We had a Nespresso for a decade and we loved it. But its still "instant" coffee. This last Christmas we moved up to this unit from a startup.
https://www.terrakaffe.com/
Which is a fully automated espresso machine with built in grinder and milk attachment. At $800 thats a steal for a true espresso machine thats fully automated.
The company has been wonderful to work with and we love the drinks the machine makes.
I know the first thing people worry about with small companies is support. And the first unit we received worked perfectly but leaked some water during the shutdown cycle. Support was excellent, and after sending us a couple parts over a few weeks(which didn't work) they sent us an entire new unit, free of cost.