# The Roost: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.theroostpub.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/brincliffehotel.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach The Roost's website on 2026-10-21 (not html). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open The Roost's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Address: Cattell Road 133 B9 4RL Birmingham

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Roost that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Oasis Cafe & Restaurant (710 m): https://directindex.org/r/oasisfashion.com
- Le Mirage Lounge (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/lemiragelounge.co.uk
- Luna Springs (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/lunasprings.co.uk
- The Adam & Eve (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/evolvebirmingham.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** The fetch failed with not_html.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
478 of 488 in Birmingham cafes and bars. Top 98% 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 | 98% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 88% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 46% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Love Chaii (F, 324 m, https://directindex.org/r/lovechaii.com); Al-Uruba Cafe (F, 474 m, https://directindex.org/r/companieslist.co.uk); Oasis Cafe & Restaurant (C, 712 m, https://directindex.org/r/oasisfashion.com); Paul Roberts Wines (F, 919 m, https://directindex.org/r/paulrobertswines.co.uk); The Dog House Cafe (F, 1112 m, https://directindex.org/r/muttmotorcycles.com); Le Mirage Lounge (C, 1189 m, https://directindex.org/r/lemiragelounge.co.uk); Forge Tavern (D, 1191 m, https://directindex.org/r/theforgetavern.com); Luna Springs (A, 1192 m, https://directindex.org/r/lunasprings.co.uk); The Adam & Eve (C, 1210 m, https://directindex.org/r/evolvebirmingham.co.uk); The Rainbow (B, 1229 m, https://directindex.org/r/therainbowpub.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 Birmingham cafes and bars and named 51 places. The Roost wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/birmingham-cafes-bars/recommended


## Businesses like The Roost in Birmingham cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Birmingham cafes and bars | 488 | 48% | 24% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Birmingham cafes and bars: Peppers (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/pepperscity-handsworth.co.uk); Rosies (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/rosiesclubs.co.uk); The Goose at the O.V.T. (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/greatlocalpubs.co.uk); Vagabond Wines (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/vagabondwines.co.uk); La Sante (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/lasante23.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Roost, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/brincliffehotel.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/brincliffehotel.co.uk/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/brincliffehotel.co.uk/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=brincliffehotel.co.uk&force=1