The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro
thehoipolloi.co.nz is partly visible to agents.
Listed by OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps.
Ways to reach The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro directly, with no marketplace in between. Checked 2026-11-13. On the business's own site. Report a mistake
Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mo-Su 07:00-11:00, Mo-Su 16:00-22:00+
Colombo Street 840-848 8013 Christchurch · 006435956569
Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes, a children's menu
Places near The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Himalayas60 m · indian
- The Guardian Bar & Grill130 m
- Koji370 m · japanese
- The Lane450 m
- Market Place Restaurant470 m
The website's grade
Some AI assistants are turned away by The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro's website. It can read what The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.
52.7 of 80 points available
agent-readiness level, Basic Web Presence
things to fix
Action test, 2026-11-13: failed, an agent can't act here. The page has nothing an agent can act on.
Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.
What assistants answer
Each assistant gets three questions about this business: the official website, where to book and where to order. Each cell shows where the answer sent people.
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 22 everyday questions about Christchurch and named 85 places. The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro wasn't one of them. See who was named →
How The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro compares
230 of 442 in Christchurch
Top 52% of the sites scanned in this index. Just above: Mays Thai C, Styx & Stone C. Just below: Aroma Delight Indian Takeaway C, Saffron Spice C.
| 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) | 100% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 53% | no |
Compared with its peers
| Average score | A or B | This site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress 259,325 sites | 55% | 24% | 65.9% |
Nearest places in the index
| Place | Distance | Grade | Direct booking or ordering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himalayas indian | 62 m | F | yes |
| The Guardian Bar & Grill | 125 m | A | yes |
| Koji japanese | 365 m | B | yes |
| Gunpowder Indian Restaurant & Bar - Christchurch City indian | 368 m | C | no |
| Kum Pun thai | 397 m | F | no |
| Mr Sushi | 436 m | D | no |
| Thai Container thai | 452 m | D | no |
| The Lane | 454 m | C | yes |
| Ice Cream Charlie ice_cream | 472 m | D | no |
| Market Place Restaurant | 473 m | B | yes |
Businesses like The Hoi Polloi Bar & Bistro in Christchurch
| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Christchurch | 442 | 62% | 44% | 65.9% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Christchurch | 116 | 68% | 51% | 65.9% |
After the top fixes
With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; The server turns AI crawlers away at the door), the score would be about 77.5%. That would be 101st of 442 in Christchurch, up from 230th.
What to fix first
- Structured data is incomplete +6 points
Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. How to fix it
- The server turns AI crawlers away at the door +3.3 points
Requests as ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. How to fix it
- Ordering through an unrecognised third party no points, but worth doing
Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. How to fix it
- 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. How to fix it
Send the fixes to your web person
No one is listed yet to fix this in Christchurch. List your agency or yourself. It's free, and every listing is reviewed by hand.
Already right
- robots.txt lets AI crawlers in No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- Structured data found (Person) no address, phone or hours in it
- 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.
Builder: wordpress · menu page /dinner-menu/: 66 prices; booking page /bookings/: booking via resdiary · What to paste
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