# MERTIA: Agent-Direct Score C (69.4%)

Site: https://mertia.co.za/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/mertia.co.za
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
MERTIA is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open MERTIA's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It finds a way to book or order directly, through book.withnovel.com.
## Nearby, also direct
Places near MERTIA that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Java (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/javabistro.net
- The Stellenbosch Kitchen (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/stellenboschkitchen.co.za
- Terra (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/terrarestaurant.co.za

## What to fix first
- **Booking through an unrecognised third party.** (+9 points) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## 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": "MERTIA",
  "url": "https://mertia.co.za/",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -33.9377113,
    "longitude": 18.8600586
  }
}
</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

## Where it stands
14 of 31 in Stellenbosch. Top 45% 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 | 80% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 90% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 80% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 30% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 60% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Hygge hygge (D, 66 m, https://directindex.org/r/hyggestellenbosch.com); SushiBox (C, 129 m, https://directindex.org/r/sushibox.co.za); NoodleBox (D, 133 m, https://directindex.org/r/noodlebox.co.za); Java (B, 135 m, https://directindex.org/r/javabistro.net); The Stellenbosch Kitchen (B, 158 m, https://directindex.org/r/stellenboschkitchen.co.za); Dusk (C, 165 m, https://directindex.org/r/duskrestaurant.co.za); Helena's Restaurant (B, 174 m, https://directindex.org/r/helenasrestaurant.co.za); Stud. (D, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/studtheburgershop.co.za); Terra (C, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/terrarestaurant.co.za); Asta (B, 258 m, https://directindex.org/r/astarestaurant.com).

## What assistants answer
Asked on 2026-10-28 with web search on. 100% of the answers pointed to the business's own site or to a vendor working for it. That share is the Cited part of the score.
| Assistant | Official website? | Where to book? | Where to order? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | own site | own site | own site |
| Gemini | own site | own site | own site |

Recommended when people ask: "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (Gemini); "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude); "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (ChatGPT)


**What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-28):** https://mertia.co.za/ (mertia.co.za (https://mertia.co.za/?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-28):** Book directly through MERTIA’s website: https://mertia.co.za/ (https://mertia.co.za/) (mertia.co.za (https://mertia.co.za/?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-28):** MERTIA’s website describes it as a fine-dining restaurant and offers reservations, but I couldn’t find an official online food-ordering link. You can contact the restaurant to ask about takeaway or delivery: mertia.co.za (https://mertia.co.za/) (mertia.co.za (https://mertia.co.za/?utmsource=openai))

**What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-28):** The official website of MERTIA, a restaurant in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is https://mertia.co.za/.

**What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-28):** You can book a table online at MERTIA, a restaurant in Stellenbosch, South Africa, directly through their website's online booking system. A deposit of R1000 per guest is required to confirm your reservation. Here is the link you should use: https://mertia.co.za/ (https://mertia.co.za/)

**What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-28):** MERTIA, a fine-dining restaurant in Stellenbosch, South Africa, offers an in-restaurant experience with seasonal tasting menus. It appears they do not offer online food ordering for delivery or takeout. Instead, you can make a reservation to dine at the restaurant through their online booking system. You can book a table directly on their website:…

Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); This site 69.4%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini for 3 questions, including "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online" in Stellenbosch, October 2026
- "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/stellenbosch/recommended/birthday-8
- "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site; Claude through a directory; Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/stellenbosch/recommended/fine-dining
- "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/stellenbosch/recommended/open-monday
Named by 3 of 3 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/mertia.co.za.svg

## Businesses like MERTIA in Stellenbosch

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Stellenbosch | 31 | 65% | 42% | 69.4% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Stellenbosch | 9 | 71% | 44% | 69.4% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Stellenbosch: Spek & Bone (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/bertusbasson.com); Hungry Lion (B 81.1%, https://directindex.org/r/hungrylion.co.za); The Stellenbosch Kitchen (B 77.6%, https://directindex.org/r/stellenboschkitchen.co.za); Gino's (B 70.6%, https://directindex.org/r/ginos.co.za); Senobia (C 66.9%, https://directindex.org/r/eendracht-hotel.com).

With the three fixes above (Booking through an unrecognised third party; Structured data is incomplete; No menu or price list found), the score would be about 96.5%. That would be 2nd of 31 in Stellenbosch, up from 14th.

## The direct record
What agents get for MERTIA, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/mertia.co.za
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record

## 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 6 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 20 | 20 |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/mertia.co.za
- 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: yes
- 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/mertia.co.za/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/mertia.co.za/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=mertia.co.za&force=1