# Van Winkle: Agent-Direct Score B (81.3%)

Site: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/vanwinkle.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Van Winkle is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/christmas-bookings-2026 (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/van-winkle-takeaway-and-delivery (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/glasgow-van-winkle-east-end-food-drink-menus
- Phone: +44 141 339 9993

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+4 points) Missing: telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Van Winkle",
  "url": "https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/",
  "telephone": "+44 141 339 9993",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Sandyford Place 23",
    "postalCode": "G3 7NG",
    "addressLocality": "Glasgow"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 55.8657996,
    "longitude": -4.2769797
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/christmas-bookings-2026",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/glasgow-van-winkle-east-end-food-drink-menus",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/christmas-bookings-2026",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/van-winkle-takeaway-and-delivery",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Van Winkle

> bar or pub in Sandyford Place 23 G3 7NG Glasgow, Glasgow cafes and bars. Phone +44 141 339 9993.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/christmas-bookings-2026 (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/van-winkle-takeaway-and-delivery (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/glasgow-van-winkle-east-end-food-drink-menus

## About

- Website: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/
- 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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
16 of 201 in Glasgow cafes and bars. Top 8% 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 | 90% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 86% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 29% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 5% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Ottoman Coffeehouse (B, 134 m, https://directindex.org/r/ottomancoffeehouse.co.uk); Chinaski's (C, 308 m, https://directindex.org/r/bestcasinosnotongamstop.co); Strip Joint (D, 315 m, https://directindex.org/r/stripjointglasgow.co.uk); Lebowskis (C, 353 m, https://directindex.org/r/lebowskis.co.uk); Piece (D, 408 m, https://directindex.org/r/pieceglasgow.com); The Hidden Lane Tearoom (A, 440 m, https://directindex.org/r/hiddenlanetearoom.com); Singl-end (C, 538 m, https://directindex.org/r/thesingl-end.co.uk); The Griffin (B, 565 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegriffinglasgow.co.uk); Dram! (B, 595 m, https://directindex.org/r/dramglasgow.co.uk); The 78 (C, 614 m, https://directindex.org/r/the78.co.uk).

## 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 Squarespace 65% (47% A or B, 7027 sites); This site 81.3%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/vanwinkle.co.uk/agent-view

## Businesses like Van Winkle in Glasgow cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Glasgow cafes and bars | 201 | 48% | 23% | 81.3% |
| Built with Squarespace in Glasgow cafes and bars | 21 | 67% | 33% | 81.3% |

The best of Built with Squarespace in Glasgow cafes and bars: West Side Tavern (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/westsidetavern.co.uk); Bloc+ (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/bloc.ru); The Griffin (B 78.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thegriffinglasgow.co.uk); The Gate (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/thegateglasgow.com); Brel (B 76.6%, https://directindex.org/r/brelbar.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 86.3%: 11th of 201 in Glasgow cafes and bars, up from 16th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Van Winkle, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/vanwinkle.co.uk
- Book: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/christmas-bookings-2026 (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-10-14))
- Order: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/van-winkle-takeaway-and-delivery (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/glasgow-van-winkle-east-end-food-drink-menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +44 141 339 9993
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/vanwinkle.co.uk/book, https://directindex.org/go/vanwinkle.co.uk/order, https://directindex.org/go/vanwinkle.co.uk/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 | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/vanwinkle.co.uk
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/vanwinkle.co.uk/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=vanwinkle.co.uk&force=1