# The Porterhouse: Agent-Direct Score B (76.5%)

Site: https://porterhouse.london/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/porterhouse.london
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.)
The Porterhouse is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://porterhouse.london/bookings/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://porterhouse.london/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/QR-Code-Drinks-Menu-Spring-2026-Version-2.pdf
- Phone: +4402073797917

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_429) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **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 Porterhouse",
  "url": "https://porterhouse.london/",
  "telephone": "+4402073797917",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Maiden Lane 21-22",
    "postalCode": "WC2E 7NA",
    "addressLocality": "London"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.5102672,
    "longitude": -0.1234178
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://porterhouse.london/bookings/",
  "hasMenu": "https://porterhouse.london/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/QR-Code-Drinks-Menu-Spring-2026-Version-2.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://porterhouse.london/bookings/",
        "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 Porterhouse

> bar or pub in Maiden Lane 21-22 WC2E 7NA London, London cafes and bars. Phone +4402073797917.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://porterhouse.london/bookings/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://porterhouse.london/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/QR-Code-Drinks-Menu-Spring-2026-Version-2.pdf

## About

- Website: https://porterhouse.london/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
479 of 2869 in London cafes and bars. Top 17% 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 | 96% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 93% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration (B, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/mr-foggs.com); The Retro Bar (B, 130 m, https://directindex.org/r/retrobarlondon.co.uk); The Theodore Bullfrog (A, 164 m, https://directindex.org/r/theodore-bullfrog.co.uk); The Marquis (D, 167 m, https://directindex.org/r/themarquiscoventgarden.co.uk); Oliphant’s Ice Cream & Bakery (C, 172 m, https://directindex.org/r/oliphantandpomeroy.co.uk); STEREO (B, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/stereocoventgarden.com); The Round House (C, 184 m, https://directindex.org/r/roundhousecoventgarden.co.uk); The Harp (C, 186 m, https://directindex.org/r/harpcoventgarden.com); Whittard of Chelsea (B, 188 m, https://directindex.org/r/whittard.com); Coffee & Real eating co. (B, 204 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.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 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); This site 76.5%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/porterhouse.london/agent-view

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 13 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/porterhouse.london
- 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/porterhouse.london/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=porterhouse.london&force=1