# The Engineer's House: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://www.theengineershouse.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theengineershouse.com
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 Engineer's House is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Engineer's House's website. It can read what The Engineer's House offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://theengineershouse.com/table-reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theengineershouse.com/menu
- Address: Riverside CB5 8HN Cambridge
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Tue closed; Wed–Thu 16:00–21:00; Fri 16:00–22:00; Sat 12:00–22:00; Sun 12:00–20:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Engineer's House that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Seven Stars (310 m): https://directindex.org/r/thesevenstars.pub
- Pausa (450 m): https://directindex.org/r/dunelm.com
- Stir (780 m): https://directindex.org/r/yourstir.co.uk
- Burleigh Arms (840 m): https://directindex.org/r/burleigharmscambridge.co.uk
- The Alex (980 m): https://directindex.org/r/thealexcambridge.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "The Engineer's House",
  "url": "https://www.theengineershouse.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Riverside",
    "postalCode": "CB5 8HN",
    "addressLocality": "Cambridge"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 52.2124687,
    "longitude": 0.1428396
  },
  "openingHours": "We-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "pizza"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://theengineershouse.com/table-reservation",
  "hasMenu": "https://theengineershouse.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://theengineershouse.com/table-reservation",
        "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 Engineer's House

> bar or pub (pizza) in Riverside CB5 8HN Cambridge, Cambridge cafes and bars.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://theengineershouse.com/table-reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://theengineershouse.com/menu

## Opening hours

We-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theengineershouse.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.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
25 of 84 in Cambridge cafes and bars. Top 30% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 80% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 40% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Wrestlers (F, 288 m, https://directindex.org/r/charleswellspubs.co.uk); The Seven Stars (D, 314 m, https://directindex.org/r/thesevenstars.pub); Pausa (C, 446 m, https://directindex.org/r/dunelm.com); Stir (B, 782 m, https://directindex.org/r/yourstir.co.uk); Burleigh Arms (C, 835 m, https://directindex.org/r/burleigharmscambridge.co.uk); The Alex (C, 984 m, https://directindex.org/r/thealexcambridge.com); GAIL's (A, 991 m, https://directindex.org/r/gails.com); Starbucks (D, 1007 m, https://directindex.org/r/starbucks.co.uk); WT's Sports Bar (C, 1013 m, https://directindex.org/r/wtssportsbar.co.uk); The Bamboo (F, 1100 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebamboocambridge.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 32150 sites); This site 72.3%.

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

## Businesses like The Engineer's House in Cambridge cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Cambridge cafes and bars | 84 | 58% | 35% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Cambridge cafes and bars | 11 | 69% | 45% | 72.3% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Cambridge cafes and bars: Dutch (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/dutchcambridge.co.uk); Aromi (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/aromi.co.uk); Byron's Bear (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/byronsbear.co.uk); The Free Press (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/freepresscambridge.com); 196 Mill Road (C 63.1%, https://directindex.org/r/196bar.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 2nd of 84 in Cambridge cafes and bars, up from 25th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Engineer's House, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theengineershouse.com
- Book: https://theengineershouse.com/table-reservation (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://theengineershouse.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: We-Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theengineershouse.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/theengineershouse.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

Found one hop past the home page: booking page /table-reservation: booking via resdiary.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/theengineershouse.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: 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/theengineershouse.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/theengineershouse.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=theengineershouse.com&force=1