Serendipity 3
American restaurant · 225 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022, United States · United States
★ 4.1 on Google · 6,618 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 86 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
86
9% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.6★
place average 4.1★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ’24 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul ’24 | 87 | 17 |
| Aug ’24 | 77 | 5 |
| Sep ’24 | 52 | 2 |
| Oct ’24 | 53 | 3 |
| Nov ’24 | 50 | 3 |
| Dec ’24 | 74 | 5 |
| Jan ’25 | 43 | 1 |
| Feb ’25 | 27 | 9 |
| Mar ’25 | 39 | 5 |
| Apr ’25 | 40 | 3 |
| May ’25 | 28 | 0 |
| Jun ’25 | 44 | 7 |
| Jul ’25 | 49 | 4 |
| Aug ’25 | 32 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct ’25 | 37 | 1 |
| Nov ’25 | 29 | 4 |
| Dec ’25 | 52 | 3 |
| Jan ’26 | 21 | 2 |
| Feb ’26 | 18 | 1 |
| Mar ’26 | 20 | 0 |
| Apr ’26 | 27 | 1 |
| May ’26 | 21 | 3 |
| Jun ’26 | 35 | 2 |
| Jul ’26 | 12 | 3 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
6 occurrences — worst: 6 five-star reviews on 2024-07-07 vs avg 0.8/day
weight 1
Show all 6
- 4 five-star reviews on 2024-07-01 vs avg 0.1/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2024-07-02 vs avg 0.3/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2024-07-07 vs avg 0.8/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-02-23 vs avg 0.7/day
- 4 five-star reviews on 2025-02-28 vs avg 0.8/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-06-27 vs avg 1.2/day
- low activity account 55 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 6 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Frozen S'mores Hot Chocolate was amazing!
- Torrie Farley ★★★★★ 2024-09-07 suspicion 54
- Monica Galeas Galindo ★★★★★ 2024-10-15 suspicion 90
- Tracy Williams ★★★★★ 2025-12-29 suspicion 90
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Frozen hot chocolate is the way to go
- Jason Serotta ★★★★★ 2024-11-26 suspicion 57
- Nelda Gudino ★★★★★ 2024-12-12 suspicion 68
- Brendan Cicione ★★★★★ 2024-12-27 suspicion 68
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 80 remaining flagged reviews.
Dante Borst
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-07-07
This iconic spot is as good as I remember it was the last time I was here, which was almost 6 years ago. Everything is a bit more expensive than your normal restaurant, but it’s still delicious and worth it.
ishika acharya
2 reviews
★★★★★
2024-07-07
so delicious & photography services were so kind and professional! amazing for pictures, both personal and professional
Raunak Manchanda
1 review
★★★★★
2024-07-07
Loved
Keylee Arias
1 review
★★★★★
2024-07-02
Donna Cusack
13 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-27
My two granddaughters age 5 and 8 went there for lunch yesterday. Everything was perfect…the food, service and atmosphere. They can’t wait to go back. When I made the reservation online they asked if we had any food allergies. My 8 year old has a tree nut allergy which I stated. When we were orderin...
Johana Carmona
12 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-27
I made a stop at Serendipity 3 for lunch during a fun-filled day in the city (coming from CT). This was a very spontaneous choice, to be honest what made me schedule was the restaurant’s unique and vibrant aesthetic 🤭, it looked like a cute spot to go with my kids. We made a quick reservation, beca...
Andrea Mitchell
13 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-27
Such a fun location. The food tasted wonderful. Portions are HUGE, especially the frozen hot chocolate. If you can, split everything!
Samantha Cyr
7 reviews
★★★★★
2025-06-27
We loved Serendipity!!! I made a reservation online about a week in advance, thank God I did. It was so busy! My husband and I and our 2 girls (ages 6 & 9) loved all our food and desserts! My husband got a bacon cheese hot dog and I got the truffle burger. Both amazing. We all had more fries than we...
Shanille Silva
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-27
Took my sister here as she was visiting NYC for the first time and what better way to give her a true memorable nyc experience than taking her to this fantastic restaurant! Our server was really friendly and attentive. He paid close attention to our needs and the food is amazing! Frozen HOT chocolat...
Danielle Lozano
15 reviews · Local Guide
★★★★★
2025-06-27
We had a wonderful time grabbing late night dessert here! The restaurant was whimsical and fun and the dessert was incredible. The service was fantastic, even though we were close to closing time. Will be back for sure!
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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