The Direct Index
Report · Hamilton · scanned 2026-11-12

Berkeley North

berkeleynorth.ca is ready for agents.

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Ways to reach Berkeley North directly, with no marketplace in between. Checked 2026-11-12. On the business's own site. Report a mistake

Hours, from berkeleynorth.ca: Mon–Sun 16:30–21:00

29 King William Street, Hamilton L8P 1A2 · +19055225858

Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

Prices: 3 prices on the site, the middle one CA$12.00

Nearby, also direct

Places near Berkeley North that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.

Owners

The website's grade

An AI assistant can open Berkeley North's website. It can read what Berkeley North offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

93.8%

61 of 65 points available

1/5

agent-readiness level, Basic Web Presence

2

things to fix

Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.

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What the site tells visitors Measured, not scored

These don't change the grade.

The footer says © 2024.

Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site. In Hamilton, 71% of comparable sites that show a year say 2025 or later.

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3 prices on the landing page, the middle one CA$12.00.

In Hamilton, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is CA$12.00.

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Named by assistants

Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for 5 questions, including "I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic" in Hamilton, November 2026

Each assistant was asked the way people ask, with web search on, for up to three places in Hamilton and a link to each one's own site. This business was named in 5 answers, by 2 of the 2 assistants asked.

QuestionNamed byAsked
I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.Gemini with a link to this site2026-11-12
Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?Gemini with a link to this site2026-11-12
A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.Gemini with a link to this site2026-11-12
A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon.ChatGPT with a link to this site2026-11-12
A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.ChatGPT with a link to this site
Gemini by name, without a link
2026-11-12

Every place named in Hamilton, question by question.

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The badge shows how many of the assistants asked named this business, and the month. It updates after every round.

Named by 2 of 2 assistants, Direct Index

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Assistants

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.

Recommended when people ask:
“I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.” (Gemini, with a link to this site)
“Lunch on a terrace in the sun tomorrow. Where can I reserve?” (Gemini, with a link to this site)
“A special tasting menu for our anniversary next month. Book us in.” (Gemini, with a link to this site)
“A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon.” (ChatGPT, with a link to this site)
“A wine bar with small plates tonight. Reserve two seats.” (ChatGPT, Gemini, with a link to this site)

Where it stands

How Berkeley North compares

Where it stands

28 of 548 in Hamilton

Top 5% of the sites scanned in this index. Just above: Tracie's Place Restaurant and Karaoke A, Vida-la-Pita A. Just below: Charred Rotisserie House A, Piano Piano A.

What the top 10% of the index doesTop 10%This site
Take bookings or orders on their own domain100%yes
Publish the menu or price list as HTML96%yes
Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt)98%yes
Structured data with address, phone and hours52%no
Have an llms.txt43%no

Compared with its peers

Average scoreA or BThis site
Sites built with Squarespace 34,188 sites61%41%93.8%

Nearest places in the index

PlaceDistanceGradeDirect booking or ordering
Undefined12 mBno
The French french22 mDno
Piccolo sandwich30 mFno
The Mule mexican41 mDno
Conversate Steak & Seafood seafood, steak_house43 mByes
The Diplomat51 mBno
Sagarmatha Curry Palace indian58 mCyes
Electric Diner burger67 mByes
Mystic Ramen japanese73 mCyes
Per'so'na Hamilton77 mBno
Businesses like yours

Businesses like Berkeley North in Hamilton

GroupSitesAvg scoreA or BThis site
Businesses of the same kind in Hamilton54856%35%93.8%
Sites built with Squarespace in Hamilton4674%67%93.8%

After the top fixes

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 16th of 548 in Hamilton, up from 28th.

Findings

What to fix first

  1. Structured data is incomplete +1 points

    Missing: telephone. How to fix it

  2. 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

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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 on your own site Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

Builder: squarespace · contact page /about: nothing new; menu page /menus: nothing new; booking page /reservations: nothing new · What to paste

Owners

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What agents get, and what the site publishes

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