# Hen & Chickens: Agent-Direct Score C (55.4%)

Site: https://www.henandchickens.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/henandchickens.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Hen & Chickens is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Hen & Chickens. What Hen & Chickens offers is in a PDF or an image, which assistants read poorly. It finds a way to book or order directly, through OpenTable.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=209295&type=standard&theme=tall&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=true&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Phone: +44 121 236 3121

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is an image.** (+6 points) Agents cannot read it. Publish it as text. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Hen & Chickens",
  "url": "https://www.henandchickens.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 121 236 3121",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Constitution Hill 27;29",
    "postalCode": "B19 3LE",
    "addressLocality": "Birmingham"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.4871236,
    "longitude": -1.9022535
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "curry",
    "indian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=209295&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=tall&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=true&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website&#038;cfe=true",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.henandchickens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/menu-new-edited_Page_2.jpg",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=209295&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=tall&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=true&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website&#038;cfe=true",
        "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.

```
# Hen & Chickens

> bar or pub (curry, indian) in Constitution Hill 27;29 B19 3LE Birmingham, Birmingham cafes and bars. Phone +44 121 236 3121.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=209295&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=tall&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=true&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website&#038;cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.henandchickens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/menu-new-edited_Page_2.jpg

## About

- Website: https://www.henandchickens.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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
93 of 178 in Birmingham cafes and bars. Top 52% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 83% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 83% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 6% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Saint Kitchen (B, 349 m, https://directindex.org/r/saintkitchen.com); grounded. St Paul's (C, 393 m, https://directindex.org/r/groundedcafe.co.uk); The Rolling Mill (B, 414 m, https://directindex.org/r/therollingmill.co.uk); The Royal (B, 458 m, https://directindex.org/r/theroyalbirmingham.co.uk); The Bull (F, 480 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebull-pricestreet.com); The Old Contemptibles (C, 491 m, https://directindex.org/r/nicholsonspubs.co.uk); Montys Deli Sandwich Bar (C, 501 m, https://directindex.org/r/montysdeli.co.uk); The White Lion (D, 543 m, https://directindex.org/r/hotelduvin.com); Donuts N Chai (F, 566 m, https://directindex.org/r/donutsnchai.co.uk); The Roebuck (A, 585 m, https://directindex.org/r/roebuckbirmingham.co.uk).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using OpenTable 67% (43% A or B, 1462 sites); This site 55.4%.

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

## Businesses like Hen & Chickens in Birmingham cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Birmingham cafes and bars | 178 | 49% | 24% | 55.4% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Birmingham cafes and bars | 51 | 63% | 27% | 55.4% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Birmingham cafes and bars | 3 | 53% | 0% | 55.4% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Birmingham cafes and bars | 2 | 52% | 0% | 55.4% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Birmingham cafes and bars: Centenary Coffee & Co (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/centenarylounge.com); Nortons (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/nortonsdigbeth.com); Roxy Ball Room (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/roxyleisure.co.uk); The Old Irish Harp (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/oldirishharppub.co.uk); The Plough and Harrow (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/ploughharrowpub.co.uk).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is an image) the score would be about 87.7%: 6th of 178 in Birmingham cafes and bars, up from 93rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Hen & Chickens, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/henandchickens.co.uk
- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=209295&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=tall&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=true&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website&#038;cfe=true (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.henandchickens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/menu-new-edited_Page_2.jpg (image; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +44 121 236 3121
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/henandchickens.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/henandchickens.co.uk/menu
- Agents and people followed 1 direct link to this business this month (1 by AI agents).

## 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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 1 | 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/henandchickens.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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/henandchickens.co.uk/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/henandchickens.co.uk/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=henandchickens.co.uk&force=1