Le Bernardin
French restaurant · 155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, United States · United States
★ 4.6 on Google · 4,618 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
Likely ManipulatedCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 381 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
381
38% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.6★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Apr ’25 | 9 | 1 |
| May ’25 | 42 | 1 |
| Jun ’25 | 59 | 5 |
| Jul ’25 | 55 | 5 |
| Aug ’25 | 39 | 3 |
| Sep ’25 | 30 | 3 |
| Oct ’25 | 48 | 3 |
| Nov ’25 | 37 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 35 | 5 |
| Jan ’26 | 207 | 168 |
| Feb ’26 | 312 | 162 |
| Mar ’26 | 35 | 6 |
| Apr ’26 | 17 | 0 |
| May ’26 | 33 | 5 |
| Jun ’26 | 20 | 0 |
| Jul ’26 | 22 | 8 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 41 five-star reviews on 2026-01-25 vs avg 2.5/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-01-23 vs avg 1.2/day
- 36 five-star reviews on 2026-01-24 vs avg 1.3/day
- 41 five-star reviews on 2026-01-25 vs avg 2.5/day
- 26 five-star reviews on 2026-01-26 vs avg 3.8/day
- 25 five-star reviews on 2026-01-27 vs avg 4.6/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2026-05-09 vs avg 0.6/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-07-10 vs avg 0.8/day
- low activity account 316 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 17 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and service all around.
- Alejandro Ross ★★★★★ 2025-09-07 suspicion 90
- Mobile Diesel ★★★★★ 2026-01-21 suspicion 90
- Tavon Greene ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 82
- Nicholas Wiley ★★★★★ 2026-02-11 suspicion 65
- Robert Araiza ★★★★★ 2026-02-12 suspicion 75
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
The food and service were both wonderful!
- Mz.A E. ★★★★★ 2026-02-08 suspicion 54
- aaron meeks ★★★★★ 2026-02-24 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Absolutely fantastic experience!
- Bandit Cat ★★★★★ 2026-01-25 suspicion 95
- Chet Strzelczyk ★★★★★ 2026-02-12 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food, lovely environment, and great service
- Isiah Martinez ★★★★★ 2026-01-24 suspicion 100
- Kitty Seo ★★★★★ 2026-02-11 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and service. Love the place
- oddlattle ★★★★★ 2026-01-28 suspicion 79
- John Alexander ★★★★★ 2026-02-10 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing atmosphere, amazing service, amazing food.
- Malachi Washington ★★★★★ 2026-01-24 suspicion 95
- Will Munson ★★★★★ 2026-01-26 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Fresh feast, chill spot!
- Ryan Goodrich ★★★★ 2025-07-18 suspicion 90
- Pooja Chaohari ★★★★★ 2025-09-19 suspicion 100
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 364 remaining flagged reviews.
Jordan Flory
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Theresa Smith
1 review
★★★★★
2026-01-27
BRINDES DO GÁS
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Are you busy? It only takes a few minutes—just go to the link above, like, and send me a screenshot. Once that’s done, you can easily receive your first $6 commission from the merchant.
Paul Earl
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Michael Hall
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Le Bernardin is a great place for a business or family to enjoy a wonderful lunch or dinner. Their employees are very courteous. Mike
Ryan Cox
1 review
★★★★★
2026-01-27
genesis taylor
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-27
amazing !!!
Tricia Rader
activity unknown
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Emmaly Wheeler
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-01-27
korrdell sherman
1 review
★★★★★
2026-01-27
Wonderful place
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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