# Croton Reservoir Tavern: Agent-Direct Score A (86.3%)

Site: https://www.crotonnyc.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/crotonnyc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Croton Reservoir Tavern is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.crotonnyc.com/location/croton-reservoir-tavern/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/croton-reservoir-tavern-108-west-40th-street# (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.crotonnyc.com/menus/
- Phone: +1-212-997-6835

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# Croton Reservoir Tavern

> bar or pub (american, pub) in New York cafes and bars. Phone +1-212-997-6835.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.crotonnyc.com/location/croton-reservoir-tavern/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/croton-reservoir-tavern-108-west-40th-street# (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.crotonnyc.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo 11:30-23:00, Tu-Fr 11:30-24:00, Sa 15:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.crotonnyc.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.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone, opening hours
- **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.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
97 of 1625 in New York cafes and bars. Top 6% 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 | 98% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 99% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 23% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 10% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Printers Alley (B, 295 m, https://directindex.org/r/printersalleynyc.com); Playwright Irish Pub (D, 442 m, https://directindex.org/r/playwrightirishpubnyc.com); Juniper Bar (D, 500 m, https://directindex.org/r/juniperbarnyc.com); Kevin's Pub (C, 524 m, https://directindex.org/r/kevinspubnyc.com); Mulligan's Pub (C, 545 m, https://directindex.org/r/mulligansnyc.com); Slatterlys Midtown Pub (B, 548 m, https://directindex.org/r/slatterysmidtownpub.com); The Elgin (B, 654 m, https://directindex.org/r/elginnyc.com); Birdland Jazz Club (D, 671 m, https://directindex.org/r/birdlandjazz.com); Jack's All Day (A, 698 m, https://directindex.org/r/jacksalldaynyc.com); Hurley's (B, 754 m, https://directindex.org/r/hurleysnyc.com).

## 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 BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 911 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (62% A or B, 1823 sites); This site 86.3%.

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

## Businesses like Croton Reservoir Tavern in New York cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York cafes and bars | 1625 | 45% | 28% | 86.3% |
| Built with BentoBox in New York cafes and bars | 109 | 84% | 94% | 86.3% |
| Using Toast in New York cafes and bars | 81 | 77% | 69% | 86.3% |
| Built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York cafes and bars | 29 | 84% | 100% | 86.3% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York cafes and bars: Black Iron Burger (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/blackironburger.com); Dutch Freds (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/dutchfreds.com); Flying Cock (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/theflyingcocknyc.com); The Shakespeare (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/theshakespearenyc.com); Verona Inn (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/veronainn.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Croton Reservoir Tavern, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/crotonnyc.com
- Book: https://www.crotonnyc.com/location/croton-reservoir-tavern/ (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/croton-reservoir-tavern-108-west-40th-street# (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.crotonnyc.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo 11:30-23:00, Tu-Fr 11:30-24:00, Sa 15:00-23:00 (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-212-997-6835
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/crotonnyc.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/crotonnyc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/crotonnyc.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): 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 | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/crotonnyc.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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/crotonnyc.com/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=crotonnyc.com&force=1