# Shang Palace: Agent-Direct Score C (63.2%)

Site: https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/shangpalaceksa.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Shang Palace is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Shang Palace's website. What Shang Palace offers is on another site. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SevenRooms.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah (through sevenrooms acting for the business)
- Phone: +966 12 696 8888
- Address: Corniche Road 23611 Jeddah
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Sun 16:00–01:00
- Languages: Arabic, English

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Shang Palace that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Waterfront Kitchen (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/thewaterfrontkitchen.com
- Niyyali (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/niyyali.com
- Kaia (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/kaiajeddah.com
- Ukiyo By Zn (1.6 km): https://directindex.org/r/ukiyorestaurant.com

## 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 on another site.** (+5 points) The link goes to redro.menu, so that site gets the credit and the visits. 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": "Shang Palace",
  "url": "https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/",
  "telephone": "+966 12 696 8888",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Corniche Road",
    "postalCode": "23611",
    "addressLocality": "Jeddah"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 21.6228676,
    "longitude": 39.1081936
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 16:00-01:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "01:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "chinese"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah",
  "hasMenu": "https://shangri-la.redro.menu/en/restaurant/shangpalace.html",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</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.
- **Booking through sevenrooms on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **SevenRooms works with agents through its partners.** SevenRooms' terms (17 April 2026) bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means except bona fide search engines; Google names SevenRooms as an AI Mode booking partner. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://sevenrooms.com/terms-of-service/. 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
Not ranked yet in Jeddah.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 70% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 50% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 90% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 10% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Waterfront Kitchen (C, 21 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewaterfrontkitchen.com); Niyyali (B, 25 m, https://directindex.org/r/niyyali.com); Kaia (C, 38 m, https://directindex.org/r/kaiajeddah.com); Ukiyo By Zn (C, 1590 m, https://directindex.org/r/ukiyorestaurant.com); حمص ريفي (D, 2985 m, https://directindex.org/r/refi.sa); لوديد ريستوبار | LOADED RESTOBAR (F, 3231 m, https://directindex.org/r/loadedme.com).

## What assistants answer
Asked on 2026-10-27 with web search on. 83% 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 | vendor, direct: sevenrooms | own site |
| Gemini | own site | vendor, direct: sevenrooms | other site: redro.app |

Recommended when people ask: "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (Gemini); "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (ChatGPT)


**What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/ (shangpalaceksa.com (https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** Book online here: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah (sevenrooms.com (https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** Shang Palace’s listing doesn’t currently show delivery service. You can contact the restaurant to ask about ordering: WhatsApp Shang Palace (https://api.whatsapp.com/) or visit its official website (https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/). (qfood.shop…

**What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** The official website of Shang Palace, a restaurant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is https://www.shangpalaceksa.com/.

**What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** You can book a table at Shang Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, online through SevenRooms. Here is the link you should use: https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFTh-aSBvyhCyb7QxwgEVJFhX0A4lpjwkOUN9wzsVLhtHc5ubUZwl7VpUPZEJo8RBY598fmFLCL2AQUhGpkvO4fondbmneUNxHgDvQQrkQM6EvuLVNPSIeNe4Pnzo4xHfoiKX-U5Rt3UXxaGMyPq6Y0HFHhw==

**What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** To order food online from Shang Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, you can view their digital menu through Redro. While the Shangri-La Jeddah website provides information about the restaurant, it primarily offers options to "Find & Book" a table, rather than direct online food ordering for delivery or pickup. You can explore the menu and potential online ordering options via this link: Shang Palace - Shangri-La…

Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 52% (28% A or B, 48660 sites); Sites using SevenRooms 74% (64% A or B, 4812 sites); This site 63.2%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" and "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in" in Jeddah, October 2026
- "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/jeddah/recommended/group-12
- "A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in." (2026-10-22): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/jeddah/recommended/fine-dining
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/shangpalaceksa.com.svg
Why (2026-10-27): Gemini sent people to redro.app because the business site offered no way to order food directly and hosted its menu on another site.

## Businesses like Shang Palace in Jeddah

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Wix in Jeddah | 6 | 66% | 33% | 63.2% |
| Sites using SevenRooms in Jeddah | 4 | 67% | 25% | 63.2% |
| Sites built with Wix and using SevenRooms in Jeddah | 4 | 67% | 25% | 63.2% |

The best of the sites built with Wix and using SevenRooms in Jeddah: Niyyali (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/niyyali.com); The Waterfront Kitchen (C 63.2%, https://directindex.org/r/thewaterfrontkitchen.com); Kaia (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/kaiajeddah.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Shang Palace, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/shangpalaceksa.com
- Book: https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/shangpalacejeddah (vendor on own site: SevenRooms; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://shangri-la.redro.menu/en/restaurant/shangpalace.html (external; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 16:00-01:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +966 12 696 8888
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/shangpalaceksa.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/shangpalaceksa.com/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): yes
- 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, SevenRooms: Through partners. SevenRooms' terms (17 April 2026) bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means except bona fide search engines; Google names SevenRooms as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://sevenrooms.com/terms-of-service/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 2 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 16.7 | 20 |

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