The Direct Index
Report · Christchurch · scanned 2026-11-13

Earl

earl.co.nz is ready for agents.

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BookMenuCallWebsite

Ways to reach Earl directly, with no marketplace in between. Checked 2026-11-13. On the business's own site. Report a mistake

Hours, from earl.co.nz: Mon closed · Tue 17:00–22:00 · Wed–Sat 12:00–22:00 · Sun closed

128 Lichfield St, 8011, Christchurch · +6433651147

Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes

Nearby, also direct

Places near Earl that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.

Owners

The website's grade

An AI assistant can open Earl's website. It can read what Earl offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

95.4%

62 of 65 points available

1/5

agent-readiness level, Basic Web Presence

1

thing to fix

Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.

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Named by assistants

Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for 4 questions, including "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online" in Christchurch, November 2026

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places in Christchurch and a link to each one's own site. This business was named in 4 answers, by 2 of the 2 assistants asked.

QuestionNamed byAsked
Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.ChatGPT with a link to this site2026-11-13
I'm coeliac. A restaurant with real gluten-free options for dinner, book it.ChatGPT with a link to this site2026-11-13
A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.ChatGPT with a link to this site2026-11-13
A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.Gemini with a link to this site2026-11-13

Every place named in Christchurch, question by question.

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Named by 2 of 2 assistants, Direct Index

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Assistants

What assistants answer

Each assistant gets three questions about this business: the official website, where to book and where to order. Each cell shows where the answer sent people.

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:
“Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.” (ChatGPT, with a link to this site)
“I'm coeliac. A restaurant with real gluten-free options for dinner, book it.” (ChatGPT, with a link to this site)
“A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.” (ChatGPT, with a link to this site)
“A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.” (Gemini, with a link to this site)

Where it stands

How Earl compares

Where it stands

17 of 442 in Christchurch

Top 4% of the sites scanned in this index. Just above: Chichi Kitchen A, Dux Dine Riccarton A. Just below: El Rancho A, Mona Vale Homestead A.

What the top 10% of the index doesTop 10%This site
Take bookings or orders on their own domain100%yes
Publish the menu or price list as HTML100%yes
Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt)100%yes
Structured data with address, phone and hours56%yes
Have an llms.txt53%no

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Businesses like yours

Businesses like Earl in Christchurch

GroupSitesAvg scoreA or BThis site
Businesses of the same kind in Christchurch44262%44%95.4%
Findings

What to fix first

  1. 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. How to fix it

Send the fixes to your web person

One email with the fixes and the link. Nothing is stored.

No one is listed yet to fix this in Christchurch. List your agency or yourself. It's free, and every listing is reviewed by hand.

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, opening hours
  • 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.

Builder: unknown · contact page /find-us: nothing new; menu page /menu: nothing new; booking page /bookings: nothing new · What to paste

Owners

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