# Higher Ground: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/highergroundmcr.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.)
Higher Ground is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=292593&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (through opentable acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://squareup.com/gift/MLT43PCYJS0VX/order (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Higher-Ground-Menu-29.7.26.pdf
- Phone: +44 1614 709821

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Higher Ground",
  "url": "https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 1614 709821",
  "email": "hello@highergroundmcr.co.uk",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "New York Street 7",
    "postalCode": "M1 4DY",
    "addressLocality": "Manchester",
    "addressCountry": "GB"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.4795808,
    "longitude": -2.2383325
  },
  "openingHours": "We 17:00-23:00; Th 12:30-15:30,17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:30-16:00,17:30-00:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:30",
      "closes": "15:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:30",
      "closes": "16:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:30",
      "closes": "00:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "bistro",
    "british"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=292593&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
  "hasMenu": "https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Higher-Ground-Menu-29.7.26.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=292593&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://squareup.com/gift/MLT43PCYJS0VX/order",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Higher Ground

> restaurant (bistro, british) in New York Street 7 M1 4DY Manchester, Manchester. Phone +44 1614 709821.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=292593&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (through opentable acting for the business)
- Order: https://squareup.com/gift/MLT43PCYJS0VX/order (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Higher-Ground-Menu-29.7.26.pdf

## Opening hours

We 17:00-23:00; Th 12:30-15:30,17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:30-16:00,17:30-00:00

## About

- Website: https://highergroundmcr.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.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
94 of 309 in Manchester. Top 30% 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 | 88% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 97% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 31% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Browns (D, 274 m, https://directindex.org/r/browns-restaurants.co.uk); 1761 Restaurant (F, 360 m, https://directindex.org/r/1761mcr.co.uk); The Bishopgate (C, 512 m, https://directindex.org/r/premierinn.com); Cosy Club (D, 657 m, https://directindex.org/r/cosyclub.co.uk); Pip (B, 716 m, https://directindex.org/r/treehousehotels.com); The Ivy (C, 887 m, https://directindex.org/r/ivycollection.com).

## 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 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); Sites using OpenTable 67% (42% A or B, 1409 sites); Sites using Square 69% (48% A or B, 774 sites); This site 72.3%.

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

Read by AI agents 3 times this month.

## Businesses like Higher Ground in Manchester

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Manchester | 309 | 46% | 35% | 72.3% |
| Built with WordPress in Manchester | 77 | 67% | 52% | 72.3% |
| Using OpenTable in Manchester | 5 | 69% | 60% | 72.3% |
| Built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Manchester | 3 | 73% | 67% | 72.3% |

The best of Using OpenTable in Manchester: Albert's Shed (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/alberts-restaurants.com); Store Street Exchange (B 82.6%, https://directindex.org/r/storestreetmanchester.co.uk); The Refuge (C 61.1%, https://directindex.org/r/refugemcr.co.uk); Cantaloupe (D 44.6%, https://directindex.org/r/barcaput.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 87.7%: 24th of 309 in Manchester, up from 94th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Higher Ground, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/highergroundmcr.co.uk
- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=292593&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=couk&lang=en-GB&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://squareup.com/gift/MLT43PCYJS0VX/order (vendor on own site: Square; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://highergroundmcr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Higher-Ground-Menu-29.7.26.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: We 17:00-23:00; Th 12:30-15:30,17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:30-16:00,17:30-00:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1614 709821
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/highergroundmcr.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/highergroundmcr.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/highergroundmcr.co.uk/menu

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 12 | 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/highergroundmcr.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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/highergroundmcr.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: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=highergroundmcr.co.uk&force=1