# Cardinal Tearoom: Agent-Direct Score B (80%)

Site: http://www.thecardinaltea.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thecardinaltea.com
Scanned: 2026-10-19 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Cardinal Tearoom is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Cardinal Tearoom's website. It can read what Cardinal Tearoom offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through OpenTable.

## Direct links
- Book directly: http://www.opentable.ca/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1248283&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ca&lang=fr-CA&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: http://www.thecardinaltea.com/menujour

## What to fix first

- **No working HTTPS.** (+3 points) The page is only served over plain http. Browsers and agents rank it lower or refuse it.
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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

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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Cardinal Tearoom",
  "url": "http://www.thecardinaltea.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Boulevard Saint-Laurent 5326"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 45.5246141,
    "longitude": -73.5967425
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "http://www.opentable.ca/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1248283&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ca&lang=fr-CA&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true",
  "hasMenu": "http://www.thecardinaltea.com/menujour",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "http://www.opentable.ca/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1248283&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ca&lang=fr-CA&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.

```
# Cardinal Tearoom

> cafe or coffee shop in Boulevard Saint-Laurent 5326, Montreal cafes and bars.

## Book or order directly

- Book: http://www.opentable.ca/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1248283&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ca&lang=fr-CA&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: http://www.thecardinaltea.com/menujour

## About

- Website: http://www.thecardinaltea.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.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. 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
77 of 779 in Montreal cafes and bars. Top 10% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 88% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 31% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 26% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Sparrow (D, 7 m, https://directindex.org/r/lesparrowbar.com); Le Plongeoir (D, 12 m, https://directindex.org/r/plongeoir.ca); Café Éclair (C, 94 m, https://directindex.org/r/myshopify.com); BU Restaurant Bar à Vin (F, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/bu-mtl.com); FAMÉ CAFÉ (F, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/fame.cafe); Bishop & Bagg (A, 213 m, https://directindex.org/r/bishopandbagg.com); Bar Waverly (F, 219 m, https://directindex.org/r/barwaverly.com); Sunrise Cafe & Collections (F, 223 m, https://directindex.org/r/sunrisesunset.ca); Le Rodman (B, 225 m, https://directindex.org/r/rodmanmtl.com); La Taverne de Noël (B, 306 m, https://directindex.org/r/lepetitdep.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 65% (49% A or B, 11547 sites); Sites using OpenTable 65% (40% A or B, 2352 sites); This site 80%.

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

## Businesses like Cardinal Tearoom in Montreal cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Montreal cafes and bars | 779 | 48% | 22% | 80% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Montreal cafes and bars | 84 | 67% | 43% | 80% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Montreal cafes and bars | 18 | 64% | 39% | 80% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using OpenTable in Montreal cafes and bars | 6 | 67% | 50% | 80% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using OpenTable in Montreal cafes and bars: Stem Bar (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/stem-bar.com); La Taverne de Noël (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/lepetitdep.com); Le Vin Papillon (C 56.9%, https://directindex.org/r/vinpapillon.com); Name's on the Way (D 52.3%, https://directindex.org/r/namesontheway.com); Sparrow (D 52.3%, https://directindex.org/r/lesparrowbar.com).

With the two fixes above (No working HTTPS; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 33rd of 779 in Montreal cafes and bars, up from 77th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Cardinal Tearoom, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thecardinaltea.com
- Book: http://www.opentable.ca/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1248283&type=standard&theme=standard&color=1&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=ca&lang=fr-CA&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&cfe=true (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-19, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: http://www.thecardinaltea.com/menujour (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thecardinaltea.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thecardinaltea.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, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menujour: almost no text without JavaScript.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 22 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 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/thecardinaltea.com
- 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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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: yes
- 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/thecardinaltea.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/thecardinaltea.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=thecardinaltea.com&force=1