# Balance: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/balancekitchen.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Balance is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/table-bookings/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/our-menu/
- Phone: +44 20 3903 6983

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Ordering only through ubereats.** (no points, still worth doing) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Balance",
  "url": "https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 20 3903 6983",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Lower Marsh 42-43",
    "postalCode": "SE1 7RG",
    "addressLocality": "London"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.5014071,
    "longitude": -0.1112257
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa,Su 08:00-18:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:30",
      "closes": "18:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "18:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "breakfast",
    "coffee shop",
    "lunch",
    "cake"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/table-bookings/",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/our-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/table-bookings/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Balance

> cafe or coffee shop (breakfast, coffee shop, lunch, cake) in Lower Marsh 42-43 SE1 7RG London, London cafes and bars. Phone +44 20 3903 6983.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/table-bookings/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/our-menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa,Su 08:00-18:00

## About

- Website: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/
- 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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
735 of 2491 in London cafes and bars. Top 30% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 97% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 67% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 12% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Little Bread Pedlar (F, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/lbpedlar.com); Puccino's Coffee (B, 325 m, https://directindex.org/r/puccinosworldwide.com); Level 1 Members Bar (C, 988 m, https://directindex.org/r/tate.org.uk); WatchHouse Somerset House (B, 1181 m, https://directindex.org/r/watchhouse.com); Arcade Cafe (D, 1331 m, https://directindex.org/r/kcl.ac.uk); Oliphant’s Ice Cream & Bakery (D, 1414 m, https://directindex.org/r/oliphantandpomeroy.co.uk); Locke coffee club (D, 1420 m, https://directindex.org/r/lockeliving.com); WA café (D, 1497 m, https://directindex.org/r/wacafe.co.uk); Bageriet (C, 1563 m, https://directindex.org/r/bageriet.co.uk); Coffee Island (B, 1653 m, https://directindex.org/r/coffeeisland.co.uk).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using Uber Eats 63% (34% A or B, 661 sites); This site 72.3%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/balancekitchen.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like Balance in London cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in London cafes and bars | 2491 | 52% | 37% | 72.3% |
| Built with WordPress in London cafes and bars | 755 | 65% | 46% | 72.3% |
| Using Uber Eats in London cafes and bars | 16 | 67% | 50% | 72.3% |
| Built with WordPress and using Uber Eats in London cafes and bars | 7 | 65% | 57% | 72.3% |

The best of Built with WordPress and using Uber Eats in London cafes and bars: Clissold Park Tavern (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/clissoldparktavern.com); The Regent (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/theregentpub.com); Cafe 108 (B 71.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cafe108.co.uk); Deer Cafe (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/deercafekingston.com); Dolci Coffee & Juice (D 53.4%, https://directindex.org/r/dolcicafe.co.uk).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business) the score would be about 95.4%: 20th of 2,491 in London cafes and bars, up from 735th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Balance, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/balancekitchen.co.uk
- Book: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/table-bookings/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.balancekitchen.co.uk/our-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa,Su 08:00-18:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 20 3903 6983
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/balancekitchen.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/balancekitchen.co.uk/menu

## 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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/balancekitchen.co.uk
- 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: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/balancekitchen.co.uk/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=balancekitchen.co.uk&force=1