Occasions Divine

We had a lovely high tea experience at Occasions Divine located in The Cardinal Room at Golf Club of Indiana. Karen Glass is an amazing chef, with attentive servers and staff! I highly recommend Occasions Divine!

My boyfriend and I went to Signature at the Propylaeum for a wine tasting dinner just a few months ago and had a wonderful time! The Propylaeum itself is such an amazing building, built in 1890. We arrived early to tour the whole mansion top to bottom. I love architecture and am just so impressed that such a beautiful, well-preserved gem is here in Indianapolis!During the event, the food was great, and we even joked around with the waiters, who were really nice. The owner herself led the discussion about wine pairings - I learned a lot since she was very knowledgeable. She seemed really passionate about her business and making sure her guests had a great time.Be aware that at pretty much any event like this, there are going to be multiple parties at a table. So if you're looking for a romantic, secluded evening, this isn't the event for you. But chatting with others during the evening can be a lot of fun! We had a blast and plan on returning, either for another wine tasting evening or one of Signature's other events.

Took my mum to "English Tea" at The Indianapolis Propylaeum - according to her it wasn't very English. First, they poured out tea and didn't even have cre or sugar on the table (real Brits add their cream first). It probably took about 5 min after they poured the tea before they finally brought the cream/sugar out. It was cream and sugar cubes, so that's authentic. Sandwiches were very average at best. Who puts chicken salad on cinnamon/raisin bread? That tasted weird! Tea at their Zionsville location had better sandwiches and a nicer street to stroll, so if I was to do tea again I'd go there (although there we ONLY got herbal teas, which isn't British either). The treats were just all sugary American type treats - chocolate chip scone was average and Mum said Brits would never have choc chips in their scones. The Blueberry lemon scone is Zionsville was excellent. The cream for the scone came in a dish that looked used with crusty cream around the edge. That bugs me to wonder if I'm getting something that was used at another table. Anyway, the tea room was quaint, staff was friendly, house was sort of near (took the self guided walking tour), but probs won't go back. Average experience. Would go back to Zionsville location if we can't find any other tea house.

My son and I went here for a backwards dinner that I purchased on a Groupon. We expected it to be a fun experience with delicious food.......it was not. The food was honestly horrible. At the backwards dinner you are served dessert first ,then the main course, and then the appetizer that is soup or salad or fruit . The Groupon and their website explain that at the dinner you're welcome to wear your clothing backwards and that they will teach you etiquette during the meal. I thought this would be a very fun activity for my son and I to attend and learn some etiquette! It did not live up to my expectations at all.....no one was wearing anything backwards -the backwards theme is really missed compared to how they describe the event, and I think the waitress mentioned one thing about etiquette, pointing out the fact that our drinks were on the wrong side of the plate because of the backwards dinner. That was the last I heard of etiquette during the entire meal, this was very disappointing! The first course, dessert, was actually good. I will say that I do not like that they have no menus or any explanation of the several different desserts, main courses, and sides that they name off for you to choose from, so it was hard to pick one when I had nothing to look at or any explanation of the desert.The drinks were terrible, the iced tea was disgustingly strong and they barely put any Ice in any of the drinks they serve.The time between courses seems very long, there's nothing efficient about the service.The choices of food should be put on the website so that you can see what you're getting into, because there were not very many choices and the choices were not good. I chose chicken with plantain and veggie sauce with potatoes and broccoli. When I ordered chicken with plantain I expected to get plantains on my plate. I did not, I got two small slivers of chicken that were just baked very plain with a strange brown sauce on top with veggies in it. When I asked where the plantain was, the lady in charge actually had to go back to the kitchen and ask and then she found out that it was in the sauce and it was unidentifiable if you ask me. When I order something with plantain I expect to get plantains and I expect to be able to taste them, what I got was honestly so gross I spit it out. The potatoes were just cut up potatoes baked in Rosemary and they put absolutely way too much Rosemary on it. My son actually walked over to the bathroom to spit his out, and I just spit mine out on my plate- I could not even chew it ,the flavor was so horrible!!!!! There was a side of just plain steamed broccoli with some little pieces of red pepper in it there was no flavor at all. I have never in my life gone out to eat and had to spit the food out onto my plate, that's how bad their food was!The server barely checked on us.... everybody that works there is just running around trying to figure out how to get everyone served, it looks very unorganized.After eating the horrible dinner, well the few bites that we took, we figured we'd stay and see what the soup and salad were like. Well, before we were even offered our soup and salad they had our check at our table trying to get that taken care of. I said ,well we haven't had our Soup or salad yet and she said oh it'll come. We waited over 20 minutes for my soup and his salad. I honestly didn't think there was any way they could have messed up soup and salad, but those were disgusting also. The tomato bisque soup was a puce orange color they obviously had put way too much cream in it and it tasted absolutely horrible. My son's salad had some sort of an orange dressing on it, they never describe the dressing or asked what kind of dressing he wanted, so he just kind of ended up with the salad that he did not like and I also tried it and thought that it was gross. It's bad enough that they advertise it as a backwards dinner but barely do anything that they promise, then they actually serve you some of the worst food that you will ever taste. Just don't go!!!!

Anybody have the number for Columbo? How about Jessica Fletcher? Hell, I'll even take Magnum, P.I. and his awesome Hawaiian shirts, mustache, and Detroit Tigers hats. A lady has been found dead in her bathtub and it's going to take a group of sleuths to solve this one. We recently went to a mystery dinner put on by Occasions Divine and tried our hand at solving the mystery. We were seated at a table with four others and everyone played a part in the production. I got to try my hand at a cajun accent and that might come in handy in the future. The mystery/story was kind of all over the place. When we were told who the murderer was at the end of the night, I had the feeling some things were left out and I didn't hear all of the evidence. It just wasn't very well done. The food? Horrible. The meal started with a decent celery soup but it was all downhill from there. Apples in bleu cheese dressing is apparently what passes for a "salad" around there. The main course featured bland, dry grilled chicken breast, and dessert was dirt pie. Seriously? Dirt pie? What are we, eight-year-olds with a budget of fifty cents? Oh, and this was supposed to be the "cajun" menu. Does any of that above sound cajun to you? It didn't to me either.The wine pairing was a joke. Two sample pours of bad wine. The host for the evening was a bit condescending and lectured everyone about the proper way to hold a wine glass and fold the napkin. Again, seriously? Ettiquette lessons and dirt pie. I guess she does think we are all eight years old. It was an OK evening overall but I won't be rushing to return, even with another Groupon.

My wife and I have been to a few mystery theater dinner events. First off, this isn't theater at all. It's a scripted mystery table game. Like someone else mentioned, the idea is fine, the execution is atrocious. At first, with some wine, we thought we might be just fine laughing with the other couples at the table and poking fun at how bad it was. But, the event started at seven and we was still going at ten when we left. And I'm not sure when they stopped. We didn't wait to see the conclusion, we just left. It was cramped and the courses were spaced out not for any reason, but because they couldn't keep up. The portion sizes were tiny. The dessert was advertised to be chocolate ganache, it was a cheap brownie with chocolate chips. The food was catered, tasting something like cafeteria food. Really, the word has got to get out. This place is terrible, Groupon or not. While I always am hopeful that a service can be turned around, this one is in my bad side because it's expensive and is half-assed.

I recently attended an event at the Propylaeum that was put on by Occasions Divine, it was for a LivingSocial deal I had purchased. It was a family centered dinner and art event. I reviewed it on the Propylaeum's page, but felt it needed to be posted here as well.We got there early and were invited to take a self-guided tour of the Propylaeum. It was beautiful. The tour may have been our favorite part of the evening.The event was supposed to start at 6:30pm, but salads weren't served until 7:15pm. There was a lot of talk of etiquette (how to fold a napkin, not to talk with your mouth full, the oldest person at the table eats first, etc.) which I thought was kind of charming considering over half those in attendance appeared to be under the age of 14.When meals were brought out I discovered that the two children in my party were served adult entrees instead of the children's meals they were supposed to get. Thankfully they were both so hungry at that point they didn't even bother to protest. The food was okay, but the lunch I had on my first visit to the Propylaeum was better. The Cesar salad was bland and the chicken tasted strongly of lemon and was dry, the rice blend was okay, and veggie medley was overcooked and under-seasoned. Dessert was a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a ring of pineapple, which was almost frozen and practically inedible. Adults got rum sauce drizzled on top.Also, the family sharing our table were vegetarians. The 'vegetarian' meal they were served in place of our meal consisted of mixing the vegetable medley in with mac and cheese. I kid you not. And it took them an additional 10 minutes to get their meal after we did. I could not believe how poorly they were handled by the staff. This also negated the etiquette rule about the oldest person eating first because the father of the family seated with us urged us to eat before our food got cold. It was well after 8pm before the 'art' portion of the event got started. I had figured the painting part of the evening would be done on little canvases, but I was wrong. When sheets of paper were brought out that we were supposed to trace...well our group lost interest and went home.My major issue with this event was that it was advertized as a family outing. Yet when I called to make a reservation the only available times were all on school nights. It seems like a complete lack of common sense to have an event that runs so late when young children are encouraged to attend. We weren't the only ones who left without completing the art portion of the event, the family sharing our table left, as well as other groups.Overall it was a big disappointment and I'm glad it wasn't something I paid full price for.

We did one of their Backward Dinners at the Propylaeum. The house itself is a kind of cool, historic old building, but the fun stops there. Actually, dessert came first, and was quite good. But the food from there was just barely on the right side of disgusting. Tasted like old leftovers your grandma might pull out of her fridge when her gout is bothering her too much to cook that evening.There was supposed to be an educational presentation on dinner etiquette as well. This consisted of a lady stepping into the room for 20 seconds and saying "15 chews for each bite at dinner, and 90 seconds between bites at dessert. When eating soup, the spoon scoops away from you. Bye."All in all, the food was bad, and the whole event seemed very half-hearted. No need to try them again.

1) Food- poor quality and very small serving size. Not sure how anyone leaves with a "full" stomach 2) You're the characters at the table and it's dragged out so long that it's no longer enjoyable. If they could've been more strict on time, maybe it would be better. Eat before you arrive or plan on eating after. Concept is nice but us being characters and soooo much time in between really puts one to sleep. I was so ready for bed halfway through.

I give it a 2 because the wait staff was very nice and the host was nice. I'd give the food a 0, the "mystery" game part a 3. The venue a 4 it was beautiful. The food was way under par! (No pun as it was held at the golf course) it was basically a boiled chicken breast cut in half with salsa on top, bland. No seasoning. 2 small asparagus and some pre cooked potatoes. A small salad and a cake (which looked homemade and was the best part of the 3 course meal). If your main focus is the food don't go! If it's the game then sure, try it out. The directions for the role play were a bit confusing. Some tables had 6 people some with 8 so some people were missing characters. The staff tho were all very nice!