# The Blackrock: Agent-Direct Score D (51.2%)

Site: https://www.theblackrock.ie
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theblackrock.ie
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Blackrock is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.ie/widget/reservation/loader?rid=314886&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ie&lang=en-IE&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theblackrock.ie/wp-content/uploads/The-Blackrock-123x210mm-Booklet.pdf
- Phone: +35312656268

## 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
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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 Blackrock",
  "url": "https://www.theblackrock.ie",
  "telephone": "+35312656268",
  "email": "hello@theblackrock.ie",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Temple Road 1-5",
    "postalCode": "A94 Y5F1",
    "addressLocality": "Blackrock"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.3006765,
    "longitude": -6.1770466
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-We 15:00-23:30, Th,Fr 15:00-00:30, Sa 11:00-00:30, Su 11:00-23:00",
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.ie/widget/reservation/loader?rid=314886&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ie&lang=en-IE&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theblackrock.ie/wp-content/uploads/The-Blackrock-123x210mm-Booklet.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.ie/widget/reservation/loader?rid=314886&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ie&lang=en-IE&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true",
        "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 Blackrock

> bar or pub in Temple Road 1-5 A94 Y5F1 Blackrock, Dublin cafes and bars. Phone +35312656268.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.ie/widget/reservation/loader?rid=314886&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ie&lang=en-IE&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theblackrock.ie/wp-content/uploads/The-Blackrock-123x210mm-Booklet.pdf

## Opening hours

Mo-We 15:00-23:30, Th,Fr 15:00-00:30, Sa 11:00-00:30, Su 11:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theblackrock.ie
- 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.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
199 of 416 in Dublin cafes and bars. Top 48% 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 | 93% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 88% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 93% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 38% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 14% | no |

Nearest places in the index: SiSi @ Central Cafe (A, 38 m, https://directindex.org/r/sisicentral.ie); Bear Market Coffee (B, 91 m, https://directindex.org/r/bearmarket.ie); Jack O’Rourke’s (C, 106 m, https://directindex.org/r/jackorourkes.com); Parlour (D, 158 m, https://directindex.org/r/parlour.ie); Mister Magpie Coffee (C, 361 m, https://directindex.org/r/mistermagpiecoffee.com); The Old Punch Bowl (D, 1583 m, https://directindex.org/r/theoldpunchbowl.ie); Barista (F, 2740 m, https://directindex.org/r/barista.co.in); UCD Clubhouse Bar (D, 3424 m, https://directindex.org/r/ucd.ie).

## 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 57% (26% A or B, 35830 sites); Sites using OpenTable 67% (42% A or B, 1409 sites); This site 51.2%.

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 5 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/theblackrock.ie
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theblackrock.ie/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=theblackrock.ie&force=1