# Down The Hatch: Agent-Direct Score B (84.6%)

Site: https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/downthehatchliv.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Down The Hatch is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Down The Hatch's website. It can read what Down The Hatch offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through DesignMyNight.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.designmynight.com/liverpool/restaurants/city-centre/down-the-hatch (through designmynight acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/#menu-section
- Phone: +44 151 708 0860
- Address: Duke Street 62 L1 5AA Liverpool
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 15:00–21:30; Fri–Sat 12:00–22:00; Sun 12:00–21:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Down The Hatch that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Côte Brasserie (250 m): https://directindex.org/r/cote.co.uk
- Turtle Bay (250 m): https://directindex.org/r/turtlebay.co.uk
- Cosmo (260 m): https://directindex.org/r/cosmo-restaurants.co.uk
- Browns (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/browns-restaurants.co.uk
- The Real Greek (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/therealgreek.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. 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": "Down The Hatch",
  "url": "https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 151 708 0860",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Duke Street 62",
    "postalCode": "L1 5AA",
    "addressLocality": "Liverpool",
    "addressCountry": "GB"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.4016843,
    "longitude": -2.9826206
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 15:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "15:00",
      "closes": "21:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "burger"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.designmynight.com/liverpool/restaurants/city-centre/down-the-hatch",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/#menu-section",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.designmynight.com/liverpool/restaurants/city-centre/down-the-hatch",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Down The Hatch

> restaurant (burger) in Duke Street 62 L1 5AA Liverpool, Liverpool. Phone +44 151 708 0860.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.designmynight.com/liverpool/restaurants/city-centre/down-the-hatch (through designmynight acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/#menu-section

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 15:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00

## About

- Website: https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/
- 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 (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through designmynight on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Liverpool.

| 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% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 75% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 33% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Côte Brasserie (C, 249 m, https://directindex.org/r/cote.co.uk); Turtle Bay (B, 249 m, https://directindex.org/r/turtlebay.co.uk); Cosmo (C, 262 m, https://directindex.org/r/cosmo-restaurants.co.uk); Browns (B, 267 m, https://directindex.org/r/browns-restaurants.co.uk); The Real Greek (B, 270 m, https://directindex.org/r/therealgreek.com); Mo's Noodles (C, 282 m, https://directindex.org/r/woktowalk.com); Bakchich (C, 286 m, https://directindex.org/r/bakchich.co.uk); Taco Bell (C, 305 m, https://directindex.org/r/tacobell.co.uk); Etci Mehmet (F, 307 m, https://directindex.org/r/kasbahcafebazaar.co.uk); Cosy Club (C, 307 m, https://directindex.org/r/cosyclub.co.uk).

## 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 good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today." (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 33756 sites); Sites using DesignMyNight 77% (70% A or B, 652 sites); This site 84.6%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/downthehatchliv.co.uk/agent-view

## Named by Gemini for "A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today" in Liverpool, October 2026
- "A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today." (2026-10-23): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/liverpool/recommended/vegan-lunch
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/downthehatchliv.co.uk.svg

## Businesses like Down The Hatch in Liverpool

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Squarespace in Liverpool | 4 | 81% | 100% | 84.6% |
| Sites using DesignMyNight in Liverpool | 5 | 76% | 60% | 84.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using DesignMyNight in Liverpool | 1 | 85% | 100% | 84.6% |

The best of the sites using DesignMyNight in Liverpool: YO! Sushi (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/yosushi.com); The Botanist (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/uk.com); Cosmo (C 64.6%, https://directindex.org/r/cosmo-restaurants.co.uk); Amici (C 63.5%, https://directindex.org/r/amiciliverpool.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for Down The Hatch, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/downthehatchliv.co.uk
- Book: https://www.designmynight.com/liverpool/restaurants/city-centre/down-the-hatch (vendor on own site: DesignMyNight; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.downthehatchliv.co.uk/#menu-section (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 15:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 151 708 0860
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/downthehatchliv.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/downthehatchliv.co.uk/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, DesignMyNight: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/downthehatchliv.co.uk
- 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/downthehatchliv.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/downthehatchliv.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=downthehatchliv.co.uk&force=1