# The Alice: Agent-Direct Score C (60%)

Site: https://www.thealiceoxford.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thealiceoxford.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Alice is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Alice's website. What The Alice offers is in a PDF or an image, and assistants read those badly. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SevenRooms.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/thealice/festive-private-dining-at-the-alice-4950940333457408 (through sevenrooms acting for the business)
- Menu: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/m0ics6sr/production/6ed881b7ea3179294305cbd092f13ba4bccc377d.pdf?dl=The_Alice_ALC%20September_26.pdf
- Phone: +44 1865 256400
- Address: Beaumont Street OX1 2LN Oxford
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 12:00–21:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–22:00; Sun 12:00–21:00
- Prices: 8 prices on the site, the middle one £42.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Alice that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/ashmolean.org
- Treadwell Restaurant (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/treadwellrestaurant.co.uk
- Cosy Club (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/cosyclub.co.uk
- Chez Mal (440 m): https://directindex.org/r/malmaison.com
- Browns (460 m): https://directindex.org/r/browns-restaurants.co.uk

## 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 a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as an HTML page and keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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)
- **8 prices on the landing page, the middle one £42.00.** 

## 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": "The Alice",
  "url": "https://www.thealiceoxford.com/",
  "telephone": "+44 1865 256400",
  "email": "hello@thealiceoxford.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Beaumont Street",
    "postalCode": "OX1 2LN",
    "addressLocality": "Oxford"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.7550669,
    "longitude": -1.259504
  },
  "openingHours": "Su-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "british"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/thealice/festive-private-dining-at-the-alice-4950940333457408",
  "hasMenu": "https://cdn.sanity.io/files/m0ics6sr/production/6ed881b7ea3179294305cbd092f13ba4bccc377d.pdf?dl=The_Alice_ALC%20September_26.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/thealice/festive-private-dining-at-the-alice-4950940333457408",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Alice

> restaurant (british) in Beaumont Street OX1 2LN Oxford, Oxford. Phone +44 1865 256400.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/thealice/festive-private-dining-at-the-alice-4950940333457408 (through sevenrooms acting for the business)
- Menu: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/m0ics6sr/production/6ed881b7ea3179294305cbd092f13ba4bccc377d.pdf?dl=The_Alice_ALC%20September_26.pdf

## Opening hours

Su-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thealiceoxford.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.
- **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 Oxford.

| 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 | 100% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 68% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 27% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant (C, 69 m, https://directindex.org/r/ashmolean.org); Treadwell Restaurant (C, 141 m, https://directindex.org/r/treadwellrestaurant.co.uk); No.1 Ship Street (B, 184 m, https://directindex.org/r/no1shipstreet.com); Cosy Club (C, 228 m, https://directindex.org/r/cosyclub.co.uk); The Ivy (B, 419 m, https://directindex.org/r/ivycollection.com); Chez Mal (B, 438 m, https://directindex.org/r/malmaison.com); Browns (B, 455 m, https://directindex.org/r/browns-restaurants.co.uk); Old Tom (D, 491 m, https://directindex.org/r/oldtomoxford.com); Parsonage Grill (A, 491 m, https://directindex.org/r/parsonagegrill.co.uk); Benito's (B, 505 m, https://directindex.org/r/benitos.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.

The assistants were asked 22 everyday questions about Oxford and named 87 places. The Alice wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/oxford/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites using SevenRooms 74% (64% A or B, 4812 sites); This site 60%.

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

## Businesses like The Alice in Oxford

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites using SevenRooms in Oxford | 12 | 75% | 58% | 60% |

The best of the sites using SevenRooms in Oxford: Franco Manca (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/francomanca.co.uk); The Breakfast Club (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/thebreakfastclubcafes.com); Dosa Darlings (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/dosadarlings.com); Pierre Victoire (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/pierrevictoire.co.uk); Victors Restaurant And Bar (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/victors.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Alice, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thealiceoxford.com
- Book: https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/thealice/festive-private-dining-at-the-alice-4950940333457408 (vendor on own site: SevenRooms; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/m0ics6sr/production/6ed881b7ea3179294305cbd092f13ba4bccc377d.pdf?dl=The_Alice_ALC%20September_26.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Su-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +44 1865 256400
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thealiceoxford.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thealiceoxford.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
- 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 | 4 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/thealiceoxford.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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/thealiceoxford.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/thealiceoxford.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=thealiceoxford.com&force=1