# Bombay Bistros - West Village: Agent-Direct Score D (49.2%)

Site: http://www.bombaybistros.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/bombaybistros.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Bombay Bistros - West Village is hard for agents to use.
An AI assistant can open Bombay Bistros - West Village's website. It can read what Bombay Bistros - West Village offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: http://www.bombaybistros.com/menu.html
- Phone: 6468503719
- Address: 31 Cornelia Street, 10014, New York

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Bombay Bistros - West Village that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Kerber's Farm (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/kerbersfarm.com
- amano cafe (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/amano-cafe.com

## 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). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Ordering only through grubhub.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **No working HTTPS.** (+3 points) The page is only served over plain http. Browsers and agents rank it lower or refuse 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. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Bombay Bistros - West Village",
  "url": "http://www.bombaybistros.com/",
  "telephone": "6468503719",
  "address": "31 Cornelia Street, 10014, New York",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.73136,
    "longitude": -74.00253
  }
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Bombay Bistros - West Village

> local business in 31 Cornelia Street, 10014, New York, New York cafes and bars. Phone 6468503719.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: http://www.bombaybistros.com/menu.html

## About

- Website: http://www.bombaybistros.com/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
2204 of 4114 in New York cafes and bars. Top 54% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 97% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 23% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Arcane Estate Coffee (F, 25 m, https://directindex.org/r/arcaneestatecoffee.com); Kerber's Farm (F, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/kerbersfarm.com); Aoko Matcha (D, 55 m, https://directindex.org/r/aokomatcha.com); Caffe Vivaldi (F, 76 m, https://directindex.org/r/caffevivaldi.com); Blind Tiger (C, 82 m, https://directindex.org/r/blindtigeralehouse.com); BAR V (B, 89 m, https://directindex.org/r/barvnyc.com); Donna (F, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/donnanyc.com); Cool Fresh Juice Bar (F, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/allsetnow.com); Kees (C, 109 m, https://directindex.org/r/seekkeesnyc.com); amano cafe (B, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/amano-cafe.com).

## What assistants answer
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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about New York cafes and bars and named 95 places. Bombay Bistros - West Village wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6523 sites); Sites using Grubhub 66% (51% A or B, 546 sites); This site 49.2%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/bombaybistros.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Bombay Bistros - West Village in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York cafes and bars | 4114 | 48% | 27% | 49.2% |
| Sites using OpenTable in New York cafes and bars | 90 | 68% | 53% | 49.2% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in New York cafes and bars: Essex (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/essexnyc.com); Cafe Paradiso (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/cafeparadisonyc.com); The Brazen Tavern (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/thebrazentavern.com); A to Z Rooftop on Fifth (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/atozrooftoponthefifth.com); Castell Terrace (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/castellnyc.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; Booking only through opentable; Ordering only through grubhub), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 4,114 in New York cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for Bombay Bistros - West Village, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/bombaybistros.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: http://www.bombaybistros.com/menu.html (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 6468503719
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/bombaybistros.com/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): 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
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 22 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/bombaybistros.com
- 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/bombaybistros.com/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/bombaybistros.com/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=bombaybistros.com&force=1
