Fraunces Tavern
American restaurant · 54 Pearl St, New York, NY 10004, United States · United States
★ 4.5 on Google · 6,756 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 69 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
69
7% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.4★
place average 4.5★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| May ’25 | 87 | 12 |
| Jun ’25 | 71 | 8 |
| Jul ’25 | 62 | 0 |
| Aug ’25 | 64 | 5 |
| Sep ’25 | 53 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 72 | 7 |
| Nov ’25 | 61 | 7 |
| Dec ’25 | 79 | 6 |
| Jan ’26 | 47 | 1 |
| Feb ’26 | 54 | 3 |
| Mar ’26 | 63 | 3 |
| Apr ’26 | 70 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 93 | 5 |
| Jun ’26 | 75 | 3 |
| Jul ’26 | 49 | 4 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 3 five-star reviews on 2025-05-05 vs avg 0.1/day; 5 five-star reviews on 2025-05-06 vs avg 0.2/day weight 1
- low activity account 60 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 4 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Everything felt just right.
- Orange Meal ★★★★★ 2025-11-07 suspicion 100
- Ulfa Nikmah ★★★★★ 2025-11-12 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, great beer selection, great atmosphere and great history!
- Ed Fischer ★★★★★ 2025-05-31 suspicion 62
- Violet York ★★★★★ 2025-09-29 suspicion 62
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 65 remaining flagged reviews.
Jesse Ehrlich
1 review
★★★★★
2025-05-05
Food was great. Brad was very helpful!
Alfred kraus
266 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-06
Journey L
59 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-06
Bradley Schwartz
177 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-06
Mia Mlikota
37 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-06
Barbara Pierce
18 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-06
Best fish fry I have eaten in a long time. My sister loved her chicken pot pie. We also shared a salad which was also very tasty. Our servers was friendly and attentive.
Elizabeth S.
60 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-05
Exceptional spirits menu and fish n chips are the best .
William Ferris
79 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-05-05
disti amelia
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-07-14
The Marpangir Body Scrub left my skin noticeably smoother, not just temporarily soft.
jess tiang
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-07-06
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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