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title: What an AI agent reads on Roots Restaurant & Bar · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/rootsrestaurants.co.uk/agent-view?format=md
---

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# What an AI agent reads on Roots Restaurant & Bar

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from [rootsrestaurants.co.uk](http://rootsrestaurants.co.uk/), taken from the copy the scanner kept.

1,878

characters of text without JavaScript

none

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Roots Restaurant & Lounge · language en. First 1,800 of 1,878 characters:

```
Roots Restaurant & LoungeHomeAboutMenuGallery & EventsReservationsContactBook a Table★Manchester · Since 2012★Where African Flavour Became Manchester Luxury.Since 2012, Before anyone else.Book a TableView the Menu★Manchester · Since 2012★Where African Flavour Became Manchester Luxury.Since 2012, Before anyone else.Book a TableView the Menu12Years Defining ManchesterThe Roots StoryWe did not follow a trend. We started one.Roots opened in 2012 with a simple conviction: African cuisine deserves the same stage as any fine dining experience in Manchester. Five years before the rest of the city caught on, we were already serving it.Today, Roots is a restaurant and lounge where bold West African flavours meet premium presentation. Every dish tells a story. Every cocktail is crafted to match the food. And every Friday night reminds Manchester why we started this.Discover Our StoryWhat We DoThree reasons people come back.DineA menu built on heritage and refined by twelve years of mastering the craft. Signature dishes that travel from Lagos to London to your table.DrinkCocktails that match the food. Bold, layered, and made with the same attention we give every plate. Our bar is not an afterthought.ExperienceWeekends at Roots are not just about dining. They are a mood, an atmosphere, a reason to always come backThe Word On The StreetManchester spoke.“The best African restaurant in Manchester. No question.”Aisha O.“We came for the food and stayed for the cocktails. Incredible night.”James M.“Five stars is not enough. Roots is an experience.”Priya K.Reserve Your EveningYour table is waiting.Book Now Call UsWhere African flavour became Manchester luxury. Since 2012.VisitRoots Restaurant518 Hyde RoadGorton, ManchesterM18 7AA0161 478 8135hello@rootsmcr.comQuick LinksMenuBook a TablePri
```

 Facts

## What it can say about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | no |
| Name | no |
| Telephone | +441614788135 (a tel: link, not structured) |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML rootsrestaurants.co.uk/menu |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 0 |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [rootsrestaurants.co.uk/reservations](https://rootsrestaurants.co.uk/reservations) | booking | the business's own site |

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The [report](https://directindex.org/r/rootsrestaurants.co.uk) turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.

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```json
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```