Basmati's
basmatis.co.nz is partly visible to agents.
Listed by OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps.
Ways to reach Basmati's directly, with no marketplace in between. Checked 2026-11-13. On the business's own site. Report a mistake
Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
WhatsApp: a link on the site
Places near Basmati's that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Mumbaiwala330 m · indian
- Himalayas870 m · indian
- Indian Pearl1.5 km · indian
The website's grade
Some AI assistants are turned away by Basmati's's website. It can read what Basmati's offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.
43.7 of 65 points available
agent-readiness level, Not Ready
things to fix
Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.
Named by ChatGPT for "A cheap lunch menu near the centre" in Christchurch, November 2026
Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places in Christchurch and a link to each one's own site. This business was named in one answer, by 1 of the 2 assistants asked.
| Question | Named by | Asked |
|---|---|---|
| A cheap lunch menu near the centre. | ChatGPT with a link to this site | 2026-11-13 |
Every place named in Christchurch, question by question.
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The badge shows how many of the assistants asked named this business, and the month. It updates after every round.
<a href="https://directindex.org/r/basmatis.co.nz"><img src="https://directindex.org/badge/named/basmatis.co.nz.svg" alt="Named by 1 of 2 assistants, Direct Index" width="300" height="40"></a>
What assistants answer
Each assistant gets three questions about this business: the official website, where to book and where to order. Each cell shows where the answer sent people.
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.
Recommended when people ask:
“A cheap lunch menu near the centre.” (ChatGPT, with a link to this site)
How Basmati's compares
225 of 442 in Christchurch
Top 51% of the sites scanned in this index. Just above: Aki Sushi C, Bombay Butler C. Just below: Garam Masala C, Big Fat Souvlaki C.
| What the top 10% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 53% | no |
Nearest places with a similar menu
| Place | Distance | Grade | Direct booking or ordering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbaiwala indian | 333 m | B | yes |
| Indo Lanka - Little High Eatery indian | 393 m | C | no |
| Dosa Kitchen indian, chicken, curry, noodle | 453 m | C | no |
| Himalayas indian | 866 m | F | yes |
| Gunpowder Indian Restaurant & Bar - Christchurch City indian | 904 m | C | no |
| 29 Sweets indian | 905 m | C | no |
| Bikanervala indian | 1.2 km | C | no |
| Indian Pearl indian | 1.5 km | B | yes |
| Bombay Butler Sydenham indian | 1.8 km | D | no |
| Indian Paradise fine_dining, indian | 1.9 km | C | no |
Businesses like Basmati's in Christchurch
| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Christchurch | 442 | 62% | 44% | 67.2% |
After the top fixes
With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 15th of 442 in Christchurch, up from 225th.
What to fix first
- No structured data for the business +15 points
Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. How to fix it
- The server turns AI crawlers away at the door +3.3 points
Requests as GPTBot (http_429) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. How to fix it
- 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. How to fix it
Send the fixes to your web person
No one is listed yet to fix this in Christchurch. List your agency or yourself. It's free, and every listing is reviewed by hand.
Already right
- robots.txt lets AI crawlers in There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- Menu or price list is an HTML page Agents can read the items and prices.
- Booking on your own site Agents can book without going through a marketplace.
- Ordering on your own site Agents can order without going through a marketplace.
Builder: unknown · menu page /lunchmenu.html: almost no text without JavaScript; booking page /bookingform.html: nothing new · What to paste
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