# Au bon vivant: Agent-Direct Score C (62%) Site: https://www.aubonvivant.be/ Report: https://directindex.org/r/aubonvivant.be Scanned: 2026-10-16 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.) Au bon vivant is partly visible to agents. An AI assistant can open Au bon vivant's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a phone number, but no link to book or order online. ## Direct links - Phone: + 32 475 62 97 85 - Address: Groentenmarkt 9000 Gent centrum - WhatsApp: a link on the site ## Nearby, also direct Places near Au bon vivant that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between. - Chapeluur (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/chapeluur.eu - Fitchen (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/fitchen.com - T-W-F (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/t-w-f.com - Godot (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/godotgent.be - Barouche (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/barouche.eu ## What to fix first - **No booking or ordering link on the website.** (+13 points) There's only a phone number or WhatsApp, and agents can't use those yet. If you take bookings or orders through a platform, link to it from the site so agents can find it. Add a booking or ordering page. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website - **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai - **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant - **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business ## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored) - **No English version declared.** Visitors from abroad, and assistants answering in English, read the page as it is. In Ghent, 21% of comparable sites declare one. ## Fix kit: What to paste Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong. ```html ``` llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site. ``` # Au bon vivant > restaurant (seafood) in Groentenmarkt 9000 Gent centrum, Ghent. Phone + 32 475 62 97 85. ## About - Website: https://www.aubonvivant.be/ - This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models. ``` ## Already right - **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents. - **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response. - **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it ## Where it stands Not ranked yet in Ghent. | What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site | |---|---|---| | Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 99% | no | | Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 90% | no | | Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes | | Structured data with address, phone and hours | 35% | no | | Have an llms.txt | 30% | no | Nearest places in the index: Chapeluur (B, 21 m, https://directindex.org/r/chapeluur.eu); Fitchen (A, 25 m, https://directindex.org/r/fitchen.com); T-W-F (A, 31 m, https://directindex.org/r/t-w-f.com); Godot (B, 34 m, https://directindex.org/r/godotgent.be); Barouche (B, 36 m, https://directindex.org/r/barouche.eu); Bavet (D, 36 m, https://directindex.org/r/bavet.eu); Frites Atelier (F, 42 m, https://directindex.org/r/fritesatelier.com); Scopa Focacceria (C, 42 m, https://directindex.org/r/scopafoca.it); Wasbar (C, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/wasbar.be); Twilight Sushi (A, 58 m, https://directindex.org/r/twilightsushi.com). ## What assistants answer Asked on 2026-10-27 with web search on. 83% of the answers pointed to the business's own site or to a vendor working for it. That share is the Cited part of the score. | Assistant | Official website? | Where to book? | Where to order? | |---|---|---|---| | ChatGPT | own site | own site | own site | | Gemini | own site | directory: google_maps | own site | The assistants were asked 29 everyday questions about Ghent and named 116 places. Au bon vivant wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/ghent/recommended **What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** https://www.aubonvivant.be (untappd.com (https://untappd.com/v/au-bon-vivant/4545440?utmsource=openai)) **What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** I couldn’t find an online table-booking form. You can contact Au Bon Vivant through its official website: aubonvivant.be (https://www.aubonvivant.be/) (aubonvivant.be (https://www.aubonvivant.be/)) **What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** Use the restaurant’s website to inquire about takeaway: aubonvivant.be (https://www.aubonvivant.be). The listing says to contact the restaurant for takeaway details. (untappd.com (https://untappd.com/v/au-bon-vivant/4545440?utmsource=openai)) **What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** The official website of Au bon vivant, a restaurant in Ghent, Belgium, is https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFsWpsku2hHGghJf-3QSCTiTuvJaB4-pxX1WWJnTQp9pp1bbhCcc6cixmChX1ff3jGvUEufla934fUXxoQN-SiTMPFaQiDZDvrVat6-9WG3ojsNM9Qg==. **What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** To book a table online at Au bon vivant in Ghent, Belgium, you can use the following link: Resto.be: https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFfP60S1sOlhFsP7KVlVMh48kGsVvn2KeMPaqFwJfxvXvJ8wXaFvyt7BhoqHUn2PSC2hBM6VoTCFlp0sahMiQj63VJLpHga4F9PinsPM8Tol2ydWlW38sooSdZ2ToOoZzy4VS9tR9WVShBdt9lc688mEBazxUYvYHFV0UxQe99wruYQH4g5g **What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** Based on the available information, Au Bon Vivant in Ghent appears to be primarily an oyster, wine, and champagne bar located at Groentenmarkt. While their website mentions that oysters can be picked up, there is no direct link provided for online food ordering or delivery services from the restaurant itself. General food delivery platforms like Uber Eats and Takeaway.com operate in Ghent, but Au Bon Vivant is… Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 251601 sites); This site 62%. See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/aubonvivant.be/agent-view ## Why the assistants send people elsewhere Why (2026-10-27): Gemini sent people to Google Maps because the business site provides no booking link or path to reserve a table. ## Businesses like Au bon vivant in Ghent | Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sites built with WordPress in Ghent | 199 | 66% | 48% | 62% | The best of the sites built with WordPress in Ghent: De Gekroonde Hoofden (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/degekroondehoofden.be); De Witte Leeuw (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/dewitteleeuw.be); Gaston (A 97%, https://directindex.org/r/rooftopgaston.be); Fitchen (A 96.9%, https://directindex.org/r/fitchen.com); La bicyclette (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/labicyclettepastabar.be). ## The direct record What agents get for Au bon vivant, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/aubonvivant.be - Book: none on record - Order: none on record - Menu: none on record - Hours: none on record - Phone: + 32 475 62 97 85 ## Can an agent transact? Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0). - UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no - ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no - MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no - Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no ## Score breakdown | Component | Points | Available | |---|---|---| | Reachable | 25 | 25 | | Readable | 9 | 25 | | Actionable | 2 | 15 (the action test: pending) | | Cited | 16.7 | 20 | ## Agent readiness (Cloudflare) Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/aubonvivant.be - Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md) - sitemap.xml: yes - AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes - Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md) - Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md) - llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md) - API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md) - MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md) - A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md) - Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md) - OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md) - OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md) - auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md) - Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md) - ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md) - DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md) - WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md) - JSON-LD for the business: yes Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/aubonvivant.be/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year. Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/aubonvivant.be/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers. Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=aubonvivant.be&force=1