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title: What an AI agent reads on The Grove · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/grovebalham.com/agent-view?format=md
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# What an AI agent reads on The Grove

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from [grovebalham.com](https://www.grovebalham.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=homepage), taken from the copy the scanner kept.

4,183

characters of text without JavaScript

BarOrPub

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: The Grove Balham | Pub | Balham | Young's Pubs · language en. First 1,800 of 4,183 characters:

```
The Grove Balham | Pub | Balham | Young's PubsGift VouchersBook NowWe Are OpenWednesday11am - 11pmView all timesFood Served11am - 10pmFind Us39 Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PNView on a mapFind Us39 Oldridge Road, Balham, London, SW12 8PN020 8673 6531grovebalham@youngs.co.ukOpening TimesMonday - Thursday11am - 11pmFriday - Saturday11am - 12amSunday11am - 10:30pmFood Service TimesMonday - Saturday 11pm - 10pmSunday11pm - 9pmSocialPrivacy PolicyWork With UsYoung & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. Place of registration: England and Wales. Registered number: 32762 Registered office: Copper House, 5 Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, London, SW18 4AQBy PropellerWelcome to the GroveGet the family together forChristmas Day in BalhamEnquire nowPlan your perfectFestive PartiesGetting ready for theAutumn Nations 2026Book nowOurFood & DrinkMenusSpaces forParties and EventsTake a lookThe season's must-have tippleWinter CocktailsFind your favouriteBalham's best localEstablished in 1870 and tucked just off the bustle of Balham High Street, we’ve long been part of the fabric of the local area. From charity fundraisers and community days to dog-friendly afternoons, big-match rugby screenings and our much-loved Sunday roasts, there’s always something going on at your local pub in Balham. As the seasons change, settle into our cosy corners or head out to the garden with a perfectly poured pint, a glass of red or one of our seasonal cocktails. We’re the perfect spot for autumn catch-ups, winter get-togethers and long Sunday lunches with nowhere else to be. Our menu brings together modern pub classics and seasonal British dishes, made with the best ingredients the season has to offer. Expect hearty plates, comforting favourites and one of the best Sunday roasts in Balham, alongside vegan and
```

 Facts

## What it can say about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | BarOrPub |
| Name | Grove Balham |
| Telephone | 020 8673 6531 |
| Address | yes |
| Opening hours | yes |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML www.grovebalham.com/food-and-drinks |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 1 (BarOrPub, BreadcrumbList, EntryPoint, ListItem, OpeningHoursSpecification, Organization) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

No booking or ordering link found. An agent has nothing to act on.

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The [report](https://directindex.org/r/grovebalham.com) turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.

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```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://directindex.org/#org","name":"The Direct Index","url":"https://directindex.org/","logo":"https://directindex.org/favicon.svg","email":"hello@directindex.org","founder":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://directindex.org/#antonio","name":"Antonio Curado","sameAs":["https://x.com/ab_curado"]},"description":"Independent measurement of whether AI agents can find, read and act on a business's own website."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://directindex.org/#site","url":"https://directindex.org/","name":"The Direct Index","publisher":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://directindex.org/scan?url={url}"},"query-input":"required name=url"}},{"@type":"WebAPI","name":"The Direct Index API","url":"https://directindex.org/openapi.json","documentation":"https://directindex.org/llms-full.txt","provider":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"}}]}
```