Coffee Appreciation

Hippy, those Nespresso, Tassimo things are the best way to get something resembling espresso at home without big hassle and loads of kit. It pains me to say it but Nespresso is pretty drinkable. It's still wrong though. Poor quality coffee roasted months ago in loads of packaging.

Get this though, Blumenthal uses Nespresso at The Fat Duck because he cant get his staff to make consistently good espresso. WTF?

I'm not a big fan of Nescafe (yes I drink instant coffee).
Have you tried any of the other brands? Anybetter or worse?

Thanks!