Chris and Pattie Nachtrieb began Chris' Coffee Service in 1975.  Chris was delivering coffee "kits" from his red El Camino while Pattie was handling calls and paperwork throughout the day.  As they continued to grow locally, they employed several off-duty Colonie Police Officers to make their coffee deliveries.

Fast-forward 30 years and 30 employees later, Chris' Coffee Service, Inc. is now a nationally recognized leader of exclusively designed espresso machines, a respected local roaster of premium gourmet coffees including their own Machristay gourmet coffee, and one of the few surviving family-owned local coffee services operating in the Capital District today.

(P.S. - the "Machristay" name represents their three children - MacKenzie, Christian, and Taylor !)

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We are a family owned, private business serving our community for more than 30 years. Here is just a sampling of some of the location types we currently services:

• Professional, Medical, and Legal Offices
  
• Restaurants, Diners, and Delicatessens
  
• Hotels, Hospitals, and Schools
  
• Convenience Stores, Food Marts, and Petrol Stations
  
• Coffee Houses and Cyber Cafés
  
  

We feature an extensive product line, including:

• Machristay Gourmet Micro Roasted Coffees, roasted daily on premise
  
• Certified Organic & Kosher Micro Roasted Coffees
  
• Harney Black, Herbal, & Green Teas
  
• Torani flavoring syrups and sauces
  
• Oregon Chai
  
• Powdered cappuccino mixes
  
• Leisure Time Spring Water from the Catskill Mountains of New York
  
• Cold beverages including Coke, Pepsi products, Bottled Juices and Teas
  
• Paper products for offices and restaurants
  
  

We pride ourselves on being the "The Espresso Experts" in the Northeast featuring:

• The world's best espresso coffees - Lavazza - Illy Café - plus our own Black Pearl Espresso Micro roasted daily right on premise
  
• The best Italian made commercial espresso machines:
  
  
• La Spaziale
  
• CImbali
  
• Nuova Simonelli
  
• La Marzocco
  
• Elektra
  
• Faema
  
• Brasilia  
  
• Rancilio
  
  
• We sell, lease, and rent, espresso machines. (Rentals limited to our local customers)
  
• Espresso machine service on most every make & model
  
• The world's best espresso grinders - Mazzer - MACAP - Ditting - Rancilio - and more
  
• Show room and training center (Open to the public by appointment only!)
  
• Granita Machines and Smoothy Blenders
  
• Hand-painted, Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, Designer Illy Porcelain Espresso Cups
  
• Torani - Flavoring Syrups - Chocolate & Carmel Sauces - Frusia
  
  

We not only import Commercial Espresso Machines and Grinders from Italy but we pride ourselves on the fact we provide FREE Barista training for our customers.

Here are some of things we cover in our FREE training class: Grinder adjustment, proper technique for pulling consistently great espresso shots, micro foaming milk properly, pouring latte art, preventative maintenance on your espresso machine, how to choose the right water filtration and softening system and how to maintain it.

We work directly with Italian espresso machine manufacturers on the features and design of the machines we directly import. Our line up of Semi Commercial Home Espresso Machines are some of the most reviewed and sought after on the market today.

• La Spaziale Vivaldi II,
  
• Quickmill Anita,
  
• Quickmill Andreja Premium,
  
• Quickmill Vetrano,
  
• Quickmill Alexia,
  
• La Spaziale NEW Mini Vivaldi II,
  
• Izzo Alex and more.  
  
  

Call today for pricing and more product detail! 518-452-5995