bag sucked out of the hopper with the vacuum cleaner have gone in the bin so do not despair if you pick my returns up in a "warehouse" deal"
52.1%

something wrong

"i knew there was something wrong as soon as my bean to cup tried to brew its first cup with them"
52.0%

stock trying to shift

"the ones in the local supermarket to me seem to have a good year on the date before use so maybe these are old stock trying to shift?"
51.5%

dry over the month

"i usually buy coffee beans by the kilo but they can go dry over the month"
50.3%

bean filler

"in fact they are sometimes so sticky that the beans get stuck together and won't even drop into out of the bean filler and into the grinder"
50.3%
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dark roast in both products

"it's a dark roast with smoky flavours but not as dark as some beans so it also has some lighter almost woody flavours coming through"
70.6%

very bitter in both products

"if you like very bitter coffee you might love these but if you're after a smooth rich flavour don't buy"
68.3%

worst coffee beans in both products

"appaling quality it is one of the worst coffee beans i had the misfortune to purchase online as i've been misled like many others by the very good reviews"
51.4%

absolutely disgusting

"absolutely disgusting"
99.7%

roasted unpleasant

"the second batch came completely different bitter over roasted unpleasant"
99.5%

very disappointed

"usually amazon products are of a very high standard so i was very disappointed when i tasted this coffee"
99.0%

really awful

"i didnt expect much for under a tenner but this is really awful"
98.9%

awful stuff

"i thought i would give this a try to be hones it is awful stuff"
98.7%

quite bland

"it's a good price but the coffee's flavour is quite bland and uneventful nothing that would make me want to purchase it again unless i was using it to blend with other not so good coffee beans"
98.6%

really nasty

"it's got a really nasty bitter acidy aftertaste in my opinion"
97.0%

worst fears

"made an espresso and my worst fears were realised"
94.9%

coffee habits

"that said if you eat fast food you can’t pull the ethics card out on your coffee habits"
84.5%

overly roasted

"the flavour is strong but in a bad way beans seem overly roasted and the after taste is not great"
75.0%

things worse

"the only thing i can think of is it s a very very acquired taste to say least to make things worse had to throw both bags away "
74.9%

taste bugs

"my taste bugs now hate me"
74.9%

watered down

"every cup seems watered down"
74.9%

rather harsh

"i found the tast to be rather harsh"
74.9%

terrible taste

"terrible taste"
74.9%

more expensive

"i haven't got big expectations for this price but i'm so happy i tried this it's really no difference that other more expensive brands definitely i will buy again"
74.8%

weak taste

"weak taste no energy and like some of peoe said as you just drinking brown water"
74.8%

their disappointment

"let's face it this is a low priced coffee and if the 'experts' are buying it they deserve their disappointment"
74.7%

avoid this

"you can sort of still drink it if you put a lot of milk in it but if you expect to derive any enjoyment from drinking coffee avoid this at all costs"
74.7%

burnt taste

"doesn't have the burnt taste of most of the other coffee beans we have tried"
74.7%

almost void

"it is extremely weak and almost void of any flavour"
74.6%

flows too quickly

"i bought these because they were amazing value for money unfortunately you do get what you pay for they produce a decent crema but you really do have to load the portafilter and tamp *hard* otherwise the water flows too quickly and you end up with no crema at all"
74.6%

bitter aftertaste

"all down to your personal preference but i set these beans on a medium grind on my bean to cup machine and the coffee comes out silky smooth with no bitter aftertaste"
74.6%

pretty useless

"it’s cheap but it’s also pretty useless so all in all is actually more expensive that the premium brands"
74.5%

little higher

"this is very good for that money what i paid but if you have a little higher expectations from your coffee this is maybe will not make you 100% happy"
74.5%

caffeine junkie

"i would only recommend if you are a caffeine junkie and don't care much for flavour"
74.4%

mixed results

"i’d had mixed results from these beans which i use in my cafetière"
74.4%

little flatter

"mouthfeel a little flatter than some so probably not as oily as some of the premium blends but for just over 5p a cup you really cant go wrong"
74.3%

avoided unfortunately

"probably best avoided unfortunately"
74.3%

very expensive

"i often used to buy bags of beans from costa or starbucks but they are very expensive and actually not that good these beans make a very good cup of coffee specially if you are drinking it strong"
74.3%

negative reviews

"after reading some of the negative reviews from experts connoisseurs i'm glad i ignored them and purchased anyway"
74.3%

very watery

"these make a very watery tasting cup of coffee with no body or depth of flavour"
74.0%

unsuspecting poor

"it might be possibly used to add colour and bitterness to a café latte to an unsuspecting poor sod"
73.8%

tastes badly

"i wanted to save money but instead i ended up with coffee i do not drink because it tastes badly"
73.8%

bitter not weak

"mellow and rounded not bitter not weak"
73.7%

different bitter

"the second batch came completely different bitter over roasted unpleasant"
73.5%

inconsistency twirl

"i have solved the inconsistency twirl the water in and then stir to agitate before replacing the plunger"
73.4%

emergency stash

"if your stuck and need a quick delivery of "something" then it could get you out of a muddle but it has almost zero individuality just no character i will keep one of the packets as an emergency stash"
73.0%

covered elsewhere

"i won’t go into the provenance of the beans or explore the amazon own brand story which is covered elsewhere in the description"
72.9%

not very nice

"if i remember correctly i had 2 cups but is not very nice at all"
72.6%

your stuck

"if your stuck and need a quick delivery of "something" then it could get you out of a muddle but it has almost zero individuality just no character i will keep one of the packets as an emergency stash"
72.0%

make tripple

"maybe only for afternoon coffee but not for morning as i used to make tripple with them and still nothing"
69.9%

cheap 2x1kg

"cheap 2x1kg for £10 but the taste is not great"
68.7%

cheap beans

"oily beans clogged grinder best avoid these cheap beans"
68.7%

negative thing

"excellent coffee beans for the money cant say a negative thing about the product"
68.4%

waste your money

"don’t waste your money these beans are cheap for a reason"
68.1%

must be rubbish

"2kg of coffee beans for under £10 current price surely they must be rubbish?"
68.0%

plain tasteless

"it was plain tasteless"
68.0%

different beans

"i’ve tried a few different beans including some acclaimed but none have really knocked my socks off to the extent that i have ‘found’ my brand"
67.9%

clogged grinder

"oily beans clogged grinder best avoid these cheap beans"
67.7%

money cant

"excellent coffee beans for the money cant say a negative thing about the product"
67.6%

throwing away

"the deal for 2kg seemed good but i'm throwing away this coffee as it is awful"
67.5%

bitter acidy aftertaste

"it's got a really nasty bitter acidy aftertaste in my opinion"
67.0%

very bland

"produces a very bland coffee with nothing to really make you want to purchase again"
66.7%

first warning

"the smell was my first warning"
66.5%

large insulated

"i use a large insulated mug and use 30 grams of beans and grind for 30 seconds in a twin blade electric grinder"
65.9%

flat whites

"it's probably best suited to milky coffees like flat whites or cappuccinos"
65.9%

less strong

"it's certainly less strong compared to lavazza red robusta arabica blend "
65.8%

sludgy residue

"the art is to get to no sludgy residue at the bottom of the cup bitter and not too weak too coarse "
65.7%

much to have

"2kg is too much to have when you want freshness"
65.6%

taste nothing

"cheap price taste nothing special!"
65.5%

probably not ideal

"probably not ideal if you're bang into coffee but if you just want loads of fresh beans then you're in luck"
65.5%

does n't mean good

"either way expensive doesn't mean good"
65.3%

blow my socks

"yes will it blow my socks off?"
65.3%

there not grade a beans

"there not grade a beans but they beat my expectations by miles my coffee of choice is flat white made in a sage barista express "
65.0%

dark and bitter

"i was given the impression from other reviewers that this might possibly be too dark and bitter a roast for my liking but in fact it's full bodied smooth wonderfully flavourful and lacks anything of a cheap coffee brand"
64.9%

cheap price

"i would say they should be stored in freezer to keep them as fresh as possible but apart from that i have no complaints for the cheap price"
64.7%

stale tasting

"it's thin weak stale tasting"
63.9%

bitter dark

"terrible raw bitter dark"
63.7%

weaker cuppa

"this makes for a weaker cuppa but i normally dilute with hot water for an "americano" style so this isn't a problem i just don't dilute it as much"
63.4%

lacks any real character

"they produce a reasonable cup of coffee but one that lacks any real character"
63.2%

sorry amazon

"sorry amazon but ypu need to change your supplier if you want to beat the big brands with quality price"
63.1%

dubious about these

"was a bit dubious about these because of the low price but have been delighted with the flavour of these"
63.0%

weak and stale

"the flavour was weak and stale tasting"
62.4%

gave it away

"i gave it away"
62.1%

tastes horrible

"tastes horrible but you get what you pay for"
61.3%

bitter and not sour

"i like arabica not a fan of robusta so this coffee is 100% my flavour it's not bitter and not sour which happens a lot"
61.1%

ground finei

"the coffee made with my espresso machine with the beans ground finei"
60.4%

quite a bitter

"the coffee strength is relatively strong but it leaves quite a bitter after taste"
60.3%

average taste

"average taste but for the money it makes it a 4* product"
60.0%

extremely weak

"it is extremely weak and almost void of any flavour"
59.4%

misread this product

"i slightly misread this product but on arrival was keen to try it has a strange flavour profile not unpleasant but reminiscent of lapsang tea slightly smokie i don't mind that at all but the depth of flavour is a bit off the mark i'm used to drinking a much more boisterous deeper roasted come mess with"
59.1%

not overly pleasant

"it might be 100% arabica beans but most coffee is but either the roaster or the quality is sub par because it's not overly pleasant"
59.0%

well how wrong

"well how wrong was i"
58.8%

will be cancelled

"subscription will be cancelled!"
58.6%

smoky flavours but

"it's a dark roast with smoky flavours but not as dark as some beans so it also has some lighter almost woody flavours coming through"
58.2%

afternoon coffee but

"maybe only for afternoon coffee but not for morning as i used to make tripple with them and still nothing"
57.8%

cheap these beans

"the wife was a bit apprehensive when i told her how comparatively cheap these beans are to others i have been buying so i surreptuously switched the contents of the coffee bean jar on the worktop next to the grinder"
57.7%

would n't buy again

"wouldn't buy again"
57.6%

not much to loose

"i purchased this as there was not much to loose"
57.5%

coffee snob or not this

"coffee snob or not this is great coffee"
57.5%

made me feel sick

"it was horrible made me feel sick "
57.3%

some warehouse

"maybe thry were stayed outside at some warehouse without been sealed?"
57.2%

acid taste

"i prefer the slightly less acid taste of robusta but arabica is healthier because has much less acrylamide"
57.2%

giving it away

"i missed the warning sign that the seller was giving practically giving it away 2x1kg for less than a tenner!"
57.0%

n't all that nice

"having taken a sip off my morning wake up juice i find my palette assaulted by an unpleasant almost chemical aftertaste that isn't all that nice"
56.3%

long but maybe

"pleasantly drinkable all day long but maybe not something for a fancy dinner party or coffee morning"
55.8%

absurdly good

"the amount of coffee for the price is absurdly good"
55.8%

smells rancid

"it's just harsh bitter smells rancid and there is no strength to it watsoever"
55.4%

listen to the haters

"don't listen to the haters this stuff is legit and will last for ages"
55.0%

going to complain

"by no means fantastic but for the price i wasn't going to complain"
55.0%

unevenly roasted

"unevenly roasted"
54.9%

price is a problem

"won't buy again just get lavazza and drink less coffee if price is a problem"
54.9%

burned or bitter

"i bought this coffee as cheap everyday day use house brand it has a good balanced flavour not burned or bitter there are better coffees out there but at the current price there is no better value if your looking for great value and pleasantly drinkable cup of coffee there's nothing else on amazon that beats this"
54.7%

not high quality coffee

"this is not high quality coffee"
54.7%

no pressure on the coffee

"i get no pressure on the coffee which means it is not good quality"
54.7%

kg and freezing them

"i ended up buying 6kg and freezing them"
54.6%

no depth of flavour

"no depth of flavour almost burnt taste"
54.6%

not write many reviews

"i do not write many reviews but feel the need to back up other 1 and 2 star ratings"
54.6%

budget coffees

"i have tried both budget coffees on amazon this one and 'note d'espresso espresso' 2kg"
54.5%

getting stuck on one type

"will keep trying other types rather than getting stuck on one type"
54.5%

very disappointing

"sadly very disappointing coffee beans"
54.5%

yosemite 8 cup percolator

"works well in my 3 cup moka pot i've been using for years and my new stove top farberware yosemite 8 cup percolator i bought from amazon"
54.4%

not a vine review

"this is not a vine review"
54.4%

these beans are the nuts

"these beans are the nuts"
54.4%

very low cost

"was a little reluctant to try these as they are very low cost but have been pleasantly surprised at how good they taste"
54.3%

boring fast

"found them to taste ok it will get boring fast"
54.3%

taste is not good

"although value for money as in 2 x 1kg the taste is not good"
54.3%

that not worthy

"i bought them as really cheap promo 2kg for £7 but for more that that not worthy"
54.2%

unworthy of a brand label

"i can’t even find a country of origin listed so it’s likely a blend of all things unworthy of a brand label"
54.0%

they wo n't drink this

"planning to supplement with the occasional tin of illy but while that’s usually close to £5 for 250g there’s no contest in my mind and i can’t claim to have taste buds so sophisticated that they won’t drink this"
53.9%

kilos crazy cheap

"at just under £9 after 15% 'subscribe and save' discount for two kilos crazy cheap"
53.9%

n't expecting much

"i realy wasn't expecting much but the coffee is quite good"
53.8%

some so probably

"mouthfeel a little flatter than some so probably not as oily as some of the premium blends but for just over 5p a cup you really cant go wrong"
53.7%

fewer favours

"imagine starbucks filter coffee that is less bitter and has fewer favours"
53.7%

me this was terrible

"and for me this was terrible"
53.5%

overly strong

"it isn't overly strong or over roasted"
53.4%

paper pmid 18624446

"see pubmed paper pmid 18624446"
53.2%

not very good

"its not very good"
53.1%

lidl do n't deliver

"a great find online particularly as lidl don't deliver"
53.0%

very old and tired

"no real taste notes beyond just tasting like a very old and tired coffee"
53.0%

nothing else

"i bought this coffee as cheap everyday day use house brand it has a good balanced flavour not burned or bitter there are better coffees out there but at the current price there is no better value if your looking for great value and pleasantly drinkable cup of coffee there's nothing else on amazon that beats this"
52.5%

tastes vile

"it cannot be brewed to a half decent espresso as it tastes vile and it smells like diesel"
52.5%

save so long

"this is well worth a punt in my opinion and something i'll keep as a regular subscribe and save so long as amazon can be reliable with their stock"
52.4%

bored of it quickly

"i will get bored of it quickly but the price will keeps me coming"
52.0%

ignored them

"after reading some of the negative reviews from experts connoisseurs i'm glad i ignored them and purchased anyway"
51.7%

pelican rouge barrista

"i normally buy lavazza rosso or pelican rouge barrista to use for morning coffees in our bean to cup machine"
51.5%

solimo arabica beans

"these solimo arabica beans are much better than you have any right to hope a fiver a kilo"
51.5%

americano coffe bean

"no it's great for what it is medium roast drinkable all day filter americano coffe bean"
51.5%

pelican rouge 1863

"but we buy these and mix with our usual beans pelican rouge 1863 and it makes a better value mix"
51.5%

muddy or earthy

"not too muddy or earthy not so weak that you can't taste it"
51.3%

no body or depth

"these make a very watery tasting cup of coffee with no body or depth of flavour"
51.3%

honestly do not bother

"honestly do not bother and just buy a multi pack of say lavaazza which can work out at under £8 a bag"
51.3%

more premium

"these beans are awful comapared to more premium brands they lack any real taste or body"
51.0%

weak grind it finer

"if it is weak grind it finer"
51.0%

extra quid

"in the end sometimes it's better to pay a bit more and to be honest for a couple of extra quid on amazon itself there are some really nice strong but well rounded coffees"
50.9%

warning sign

"i missed the warning sign that the seller was giving practically giving it away 2x1kg for less than a tenner!"
50.8%

robusta arabica

"it's certainly less strong compared to lavazza red robusta arabica blend "
50.8%

uninteresting coffee

"most uninteresting coffee uve ever drank"
50.7%

as i find this

"m as i find this releases the fullest flavour"
50.7%

very small

"these beans are very small"
50.7%

n't enjoy these beans

"i have to be honest i didn't enjoy these beans neither did any of my family members"
50.7%

quit a long time

"having looked around for quit a long time to try find both quality and good price is difficult"
50.4%
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Compare Pros

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

amazing coffee in both products

"this is an amazing coffee "
99.5%

really good in both products

"really good as latte and cappuccino and overall it's pretty close to what you might get in a starbucks"
99.3%

good taste in both products

"i find that the starbucks beans are excellent and now i have improved by blending the dark roast with the medium roast it takes the edge off the dark beans and the blend is really nice a good taste"
75.0%

great price in both products

"great product great flavours great smelling coffee and great price at time of purchase"
75.0%

great value in both products

"great value for money!"
74.9%

fast delivery in both products

"amazing good quality best price fast delivery"
74.9%

lovely flavour in both products

"lovely flavour and really is like being at starbucks"
74.7%

strong coffee in both products

"i love strong coffee and this one makes me so happy as its very strong and i cant get enough of it so i have signed up to get it on a regular basis because i love it so much"
74.3%

good value in both products

"good value for money too"
74.3%

very happy in both products

"i really love blonde espresso so i was very happy when i found out i can order it here"
74.0%

smooth taste in both products

"this is the exception though smooth taste slightly nutty slight toffee finish"
73.5%

good quality in both products

"amazing good quality best price fast delivery"
73.3%

great flavour in both products

"great flavour"
73.3%

decent coffee in both products

"its nice decent coffee of similar strength and quality to that of the shop"
73.1%

nice cream in both products

"i use in my stage coffee machine and get a nice cream and good strength coffee not too strong "
56.7%

good coffee in both products

"good coffee and strong"
51.5%

really delicious

"this coffee has a really delicious flavour"
99.9%

well professional

"the packing is well professional too i love it!"
99.6%

nice cappuccino

"this for me makes a nice smooth mellow coffee perfect for a nice cappuccino or latte"
95.9%

fresh and best

"the beans were packaged a month ago so all fresh and best before date next year"
93.9%

tasty and great

"very tasty and great that bags are 200g"
89.8%

good delivery

"good delivery"
75.0%

nice value

"nice value and love this coffee"
74.9%

speedy delivery

"great value speedy delivery"
74.9%

always great

"always great"
74.9%

very quickly

"i bought some packets on offer in a large uk supermarket but these ran out very quickly and so the amazon service is a splendid alternative"
74.8%

nice there

"its nice there in small bags keeps them fresh "
74.6%

flavour nice

"good flavour nice and strong!"
74.4%

reasonably priced

"reasonably priced too"
73.8%

even better

"i get this on subscribe and save and the price is even better than i can find in supermarkets"
73.2%

order again

"definitely will order again absolutely one of the best coffee what we taste 👍 highly recommend"
71.4%

very tasty

"not too strong and very tasty"
71.1%

splendid alternative

"i bought some packets on offer in a large uk supermarket but these ran out very quickly and so the amazon service is a splendid alternative"
71.0%

recommend this

"i'd recommend this to anyone who likes a coffee which is neither very strong nor very mild and which has no hint of bitterness"
70.9%

ground espresso

"i like fresh ground espresso from my krups bean to cup m c and have previously bought beans direct from starbucks"
69.8%

great flavours

"great product great flavours great smelling coffee and great price at time of purchase"
69.6%

beans online

"my local sb has been shut during lockdown and i found i could buy my second favourite* beans online"
69.6%

nice sized packet

"nice sized packet and so easy to store"
69.6%

things right

"amazon did acknowledge this and made things right"
69.4%

heaven amount

"omg this is heaven amount of money i spend in starbucks is unreal now i have my own starbucks at home and it's just as good i'd say even better than going in to the shop my house smells like starbucks and i can sit and relax in my own home with a lovely tasting beverage 10 10 cant wait to try other blends"
69.2%

love starbucks

"i love starbucks so this was my only way to get the beans during lockdown"
68.1%

very strong

"i'd recommend this to anyone who likes a coffee which is neither very strong nor very mild and which has no hint of bitterness"
67.9%

tasteless but good

"very mild kind of tasteless but good thing as you can drink it without any sugar in you latte"
67.5%

lovely coffee

"lovely coffee!"
67.1%

coffee lovers

"only coffee lovers would appreciate this one"
67.1%

very nice coffee

"very nice coffee i set my grinder to 4"
66.3%

enjoyed this review

"hope you enjoyed this review and found it helpful"
66.2%

delicious & makes

"absolutely delicious & makes the perfect cup of coffee!"
65.7%

good strength coffee

"i use in my stage coffee machine and get a nice cream and good strength coffee not too strong "
65.6%

best coffee

"definitely will order again absolutely one of the best coffee what we taste 👍 highly recommend"
65.2%

very good value

"very good value"
65.2%

these are great

"i absolutely love coffee and these are great!"
64.9%

loved this product

"i loved this product so much that i purchased it a second time"
64.3%

shiny beans

"shiny beans"
64.2%

beautiful mellow flavour

"smooth as velvet with a beautiful mellow flavour on each and every sip"
63.9%

keep me happy

"some comments online about short expiry dates but my delivery gives me 11 months which is enough to keep me happy"
63.6%

large uk supermarket

"i bought some packets on offer in a large uk supermarket but these ran out very quickly and so the amazon service is a splendid alternative"
62.9%

love coffee

"i absolutely love coffee and these are great!"
62.0%

very mild kind

"very mild kind of tasteless but good thing as you can drink it without any sugar in you latte"
61.3%

brilliant value

"brilliant value for money"
61.1%

enjoyed by brunettes

"can be enjoyed by brunettes also"
61.1%

every batch

"i noticed that the taste of coffee every batch is different"
60.9%

love starbucks coffee

"love starbucks coffee and now with lockdown can make it myself at home"
60.9%

worth the price

"if you can consume within a few months of purchase worth the price"
60.2%

appreciate this

"only coffee lovers would appreciate this one"
60.1%

great delivery time

"fab coffee great delivery time"
60.0%

love this blend

"we love this blend"
59.6%

favorite beans

"my favorite beans"
59.5%

keeps them fresh

"its nice there in small bags keeps them fresh "
59.2%

good espresso coffee

"the starbucks espresso roast dark roast whole bean coffee is a good espresso coffee"
59.2%

great tasting coffee

"but great tasting coffee"
58.5%

takes the edge

"i find that the starbucks beans are excellent and now i have improved by blending the dark roast with the medium roast it takes the edge off the dark beans and the blend is really nice a good taste"
57.5%

very tasty coffee

"very tasty coffee is produced for normal cups of coffee with or without milk"
56.8%

price is spot

"in love with these beans they compliment our delonghi coffee machine so nicely and the price is spot on"
56.2%

best on the market

"the price is the best on the market and definitely i would buy it again and again"
56.0%

ideal just as described

"ideal just as described"
55.9%

perfectly balanced

"it is perfectly balanced"
55.8%

best coffees

"one of the best coffees i have ever brewed"
55.6%

best beans

"best beans"
55.6%

another nice

"hoping the last is another nice bag!"
55.5%

great coffee

"great coffee what more can you say"
55.0%

best coffee beans

"the best coffee beans!"
55.0%

perfect cup of coffee

"absolutely delicious & makes the perfect cup of coffee!"
54.7%

strength and quality

"its nice decent coffee of similar strength and quality to that of the shop"
54.7%

spend in starbucks

"omg this is heaven amount of money i spend in starbucks is unreal now i have my own starbucks at home and it's just as good i'd say even better than going in to the shop my house smells like starbucks and i can sit and relax in my own home with a lovely tasting beverage 10 10 cant wait to try other blends"
54.1%

real coffee kick

"if you like coffee so strong you can stand a spoon in try the dark roast beans for a real coffee kick"
53.7%

pic for batch number

"see pic for batch number"
52.8%

because i love

"i love strong coffee and this one makes me so happy as its very strong and i cant get enough of it so i have signed up to get it on a regular basis because i love it so much"
52.6%

safely contained

"the parcel is a starbucks box bags were safely contained and the best before dates were for 2021"
52.5%

thanks so much

"thanks so much!"
52.4%

makes me so happy

"i love strong coffee and this one makes me so happy as its very strong and i cant get enough of it so i have signed up to get it on a regular basis because i love it so much"
51.3%

quality it is sublime

"in price in flavour in quality it is sublime"
50.8%

saving a fortune

"so good saving a fortune making my own starbucks scary to think how much i’ve spent over the past years at this overpriced chain"
50.3%

call this a bargain

"i'd call this a bargain"
50.3%

medium roast

"i find that the starbucks beans are excellent and now i have improved by blending the dark roast with the medium roast it takes the edge off the dark beans and the blend is really nice a good taste"
50.2%

cheaper this way

"i've also found they're cheaper this way too: £4"
50.1%
...

good strength in both products

"good strength but smooth caramel taste not burnt or sharp"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

amazing coffee in both products

"full of flavour makes amazing coffee"
99.5%

really good in both products

"however i was surprised that it was really good coffee"
99.3%

great tasting in both products

"but i have returned to these as they're great tasting as good as any premium brand and great value where else can you get a kilo of coffee beans for a little over £5!"
97.0%

good taste in both products

"good taste strong and aromatic"
75.0%

great price in both products

"i use stove top bialetti coffee maker and these beans produce a decent everyday coffee at a great price"
75.0%

great value in both products

"but i have returned to these as they're great tasting as good as any premium brand and great value where else can you get a kilo of coffee beans for a little over £5!"
74.9%

fast delivery in both products

"fast delivery"
74.9%

lovely flavour in both products

"i usually go for another well known brand but this was a lovely flavour"
74.7%

nice coffee in both products

"i’ve had many brands from around the world and this one is up there with the best and it’s great value for such a nice coffee highly recommend"
74.6%

strong coffee in both products

"if you love good strong coffee this is lovely"
74.3%

good value in both products

"it would be enough just to say that it's good value for money but it's actually one of the best coffees i've tried i like it much more than different sorts of bean lavazza i've tried"
74.3%

very happy in both products

"these are great value for money and make a really nice coffee in my bean to cup machine i personally like a stronger coffee ie 5 but for a 3 for health reasons it’s better for my husband and he is very happy with it"
74.0%

smooth taste in both products

"this is a very nice coffee rich but mellow smooth taste on the palette with a very subtle aromatic aroma and no lingering after taste"
73.5%

good quality in both products

"good quality of coffee"
73.3%

great flavour in both products

"were very much a coffee drinking household & want great flavour at an affordable price"
73.3%

decent coffee in both products

"this is decent coffee better than instant and very cost effective"
73.1%

absolutely perfect

"for the price of it absolutely perfect and you'll be hard pushed to find anything close"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product and great value for money"
100.0%

very pleased

"very pleased"
100.0%

excellent beans

"excellent beans at a great price"
100.0%

absolutely superb

"a beautiful cup of black coffee hard to beat and at this price an absolutely superb bargain"
100.0%

very satisfying

"it was used in a jura bean to cup machine in a soft water region and it produces an excellent crema robust taste and overall very satisfying coffee"
100.0%

absolutely excellent

"absolutely excellent value and my new favourite"
99.9%

really excellent

"really excellent value for money"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"this is absolutely fantastic coffee"
99.9%

amazing quality

"amazing quality and very fast delivery thank you very much :"
99.8%

absolutely fine

"no undertones of chocolate or vanilla etc but we get through a kg of coffee a week and these beans are absolutely fine for us"
99.7%

masters spiller

"my wife and i regularly order coffee masters spiller and tait and others but thought we'd try these"
99.7%

recommend highly

"what amazing value a lovely tasting coffee bean would recommend highly and have already purchased more"
99.5%

favourite coffees

"it's so inexpensive that you can use it for every day quaffing unlike some of my favourite coffees which are once a day brews because of their price"
99.3%

seriously good

"these coffee beans make a seriously good amount of crema"
98.9%

exceptionally good

"these are exceptionally good value for money"
98.9%

very clean

"this produces an altogether smoother drink very clean tasting but full of flavour once again"
98.7%

super cheap

"great taste and super cheap"
98.5%

great flavour coffee

"great flavour coffee"
97.1%

good colour

"good colour too taste is just like italian coffee"
96.3%

nice beans

"nice beans not to dark and not too shiny"
95.9%

nice crema

"nice crema and perfectly pleasant flavour"
95.9%

little too much

"great value for the price just a little too much of a chocolate flavour for me but still a good everyday coffee bean"
95.6%

like a bargain

"i normally like a bargain"
94.2%

quality wise

"amazing value and for the price better coffee than you'd expect at this price hence amazing value for a coffee you would pay £3 for 240grams in many a shop and have no complaints quality wise"
93.7%

good flavor

"have never been let down and no issues for my bean to cup machine pros good flavor not much difference from brands twice expensive good price half the price of competitors freshness is assured everyday we keep the opened bags in the freezer cons they are oily and some bean to cup machines might get jammed by these melita not the delonghi esam 3000 b overall will buy again we have at lest 4 5 coffees every day and this is a sustainable way of keeping the cost down"
93.5%

love a bargain

"we all love a bargain"
93.1%

it's a bargain

"quality price it’s a bargain"
93.1%

great every day choice

"not as smooth as say lavazza but for a quarter of the price this is a great every day choice"
93.1%

which i find excellent

"i have had lidl arabica ground roasted which i find excellent this compares favourably both in taste and price with the benefit of fresher coffee from grinding"
92.6%

lovely strong

"my husband and i are so glad we found these beans great price and a lovely strong cup of coffee"
92.5%

exceptional value

"exceptional value for money purchase price £7"
92.1%

equally fine

"for the milk drinkers out there i took one for the team and made a variety of milk based or pollutant inclusive drinks all with equally fine results"
92.1%

coffee is flawless

"you can't beat the price and the coffee is flawless"
91.7%

consumer this

"i can say as just such a consumer this is not the case"
90.2%

excellent quality beans

"excellent quality beans eating one raw confirms well roasted and not burnt"
89.4%

taste & richness

"all i can say is wow for the price of this coffee i didn't expect to be blown away with the flavour but i was wrong the taste & richness is great i have paid double in the past for similar tasting coffee"
89.3%

amazing for the price

"based on the price of the amazon brand coffee i thought is was cheap enough to try without having too many expectations of greatness however this coffee is amazing for the price and would be amazing even if it cost twice as much!"
89.2%

strong you like

"cracking coffee very smooth not bitter however strong you like it i recommend it"
89.0%

good crema

"the beans give a good crema consistently"
88.8%

great for the price

"there is better coffee out there if you are willing to spend 3x and are a real coffee officianardo as much but this is great for the price"
88.7%

taste is excellent

"taste is excellent"
88.6%

definitely a winner

"we were trying different options in our jura s8 machine and for everyday use this coffee is definitely a winner"
88.6%

price is amazing

"not only it has good taste but the price is amazing"
88.6%

absolute bargain

"the amount for the price is an absolute bargain"
88.4%

economical and great

"economical and great tasting"
88.3%

medium fine uses

"the grind will depend on what you are using to make coffee an espresso machine would need finer although current thinking is that medium fine uses less coffee a cafetiere push type uses medium coarse grounds"
88.3%

capsule machine

"i recently upgraded from a capsule machine to an all singing all dancing bean to cup machine"
88.1%

great bean

"£3 for a cup at some low life dirty coffee shop or £9 for around 200 cups of great bean to cup at home"
88.0%

great crema

"a lovely cup with great crema!"
88.0%

well roasted

"excellent quality beans eating one raw confirms well roasted and not burnt"
87.7%

well bodied

"good medium strong well bodied coffee for all occasions"
87.7%

finest setting

"i did grind the beans to the finest setting in my grinder"
75.0%

good flavour

"good flavour maybe not as good as coffee that costs 4 times the cost of this but amazing for the price"
75.0%

some sugar

"loved the strong taste coffee as it should be such good value also very yummy with some sugar no milk as strong as you like it then cool down and chill it in fridge awesome pick me up for joggers on the move coffee fix top marks amazon"
75.0%

nice flavour

"they are a little mellower than lavazza rosso but with a nice flavour actually ideal for a strong morning coffee"
75.0%

great deal

"this is a great deal!"
75.0%

good price

"the amazon deal on solimo coffee beans lets me enjoy my morning coffee usually 2 or 3 cups all the more because it is at such a good price"
75.0%

good smell

"beans look good smell good and taste good"
75.0%

solid flavour

"these beans do not have a huge depth of flavour like a premium bean but they do have a solid flavour for every day coffee latte cappo"
75.0%

smells good

"coffee beans smells good has good aroma but i prefer a stronger taste and stronger coffee"
75.0%

best taste

"this at least to my taste gives me the best taste using these solimo beans"
75.0%

pleasant middle

"pleasant middle of the road blend makes for easy drinking"
75.0%

pleasant taste

"medium strength with a pleasant taste and a mild aftertaste on mid settings "
75.0%

best price

"well worth it nice coffee and best price i’ve found anywhere"
75.0%

perfect flavour

"perfect flavour for us"
75.0%

ordering these

"will definitely keep ordering these"
75.0%

taste delicious

"they smell and taste delicious!"
75.0%

reliable blend

"bought it twice and seems to be a reliable blend"
75.0%

decent flavour

"good price decent flavour great for cappuchino a little bitter better with a bit of suger i use in bean to cup gaggia no problems suits my pallet ok not for everyone as coffe is apersonel exsperiance"
75.0%

nice creamy espresso

"i'm using it in a delongi bean to cup machine and gives a nice creamy espresso and also a good blend for milk based coffees"
75.0%

super value

"average beans but super value for money"
75.0%

taste good

"beans look good smell good and taste good"
75.0%

strong setting

"i use them in my de'longhi bean to cup machine on a strong setting"
75.0%

really easy

"i would say that it makes a really easy drinking cup of coffee"
74.9%

machine user

"as a bean to cup coffee machine user i am on the hunt for my ideal coffee"
74.9%

great taste

"outstanding value for money and a great taste"
74.9%

strong flavour

"yeah bold coffee withotu being overpowering or dirty tasting its got a strong flavour good if you need a decent flavour base for other milk based drinks i drink it black and its nice glad i got 4kg worth"
74.9%

what amazing

"what amazing value a lovely tasting coffee bean would recommend highly and have already purchased more"
74.9%

nice taste

"not too strong but still a nice taste"
74.9%

asking price

"the asking price would be good for 1kg let alone 2kgs"
74.9%

would happily

"had very low expectations but surpassed them all would happily buy again"
74.9%

bean lavazza

"it would be enough just to say that it's good value for money but it's actually one of the best coffees i've tried i like it much more than different sorts of bean lavazza i've tried"
74.9%

decent taste

"decent taste for the price good everyday brew"
74.9%

taste amazing

"have to say it’s smells and taste amazing!"
74.9%

ordering again

"very good value very prompt delivery and very good quality coffee i will certainly be ordering again"
74.8%

decent beans

"decent beans from amazon you can taste the full arabica flavour"
74.8%

decent cuppa

"worth paying more for a decent cuppa!"
74.8%

decent amount

"it smells ok and has decent amount of crema"
74.8%

affordable price

"were very much a coffee drinking household & want great flavour at an affordable price"
74.8%

taste buds

"a very easy everyday coffee no bitter after taste with a series of more complex flavours on the taste buds"
74.8%

having sugar

"great value beans if your having sugar or a sweetener then these are as good as more expensive beans"
74.8%

ideal coffee

"as a bean to cup coffee machine user i am on the hunt for my ideal coffee"
74.7%

prime account

"ordered as a taster initially arrived fast as i was using my prime account"
74.7%

five stars

"five stars"
74.7%

premium beans

"having spent a fortune on premium beans i have now found these amazon own brand and definitely compare in everyway except the price!"
74.7%

premium bean

"these beans do not have a huge depth of flavour like a premium bean but they do have a solid flavour for every day coffee latte cappo"
74.7%

good blend

"i'm using it in a delongi bean to cup machine and gives a nice creamy espresso and also a good blend for milk based coffees"
74.6%

very smooth

"the taste of the coffee is great and very smooth"
74.6%

blown away

"this seemed cheap and cheerful and seemed ok for this but when i tried the coffee i was blown away by the quality of the bean across a whole range of drinks"
74.6%

soft water region

"it was used in a jura bean to cup machine in a soft water region and it produces an excellent crema robust taste and overall very satisfying coffee"
74.6%

like lavazza

"my husband takes milk and sugar in his coffee and said it tastes like lavazza i though take my coffee black with no sugar and it does not taste like lavazza to me"
74.6%

price discount

"the repeat order with a price discount was a novel facility so i placed an order"
74.6%

door ideal

"deliver to door ideal for are coffee machine at home"
74.6%

rich enough

"cheap and plentiful coffee not rich enough for me but still drinkable"
74.5%

good enough

"considering the cost the quality was good enough to do a repeat buy"
74.5%

excellent value

"it is lovely coffee not too strong & not bitter & at under a tenner for 2kg excellent value for money especially when you consider 1kg bag of coffee beans in the supermarket is £13"
74.4%

pretty good

"pretty good coffee and for the money dam good coffee reccomend and will buy again though will try a few others before that so unsure if i'll settle and buy again regularly but you can't go wrong at all with this"
74.4%

fantastic offer

"fantastic value fantastic offer"
74.4%

good saving

"at £10 for 2kg's here these are a relative bargain offering a good saving!"
74.4%

amazing value

"is this the nicest tasting coffee i've ever had no is it amazing value and i'm really happy with it yes"
74.4%

just great

"for the price its just great!"
74.4%

tasted great

"have had it as an espresso long coffee and mocha and all tasted great"
74.4%

complex flavours

"a very easy everyday coffee no bitter after taste with a series of more complex flavours on the taste buds"
74.4%

awesome coffee

"wow that's awesome coffee"
74.3%

added bonus

"the cost is an added bonus and the taste is more than palatable for an everyday coffee not too bitter and gives a satisfying aftertaste that a good coffee should"
74.3%

good finish

"it's a little rougher but does have a good finish"
74.3%

pleasantly surprised

"i was pleasantly surprised"
74.3%

lovely far better

"i use this coffee for every day drinking and it is lovely far better than a bean this price has the right to be"
74.3%

price increase

"now the price increase to £50 !"
74.3%

intense flavor

"little intense flavor"
74.2%

quality product

"good taste and quality product and value for money"
74.2%

really nice

"i drink my coffee white but not very milky and this is just a really nice smooth drink"
74.2%

good stuff

"it's almost like lavazza coffee good stuff"
74.2%

flavour smooth

"flavour smooth and full bodied not too bitter"
74.1%

good coffee reccomend

"pretty good coffee and for the money dam good coffee reccomend and will buy again though will try a few others before that so unsure if i'll settle and buy again regularly but you can't go wrong at all with this"
74.0%

grinds well

"the coffee keeps and grinds well even for espresso"
74.0%

quality bean

"fantastic price for a quality bean"
74.0%

fantastic price

"this is the best coffee i've tried and i've tried a lot of coffee brand's and it's a fantastic price i highly recommend this"
74.0%

best flavour

"not the best flavour for my tastes as like it strong"
74.0%

very reasonable

"very reasonable price and very acceptable taste"
74.0%

strong full

"we are both big coffee drinkers he likes a strong full bodied blend whereas i prefer a mellow taste"
73.9%

light flavour

"light flavour"
73.9%

dark but not burned

"the beans are dark but not burned and they are very good quality"
73.9%

considerably cheaper

"enjoying the taste and the price as it’s considerably cheaper"
73.9%

gifted 2kgs

"i like these beans having recently been brought a coffee machine we were gifted 2kgs and chosen to order ourselves"
73.9%

delicious aroma

"not bitter and agood creama delicious aroma too freshness very fresh straight out the packet"
73.8%

liked sorry

"honestly i wouldn't buy again i went through a hell of a lot of beans trying to set again from my previous brand almost gave up as just not doing what i liked sorry"
73.8%

easy drinking

"pleasant middle of the road blend makes for easy drinking"
73.8%

treat yourself

"perfect served fresh ground and brewed any day of the week with the added bonus of being cheap everyday so you can treat yourself to a real fine bean every now and again"
73.8%

very prompt

"very good value very prompt delivery and very good quality coffee i will certainly be ordering again"
73.7%

freshness very

"not bitter and agood creama delicious aroma too freshness very fresh straight out the packet"
73.7%

good product

"good product and good value for money"
73.7%

very acceptable

"very reasonable price and very acceptable taste"
73.6%

quite mellow and smooth

"really nice coffee roasted beans quite mellow and smooth can recommend"
73.6%

flavour and quality

"i have ordered these beans many times and have always been satisfied with the flavour and quality"
73.6%

burnt or sharp

"good strength but smooth caramel taste not burnt or sharp"
73.6%

nice surprise

"i can say that i got two packs of coffee beans which i hadn’t realised so that was a nice surprise"
73.5%

vacuum seal

"the 1kg bags also mean we don't run out as often however our coffee machine doesn't quite hold the whole bag so storing them maybe a challenge for sum but we simply vacuum seal the bag closed after topping the machine up"
73.5%

very surprised

"was very surprised that it was so nice in terms of flavour and drink ability"
73.5%

tase smooth

"thise tase smooth clean and have a wonderful aroma"
73.5%

harrogate rich

"we've always purchased taylors of harrogate rich italian but this seems to have a not nicer but similar full bodied flavour"
73.5%

definitely better

"50 bags for 250g you get at lidle are about the same price and definitely better tasting and fresher"
73.4%

surprisingly good

"surprisingly good cup of coffee for this price"
73.3%

taste nice

"taste nice and good price"
73.3%

whole family

"whole family enjoys this"
73.2%

quality price

"quality price it’s a bargain"
73.1%

pretty decent

"this coffee is pretty decent for the money with a decent aroma fresh ground"
73.1%

strong enough

"everyone have different taste but for me is very good smell great strong enough for me"
73.0%
...

Compare Emotion analysis

STARBUCKS Espresso Roast Blonde Roast Whole Bean Coffee

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50.0% 38.9% 11.1%
  neutral 37.5%
  happiness 33.3%
  love 9.7%
  worry 8.3%
  fun 4.2%
  anger 1.4%
  boredom 1.4%
  surprise 1.4%
  sadness 1.4%
  joy 1.4%
Solimo Coffee Beans

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54.0% 29.2% 16.8%
  happiness 35.0%
  neutral 28.7%
  worry 10.0%
  fun 7.0%
  love 5.8%
  relief 4.0%
  anger 3.3%
  sadness 2.1%
  surprise 1.4%
  hate 0.9%
  enthusiasm 0.7%
  fear 0.5%
  boredom 0.2%
  empty 0.2%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-23