# The Pier House Restaurant: Agent-Direct Score B (84.6%)

Site: http://www.thepierhouse.ie/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thepierhouse.ie
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Pier House Restaurant is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Pier House Restaurant's website. It can read what The Pier House Restaurant offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through ResDiary.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://booking.resdiary.com/bundles/WidgetV2Loader.js (through resdiary acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.thepierhouse.ie/menu-
- Phone: +35318395777
- Address: 12 W Pier, D13 T1X6, Howth
- Hours, from thepierhouse.ie: Mon closed; Tue–Sun 12:30–20:00
- Its menu mentions: a lunch or set menu

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Pier House Restaurant that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Dorans Howth (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/seafood2go.ie
- Kish Fish café (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/kishfish.ie
- Beshoffs of Howth (140 m): https://directindex.org/r/beshoffs.ie
- Wrights Findlater Howth (210 m): https://directindex.org/r/findlater.ie
- Sea Here (280 m): https://directindex.org/r/wixsite.com

## What to fix first
- **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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **The footer says © 2023.** Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site. In Dublin, 72% of comparable sites that show a year say 2025 or later.

## 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 Pier House Restaurant",
  "url": "http://www.thepierhouse.ie/",
  "telephone": "+35318395777",
  "address": "12 W Pier, D13 T1X6, Howth",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 53.39045957,
    "longitude": -6.07156054
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Su 12:30-20:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:30",
      "closes": "20:00"
    }
  ],
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://booking.resdiary.com/bundles/WidgetV2Loader.js",
        "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 Pier House Restaurant

> local business in 12 W Pier, D13 T1X6, Howth, Dublin. Phone +35318395777.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://booking.resdiary.com/bundles/WidgetV2Loader.js (through resdiary acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.thepierhouse.ie/menu-

## Opening hours

Tu-Su 12:30-20:00

## About

- Website: http://www.thepierhouse.ie/
- 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
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through resdiary on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **ResDiary works with agents through its partners.** ResDiary's consumer terms bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automatic means of access except as expressly authorised by ResDiary; Google names ResDiary as an AI Mode booking partner. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.resdiary.com/old/Terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
302 of 1221 in Dublin. Top 25% 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 | 58% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 77% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places in the index: The Brass Monkey (B, 6 m, https://directindex.org/r/brassmonkey.ie); Octopussy Seafood Tapas Bar (D, 94 m, https://directindex.org/r/octopussy.ie); Dorans Howth (A, 107 m, https://directindex.org/r/seafood2go.ie); Kish Fish café (C, 142 m, https://directindex.org/r/kishfish.ie); Beshoffs of Howth (A, 143 m, https://directindex.org/r/beshoffs.ie); Wrights Findlater Howth (B, 209 m, https://directindex.org/r/findlater.ie); Tram Chowder (F, 217 m, https://directindex.org/r/howthmarket.ie); Sea Here (C, 281 m, https://directindex.org/r/wixsite.com); Mamo Restaurant (B, 389 m, https://directindex.org/r/mamorestaurant.ie); 30 Church Street Howth (B, 514 m, https://directindex.org/r/30churchstreethowth.com).

## 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.

Recommended when people ask: "Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week." (ChatGPT)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 33756 sites); Sites using ResDiary 72% (59% A or B, 788 sites); This site 84.6%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT for "Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week" in Dublin, November 2026
- "Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week." (2026-11-01): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/dublin/recommended/seafood-view
Named by 1 of 3 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/thepierhouse.ie.svg

## Businesses like The Pier House Restaurant in Dublin

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Dublin | 1221 | 60% | 48% | 84.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Dublin | 87 | 74% | 67% | 84.6% |
| Sites using ResDiary in Dublin | 56 | 75% | 73% | 84.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using ResDiary in Dublin | 9 | 78% | 78% | 84.6% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using ResDiary in Dublin: PanaceaSandyford (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/sandyfordhouse.ie); The Pigeon House (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/pigeonhouse.ie); Guinea Pig Restaurant (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/guineapigrestaurant.ie); Orchid Restaurant D4 (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/orchidd4.com); Tribeca (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/tribeca.ie).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 175th of 1,221 in Dublin, up from 302nd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Pier House Restaurant, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thepierhouse.ie
- Book: https://booking.resdiary.com/bundles/WidgetV2Loader.js (vendor on own site: ResDiary; found by the scan of 2026-10-21, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.thepierhouse.ie/menu- (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Su 12:30-20:00 (closed now) (from thepierhouse.ie)
- Phone: +35318395777
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thepierhouse.ie/book, https://directindex.org/go/thepierhouse.ie/menu
- Agents and people followed 2 direct links to this business this month (2 by AI agents).

## 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
- Vendor terms for agents, ResDiary: Through partners. ResDiary's consumer terms bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automatic means of access except as expressly authorised by ResDiary; Google names ResDiary as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.resdiary.com/old/Terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/thepierhouse.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: 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/thepierhouse.ie/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/thepierhouse.ie/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=thepierhouse.ie&force=1