# Simple: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.simplebar.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/simplebar.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach Simple's website on 2026-10-21 (http 418). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open Simple's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Phone: +441618328764
- Address: 20 Church Street, M4 1PN, Manchester

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Simple that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Evelyn's Cafe and Bar (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/evelyns.co
- Nibble (80 m): https://directindex.org/r/nibblenq.com
- Abel Heywood (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/abelheywood.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** The fetch failed with http_418.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
1261 of 1326 in Manchester cafes and bars. Top 95% 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 | 98% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 88% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 87% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 27% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 23% | no |

Nearest places in the index: North Tea Power (C, 3 m, https://directindex.org/r/northteapower.co.uk); Evelyn's Cafe and Bar (A, 26 m, https://directindex.org/r/evelyns.co); Definetely Maybe (D, 38 m, https://directindex.org/r/thedmbar.com); Cafe Bamas (F, 46 m, https://directindex.org/r/alabamas.co.uk); Nibble (A, 76 m, https://directindex.org/r/nibblenq.com); Just Between Friends Coffee (F, 78 m, https://directindex.org/r/justbetweenfriendscoffee.com); Dive (F, 79 m, https://directindex.org/r/divebargrill.co.uk); Abel Heywood (B, 98 m, https://directindex.org/r/abelheywood.co.uk); Jessie Heywoods Remarkable Gin & Food Emporium (F, 99 m, https://directindex.org/r/jessieheywood.co.uk); The Corner Boy (D, 113 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecornerboy.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.


## Businesses like Simple in Manchester cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Manchester cafes and bars | 1326 | 49% | 24% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Manchester cafes and bars: Pink Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/pinkcafe.co.uk); Popworld (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/popworldparty.co.uk); Slug & Lettuce Deansgate (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/slugandlettuce.co.uk); The Waldorf (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/greatlocalpubs.co.uk); Stamford Arms (A 98.5%, https://directindex.org/r/stamfordarmsstalybridge.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for Simple, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/simplebar.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +441618328764

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/simplebar.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/simplebar.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=simplebar.co.uk&force=1