This was my first time at the venue in many many years. A friend hosted a birthday party here. It was dressed beautifully for the holidays! Heavy appetizers were provided. I'm not sure if the catering is set up by the venue or the host, but it was very nice. You can rent the building that includes several bedrooms. Based on the tour, it seemed the home still has most of it's original features. There is quite a bit of parking available and you don't find a TV in every room so it's perfect to stay a bit off the grid. I look forward to coming back for one of their hosted events to see what else there is to offer. read more

We booked this place to stay while being there for the Indy 500. The innkeepers, Stephanie and Danny were great. We couldn't have asked for better service. They did a great breakfast and made it a personal interest that we were happy there. They were easy to talk to and made us feel very comfortable and welcome. In between going to events we got to relax and have some good conversations with them about things to do in Indianapolis. They are the jem of this place. The house is very historical. We love the architecture and the character it carries. It felt like living back in time before tv's and cell phones took our time from us. Very clean. I slept like a rock in the comfortable bed. I am thankful these places still exist and the atmosphere that brings family together. I can't wait to stay there again next year. read more

A gorgeous venue in the heart of the Old Northside. Did you know you can: 1) Rent the entire house, for an occasion or event for up to 14 people? Rates are typically between $800-1000, for a more affordable and memorable experience than a generic hotel: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/47532082 2) Enjoy a formal afternoon high tea, with those tiny cucumber sandwiches, delectable pastries, and a sampling of high-end teas? https://do317.com/events/weekly/wed/come-for-afternoon-tea-at-the-propylaeum 3) Attend unique literary and cultural events? Join their email list to stay in the loop: https://www.thepropylaeum.org/programs 4) Tour the house, examining its crooks and crannies. Don't forget the impressive ballroom on the top floor. This location also has historical importance in the early feminist movement in Indianapolis. It continues to be a progressive literary and cultural hub. read more

The Indianapolis Propylaeum - Annual holiday party - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Truly enjoyable evening! Love supporting local artists and the Propyleum in it's efforts to preserve this amazing property on the National Register of Historic Places. A little gem of Indiana history, women's rights and the Old Northside neighborhood. read more

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We attended a surprise birthday in the carriage house which was lovely. The space was airy and fit our large group (maybe 60) without being too tight. The food was tasty and plentiful plus the servers were super efficient and helpful. We loved the party and the space was fun. I love the quaintness of the space and feeling as if you are part of history while eating in the carriage house. There is only one powder room which is a bit of a challenge but doable. Parking can be done on site which is helpful, and street parking is easy to find as well. We would recommend this as a great private event space! read more

Short Version: For our wedding at the Propylaeum, my wife, Samantha, and I found that the atmosphere, buildup, and day-of experience that the staff provided and the venue offered were top-notch. The Propylaeum will forever hold a special place in our hearts, and we appreciated the smoothness with which our wedding proceeded. In the paragraphs below, I'll throw around words like unique and historic, but I don't use those words lightly. At the Propylaeum, Ella Fitzgerald can play across the same rooms--her smooth sound echoing off the classically decorated walls, floor, and ceiling--where soiree-attendees in the 30s and 40s might have downed cocktails and listened to those same songs stream from a Victrola phonograph. Venues like the Propylaeum are rare gems. Long Version: Think of this review as the answer to three important questions: (1) What's the venue like? (2) What planning went into the wedding? and (3) How did the wedding day proceed? First, what's the Propylaeum like, as a venue? I could use any number of typical descriptors here: beautiful, historic, charming. These are all appropriate. But the details tell a better story. For example, the Propylaeum's décor connects visitors with the women's suffrage efforts of the early 20th century, with artifacts and documents from activists' efforts. The art spread throughout the building is superb and further formulates the historic atmosphere. A T.C. Steele painting welcomes you as you enter the main lobby. Beyond the look and feel, the Propylaeum comfortably accommodated the fluid movement of our wedding's 140 guests. Wedding-related events can take place across the entire grounds, the wraparound front porch, the household, and the carriage house--we used all of these. The multilevel carriage house is perfect as a dance area, with a large, open area and a kitchen. For our reception, the household and carriage house worked in tandem: one for the dinner and toasts, and the other for dancing. Second, during the planning phase, the Propylaeum staff provided creative and receptive assistance. Samantha and I visited the venue several times in the build-up weeks and LaurieAnne Perez, the Propylaeum's Event Coordinator, took significant time to answer all of our stressed-out questions and met with our photographer and DJ. On the day before the event, multiple staff members were on hand for wedding setup. Although Samantha and I like to pat ourselves on our collective backs for surviving our wedding without hiring a planner--we put in a lot of legwork!--the Propylaeum staff helped with this achievement from the planning phase up to the moment Sam and I exchanged vows. Third, on our wedding day (and weekend, for that matter), the Propylaeum became our comfortable headquarters. Indeed, the fact that the Propylaeum offers six rooms as a bed & breakfast minimized back-and-forth travel for those involved with the wedding. Several multipurpose rooms across the three stories helped us store decorations, food, and gifts. These several rooms also served as wedding prep rooms where the wedding party could relax, change, or eat during the lead-up hours. Of course, many wedding venues offer storage and prep rooms, but these are different; as I mentioned above, you're sitting in a monument of Indianapolis history. The different floors and rooms, and the stairways and hallways that connect them, are gorgeous and unique. read more

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It is a beautiful historic building! Attended a wedding reception here in late April with about 60 attendees. The tables were a little crowded in the dining room, but everyone fit nicely. The event staff were great (on-site coordinator made sure the day ran smoothly). This venue is definitely better suited for a dinner and casual conversation rather than a "party". There really isn't the space for a dance floor. They just used Pandora for the reception (with ads) so make sure you bring your own music. read more

I attended a Murder Mystery Dinner at this venue. It was very enjoyable walking around searching for clues in this beautiful house. We were give wine, a 3 course meal, and an evening full of fun. I would highly recommend and may even attend the next one on New Year's Eve! read more

The Indianapolis Propylaeum - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Finally visited the Indianapolis Propylaeum for lunch. The space is magical! The food was great and to my surprise the prices are great. The chef came around to make sure our experience was great. I had the Bang- Bang chicken. Plenty of parking and I highly recommend touring the building after your food experience. read more

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This is one of my absolute FAVORITE buildings in the city! But, I don't think yelping is about architectural reviews...yet. When that happens, I'll be back to that topic You can actually have lunch here. 11-2 Mon- Fri. The menu is limited, but decent. This is a place to go for tea or salad or a little dessert with anyone who loves the surroundings of yesteryear. Or, if you just want to surprise someone--this just isn't a place you think to go for lunch, yet every now and then I just want to go somewhere completely offbeat and this fills that urge nicely. I also understand they do a "Tea on Tuesday" from 3-5 on Tuesday with the traditional scones, tea and all. I look forward to trying that sometime soon. If only May Wright Sewall could join me... read more

I hate to rate this one star, because the building itself is very impressive. That said, it appears this Yelp page has become a place to rate the events put forth by Occasions Divine. So, here goes... 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. read more

This is a wonderful venue for any occasion. The cafe offers a wonderful lunch menu that you can order and pick up if you can't stay to eat in the cafe. The house is beautiful and something to see! read more

Our night began with a self-guided tour through the propylaeum with instructions to pay special attention to the bathroom in room #4. Why? Because someone was murdered in there, and we were about to sit down for dinner at a table full of possible suspects. It was time for a "Death in the Dark" murder mystery dinner. We had no idea what to expect. We certainly weren't prepared to act out the characters in the game, but that turned out to be the best part. The murder - clevery planned. The mystery - intriguing. The role playing - hilarious. The dinner - horrible. We went thanks to a 50% off Groupon, which I would highly recommend using. While the experience as a whole is fun, it's not worth paying full-price for. Would I do it again? Of course! We solved the mystery, and now I'm itching to solve the next one! read more

I attended a wedding here and it was very pretty and comfortable. The house itself is interesting and large enough to hold a large party. The catering left a little something to be desired. The hors d'oeuvres were slightly bizarre but tasty. One of them was three gigantic pieces of cheese on a skewer. The pieces were so big that you couldn't eat one in a single bite, so you ended up gnawing on the hunks of cheese off the stick. Classy. I had the salmon for dinner, and while it was a very large portion, it was dry and the sauce it came with wasn't fabulous. The accompanying asparagus and mashed potatoes were good. The grounds of the facility are very attractive and there's plenty of outdoor space for guests to spread out and mingle. The adjacent carriage house was where the dancing portion of the night was held, and it was a nice space as well. I wouldn't have my own wedding here, but it was a nice place and definitely different than most wedding venues. read more

Copy of my review for "Occasions Divine" Since it seems all negative reviews are being filtered. 4/21/2011 Horrible. I've never posted a negative review. Maybe it's my fear of bad karma? However, this has to be written. This was one of the worst dining experiences I've had in a long time! Look, I'm not a food critic by trade but I am a trained chef and I would put any of my friends home cooked meals up against the "food" we were served!!! They don't salt their food? The owner literally told us that. First rule in culinary school...SALT your food! I realize that we were taking advantage of a coupon deal but wouldn't you want to showcase your establishment to new clients that may be dining with you for the first time? That was obviously not the case here. The wine was only decent and the incessant chatter if the owner (over a microphone) was completely unnecessary. As with a previous reviewer, we had been to tea at another of this owner's establishments and were sorely disappointed. Had we made the connection between the two we would have saved our money. Even if it was only $35. Never again. Take my advice and skip it...Coupon or not read more

Went back to the Propylaeum for a LivingSocial deal I had purchased. It was a family centered dinner and art event. We got there early and were invited to take a self-guided tour of the house. 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. 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 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. 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. read more

Sooo fun. Dave and I bought a groupon for an 8 course meal and wine pairing. I was under the impression this was going to be more about the food than the wine, but I was completely wrong. The food takes a back seat and the entire night is about the wine. This evening is really more of a class. The level 1 sommelier (sp) guides you through basics of wine tasting and how to pair wine with food. Some of the useful things I learned were that to take the sweet out of a wine, pair it with sweet food. I also learned to decipher different undertones and heard plenty of fun anecdotes. All in all, the woman knows her stuff. The food was good. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but for the price (even the original price that we didn't pay, because of the groupon) it is a great deal. You receive very generous pours. Our 8 courses were: feta/spinach/sundried tomato tart salad with strawberries and house made raspberry vinigarette pasta with artichoke and bacon mushrooms with garlic and herbs tilapia with lemon curd (hands down one of the most amazing things I have ever tasted) herb encrusted pork with green beans chicken (the night started getting fuzzy about here..) layered dessert The wines included 4 whites, a white zin, and 3 reds. I'm not much of a wine person but I REALLY enjoyed this. The people we were placed with were wonderful. I really had a fantastic time. It frustrates me when people give events like this awful reviews. They only do these events to keep the historic house open. For their means and the relatively low price, this was a phenomenal experience and I would love to go back for the beer dinner. read more

We were there on a Groupon gift that my sister-in-law gave us as a gift. We were quite underimpressed by the food and underimpressed with the lack of handicapped accessible accommodations. I also have food allergies which we were promised would be relayed to the host at the small building outside the main house where our murder mystery dinner was being held; however, this information was never given to him. The food was obviously frozen and reheated. I would never, ever pay full price, and frankly, half price was overpaying for the quality. The murder mystery was oversold, and the room was so noisy we couldn't hear our table mates as they were acting out their part of the mystery. We were promised the grand prize drawing would happen at the end of the year - two people who guessed the correct murder mystery solutions from the whole year would be chosen out of a "hat" to attend a murder mystery in Scotland, which is apparently where this type of game originated. As far as we know, no names were ever published, and I have sincere doubts that that grand prize was ever awarded. We will NOT ever go back, although we enjoy the murder mystery dinner concept. This implementation was not done well at all. read more

I love this place. Glad my Gran took me back in time with her as we had brunch there as she told me about the etiquette classes her mother required her to take there as a little girl. read more

Beautiful house; definitely have to stop in for tea and a tour. Michael filled in as a tour guide and wedding planner in a pinch on my first trip in - he should be used in that capacity full time! He sold the place 100%. Elegant and flexible; attention to detail. A very unique and elegant place to hold an event. read more

We got a dinner and magic show deal for a family of four. The price was an amazing $35, so no complaints there. Dinner: To say that the food was ordinary would be an unwarranted compliment. If they had brought out White Castle sandwiches it would have been an upgrade over what was served. The adults got spinach salad, pork with apple-based sauce, some mixed vegetables, and something else that escapes me because it was unmemorable. The food was entirely superfluous and they should have just skipped to the magic show (see below) and gave everyone some popcorn. Magic Show: First, the magicians go around to the tables during dinner to perform tricks close-up. They are obviously very skilled and experienced at what they do and improvise well with the audience. The close-up show at the table is treat. The after dinner magic show is excellent. No, it's not as fancy as the Vegas shows (I have seen almost all of them), but you sit very close to the performers in a very small room. And it costs literally about 1/10th that of the Vegas shows - keep things in perspective. read more

First let me say me and my husband thoroughly enjoyed our experience here. WE bought a groupon for $17 so we weren't sure what to expect. The tour of the house was very creepy cause it's an old house with old furniture and old pics and just old all around. But the desert was great,the dinner was even better,and the service was good. I would definitely consider having them cater a wedding. Can't wait to go back read more

The Indianapolis Propylaeum - Chocolate overload cake - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

During the recent HOT weather, it has been great to stop in have one of the Cafe's strawberry smoothie. It was delicious, cold, and nicely blended. Since that first one, I have had 3 more this month of June. It is an excellent value for $4. I have found the staff to be professional and pleasant. The facility has been very clean. I highly recommend the Indianapolis Propylaeum as a great place for lunch. The website says the Cafe is open from 11-2, Monday - Friday. You won't be sorry. read more

This venue is absolutely magical! We had our reception here and Liz and LaurieAnne could not be any sweeter! They were so welcoming of us and being a gay couple that is sometimes hard to find. We had excellent service throughout the entire process and then day of could not have been better! Our guests loved everything! We had a courtyard ceremony, cocktail hour in the carriage house, served brunch in the house, then dancing in the carriage house. I was worried about having guest spread out but everyone really loved it! Our guests enjoyed the beautiful architecture of the house and the staff from MBP made all of our guests feel like MVP! We had a larger wedding for the venue but we loved it it made everything so much more personal and romantic. I would for sure recommend this venue for any event but it does make for a BEAUTIFUL wedding and you won't find better care anywhere else!! read more

We attended a small wedding here a few months ago and were so disappointed, especially for the bride and groom. It was disorganized and a couple \at our table never got a drink...ever. The food was not horrible but pretty tasteless and lukewarm. You could hear nothing except the drone of the kitchen. Nice house though. I had not heard good things about this place especially as a wedding spot. Now I know why. Would not go back or ever recommend (to anyone I liked). read more

I would like to start off by saying that the building was nice, but thats the only positive statement about "mystery dinner". Let me make it short and sweet: Staff was rude, food was HORRIBLE and mystery itself was LAME. What a ripoff, they're taking advantage of every foot that walks through the door. read more

This is EXACTLY what I sent to the mgmt/ownership group on Occasions Divine website! DO NOT GO HERE EVEN IF YOU GET A GROUPON/LIVINGSOCIAL. My wife and I brought our two children to the Magic show event you had on Saturday evening. Let me start by saying that Craig Stone was amazing and put on a great show for all ages. i was very impressed by him. Now to the ugly! The other person (Taylor I believe) was revolting. He was sweating very bad as he was coming from table to table. It was digusting as there was food on the table. In addition, he had fingernails that were very long and unappealing. It was actually somewhat creepy. These are just some of the issues we encountered. The service was very friendly but it was honestly lacking. Our LivingSocial deal included wine I believe that we were never offered. I had water on the table, but the server did not offer us tea until we already had our main courses. Not sure what the problem was here? Also, when we entered we were told a choice of pork OR honey mustard chicken. When the chicken arrived for my wife it was a spicy BBQ sauce. HUH? Did you run out? I ordered the pork and it was over cooked big time. Very small portion and very dry. The potatoes that were served were not done and they were still hard. Now for the worst part. The kids meals. What in the world were you thinking serving jalapeno mac and cheese to kids? This is unacceptable. There is not one excuse for this what so ever. It is wrong and just poor planning. The chicken fingers were spicy as well and they were soggy on the outside and not warm inside. I really don't know what was going on Saturday night, but I can assure you that we will never return. I am very upset by the entire experience outside of Mr. Stone. read more

We attended one of the 8 course wine dinners, and were somewhat disappointed. Yes, it was inexpensive, but the quality was at least equally low. The food was mediocre overall, although there was one very good dish. Nothing that should have been served hot was. Portion sizes were proper for a tasting menu, so no complaints there. But the wine was a problem. Six of the 8 wine pairings were from the same producer (Canyon Road) and were industrial quality wine of essentially no interest. While there are many fine and interesting wines at bargain prices, they were not on display here. If you're looking for cheap white zinfandel with the desert course though, this is your place. While we were very disappointed in the wine and somewhat disappointed in the food, we had great fun. Nice folks at our table, and we were all in the mood to have a great time in spite of what we were served. But at $50+ per person after tax and mandatory tip, this was not a good value. (And at the "list" price of $95 per person, including tax and mandatory gratuity, it's not even close to a good value.) PS - I saw another reviewer state that his bill included a mandatory gratuity calculated on the "list" price rather than on the actual price, making the mandatory gratuity 36% rather than 18%. That was also my experience. While I typically tip on the full amount rather on the discounted amount when using a coupon, in this case the coupon rate seems to be the price that everyone pays. Based on the value received, a 36% mandatory "gratuity" just didn't seem appropriate here, and the way is was calculated seemed sneaky to me. Contrary to the other reviewer's comment though, I believe we were charged a sales tax only on the amount actually paid. read more

The good, bad, and ugly: reverse, reverse Recently went to a wedding here, and what a beautiful day it was! Ugly .... not much Bad Owner/manager's attitude in general: telling the photographer where to take pictures, yelling at the ring bearer during rehearsal and more. Especially disliked her ability to talk herself up while putting down the client (bride/groom): "I am a class 1 sommelier, studied there... blah, blah, blah.... when I tasted their wine it was a little green, but still good... enjoy your night" ... why did she even have the mic? (Don't get me wrong, she was accommodating is some ways, so don't think she was all bad) The good: The building is phenomenal, the bride and groom happy, and the best offset to the manager/owner was her amazing staff. They were efficient and affable even after dealing with the manager's attitude the entire day. What great staff! I was a huge fan of the appetizers! The BLT endive was amazing, the tomato shooter delicious, bruschetta cups crunchy... mmmm If you can overlook the managers attitude, I would recommend this venue. Luckily the bride was easy going, and the bridesmaids made jokes about it to keep it lighthearted. read more

Went back this time for Beers around the world- 5 course dinner - Belgium Beer tasting night... and overall, not very impressed, again... The night started with beer reception 6-7pm of which was very disorganized and running out of Belgium beers and not enough servers (only one!) and running out of tasting cups and people trying to form a line but not knowing where/how and others sitting at tables and then instead of waiting in line to get another taste, as everyone else was doing, they would just jump up to the table and grab!?! So this was a little jumbled and confusing... not to mention not feeling like you want to hold up the line to ask about what you were tasting or ask to see the bottle... so you are nearly tasting blindly, too!! So then we sat down for dinner... coursed paired a little better and warmer than when we were here for the wine tasting dinner BUT there were even more guests (probably about double (300 instead of about 100-150 at wind tasting) so why these meals could be warm and at wine tasting weren't I Don't know!?!) Course 1: We had a piece of fine cheese and slice of baguette with a slightly bitter Belgium beer. This cheese was GREAT and balanced out the slight bitterness of the beer! Course 2: Then we had a salad that had rice and a asian type vinaigrette which was paired with a bitter Chiamy Belgium beer. The salad was GREAT and the vinegar and sweetness of the salad also balanced well with the beer. Course 3: Muscles and another Belgium beer (don't remember what it was) But muscles were cold instead of hot. Course 4: Beef Stew which is very tender and juicy shredded beef over a bed of salad greens with corn and green beans mixed in. This was with a Belgium beer with a cherry taste to it. Didn't think it would pair all that well, but it did! And this course was served very warm and it was delicious! Course 5: Was a shortbread type dessert that we were warned was made of lots of butter and could cause a heart-attack!?! Ok, so the MC (Karin Glass) is very funny (she was also the MC for the wine tasting) but went a little overboard on telling us HOW bad this dessert is for us... I DONT want to hear that!! This was paired with a Belgium beer that taste more like cranberry juice or cherry juice than a beer. I thought it was a very fun/good beer but definitely couldn't drink much of it! Negatives: Beer tasting this time was ONLY tastings (about a double shots worth) which was a bit disappointing when the wine tasting had plenty to taste and more in which to pour yourself if you chose to/like the wine. There were no extra 'tastes' served here! Also the bottle of each beer was suppose to be left on each table so we could see what we were tasting and review the bottle... we only saw 3 of the 5 bottles. And again, the MC is a pretty good MC and she is funny, too. BUT I believe she shouldn't be the MC if she not only doesn't know much about the beers but doesn't even like the beers (she is a wine girl and she does know her wines and talked all about them and answered many questions about them at the wine dinner). I would have liked to hear more about them of the PA. Instead they had the beer man, Grant, walking around to the tables and answer any questions. Problem was we saw him at about beer 2 and didn't have as many questions at that time as we did later, but by then he was still making he way around and spending much time at some tables... Would have been nice to hear him talk about each beer and describe it to us!?! We also had a groupon for this dinner making it half price... I don't believe this meal/event was worth $80 per person... After the lack of beer served and lack of knowledge learned about the beers being served, I almost wonder if it was worth $40 per person this time!?! Our table had great interaction and this made the dinner a whole lot of fun! Had it not been for great camaraderie among us, would have been very disappointed!?! Will we go back??? Not sure... Definitely NOT withOUT a Groupon!! read more

I love coming to the Propylaeum. The lunch at the cafe is delicious but any event that they do is fun. I have been to several brunch events and my entire family loves the atmosphere, service and especially the food. You won't regret coming here! read more

They offer a great dining experience in a historic mansion in downtown Indianapolis. It was one of the first houses in the city to ever have electricity and now hosts many fun dinner parties like the Mistry dinner, the backwards dinner, and trivia dinners. The food is nothing fantastic but it is good and you're paying for the fun and enjoyment with groups of people to experience these different dinner venues. Groupon offers many discounts and I highly suggest this for any family or friendly get together during the holidays. read more

I hosted a 50th birthday party event here and it was an amazing experience. All the details associated with throwing a huge party were made easier to manage by the knowledgeable and helpful staff. They provided blueprints to plan out layouts and were onsite during the entire event for those on-the-spot decisions that every party experiences. We have guests from out of town stay at the venue, too, and that was a great decision. All-in-all, I am so happy we chose the Propylaeum for the event and would do so again in a heartbeat. It made a once-in-a-lifetime event quite special. read more

My girls and I attended the magic show and dinner a couple weekends ago. I was a bit nervous because I had read some of these reviews a few months ago. Since that, my boyfriend and I attended a Murder Mystery Dinner that could have gone better. The Propylaeum has redeemed itself. We had a fantastic time. I have recommended both events to friends and am planning to return! Please try it, you will create a great memory for your family. If you go to the Murder Mystery dinner, i recommend you get a group of 8, so you can guarantee a full table, Trust me, it will be worth it for everyone. read more

The heavy appetizer food buffet was quite good! I especially enjoyed the ham croquettes and cheese dip. However, I wish the menu was more consistent with the feel of the venue. Much of the water glasses were dirty--maybe they need a better dish washer. The location is convenient to downtown and it is nice that they have a private parking lot. read more

I've attended 2 wine dinners here and held my wedding reception here. The building and grounds are beautiful. The cost to rent the facility and catering were very reasonable. My entire wedding budget for 100 people was $10k. Karen knows what she is doing and is very experienced. I has a 5 course wine dinner served at the tables and selected my own menu. I can't tell you all the compliments I gotten on how wonderful the food was, excellent choice of wines from my wine snob friends, how fun the party was, etc. I still get compliments today! I've shared the venue with another bride to be who had her wedding and reception here. It was also wonderful. I've also brought my work team here for the Mystery dinner as a team building event. Lots of fun and laughs! read more

We went to the 8 course dinner with wine pairings last night and really enjoyed ourselves. We enjoyed the location, company, wine and food! We will come back for sure!!! read more

I am sorry to hear of all the bad reviews because our experience was delightful! My daughter was married there on March 23, 2013 and everything was great. The buildings are awesome and the staff was most accomodating. The food was very good too! Thank you Propylaeum and staff for a wonderful day that none of us will forget :) read more

We attended a Holiday afternoon tea with the theme being Peter Pan. It was a wonderful experience. The table was set beautifully and the decorations were exquisite. They had green Peter Pan hats for the children to decorate and wear to the upstairs magic show. The food was very good and geared toward children, but I enjoyed it also. A memorable experience. read more

We recently held our wedding at the Indianapolis Propylaeum. The staff, food and atmosphere at this venue was nothing short of outstanding. In terms of planning, the staff was very helpful with many details of the wedding, so much so that we saved money with not having to have a wedding coordinator involved. Not a detail was missed, as the staff exceeded my expevcations, which were very high to begin with. I have to add that the food was BETTER than any wedding meal I have enjoyed in the city, including the highest price venues where we could have spent 2 or 3 times the amount we spent at the Prop. I highly recommend the Propylaeum and plan to return there for the next special occasion in our lives. read more