Watermark
Restaurant · 78 South St Pier 15, New York, NY 10038, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 3,798 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
Likely ManipulatedCompleted Jul 19, 2026 · 532 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
532
53% of examined
Flagged avg rating
5★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jul ’25 | 13 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | 333 | 238 |
| Sep ’25 | 105 | 36 |
| Oct ’25 | 138 | 81 |
| Nov ’25 | 33 | 12 |
| Dec ’25 | 88 | 30 |
| Jan ’26 | 6 | 3 |
| Feb ’26 | 36 | 25 |
| Mar ’26 | 20 | 8 |
| Apr ’26 | 30 | 11 |
| May ’26 | 69 | 34 |
| Jun ’26 | 91 | 29 |
| Jul ’26 | 37 | 19 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
18 occurrences — worst: 78 five-star reviews on 2025-08-24 vs avg 5.2/day
weight 1
Show all 18
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-07-28 vs avg 0.0/day
- 15 five-star reviews on 2025-08-04 vs avg 0.5/day
- 30 five-star reviews on 2025-08-17 vs avg 2.6/day
- 78 five-star reviews on 2025-08-24 vs avg 5.2/day
- 59 five-star reviews on 2025-08-31 vs avg 9.1/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2025-10-03 vs avg 2.6/day
- 31 five-star reviews on 2025-10-04 vs avg 3.1/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-11-22 vs avg 0.8/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-11-30 vs avg 1.0/day
- 11 five-star reviews on 2025-12-06 vs avg 1.3/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-02-14 vs avg 0.2/day
- 14 five-star reviews on 2026-02-15 vs avg 0.5/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-02-16 vs avg 1.0/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-03-28 vs avg 0.4/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2026-04-06 vs avg 0.8/day
- 6 five-star reviews on 2026-05-10 vs avg 1.2/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-05-16 vs avg 1.2/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2026-05-17 vs avg 1.4/day
- low activity account 319 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 31 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 4 reviews, near-identical wording
Server Alex was amazing. Great energy!!!!!
- Chris Fernandez ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 100
- Anisette Diaz ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 100
- Makula Fofana ★★★★★ 2025-09-01 suspicion 66
- Sierra Gavigan ★★★★★ 2025-10-03 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Amazing service !!!! Love ittt!!! Alex was great!
- corina valldejuli ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 100
- Taylor Hulse ★★★★★ 2025-08-31 suspicion 100
- Miguel Cruzeta ★★★★★ 2025-10-19 suspicion 56
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Chris is the absolute best
- Melly ★★★★★ 2026-07-17 suspicion 59
- Lisa Manning ★★★★★ 2026-07-17 suspicion 59
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
BEST PLACE EVER!!!!!!! CHRIS IS THE BEST!!!!!
- Dani Perlowitz ★★★★★ 2026-05-17 suspicion 95
- Nicole Schachtel ★★★★★ 2026-05-17 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
My boy Alex was the best !!!!
- Ali Carrasquillo ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 100
- Max Mad ★★★★★ 2025-12-17 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great music fun atmosphere!
- Will Mai ★★★★★ 2025-08-31 suspicion 95
- RAQUEL ESTEVEDZ ★★★★★ 2025-10-07 suspicion 69
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Alex was awesome! Oktoberfest was great!
- Shannon Lyons ★★★★★ 2025-10-04 suspicion 95
- Jenny Haynes ★★★★★ 2025-10-05 suspicion 67
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Alex our waiter was amazing and patient!
- Asha Godfrey ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 95
- Alexa Scarpitta ★★★★★ 2025-10-05 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Alex was amazing!!! Top tier customer service!!!
- Jerry Natal ★★★★★ 2025-08-31 suspicion 100
- Asia Lewis ★★★★★ 2025-10-03 suspicion 95
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Alex was amazing!!! The vibe was amazing and the food was amazing!!
- SooJonii ★★★★★ 2025-08-12 suspicion 79
- Ofori Atta ★★★★★ 2025-09-01 suspicion 70
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great place and alex was a great server
- Isaac Robles ★★★★★ 2025-08-24 suspicion 100
- aissatou diallo ★★★★★ 2025-09-01 suspicion 64
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Alex is the best waiter in the world!!!!!!!!!
- Sebastian Nunez ★★★★ 2025-08-28 suspicion 54
- Lusdeliza Paulino ★★★★★ 2025-09-01 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Amarilla has been wonderful, really helpful and amazing all night long
- luis ortiz ★★★★★ 2025-08-31 suspicion 100
- Nery Varela ★★★★★ 2025-08-31 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great vibes,great food, great music
- Kailah Blanchard ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 100
- Sully Harford ★★★★★ 2025-08-17 suspicion 95
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 501 remaining flagged reviews.
Sarah Calixto
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-17
i was at watermark yesterday and i had a great time. Food was amazing and service was the greatest as well. Cheers to our server Caio who went above and beyond to make sure we satisfies all the time. he’s also really cute
katelyn buglione
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-17
So much fun
Kristin Iannucci
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-17
such a vibeeeeee
Vanessa Theriault
1 review
★★★★★
2026-05-17
So good
Reynny Cruz
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-16
I love this place! I’ve been here multiple times and every single time I always enjoy myself. The waiter Tijera gave me amazing service and made sure me and my best friend had an amazing time for her birthday!
Maya Passie
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-16
Tijera. was such a great host she kept the energy going and made our experience a great one 10/10
Gabriela Enriquez
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-10
Crystal Wynn
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-05-10
The best
Daniel Ayala
1 review
★★★★★
2026-04-06
Cris helped us a lot food drinks anything perfect, host was amazing ^^ bar tender was amazing I recommend Hot guava tea.
Ismael
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-04-06
Chris was a phenomenal host I loved the atmosphere and everything about it the guava tea is to die for
Report generated Jul 19, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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