# The Authentique: Agent-Direct Score A (100%)

Site: https://www.the-authentique.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/the-authentique.com
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Authentique is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Authentique's website. It can read what The Authentique offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://the-authentique.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://the-authentique.com/menu/
- Phone: +16154789130
- Address: 925 Gallatin Ave #103, Nashville 37206
- Hours, from the-authentique.com: Mon closed; Tue–Thu 17:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 17:00–23:59; Sun closed
- Prices: 11 prices on the site, the middle one $50.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Authentique that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- East Side Banh Mi (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/eastsidebanhmi.com
- Nomzilla! (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/nomzilla.com
- East Side Pho (510 m): https://directindex.org/r/eatesp.com
- Sweeza Super Quesadilla (510 m): https://directindex.org/r/sweezasuperquesadilla.com
- The Wash (520 m): https://directindex.org/r/eatwash.com

## 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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **11 prices on the landing page, the middle one $50.00.** In Nashville, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $11.73.

## Fix kit: What to paste

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

```
# The Authentique

> restaurant in 925 Gallatin Ave #103, Nashville 37206, Nashville. Phone +16154789130.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://the-authentique.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://the-authentique.com/menu/

## Opening hours

Tu-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 17:00-23:59

## About

- Website: https://www.the-authentique.com/
- 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.

## Where it stands
36 of 1166 in Nashville. Top 3% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 75% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Hunan Express (F, 92 m, https://directindex.org/r/hunanexpress.com); East Side Banh Mi (B, 94 m, https://directindex.org/r/eastsidebanhmi.com); Nomzilla! (D, 102 m, https://directindex.org/r/nomzilla.com); Nashville Biscuit House (D, 197 m, https://directindex.org/r/nashvillebiscuithouse.com); Once Upon a Time in France (B, 213 m, https://directindex.org/r/onceuponatime-infrance.com); East Side Pho (B, 505 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatesp.com); Sweeza Super Quesadilla (B, 510 m, https://directindex.org/r/sweezasuperquesadilla.com); The Wash (D, 520 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatwash.com); Peninsula (B, 543 m, https://directindex.org/r/peninsulanashville.com); Tower Market and Deli (C, 604 m, https://directindex.org/r/towerdelimarket.com).

## 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.

Recommended when people ask: "A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats." (Gemini)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 251600 sites); This site 100%.

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

## Named by Gemini for "A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats" in Nashville, November 2026
- "A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats." (2026-11-12): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/nashville/recommended/wine-bar
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/the-authentique.com.svg

## Businesses like The Authentique in Nashville

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Nashville | 1166 | 58% | 44% | 100% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Nashville | 257 | 67% | 53% | 100% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Nashville: Barstool Bites (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/seasideonthepier.com); Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com); Saltine (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/saltinerestaurant.com); Char Restaurant (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/charrestaurant.com); Jasper's (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/jaspers.restaurant).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Authentique, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/the-authentique.com
- Book: https://the-authentique.com/reservations/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://the-authentique.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 17:00-23:59 (closed now) (from the-authentique.com)
- Phone: +16154789130
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/the-authentique.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/the-authentique.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): 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 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/the-authentique.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/sitemap/SKILL.md)
- 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/the-authentique.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/the-authentique.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=the-authentique.com&force=1