# Dabbawal: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: http://www.dabbawal.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/dabbawal.com
Scanned: 2026-11-14 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Dabbawal is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Dabbawal's website. It can read what Dabbawal offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.dabbawal.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://order.dabbawal.com/order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.dabbawal.com/menus
- Phone: +441912325133
- Address: Brentwood Mews 1 NE2 3DG Newcastle upon Tyne
- Its menu mentions: allergens, a children's menu

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Dabbawal that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Dosa Kitchen (460 m): https://directindex.org/r/dosakitchen.co.uk
- The Valley Junction 397 (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/valleyrestaurants.co.uk
- Chit 'n' Chaat (2 km): https://directindex.org/r/chitnchaat.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Dabbawal",
  "url": "http://www.dabbawal.com",
  "telephone": "+441912325133",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Brentwood Mews 1",
    "postalCode": "NE2 3DG",
    "addressLocality": "Newcastle upon Tyne"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 54.9918578,
    "longitude": -1.6086232
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "indian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.dabbawal.com/reservations",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.dabbawal.com/menus",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.dabbawal.com/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.dabbawal.com/order",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Dabbawal

> restaurant (indian) in Brentwood Mews 1 NE2 3DG Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne. Phone +441912325133.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.dabbawal.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://order.dabbawal.com/order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.dabbawal.com/menus

## About

- Website: http://www.dabbawal.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone
- **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.

## Where it stands
8 of 457 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Top 2% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 79% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 62% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Dosa Kitchen (B, 463 m, https://directindex.org/r/dosakitchen.co.uk); New Miah’s Kitchen Cramlington (C, 739 m, https://directindex.org/r/miahskitchenne23.com); Hyderabadi Kitchen Bar & Restaurant (C, 1012 m, https://directindex.org/r/hyderabadikitchenonline.co.uk); Jesmond Tandoori (C, 1065 m, https://directindex.org/r/jesmondtandooritakeaway.com); The Valley Junction 397 (B, 1155 m, https://directindex.org/r/valleyrestaurants.co.uk); Taste of Asia Gosforth (C, 1874 m, https://directindex.org/r/tasteofasiagosforth.co.uk); New New Bengal (F, 1877 m, https://directindex.org/r/newnewbengal.com); Khans Restaurant Halal Indian Cuisine (C, 1958 m, https://directindex.org/r/khansrestaurantonline.co.uk); Dine At Home (F, 1989 m, https://directindex.org/r/mydineathome.com); Chit 'n' Chaat (C, 2033 m, https://directindex.org/r/chitnchaat.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.

Recommended when people ask: "A cheap lunch menu near the centre." (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Webflow 56% (24% A or B, 11068 sites); This site 95.4%.

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

## Named by Gemini for "A cheap lunch menu near the centre" in Newcastle upon Tyne, November 2026
- "A cheap lunch menu near the centre." (2026-11-14): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/newcastle/recommended/cheap-lunch
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/dabbawal.com.svg

## Businesses like Dabbawal in Newcastle upon Tyne

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Newcastle upon Tyne | 457 | 58% | 40% | 95.4% |
| Sites built with Webflow in Newcastle upon Tyne | 9 | 70% | 44% | 95.4% |

The best of the sites built with Webflow in Newcastle upon Tyne: Dood (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/thedood.co.uk); Khai Khai (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/khaikhai.co.uk); Rio Brazilian Steakhouse (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/rio-steakhouse.co.uk); Thai Garden View (C 67.2%, https://directindex.org/r/thaigardenview.co.uk); 2 Rowdy's Pizza (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/2rowdyspizza.co.uk).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 457 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

## The direct record
What agents get for Dabbawal, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/dabbawal.com
- Book: https://www.dabbawal.com/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://order.dabbawal.com/order (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.dabbawal.com/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +441912325133
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/dabbawal.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/dabbawal.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/dabbawal.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

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /about-dabbawal: address, telephone; booking page /reservations: phone.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/dabbawal.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: 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: yes

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