Rusty Pelican Miami
Seafood restaurant · 3201 Rickenbacker Cwy, Key Biscayne, FL 33149, United States · United States
★ 4.7 on Google · 21,196 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Aug 5, 2026 · 148 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
1,000
Flagged
148
15% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.7★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ’25 | 28 | 17 |
| Jan ’26 | 98 | 8 |
| Feb ’26 | 167 | 22 |
| Mar ’26 | 117 | 16 |
| Apr ’26 | 107 | 9 |
| May ’26 | 158 | 26 |
| Jun ’26 | 182 | 37 |
| Jul ’26 | 126 | 11 |
| Aug ’26 | 17 | 2 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-12-23 vs avg 0.0/day; 6 five-star reviews on 2025-12-24 vs avg 0.1/day; 3 five-star reviews on 2025-12-26 vs avg 0.4/day; 4 five-star reviews on 2025-12-30 vs avg 0.7/day weight 1
- low activity account 129 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 8 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Lala is the best server ever!
- Oscar Blanco ★★★★★ 2026-06-07 suspicion 79
- Britney Manning ★★★★★ 2026-06-22 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Thank you Lala. You’re service was amazing. 😍
- David Hardy ★★★★★ 2026-06-14 suspicion 63
- Elias Taravay ★★★★★ 2026-06-14 suspicion 63
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Lala was great! The food was amazing! Highly recommend
- Talya levitt ★★★★★ 2026-01-12 suspicion 54
- Virginia Rodriguez Vega ★★★★★ 2026-04-17 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Food was great. View was amazing. Service was even Better!
- Robert Gonzalez ★★★★★ 2026-03-05 suspicion 55
- Jeff Peck ★★★★★ 2026-03-15 suspicion 55
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 140 remaining flagged reviews.
Yaboo4life Suarez
1 review
★★★★★
2025-12-26
Everything was great.
jose gonzalez
1 review
★★★★★
2025-12-23
First time here and lala took care of me and my father birthday it was such an amazing experience , thank you lala!
Maygrett Fernandez
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-12-23
Amazing service from LALA. Greta place but taje service was Amazing thank you for the Great service. Will be back for Lala! Ask for her
Javier Brumatti
8 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-30
Joetta Qasim
37 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-30
Elizabeth Reyes
37 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-30
Yesterday my boyfriend celebrated my birthday here and we had an amazing experience. The food, the view, and the service were all outstanding. We sat outside to watch the sunset — beautiful! We started with fried calamari, then he had the filet mignon and I had the sea bass with sweet plantains. Ev...
Quanesha Bruce
30 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-30
My Husband and I had a Destination Wedding Event. We celebrated our 13th Year Vow Renewal at the Rusty Pelican Miami this weekend with our loved ones on December 27, 2025 and it was absolutely amazing and everything was so beautiful. My family and our guests enjoyed the wonderful experience and brea...
Eli Seeley
95 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-26
If you are anywhere near you need to try it. The view is amazing. Our waiter was great, but he would leave for extended periods of time. We spent >2 hours for a table of four. Food was great.
Mony Hy
20 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-26
Phenomenal! Everything was delicious.
Mother Loves Daughters
118 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-12-24
Great service! Delicious food! Crab cakes and Brussels sprouts were the best! Valet only $10. A huge 10/10~
Report generated Aug 5, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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