# Pubwells on Sussex: Agent-Direct Score F (16.9%)

Site: https://thesussex.ca/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thesussex.ca
Scanned: 2026-10-19 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Pubwells on Sussex is largely invisible to agents.
AI assistants can't open Pubwells on Sussex's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://thesussex.ca/#97d940d0-7616-4b80-bc9e-f2ebb6522b6b
- Phone: 6134227700

## What to fix first

- **The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout). Only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent gets turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the page as the browser rendered it. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+12 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website

## 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Pubwells on Sussex",
  "url": "https://thesussex.ca/",
  "telephone": "6134227700",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "promenade Sussex 431"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 45.4289464,
    "longitude": -75.6960566
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://thesussex.ca/#97d940d0-7616-4b80-bc9e-f2ebb6522b6b"
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-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
1011 of 1147 in Ottawa. Top 88% 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 | 98% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 40% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Pubwells on Sussex (A, 5 m, https://directindex.org/r/pubwells.ca); Fatboys Southern Smokehouse (D, 100 m, https://directindex.org/r/fatboys.ca); Bistro Ristoro (B, 103 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistroristoro.ca); Lavender Grill (B, 144 m, https://directindex.org/r/lavendergrill.com); Wasabi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar (F, 144 m, https://directindex.org/r/wasabisushibar.ca); Alora (B, 149 m, https://directindex.org/r/aloraottawa.com); Lil Z's Pizza (B, 150 m, https://directindex.org/r/lilzpizza.com); The King Eddy (C, 156 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingeddyburgers.com); Play Food & Wine (F, 177 m, https://directindex.org/r/playfood.ca); Grey's Social Eatery (A, 179 m, https://directindex.org/r/greyssocialeatery.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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Ottawa and named 61 places. Pubwells on Sussex wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/ottawa/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder 41% (14% A or B, 1674 sites); Sites using OpenTable 65% (40% A or B, 2352 sites); This site 16.9%.

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

## Businesses like Pubwells on Sussex in Ottawa

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Ottawa | 1147 | 53% | 34% | 16.9% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder in Ottawa | 35 | 36% | 14% | 16.9% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Ottawa | 31 | 59% | 26% | 16.9% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder and using OpenTable in Ottawa | 1 | 17% | 0% | 16.9% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in Ottawa: B Cafe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/brookstreethotel.com); Milestones (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/milestonesrestaurants.com); Pure Kitchen (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/purekitchenottawa.com); Aiana (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/aiana.ca); Ironstone Grill (B 81.5%, https://directindex.org/r/marshesgolfclub.com).

With the three fixes above (The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included; No structured data for the business; Booking only through opentable), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 20th of 1,147 in Ottawa, up from 1011th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Pubwells on Sussex, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thesussex.ca
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://thesussex.ca/#97d940d0-7616-4b80-bc9e-f2ebb6522b6b (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 6134227700
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thesussex.ca/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
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 3 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/thesussex.ca/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/thesussex.ca/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=thesussex.ca&force=1