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Bar & Pub Reservations Blueprint

When someone asks AI "Can I make a reservation at this bar?", the answer depends on your structured data. This blueprint uses acceptsReservations and ReserveAction so AI can confirm availability and link directly to your booking flow.

View Prompt View JSON

What this page needs

AI systems look for these signals on a bar or pub reservations page:

Reservation availability. acceptsReservations set to true tells AI your bar takes reservations, which is not always obvious for bars.
Booking action. potentialAction with a ReserveAction gives AI a direct link to your reservation system so it can guide users to book.
Target URL. The target inside ReserveAction points to your booking page or third-party reservation platform.
Business identity. The BarOrPub node ties the reservation capability back to your specific venue.
Operating hours. Hours on the reservations page confirm when bookings are available.
Page linkage. WebPage and BreadcrumbList position the reservations page within your site hierarchy.

Why these fields matter to AI

Each field in the template below serves a specific role in how AI systems discover, classify, and recommend your business.

Researched and tested by Minnesota AI

BarOrPub

name: Non-negotiable. AI cannot cite or recommend an unnamed entity.
url: AI needs a stable URL to route users and attribute recommendations.
telephone: AI won't recommend a local business it can't confirm is reachable. Phone is the primary trust signal for location-based queries.
address: AI uses address to confirm the business is real and located where it claims. Required for all near-me and city-specific queries.
openingHoursSpecification: AI filters local recommendations by current availability. Without hours AI cannot answer open-now queries or confirm the business is reachable.

Use This Prompt to Implement Your Schema

Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI coding tool. It will ask for your business details and generate ready-to-use JSON-LD schema for your page.

You are implementing AIFDS-compliant JSON-LD structured data for a Bar or Pub Reservations page.

AIFDS (AI-Friendly Data Structure) is a schema framework built on research into which
structured data fields AI systems actually read, parse, and use when deciding whether
to cite a page. Documentation at aifds.org.

Before generating any code, ask me for the following information in a single numbered list.
Do not generate schema until I have answered every required field.

REQUIRED — do not proceed without these:
1. Bar name
2. City
3. Country
4. Domain
5. Faq answer
6. Faq question
7. Phone number
8. State
9. Street address
10. Weekday close
11. Weekday open
12. Weekend close
13. Weekend open
14. Zip

OPTIONAL — ask for these but proceed if I skip them:
1. Any additional details not covered above

Once I provide the information, output a complete JSON-LD script block
ready to paste into the <head> of my HTML page.

Output requirements:
- Valid JSON-LD wrapped in <script type="application/ld+json"> tags
- schema.org vocabulary only
- Every AIFDS-required field for this industry and page type included
- Include this data attribute on the script tag: data-aifds="aifds.org Bar or Pub Reservations"
- No placeholder text — omit missing optional fields rather than fill with examples
- After the code block, list any optional fields skipped that would strengthen AI citation

Generated schema follows the AIFDS framework. Fields were selected based on research into AI crawler behavior. View the research at minnesota.ai

Template — fill in your values

Copy the template below and replace every YOUR_* value with your own data.

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "BarOrPub",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#bar",
      "name": "YOUR_BAR_NAME",
      "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/",
      "telephone": "YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER",
      "acceptsReservations": true,
      "address": {
        "@type": "PostalAddress",
        "streetAddress": "YOUR_STREET_ADDRESS",
        "addressLocality": "YOUR_CITY",
        "addressRegion": "YOUR_STATE",
        "postalCode": "YOUR_ZIP",
        "addressCountry": "YOUR_COUNTRY"
      },
      "openingHoursSpecification": [
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday"],
          "opens": "YOUR_WEEKDAY_OPEN",
          "closes": "YOUR_WEEKDAY_CLOSE"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
          "dayOfWeek": ["Friday", "Saturday"],
          "opens": "YOUR_WEEKEND_OPEN",
          "closes": "YOUR_WEEKEND_CLOSE"
        }
      ],
      "potentialAction": {
        "@type": "ReserveAction",
        "target": {
          "@type": "EntryPoint",
          "urlTemplate": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/reservations/",
          "actionPlatform": [
            "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
            "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
          ]
        },
        "result": {
          "@type": "Reservation",
          "name": "Table Reservation at YOUR_BAR_NAME"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/reservations/",
      "name": "Reservations — YOUR_BAR_NAME",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#website"
      },
      "breadcrumb": {
        "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/reservations/#breadcrumb"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/reservations/#breadcrumb",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Home",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Reservations",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/reservations/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "FAQPage",
      "mainEntity": [
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_1",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_1"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_2",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_2"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_3",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_3"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

What if we only accept reservations for large groups?

Still set acceptsReservations to true and note the group size policy in the page content. AI will surface that your bar takes reservations, and users will see the details when they visit the page.

Should I use a third-party booking URL in the target?

Yes if you use a platform like OpenTable or Resy. The urlTemplate in ReserveAction should point to wherever users actually complete the reservation, whether that is your own site or a third-party tool.

What if we do not take reservations at all?

Set acceptsReservations to false and omit the ReserveAction. This prevents AI from incorrectly telling users they can book a table at your bar.