Saint Anthony Industries Bloc Party

Quality manufacturing and good looks

Love it, but..

I’m loving the Bloc party, it’s beautiful and it works really great! It was easy to dial in and making slight changes when needed is also really easy. The quality of my espresso has definitely been elevated with its help. The only reason I didn’t give it a five start review is because, like another reviewer mentioned, once the tamp is dialed in, it doesn’t sit flush in its place on the block. It sits up a little high now. It seems like carving out a little extra space in the block would be an easy fix. It doesn’t affect the quality, it’s purely aesthetic, but we all know we’re all about the looks.

Mediocre quality for price

I personally was expecting a more quality build and attention to detail after watching the videos from Saint Anthony Industries about their products and the effort they put into their builds. Overall, I'm satisfied, but personally believe the price should be a minimum of $100 less. The biggest complaint i have is the cutouts for the tools are not deep enough. As you can see in the picture, the distributer/leveler sits crooked and the tamper doesn't sit flush with the bloc. Maybe it is my OCD? If those cutouts were deeper, the tools would sit flush and in my opinion, have a more professional quality appearance.