# The MET Bar & Restaurant: Agent-Direct Score B (71.2%)

Site: https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/dining/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/themetropolehotel.ie
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The MET Bar & Restaurant is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/bookings/#!/accommodation/packages?category=4466 (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MET-Bar-Feb-20261.pdf
- Phone: +353 21 464 3700

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_429), ClaudeBot (http_429) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "The MET Bar & Restaurant",
  "url": "https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/dining/",
  "telephone": "+353 21 464 3700",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "MacCurtain Street",
    "postalCode": "T23 EEC3",
    "addressLocality": "Cork"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 51.901281,
    "longitude": -8.4674415
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/bookings/#!/accommodation/packages?category=4466",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MET-Bar-Feb-20261.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/bookings/#!/accommodation/packages?category=4466",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **Structured data present (Person).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
46 of 118 in Cork. Top 39% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 67% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 83% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 67% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 17% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: The Glass Curtain (D, 25 m, https://directindex.org/r/theglasscurtain.ie); Issac’s (D, 45 m, https://directindex.org/r/isaacsrestaurant.ie); Greene's Resturant (C, 68 m, https://directindex.org/r/greenesrestaurant.com); Son of a Bun (D, 160 m, https://directindex.org/r/sonofabun.ie); Da Mirco osteria (F, 180 m, https://directindex.org/r/damirco.ie); Mizzoni's Pizza (C, 225 m, https://directindex.org/r/mizzoni.ie); Cork & Fork (A, 284 m, https://directindex.org/r/corkandfork.ie); Kielys (B, 284 m, https://directindex.org/r/kielys.ie); Bocelli (B, 285 m, https://directindex.org/r/bocellicork.com); Thali Nepal restaurant (C, 293 m, https://directindex.org/r/thalinepal.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); This site 71.2%.

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

## Businesses like The MET Bar & Restaurant in Cork

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Cork | 118 | 53% | 40% | 71.2% |
| Built with WordPress in Cork | 41 | 69% | 56% | 71.2% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Cork: The Brasserie (A 94.9%, https://directindex.org/r/radcork.com); Tequila Jack's (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/tequilajacks.ie); Koto (A 89.7%, https://directindex.org/r/koto.ie); Cork & Fork (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/corkandfork.ie); Nosta (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/nosta.ie).

With the three fixes above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Structured data is incomplete; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 95.4%: 2nd of 118 in Cork, up from 46th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The MET Bar & Restaurant, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/themetropolehotel.ie
- Book: https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/bookings/#!/accommodation/packages?category=4466 (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.themetropolehotel.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MET-Bar-Feb-20261.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +353 21 464 3700
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/themetropolehotel.ie/book, https://directindex.org/go/themetropolehotel.ie/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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 13 | 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/themetropolehotel.ie
- 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: yes
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/themetropolehotel.ie/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=themetropolehotel.ie&force=1