Can the Ninja Luxe Café and Breville Barista Express really pull café-quality espresso at home?

High-trust coffee specialists are positive: coffeegeek.com gave the Ninja Luxe Café a "Best in Class" award for entry-level espresso, and praised the Breville Barista Express build quality, while coffeeness.de calls the Breville built to last. Both require dialing in, and r/espresso threads note a learning curve and, for the Ninja, occasional grinder inconsistency.