# The East India Company: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.theeastindiacompany.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theeastindiacompany.com
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach The East India Company's website on 2026-10-21 (cloudflare challenge). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open The East India Company's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Phone: 020 8749 5554
- Address: Westfield London, W12 7GF, Shepherd's Bush

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The East India Company that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Salt Yard Cocktail & Tapas Bar (170 m): https://directindex.org/r/saltyardgroup.co.uk
- TOCA Social, White City (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/toca.social
- Bergamot Cafe (430 m): https://directindex.org/r/bergamot.kitchen
- Aerial Rooftop (450 m): https://directindex.org/r/thebroadcaster.co.uk
- Library Bar (490 m): https://directindex.org/r/bushtheatre.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** There's a bot challenge in front of the site (cloudflare_challenge), so a plain fetch never gets to the page. A real browser tried too and got http_404.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
5513 of 5693 in London cafes and bars. Top 97% 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% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 93% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 93% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 49% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 22% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Snog Westfield (F, 108 m, https://directindex.org/r/ifancyasnog.com); Salt Yard Cocktail & Tapas Bar (C, 165 m, https://directindex.org/r/saltyardgroup.co.uk); Twining's Tea Bar & Tea Shop (F, 241 m, https://directindex.org/r/twinings.co.uk); TOCA Social, White City (B, 322 m, https://directindex.org/r/toca.social); The Defector's Weld (B, 384 m, https://directindex.org/r/defectors-weld.co.uk); Smatchalondon (F, 392 m, https://directindex.org/r/smatchalondon.com); Bergamot Cafe (A, 432 m, https://directindex.org/r/bergamot.kitchen); Aerial Rooftop (C, 454 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebroadcaster.co.uk); Jin Bar London (C, 478 m, https://directindex.org/r/dorsetthotels.com); Library Bar (C, 493 m, https://directindex.org/r/bushtheatre.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 12 everyday questions about London cafes and bars and named 83 places. The East India Company wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/london-cafes-bars/recommended


## Businesses like The East India Company in London cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in London cafes and bars | 5693 | 50% | 30% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in London cafes and bars: And Then (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/andthentooting.com); Artistcafelondon (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/artistcafelondon.co.uk); Bar 8 (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/bar8.co.uk); Bar Américain (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/brasseriezedel.com); Bar Soho (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/barsoho.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for The East India Company, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theeastindiacompany.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 020 8749 5554

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

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

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Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=theeastindiacompany.com&force=1