Happy Belly Decaffeinated Capsule Nespresso Coffee No Decaffeinated 20 Count (Pack of 1)

Wouldn’t buy againThe aluminium capsules are good and don’t get stuck like many “compatible” pods do.The foil is way too thin and splits to allow way too much coffee solids through into the cup.The flavour is a little thin.The crema is poor and quite foamy rather than creamy.But they are cheap and I guess you get what you pay for.It’s likely that all of the above is a result of the poor quality splitting foil so not enough pressure is building through the coffee.UPDATEDI’ve now finished all of these pods and I can confirm my initial findings. The foil is the biggest issue. It tears way too easily resulting in far too many grinds in the cup, channelling of the water meaning a thin taste and poor crema. Compared to L’Oréal pods and Nespresso pods these are very inferior.From the photos you can see that the happy belly foil (red capsule on right) has torn badly compared to the brown Nespresso capsule (left) and the gold/green L’Or capsule (middle). As the 3rd picture shows this is consistently the case.Sorry, but these should be avoided.

I bought 100 of these coffee pods in October 2021 and just got around to using them now (Dec 2021) We have found them to be very poor quality in both taste and construction. Firstly they are so weak that the brewed coffee can only be described as dark tasteless water, they aren't anything like the previous Amazon decaf pods that I bought. Secondly the pod construction is just terrible, they don't pirece properly and I constanly have to pull the lever of the machine up and down many times just to pierce them - and then they deposit coffee grains in the drink. What a total waste of money and I certainly don't recommend them at all - unless my purchase is from a faulty batch - in which case they should be exchanged FOC.

Unfortunately, whilst the flavour of the coffee is good, the flow of water through the capsule and coffee production is inhibited somewhat, resulting in a greatly reduced volume of coffee and the machine struggling (ours machine is only a year old and has no problems with other capsules such as Starbucks, L'OR and Nespresso).I'm also concerned that ongoing use is likely to lead to problems with our Nespresso machine.Therefore, I cannot recommend these capsules and I will not be buying again.

Have to commend Amazon’s Happy Belly coffee, but calling a coffee brand Happy Belly, one word STUPID, What 7yr old thought of that name? Why not just call it Amazon Coffee? Getting back to the coffee in question, it’s not Nespresso and it’s definitely not instant what it is, is good tasting coffee at a really good price.10 capsules of Nespresso costs between £3.45 up to £5 and sometimes more,Happy Belly (please change that name)Costs £3.00 for 20 capsulesDo the math.

This is great tasting coffee with a good crema and works perfectly in my Nespresso machine unlike some other coffee pods. I like the fact these are aluminium pods and I think this is the reason each and every pod is working as they should because the pods I recently purchased from Amazon they were plastic and they kept filling up the pod holder and drip tray with water for some reason. I paid £10.09 for 120 pods which is excellent value for a great coffee and would definitely buy again.

Was not a nice experience to feel bits in your mouth and spit needed to spit it out in sink.I’ve tried many coffee brands and some do this and can still be drinkable, but this type just isn’t good at all.I’ll stick with my solimo Amazon brand. Very cheap and mostly successful with the odd one not working fully. But for 9p a cup I don’t mind the odd waste.

It appears that it is hard to find inexpensive Nespresso capsules with decent quality - I've tried many value brands where a large percentage of capsules just don't work. Getting a decent decaf at a reasonable price seemed like a bit of a long shot, but these capsules are superb value. This is my second box and not had any issues with capsules not pouring or slowly dribbling out. Great tasting coffee if you fancy a late night drink without the caffeine hit.

Not plastic - so better for the environment (you can pierce, empty the coffee grounds to compost and collect the foil if you want -but even in general waste aluminium is better in the sense that 1/12 the earth's crust is made of it anyway - not that coffee capsules aren't a fairly wasteful way to start out). But also, the aluminium capsules deform and fit the machines better, so you don't get the leakage around the side or the starting flush of just water that even the best plastic ones do.