We argue that the spectrally cut-off Gaussian free field $Φ_Λ$ on a compact Riemannian manifold or on $\mathbb{R}^n$ cannot satisfy the spatial Markov property. Moreover, when the manifold is reflection positive, we show that $Φ_Λ$ fails to be reflection positive. We explain the difficulties one encounters when trying to deduce the reflection positivity property of the measure exp$(-\|ρΦ_Λ\|_{L^4}^4) μ_{\text{GFF}}(dΦ)$ from the reflection positivity property of the Gaussian free field measure $μ_{\text{GFF}}$ in a naive way. These issues are probably well-known to experts of constructive quantum field theory but to our knowledge, no detailed account can be found in the litterature. Our pedagogical note aims to fill this small gap.