Description
Compact Size. Barista Intelligence. Big Café-Style Performance.
Create personalised café-style coffee without giving up valuable worktop space with the Ninja Luxe Café MINI ES301UK Espresso & Filter Coffee Machine. This compact 2-in-1 machine combines espresso and authentic filter coffee with an integrated grinder, precision scale, Barista Assist Technology and a manual steam wand.
Choose between freshly ground whole beans or pre-ground coffee and enjoy drinks hot or over ice. With 60 grind settings, automatic grind recommendations and intelligent brewing assistance, the Luxe Café MINI helps take the guesswork out of coffee preparation while still giving you hands-on control over milk texture.
Approximately 30% smaller than the Ninja Luxe Café Pro, the ES301UK brings grinding, accurate dosing, brewing and milk steaming together in one compact machine that's particularly well suited to kitchens where worktop space matters.
2-in-1 Espresso & Filter Coffee
The Ninja Luxe Café MINI combines two popular brewing styles within one space-saving appliance.
Prepare rich espresso or authentic filter coffee, with options for both hot and over-ice drinks.
Combined with the manual steam wand, this gives you the flexibility to create a variety of drinks including:
- Espresso
- Filter coffee
- Hot coffee
- Over-ice coffee
- Lattes
- Cappuccinos
- Flat-white-style drinks
Rather than requiring separate espresso and filter coffee machines, the ES301UK brings both brewing styles together in one appliance.
Barista Assist Technology
Barista Assist Technology provides intelligent guidance to make home coffee preparation easier and more consistent.
The system can recommend an appropriate grind size for your selected drink and monitors key brewing parameters to help optimise extraction.
Adaptive temperature and pressure control further reduces the amount of manual adjustment required, making the machine approachable for newer home coffee drinkers while still offering useful customisation.
Integrated Grinder with 60 Settings
Freshly grind coffee beans immediately before brewing using the built-in grinder with 60 grind settings.
The wide grind range provides the flexibility needed to accommodate both espresso and filter coffee preparation.
Barista Assist can recommend an appropriate grind size according to your selected drink, helping reduce the trial and error often associated with setting up a new coffee grinder.
Integrated Precision Scale
A built-in precision scale measures the required quantity of ground coffee for your chosen drink.
This helps support more accurate dosing and consistent preparation without requiring a separate set of coffee scales on your worktop.
Combined with automatic grind recommendations, the integrated scale makes two important stages of coffee preparation considerably more straightforward.
Manual Steam Wand for Hands-On Milk Control
The ES301UK uses a manual steam wand, giving you direct control over milk texture rather than relying on automatic frothing presets.
Use it to create anything from silky microfoam for flat-white-style drinks to thicker foam for cappuccinos, allowing you to develop your own milk-steaming technique and personalise each drink.
The steam wand can be used with dairy milk and suitable plant-based alternatives, although texture and frothing performance will vary according to the milk type, formulation and starting temperature.
3 Coffee Strength Settings
Choose from three strength settings to tailor the intensity of your coffee according to your taste.
This provides additional flexibility when switching between different beans, drink styles or personal preferences.
3 Temperature Settings
The Luxe Café MINI also provides three temperature settings, giving you another way to personalise your drink.
Combined with adjustable strength and the machine's extensive grinder settings, this gives you useful control without turning everyday coffee preparation into an overly complicated process.
Whole Beans or Pre-Ground Coffee
The ES301UK supports both whole coffee beans and pre-ground coffee.
Use the integrated grinder when you want freshly ground beans, or switch to suitable pre-ground coffee when preferred. Ground-coffee compatibility is particularly useful if you occasionally want to prepare decaffeinated coffee without changing the beans already loaded for grinding.
Hot & Over-Ice Coffee
Enjoy your coffee hot or prepare it specifically for serving over ice, giving the Luxe Café MINI year-round versatility.
This provides more choice than a conventional espresso-only machine while keeping both preparation styles within the same compact appliance.
Assisted Tamper & Funnel
An assisted tamper and funnel are supplied to help make coffee preparation cleaner and more controlled.
Both accessories can be stored neatly on top of the machine when not in use, keeping them within easy reach while reducing loose accessories around your coffee station.
30% Smaller than the Ninja Luxe Café Pro
The Luxe Café MINI is designed for coffee lovers who want advanced coffee preparation without dedicating a large amount of worktop space to their machine.
At approximately 30% smaller than the Ninja Luxe Café Pro, it combines its grinder, precision scale, brewing system and steam wand within a compact footprint measuring approximately 26.01 × 30.91cm.
This makes it particularly appealing for smaller kitchens, flats and more compact home coffee stations.
Easy Everyday Cleaning
Practical maintenance features help make everyday ownership more convenient.
The steam wand is designed to wipe clean after use, while selected removable components are dishwasher safe.
Regular cleaning and descaling should still be carried out according to Ninja's instructions, particularly around the brewing system, grinder and milk-contact components.
Technical Specifications
| Brand | Ninja |
| Range | Luxe Café MINI |
| Model | ES301UK |
| Product Type | 2-in-1 Espresso & Filter Coffee Machine |
| Colour | Black / Silver |
| Coffee Compatibility | Whole Coffee Beans & Ground Coffee |
| Brewing Styles | Espresso, Filter Coffee, Hot & Over Ice |
| Integrated Grinder | Yes |
| Grind Settings | 60 |
| Integrated Precision Scale | Yes |
| Brewing Technology | Barista Assist Technology |
| Milk Frother | Manual Steam Wand |
| Maximum Pump Pressure | 9 Bar |
| Strength Settings | 3 |
| Temperature Settings | 3 |
| Water Tank Capacity | 1.4 Litres |
| Control Type | Buttons |
| Connected Features | No |
| Power | 1650W |
| Cord Length | 86.11cm |
| Dimensions | L26.01 × W30.91 × H34.11cm |
| Weight | 8.6kg |
| Guarantee | 2 Years |
What's in the Box?
- 1 x Ninja Luxe Café MINI ES301UK Coffee Machine
- 1 x Portafilter
- 1 x Double Basket
- 1 x Funnel
- 1 x Assisted Tamper
- 1 x Milk Jug
- 1 x Inspiration Guide
- User Documentation
Why Choose the Ninja Luxe Café MINI ES301UK?
The Ninja Luxe Café MINI ES301UK is designed for coffee drinkers who want intelligent brewing assistance and freshly ground coffee in a more compact package.
Barista Assist Technology helps remove much of the guesswork from preparation, with automatic grind recommendations and adaptive brewing assistance, while the integrated precision scale helps ensure the right quantity of coffee is used for your selected drink.
Unlike machines that automate milk preparation completely, the manual steam wand gives you hands-on control over your microfoam, making the MINI a good option if you want to develop your milk-texturing technique.
With espresso and filter coffee, hot and over-ice preparation, 60 grind settings, three strength settings and three temperature settings, it offers plenty of scope for personalisation while remaining approximately 30% smaller than the Ninja Luxe Café Pro.
Ninja Luxe Café MINI ES301UK FAQs
Can the Ninja Luxe Café MINI make both espresso and filter coffee?
Yes. The ES301UK is a 2-in-1 espresso and filter coffee machine. Coffee can be prepared hot or for serving over ice, while the manual steam wand allows you to create milk-based drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos and flat-white-style coffees.
Does the Ninja ES301UK have a built-in grinder?
Yes. The machine has an integrated grinder with 60 grind settings. Barista Assist Technology can recommend a suitable grind setting for your selected drink, helping reduce trial and error.
Is milk frothing automatic on the Luxe Café MINI?
No. The ES301UK has a manual steam wand, giving you hands-on control over the texture and thickness of your microfoam. This is an important difference from Ninja Luxe Café models equipped with automatic frothing systems.
Can I use pre-ground coffee in the Ninja Luxe Café MINI?
Yes. The ES301UK supports both whole coffee beans and pre-ground coffee, giving you flexibility to change blends or use suitable pre-ground decaffeinated coffee when preferred.
How compact is the Ninja Luxe Café MINI?
Ninja describes the Luxe Café MINI as approximately 30% smaller than the Ninja Luxe Café Pro. The ES301UK measures approximately L26.01 × W30.91 × H34.11cm, making it particularly useful where kitchen worktop space is limited.