# Est. India: Agent-Direct Score B (78.5%)

Site: http://www.estindia.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/estindia.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Est. India is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Est. India's website. It can read what Est. India offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Favourite Table.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://booking.favouritetable.com/?SiteCode=1585 (through favouritetable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://estindia.co.uk/explore-est-indias-menu/
- Phone: +02074072004
- Address: Union Street 73-75 SE1 1SG London
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sat 12:00–14:30, 17:30–23:00; Sun 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:30
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes, allergens

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Est. India that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Mango (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/lovemango.co.uk
- Chutney Jane (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/blueeyedmaid.com
- Indian Gourmet (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/indian-gourmet.co.uk
- Yen Burger (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/yenburger.co.uk
- Silka (390 m): https://directindex.org/r/silka.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **The footer says © 2023.** Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site. In London, 71% of comparable sites that show a year say 2025 or later.

## 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": "Est. India",
  "url": "http://www.estindia.co.uk",
  "telephone": "+02074072004",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Union Street 73-75",
    "postalCode": "SE1 1SG",
    "addressLocality": "London"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.5038699,
    "longitude": -0.0951751
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Sa 12:00-14:30,17:30-23:00; Su 12:00-14:30,17:30-22:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "14:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "14:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:30",
      "closes": "22:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "indian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://booking.favouritetable.com/?SiteCode=1585",
  "hasMenu": "https://estindia.co.uk/explore-est-indias-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://booking.favouritetable.com/?SiteCode=1585",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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 (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through favouritetable on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
1753 of 8985 in London. Top 20% 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 | 87% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 64% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 37% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Mango (B, 201 m, https://directindex.org/r/lovemango.co.uk); Chutney Jane (D, 266 m, https://directindex.org/r/blueeyedmaid.com); Indian Gourmet (B, 271 m, https://directindex.org/r/indian-gourmet.co.uk); Yen Burger (B, 321 m, https://directindex.org/r/yenburger.co.uk); Horn OK Please (D, 375 m, https://directindex.org/r/hop.st); Silka (B, 386 m, https://directindex.org/r/silka.co.uk); Tamaris Indian (F, 479 m, https://directindex.org/r/tamaris-indian.co.uk); Cafe Nawaz Indian Restaurant (B, 538 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafenawaz.co.uk); Chatora City (A, 892 m, https://directindex.org/r/chatoracity.co.uk); Yak & Yeti (C, 920 m, https://directindex.org/r/yakandyeticolchester.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 13 everyday questions about London and named 66 places. Est. India wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/london/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); Sites using Favourite Table 70% (59% A or B, 51 sites); This site 78.5%.

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

## Businesses like Est. India in London

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in London | 8985 | 54% | 36% | 78.5% |
| Sites built with WordPress in London | 2671 | 66% | 48% | 78.5% |
| Sites using Favourite Table in London | 29 | 71% | 59% | 78.5% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Favourite Table in London | 16 | 70% | 63% | 78.5% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using Favourite Table in London: Jamon Jamon (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/jamonjamonrestaurants.com); Lola Tapas & Wine - Restaurant Oval (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/lolatapas.co.uk); Katchori (B 78.5%, https://directindex.org/r/kachorirestaurant.com); Mango (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/lovemango.co.uk); Imperial Arms (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/imperialarmschislehurst.co.uk).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 818th of 8,985 in London, up from 1753rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Est. India, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/estindia.co.uk
- Book: https://booking.favouritetable.com/?SiteCode=1585 (vendor on own site: Favourite Table; found by the scan of 2026-10-21, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://estindia.co.uk/explore-est-indias-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:30,17:30-23:00; Su 12:00-14:30,17:30-22:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +02074072004
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/estindia.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/estindia.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, Favourite Table: 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 | 16 | 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/estindia.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: yes
- 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/estindia.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/estindia.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=estindia.co.uk&force=1