Brass Bell Kalk Bay
Main Rd, Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7990, South Africa · South Africa
★ 4.3 on Google · 9,143 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
CleanCompleted Jul 25, 2026 · 186 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
186
19% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.8★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ’25 | 31 | 13 |
| Mar ’25 | 140 | 74 |
| Apr ’25 | 169 | 41 |
| May ’25 | 54 | 2 |
| Jun ’25 | 32 | 5 |
| Jul ’25 | 30 | 1 |
| Aug ’25 | 35 | 2 |
| Sep ’25 | 31 | 1 |
| Oct ’25 | 57 | 6 |
| Nov ’25 | 47 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | 93 | 7 |
| Jan ’26 | 75 | 4 |
| Feb ’26 | 42 | 4 |
| Mar ’26 | 39 | 7 |
| Apr ’26 | 45 | 4 |
| May ’26 | 41 | 4 |
| Jun ’26 | 20 | 4 |
| Jul ’26 | 19 | 1 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
7 occurrences — worst: 20 five-star reviews on 2025-03-30 vs avg 3.7/day
weight 1
Show all 7
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-02-13 vs avg 0.0/day
- 3 five-star reviews on 2025-02-20 vs avg 0.5/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-02-26 vs avg 0.9/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2025-03-27 vs avg 2.3/day
- 14 five-star reviews on 2025-03-28 vs avg 2.8/day
- 17 five-star reviews on 2025-03-29 vs avg 3.1/day
- 20 five-star reviews on 2025-03-30 vs avg 3.7/day
- low activity account 122 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 15 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 5 reviews, near-identical wording
Great service, delicious food and awesome atmosphere.
- Joan Mager ★★★★ 2025-03-07 suspicion 57
- Amanda Bleki ★★★★★ 2025-04-22 suspicion 69
- Joanna Marie Wilson ★★★★★ 2025-10-14 suspicion 60
- phillip niemand ★★★★★ 2025-11-27 suspicion 60
- Istwahn Van Der Walt ★★★★★ 2025-12-24 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Good service and good food. Awesome view.
- Werda Wiltz ★★★★★ 2025-12-23 suspicion 82
- susan beyers ★★★★★ 2026-03-10 suspicion 82
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Really brilliant service. Great food and amazing view.
- Germa Beukes ★★★★★ 2025-12-04 suspicion 54
- K T ★★★★★ 2026-02-16 suspicion 54
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Mandy was fantastic. Excellent service and very friendly.
- ana moyano ★★★★★ 2025-04-17 suspicion 70
- Yanalie Stevens ★★★★★ 2025-04-17 suspicion 70
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Mandy was very friendly and service was amazing
- Justin Vosloo ★★★★★ 2025-03-29 suspicion 100
- jose miguel ★★★★★ 2025-04-17 suspicion 66
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Wonderful food ,service and atmosphere.
- Saundi Thompson ★★★★★ 2025-03-11 suspicion 55
- Karen Allen ★★★★ 2025-03-15 suspicion 55
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 171 remaining flagged reviews.
Trevor Barends
1 review
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Great service Jody
Matt Bishop
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Mandy was great
Charlene Meyer
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Best value for money; amazing food, Richmore’s service was fantastic and the view never disappoints
Nicolene Fourie
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Loved it! Beautiful place and the views were AMAZING Loved the food and would come back anytime Amazing waiters
Izabella de Mello Machado
1 review
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Richmore was a friendly , professional and attentive waiter ! The food was good too and we really enjoyed ourselves.
Anita Underwood
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Jodi was amazing
murray Gibson
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Richmond. Good service. Lovely experience
Robyn Smith
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-03-30
Ashleigh Hayworth
1 review
★★★★★
2025-03-29
Great meal and fantastic serive, thanks Simonne!
Mandisiwe Ndzamela
1 review
★★★★★
2025-03-29
Simonne offered such great service
Report generated Jul 25, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.