# The Elk of Hale: Agent-Direct Score C (58.5%)

Site: http://www.theelkofhale.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theelkbars.co.uk
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 Elk of Hale is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open The Elk of Hale's website. It can't find a menu or price list, so it answers from other sites. It can't find a link to book or order online.

## Direct links
- Phone: +441619288467
- Address: 193 Ashley Rd, WA15 9SQ, Altrincham
- Hours, from theelkbars.co.uk: Mon–Wed 15:00–23:00; Thu 12:00–00:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–00:30; Sun 12:00–00:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Elk of Hale that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Westgate (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/thewestgatehale.co.uk
- Village Cafe (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/gourmandcafe.co.uk
- California Coffee and Wine (890 m): https://directindex.org/r/californiacoffee.co.uk
- KFC (920 m): https://directindex.org/r/kfc.co.uk

## What to fix first
- **No booking or ordering link on the website.** (+15 points) There's no link on the site for an agent to follow. If you take bookings or orders through a platform, link to it from the site so agents can find it. Add a booking or ordering page on your own domain. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **No menu or price list found.** (+7 points) Agents answer 'what do they offer?' from marketplaces instead. Add a page with the menu or price list and link to it from the homepage. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "The Elk of Hale",
  "url": "http://www.theelkofhale.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+441619288467",
  "address": "193 Ashley Rd, WA15 9SQ, Altrincham",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.37685931,
    "longitude": -2.34539459
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th,Su 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "15:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "00:30"
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Elk of Hale

> local business in 193 Ashley Rd, WA15 9SQ, Altrincham, Manchester cafes and bars. Phone +441619288467.

## Opening hours

Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th,Su 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:30

## About

- Website: http://www.theelkofhale.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Manchester cafes and bars.

| 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 | 92% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 86% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 30% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Westgate (A, 36 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewestgatehale.co.uk); The Pavilion By Francs (F, 95 m, https://directindex.org/r/halecommunitytrust.co.uk); Village Cafe (A, 125 m, https://directindex.org/r/gourmandcafe.co.uk); Capuchin Coffee (F, 248 m, https://directindex.org/r/capuchincoffee.co.uk); Nostro Cafe (D, 572 m, https://directindex.org/r/nostro-cafe.co.uk); The Little Deli Company (F, 725 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelittledelicompany.co.uk); Manhattan Bar (F, 752 m, https://directindex.org/r/manhattanbar.co.uk); Oxford Road Cafe (F, 846 m, https://directindex.org/r/oxfordrdcafe.com); California Coffee and Wine (A, 886 m, https://directindex.org/r/californiacoffee.co.uk); KFC (C, 922 m, https://directindex.org/r/kfc.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 Manchester cafes and bars and named 52 places. The Elk of Hale wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/manchester-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 34188 sites); This site 58.5%.

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

## Businesses like The Elk of Hale in Manchester cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Squarespace in Manchester cafes and bars | 80 | 66% | 36% | 58.5% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Manchester cafes and bars: Alma Inn (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thealmainn.com); Little Explorers Mcr (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/little-explorersmcr.co.uk); Village Cafe (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/gourmandcafe.co.uk); Lawn Club (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/thelawnclub.co.uk); Owd Betts (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/owdbetts.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Elk of Hale, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theelkbars.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th,Su 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:30 (open now) (from theelkbars.co.uk)
- Phone: +441619288467

## 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 13 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 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/theelkbars.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: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/theelkbars.co.uk/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/theelkbars.co.uk/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=theelkbars.co.uk&force=1