Tartinery Café - Bar | Grand Central

Name: Tartinery Café - Bar | Grand Central
Rating: 4.8

Restaurant · Grand Central Station, Lower Level Dining Concourse, 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017, United States · United States

★ 4.8 on Google · 4,788 reviews · View on Google Maps

72 / 100

Manipulation score

Likely Manipulated

Completed Jul 15, 2026 · 503 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

503

50% of examined

Flagged avg rating

4.9★

place average 4.8★

Reviews per month

Jun ’25

Sep ’25

Dec ’25

Mar ’26

Jun ’26

Reviews per month, total and flagged
Month	Reviews	Flagged
Jun ’25	6	2
Jul ’25	101	66
Aug ’25	133	85
Sep ’25	133	64
Oct ’25	124	61
Nov ’25	126	61
Dec ’25	66	15
Jan ’26	54	22
Feb ’26	46	19
Mar ’26	38	19
Apr ’26	88	52
May ’26	29	10
Jun ’26	36	15
Jul ’26	19	12

Rating distribution

5★

4★

3★

2★

1★

Evidence

burst
13 occurrences — worst: 27 five-star reviews on 2025-08-17 vs avg 2.4/day
Show all 13
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-07-04 vs avg 0.3/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-07-05 vs avg 0.5/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2025-07-06 vs avg 0.8/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-07-07 vs avg 1.0/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2025-07-08 vs avg 1.2/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-07-10 vs avg 1.6/day
- 27 five-star reviews on 2025-08-17 vs avg 2.4/day
- 19 five-star reviews on 2025-08-20 vs avg 3.5/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-03-23 vs avg 1.1/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-04-11 vs avg 1.5/day
- 16 five-star reviews on 2026-04-15 vs avg 1.6/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-06-06 vs avg 1.0/day
- 7 five-star reviews on 2026-06-08 vs avg 1.2/day
weight 1
low activity account 356 reviews flagged weight 0.8
duplicate text 123 reviews flagged weight 0.9

Flagged reviews

Exhibit — 9 reviews, near-identical wording

Good food, nice pleasant service. Thanks Carlos for the great service.

Tommy Gould ★★★★★ 2025-07-07 suspicion 100
Ana Laura Quinto Quezada ★★★★ 2025-07-14 suspicion 63
caeserpinkfilms ★★★★★ 2025-09-15 suspicion 79
Bilerka Isidor ★★★★★ 2025-10-10 suspicion 82
Katie Moran ★★★★★ 2025-10-18 suspicion 57
Madeline Zrenda ★★★★★ 2026-02-05 suspicion 56
Gavin D' Rosairo ★★★★★ 2026-05-10 suspicion 79
Hugh Thompson ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 100
Carolyn Trieschman ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 59

Exhibit — 9 reviews, near-identical wording

Carlos was a very kind and great server.

Yannik Buchi ★★★★★ 2025-07-19 suspicion 63
Kristian Powell ★★★★★ 2025-09-12 suspicion 64
Xiomara Gomez ★★★★★ 2025-10-10 suspicion 88
Sravya Sree Dhulipala ★★★★★ 2025-10-12 suspicion 55
Caroline Lasky ★★★★★ 2025-10-29 suspicion 90
Dylan Dockins ★★★★★ 2025-11-07 suspicion 90
Nora Benoliel ★★★★★ 2026-03-14 suspicion 80
Pamela Bennett ★★★★ 2026-03-14 suspicion 76
Wren Satterley ★★★★★ 2026-04-29 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 7 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos was great and friendly.

Lauren Greenbaum ★★★★★ 2025-09-05 suspicion 57
molly goodrich ★★★★★ 2025-09-11 suspicion 90
Ainsley Reeves ★★★★ 2025-09-20 suspicion 90
Evita Loca ★★★★★ 2025-11-29 suspicion 68
Charlotte Warman ★★★★★ 2026-02-25 suspicion 55
Casey Lee Lomber-Gordon ★★★★★ 2026-05-01 suspicion 78
judith levy ★★★★★ 2026-07-11 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 6 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos was very attentive. I was swiftly served and food food was great!

Harold Bandouveris ★★★★★ 2025-08-23 suspicion 79
kathleen b ★★★★★ 2025-10-08 suspicion 55
Tristan Sherwood ★★★★★ 2025-10-29 suspicion 76
Marina Gorman ★★★★★ 2025-11-14 suspicion 76
Patricia Chambers Daly ★★★★★ 2025-12-17 suspicion 67
meghan douglas ★★★★★ 2026-01-13 suspicion 91

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Chris has such a great customer service.

Catherine Schwartz ★★★★★ 2025-07-08 suspicion 95
Maria Jaque ★★★★★ 2025-07-16 suspicion 56
Mary Cleofe Ymbong ★★★★★ 2025-09-07 suspicion 55
Ran Rios ★★★★★ 2025-10-20 suspicion 55
Zuleyka Garcia ★★★★★ 2026-07-05 suspicion 86

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos is the the best!!

Devin Lyons ★★★★★ 2025-10-25 suspicion 100
Nicole Kirby ★★★★★ 2025-11-20 suspicion 90
Gayle Ceisler ★★★★★ 2026-02-10 suspicion 90
Sadie Vehslage ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 100
Gemma Kent ★★★★★ 2026-07-02 suspicion 100

Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording

Frank was our server and was friendly and attentive

Garry Whittaker ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 95
Haeun Kim ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 95
bambi Panganiban ★★★★★ 2025-10-20 suspicion 79
Tyler Devins ★★★★★ 2026-01-16 suspicion 75
Andres Racines ★★★★★ 2026-04-27 suspicion 75

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos is fantastic! Thank you!

Parardya Naresvari ★★★★★ 2025-09-27 suspicion 83
Chayanne Marcano ★★★★★ 2025-09-27 suspicion 68
Jackie Mahoney ★★★★★ 2026-02-27 suspicion 57
Anya BEAUPRE ★★★★★ 2026-07-04 suspicion 83

Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos great margarita

Renata Peña ★★★★★ 2025-07-14 suspicion 88
Thomas Edwards ★★★★★ 2025-10-15 suspicion 85
Fiona Gormally ★★★★★ 2025-10-25 suspicion 54
jessica bosavage ★★★★★ 2026-06-06 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos was the best!!!

Corinne Reilly ★★★★★ 2025-09-20 suspicion 100
Nicole Javinett ★★★★ 2025-11-02 suspicion 90
Kristen Castro ★★★★★ 2026-05-22 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Highly recommended, great service and quality food. We'll be back.

Mario Varricchio ★★★★★ 2025-10-25 suspicion 60
Martin Sabarsky ★★★★★ 2026-02-11 suspicion 60
Santi264 ★★★★★ 2026-04-22 suspicion 54

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Frank was a great server. The food was served very fast and they were very attentive.

Elena Correa ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 100
Hannah ★★★★★ 2025-11-03 suspicion 59
Mark Carpenter ★★★★★ 2026-04-15 suspicion 95

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean carlos was so lovely!

Elizabeth Foster ★★★★ 2025-06-28 suspicion 79
Jennifer Tirado Zloto ★★★★★ 2026-01-14 suspicion 61
Nicole Dohogne ★★★★★ 2026-01-14 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Jean Carlos P is amazing !! Excellent service !

Samantha Hirkaler ★★★★★ 2025-09-04 suspicion 90
Brett Rossi ★★★★★ 2025-09-16 suspicion 55
Nicole Vega ★★★★★ 2025-12-26 suspicion 90

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Frank: Excellent service, very attentive and very kind

Francisco Ramirez ★★★★★ 2025-09-04 suspicion 60
Mateo Saldarriaga ★★★★★ 2025-10-27 suspicion 71
Natalia Galvez ★★★★★ 2025-11-16 suspicion 86

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Frank provided great service! The food was excellent and came out quickly.

Jorge Pell ★★★★★ 2025-08-20 suspicion 100
Aileen Miranda ★★★★★ 2025-08-20 suspicion 95
Juan J Mena ★★★★★ 2025-10-12 suspicion 79

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Great service, and good food!

Barry Watkins ★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 74
Abbigail Rivas ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 74
douglas churdar ★★★★★ 2025-10-10 suspicion 68

Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording

Frank's service was excellent.

Dima Astrin ★★★★★ 2025-08-11 suspicion 60
Catalina Castillo ★★★★★ 2025-09-04 suspicion 90
Gricelda Garcia ★★★★★ 2025-10-06 suspicion 100