# Nipa: Agent-Direct Score C (60%)

Site: http://www.niparestaurant.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/niparestaurant.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Nipa is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Nipa's website. What Nipa offers is in a PDF or an image, and assistants read those badly. It finds a way to book or order directly, through OpenTable.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=72832&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)
- Menu: https://www.royallancaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nipa-ALC-Menu-Jan-2026-PAGES.pdf

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Nipa that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Thai Zapp at The Heron Pub (750 m): https://directindex.org/r/theheronpaddington.com
- Anglo Thai (1 km): https://directindex.org/r/anglothai.co.uk
- Monkey & Me (1.4 km): https://directindex.org/r/monkeyandmethai.co.uk
- The Churchill Arms (1.5 km): https://directindex.org/r/churchillarmskensington.co.uk
- Khobkhun (1.6 km): https://directindex.org/r/khobkhunthairestaurant.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and 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 an HTML page and keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "Nipa",
  "url": "http://www.niparestaurant.co.uk",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.51195,
    "longitude": -0.175231
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "thai"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=72832&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=standard&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=false&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.royallancaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nipa-ALC-Menu-Jan-2026-PAGES.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=72832&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=standard&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=false&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
        "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.

```
# Nipa

> restaurant (thai) in London.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=72832&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=standard&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=false&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.royallancaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nipa-ALC-Menu-Jan-2026-PAGES.pdf

## About

- Website: http://www.niparestaurant.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer 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. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
4450 of 8985 in London. Top 50% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 87% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 63% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Thai Zapp at The Heron Pub (A, 745 m, https://directindex.org/r/theheronpaddington.com); Tawana Thai Restaurant (F, 1015 m, https://directindex.org/r/tawana.co.uk); Anglo Thai (B, 1034 m, https://directindex.org/r/anglothai.co.uk); Monkey & Me (B, 1402 m, https://directindex.org/r/monkeyandmethai.co.uk); The Churchill Arms (A, 1459 m, https://directindex.org/r/churchillarmskensington.co.uk); Pad Thai House (F, 1520 m, https://directindex.org/r/padthaihouse.co.uk); Khobkhun (C, 1556 m, https://directindex.org/r/khobkhunthairestaurant.co.uk); Patara (C, 1712 m, https://directindex.org/r/pataralondon.com); Mortar + Pestle (D, 1801 m, https://directindex.org/r/mortarpestle.co.uk); The Thai Terrace (F, 1852 m, https://directindex.org/r/kensingtonthaiterrace.co.uk).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 13 everyday questions about London and named 66 places. Nipa wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/london/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 224455 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6152 sites); This site 60%.

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

## Businesses like Nipa in London

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in London | 8985 | 54% | 36% | 60% |
| Sites built with WordPress in London | 2671 | 66% | 48% | 60% |
| Sites using OpenTable in London | 434 | 69% | 52% | 60% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in London | 228 | 72% | 58% | 60% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in London: Baba Restaurant Chelsea (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/babachelsea.co.uk); Bonheur by Matt Abe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/bonheurbymattabe.com); Chatora City (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/chatoracity.co.uk); City Spice (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cityspice.co); Erev (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/erevlondon.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is a PDF), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 818th of 8,985 in London, up from 4450th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Nipa, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/niparestaurant.co.uk
- Book: https://www.opentable.co.uk/widget/reservation/loader?rid=72832&#038;type=standard&#038;theme=standard&#038;color=1&#038;dark=false&#038;iframe=true&#038;domain=couk&#038;lang=en-GB&#038;newtab=false&#038;ot_source=Restaurant%20website (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-21, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.royallancaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nipa-ALC-Menu-Jan-2026-PAGES.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/niparestaurant.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/niparestaurant.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): 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
- 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 4 | 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/niparestaurant.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/niparestaurant.co.uk/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/niparestaurant.co.uk/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=niparestaurant.co.uk&force=1