Connolly's
Irish restaurant · 121 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 4.4 on Google · 5,254 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 56 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
999
Flagged
56
6% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.6★
place average 4.4★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ’24 | 11 | 1 |
| Sep ’24 | 31 | 1 |
| Oct ’24 | 36 | 3 |
| Nov ’24 | 30 | 2 |
| Dec ’24 | 62 | 8 |
| Jan ’25 | 49 | 2 |
| Feb ’25 | 45 | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | 56 | 1 |
| Apr ’25 | 53 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 38 | 3 |
| Jun ’25 | 50 | 1 |
| Jul ’25 | 34 | 3 |
| Aug ’25 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep ’25 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct ’25 | 47 | 2 |
| Nov ’25 | 57 | 2 |
| Dec ’25 | 60 | 1 |
| Jan ’26 | 41 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 39 | 3 |
| Mar ’26 | 38 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 40 | 3 |
| May ’26 | 34 | 2 |
| Jun ’26 | 47 | 4 |
| Jul ’26 | 22 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- low activity account 49 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 8 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
good prices and great service
- L MN ★★★★★ 2024-10-26 suspicion 90
- Marti Sebestyen ★★★★★ 2025-01-14 suspicion 59
- N. Walker ★★★★ 2025-07-18 suspicion 59
- Alice Feneck ★★★★★ 2026-04-16 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Always a great time at Connolly's.
- James ★★★★★ 2025-04-01 suspicion 69
- Aine O'Brien ★★★★★ 2026-04-13 suspicion 69
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great irish pub with good atmosphere
- Ged Turley ★★★★★ 2025-05-24 suspicion 62
- malcolm smith ★★★★★ 2025-11-16 suspicion 62
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 48 remaining flagged reviews.
Franziska Brezina
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-07-15
miles Lansing
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-06-21
Went for knicks game 5 reservation and was surrounded by literal high schoolers — disgraceful. Almost ruined my experience. Popped back in a week after to grab a nightcap and get stopped by the white haired, white mustache bouncer (aged 70) who did not even bother to ID my little brother (turned 21...
Y N
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-06-17
Mikail Yilgin
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-06-09
Harvey & Katrina
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-20
Ralph Bernabei
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-05-16
Paul Foley
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-01
Geraldine Rodican
1 review
★★★★★
2026-03-18
This is not about the restaurant,it is about the function last Saturday night.My daughter and i went down for the event for 8 oclock to be told that that the doors were not open until 8.30pm. i had called earlier in the and this is the information we received and to be early as they were expecting a...
Amy Cinelli
1 review
★☆☆☆☆
2026-02-20
I came in with my daughter's and friends. I ordered the Reuben. They meat was sooo dry and it barely had any sauerkraut or thousand islsb dressing on it. My daughter's friend got a burger medium and it came bleeding. The French onion soup was ok . Wasn't a fan of the bread inside. Def would not eat...
Martin Thomas
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-26
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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