# The Black Friar: Agent-Direct Score C (68.8%)

Site: https://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theblackfriarsalford.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Black Friar is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: http://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/bookings (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/menus/
- Phone: +441616679555

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Black Friar",
  "url": "https://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk",
  "telephone": "+441616679555",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Blackfriars Road 41-43",
    "postalCode": "M3 7DB",
    "addressLocality": "Salford"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.4865214,
    "longitude": -2.2533769
  },
  "openingHours": "Su-Mo 12:00-21:00; Tu-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "http://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/bookings",
  "hasMenu": "https://theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "http://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/bookings",
        "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 Black Friar

> bar or pub in Blackfriars Road 41-43 M3 7DB Salford, Manchester cafes and bars. Phone +441616679555.

## Book or order directly

- Book: http://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/bookings (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/menus/

## Opening hours

Su-Mo 12:00-21:00; Tu-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theblackfriarsalford.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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
60 of 192 in Manchester cafes and bars. Top 31% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 85% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 40% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Black Lion Pub (B, 333 m, https://directindex.org/r/theblacklionmanchester.co.uk); Be At One (A, 603 m, https://directindex.org/r/beatone.co.uk); Taco Bell (B, 604 m, https://directindex.org/r/nurcafe.co.uk); Cat Cafe Manchester (A, 614 m, https://directindex.org/r/catcafe.co.uk); factory coffee (F, 615 m, https://directindex.org/r/factorycoffeemcr.com); Oxpot Coffee (C, 627 m, https://directindex.org/r/oxpotcoffee.com); The Old Wellington Inn (C, 651 m, https://directindex.org/r/nicholsonspubs.co.uk); Black Sheep Coffee (C, 661 m, https://directindex.org/r/blacksheepcoffee.us); Gas Lamp (F, 666 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegaslampmanchester.co.uk); Arcane Bar (A, 728 m, https://directindex.org/r/cocktailbarmanchester.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); This site 68.8%.

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

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

## Businesses like The Black Friar in Manchester cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Manchester cafes and bars | 192 | 50% | 27% | 68.8% |
| Built with WordPress in Manchester cafes and bars | 50 | 62% | 38% | 68.8% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Manchester cafes and bars: Goodtime Games (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/goodtimegames.co.uk); The Tatton Arms (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/tattonarms.pub); Arcane Bar (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cocktailbarmanchester.com); The Aviator (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/theaviatorpub.co.uk); The Wild Alderman (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thewildalderman.co.uk).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business) the score would be about 86.3%: 14th of 192 in Manchester cafes and bars, up from 60th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Black Friar, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theblackfriarsalford.co.uk
- Book: http://www.theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/bookings (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Su-Mo 12:00-21:00; Tu-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +441616679555
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/theblackfriarsalford.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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/theblackfriarsalford.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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theblackfriarsalford.co.uk/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=theblackfriarsalford.co.uk&force=1