# The Lodge: Agent-Direct Score C (63.8%)

Site: https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/lodgeshirley.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Lodge is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk/booking (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.inapub.co.uk/uploads/dbfiles/da570bd518e84be1ab58eb7324094c47.pdf

## 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 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Lodge",
  "url": "https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Yardley Wood Road",
    "postalCode": "B90 1JU",
    "addressLocality": "Solihull"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.406582,
    "longitude": -1.8609116
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk/booking",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.inapub.co.uk/uploads/dbfiles/da570bd518e84be1ab58eb7324094c47.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk/booking",
        "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.

```
# The Lodge

> bar or pub in Yardley Wood Road B90 1JU Solihull, Birmingham cafes and bars.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk/booking (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.inapub.co.uk/uploads/dbfiles/da570bd518e84be1ab58eb7324094c47.pdf

## About

- Website: https://www.lodgeshirley.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 on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
74 of 194 in Birmingham cafes and bars. Top 38% 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 | 95% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 80% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 85% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 5% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Shaking Hand (C, 2247 m, https://directindex.org/r/theshakinghand.co.uk); Coffee#1 (D, 2338 m, https://directindex.org/r/coffee1.co.uk); The Robin Hood (C, 2459 m, https://directindex.org/r/tobycarvery.co.uk); German Café (D, 2607 m, https://directindex.org/r/germancafe.co.uk); JJ's Cafe (F, 2825 m, https://directindex.org/r/jjscafecoffeeshop.co.uk); Abdul's Cafe and Diner (D, 3446 m, https://directindex.org/r/abdulscafediner.co.uk); Goma (C, 3501 m, https://directindex.org/r/gomabirmingham.co.uk); Blow Water (B, 3739 m, https://directindex.org/r/blowwater.co); Pause (C, 3863 m, https://directindex.org/r/pausecoffeeshopbakery.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.

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

Read by AI agents 4 times this month (ClaudeBot 4).

## Businesses like The Lodge in Birmingham cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Birmingham cafes and bars | 194 | 49% | 22% | 63.8% |

The best of Same kind in Birmingham cafes and bars: Vagabond Wines (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/vagabondwines.co.uk); Centenary Coffee & Co (A 91.3%, https://directindex.org/r/centenarylounge.com); Be at One (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/beatone.co.uk); Dirty Martini (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/dirtymartini.co.uk); Nortons (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/nortonsdigbeth.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 86.3%: 9th of 194 in Birmingham cafes and bars, up from 74th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Lodge, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/lodgeshirley.co.uk
- Book: https://www.lodgeshirley.co.uk/booking (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.inapub.co.uk/uploads/dbfiles/da570bd518e84be1ab58eb7324094c47.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/lodgeshirley.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/lodgeshirley.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): 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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 4 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/lodgeshirley.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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/lodgeshirley.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=lodgeshirley.co.uk&force=1