# Taj Tandoori: Agent-Direct Score A (96.1%)

Site: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/tajtandooricambridge.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Taj Tandoori is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Taj Tandoori's website. It can read what Taj Tandoori offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/reservation/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/#takeaway (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/
- Phone: +441223248063
- Address: Cherry Hinton Road 64 CB1 7AA Cambridge
- Hours, from tajtandooricambridge.co.uk: Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–22:30; Sun 12:00–22:00
- Its menu mentions: a lunch or set menu

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Taj Tandoori that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Tawa Kitchen (650 m): https://directindex.org/r/tawakitchen.co.uk
- Golpo (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/golporestaurant.co.uk
- The Tiffin Truck (1.8 km): https://directindex.org/r/thetiffintruck.co.uk
- Navadhanya (2.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/navadhanya.co.uk
- Indian Palace (2.3 km): https://directindex.org/r/indianpalacecambridge.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **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

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Taj Tandoori

> restaurant (indian) in Cherry Hinton Road 64 CB1 7AA Cambridge, Cambridge. Phone +441223248063.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/reservation/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/#takeaway (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Th,Su 12:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:30

## About

- Website: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.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.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
6 of 124 in Cambridge. Top 5% 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 | 92% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 69% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Tawa Kitchen (C, 650 m, https://directindex.org/r/tawakitchen.co.uk); Golpo (B, 1190 m, https://directindex.org/r/golporestaurant.co.uk); The Tiffin Truck (C, 1761 m, https://directindex.org/r/thetiffintruck.co.uk); Navadhanya (B, 2174 m, https://directindex.org/r/navadhanya.co.uk); Indian Palace (B, 2266 m, https://directindex.org/r/indianpalacecambridge.co.uk); Raja (A, 2337 m, https://directindex.org/r/rajarestaurant.com); Pipasha (A, 2943 m, https://directindex.org/r/pipasha-restaurant.co.uk); Royal Spice (A, 2999 m, https://directindex.org/r/royalspicecambs.co.uk); Renu's (B, 3117 m, https://directindex.org/r/renus.co.uk); Namaste Village (C, 3178 m, https://directindex.org/r/deliverectdirect.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 | other site: www.dishcult.com | own site |
| Gemini | own site | own site | own site |

The assistants were asked 22 everyday questions about Cambridge and named 84 places. Taj Tandoori wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/cambridge/recommended


**What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** https://online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/ (online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk (https://online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** Book online here: Taj Tandoori’s reservation page (https://www.dishcult.com/restaurant/taj). (dishcult.com (https://www.dishcult.com/restaurant/taj))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** Order online from Taj Tandoori here: online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk (https://online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/). The site currently says online ordering is temporarily closed, so you may need to call them to order. (online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk (https://online.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/?utmsource=openai))

**What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** The official website of Taj Tandoori, a restaurant in Cambridge, United Kingdom, is www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk.

**What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** You can book a table online at Taj Tandoori in Cambridge, United Kingdom, by visiting their official website. Use this link to make a reservation: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/book-your-reservation/

**What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** You can order food online from Taj Tandoori in Cambridge, United Kingdom, directly through their own ordering website. The link you should use is: www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk (https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk) Alternatively, you can also order through their dedicated app for Apple and Android, or via third-party delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Just Eat, and Deliveroo.

Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236086 sites); This site 96.1%.

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

Read by AI agents 5 times this month (ClaudeBot 5).

## Why the assistants send people elsewhere
Why (2026-10-27): Although Taj Tandoori has an online booking page on its site, ChatGPT did not find it and instead directed users to the marketplace page on Dish Cult.

## Businesses like Taj Tandoori in Cambridge

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Cambridge | 124 | 67% | 60% | 96.1% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Cambridge | 42 | 75% | 74% | 96.1% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Cambridge: Pipasha (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/pipasha-restaurant.co.uk); Royal Spice (A 92.9%, https://directindex.org/r/royalspicecambs.co.uk); Sushimania (A 89.4%, https://directindex.org/r/sushimania.co.uk); Franco Manca (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/francomanca.co.uk); De Luca Cucina (A 88.2%, https://directindex.org/r/delucacucina.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for Taj Tandoori, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/tajtandooricambridge.co.uk
- Book: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/reservation/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/#takeaway (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/our-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th,Su 12:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:30 (open now) (from tajtandooricambridge.co.uk)
- Phone: +441223248063
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/tajtandooricambridge.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/tajtandooricambridge.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

Found one hop past the home page: booking page /reservation/: booking via resdiary.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/tajtandooricambridge.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: yes

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