Divvy

Indy is known for its pork tenderloins and the ones here are 80 percent bread and 20 percent meat. On top of that it’s about 10 for 2 sliders. I’d rather go Brad’s Catering at Circle market. They sliders there are 4 – 5 each but you get a lot of meat and quality.

I am not a big « Unilocaler» and I usually never review restaurants. However, someone needs to speak up about this place and the owners need to listen, otherwise they’re out of business within a year. Despite the food tasting pretty good, I will NEVER go back.
Here’s the big problem with this place — it’s WAY overpriced. About 40−50% higher than what it should be. For example, the hoosier minis, which are basically just pork tenderloin sliders, are 3 for $ 10.95. And they are SMALL. Like 1 – 2 bites per sandwich small. I can go to Table at Market District and get a HUGE pork tenderloin sandwich with fries (and it is AMAZING) for $ 12, which will totally fill me up. The duck drummies (5 small drumsticks) are $ 12.95. I can go to Ralstons Draft House on Mass Ave and get an entire POUND of duck wings for that price (at least 3x what you get here). The bruleed brie is $ 8.45 and was just 4 pieces of brie on a cracker with some jam, and I think I spotted just 1 small burn mark. The rest was basically cold. Not bruleed at all.
They have totally missed the mark on what a true tapas restaurant is all about. It should be small plates at reasonable prices so you order a bunch of them and share them. They should not be priced at near normal entrée prices. And I know what true tapas is all about — I spent a week in Spain (Barcelona) in September 2015 and ate at some of the top tapas restaurants in that country (like Quimet Quimet — look it up). If I just ordered 3 items I’d be spending more than I would on a full entrée at a higher end restaurant in town, and would not be half as full.
If you are going to sell the tapas concept and expect people to order a bunch of different items and share, they need to be cheap. Like $ 4 – 8 per item on average. All of the red meat items are $ 11.45−15.95. That’s crazy for a small portion.
Second issue was the service. Yes, it was Saturday night at 630p. We had a table of 12. I only ordered 2 items. The first took about 30min. The second did not come out for 1 hour and 20 minutes. I wasn’t even hungry anymore at that point. One of my friends also happened to be there at a different table with a different party, and he told me he had been there for 2.5hrs. The place is not that big and the dishes are not that complex. There is no excuse for such slow service.
Third issue is the automatic gratuity. Sure, we had a party of 12, so it’s expected. But, they charge 20%, not the typical 18. So, not only am I paying drastically inflated prices, I was forced to pay a huge tip for completely CRAPPY service. That is utter BS. Forced tipping is a whole other conversation, but still, what motivation is there for the server if they know they’re getting a top of the scale tip regardless of the service?
Fourth issue is the way you order. If you are going to have over 90 items on the menu, you need to give everyone a piece of paper to write down their choices on (similar to when you order sushi). Otherwise you get confused and forget what you were going to order. It’s just overwhelming. They would make so much more money if they took orders this way (and had faster service of course).
I’d like to give them 0 stars, but the food I did eat tasted good, so they redeem themselves a bit. However, the inflated prices and extremely slow service keep them limited at 2 stars, and I will absolutely NEVER go back there. My wife and I could have gone to St Elmos and just spent a slight bit more money, and had a MUCH tastier and WAY more satisfying meal.
Do yourself a favor — save your money, do not go here. It’s an absolute RIP OFF. I am usually not this negative, and if you check my profile, I never review restaurants. However, I just can’t stand when restaurants blatantly rip people off. It’s just wrong.

Wow. This place is incredible. A true professional behind the bar and a master in the kitchen. I wished I lived closer to this place. It’s has a good feel that reflects the sharing nature of this tapas restaurant. I can’t recommend this place more strongly.

Food is great quality but for a place to be so pretentious their staff knows nothing about the origin of their food or what beverages pair well with their items. The condescending attitude of their staff is really off putting. If you go don’t ask questions about the menu. They act like they should be on 7^th avenue in nyc but have the knowledge of a suburban Midwest oh wait…

Divvy offers loads of small plates with some really interesting ingredient combinations. Coupled with the ambiance and friendly staff, it is a great place to enjoy a drink and an appetizer. The location next to the Palladium makes it the perfect stop for a pre-​show cocktail and nibble (and several different couples next to us at the bar were doing just that). My husband and I started with the goat cheese/​tomato coulis appetizer which garnered our vote for the best of what we sampled. We ordered a plate at a time, building a small shared meal and followed the goat cheese with the Berry Nice Salad, the lobster quesos, and a perfect pot de crème with a dusting of expresso powder. My recommendation is to order a plate or two at a time and see where your taste buds lead you.

I recently dinned at Divvy during Northside Nights and it was fantastic! I went with two friends, so we were able to try a lot of the dishes. Everything was delicious, especially the Corn Crème Brûlée. The portions were a good size for sharing. We sat in Penny’s section and the service was outstanding. She made many great recommendations and we plan to go back!

Dined here during Northside Nights for the first time. Great atmosphere — I’m in favor of the minimum age personally — and appropriately attentive staff. Really nice adult beverage selection: I love anywhere I can get a bubbly flight on a Tuesday!
The NN menu was actually way more food than we would have otherwise ordered: beer cheese dip, pork belly bacon bites, pork wonton egg rolls, etc etc. We had plenty of leftovers. The desserts were a perfect little sweet bite after that large meal.
We will don’t usually make it up to Carmel, but we will definitely be back!

Divvy is a small-​portion, tapas-​style restaurant that really impressed us. This was my first visit to Divvy — not sure how I missed this place for so long, being that I’m a big fan of the City Center area. Divvy is 21 and over, even in the outside seating area, so maybe that’s why we hadn’t tried it. Our son usually comes with us everywhere. This is a trendy place in an upscale area, so be prepared for a higher than average bill. However, the quality of the food is outstanding. The porterhouse steak was unbelievable, served medium rare and seasoned perfectly. The other standout was the lobster quesadilla, which was nicely presented and made me want to order about 3 more. The cucumber-​infused table water was interesting, as was the «New Fashioned» cocktail. I highly recommend Divvy for a fun and different dining experience. We’ll be back with friends next time.

You walk in and see a sign that says «must be 21 or older.» Then you see a swanky restaurant behind the sign and think that the place might be a little pretentious, but nice. Then a server comes over and you realize that this place is anything but pretentious. Never have I had such friendly, welcoming staff. The owner walks around singing and greeting people and the servers are the same.
There is a great porch area that overlooks Rangeline Road and offers a lot of seating and umbrellas. The inside has a main dining room with high top, big group tables and booths. There is also a back room, closed off with a curtain that can be used on busy nights or private events.
The food is interesting and delicious. I ordered the Berry Nice Salad, Jalapeño Corn Crème Brûlée, Chicken Minis, and S’mores Brûlée dessert. The salad had a vinegar based dressing that matched well with the sweet berries and nuts. The chicken sliders were smothered in barbecue and served with homemade pickles. The Corn Crème Brûlée is what this place is known for and can only be described as a «fiesta in your mouth.» And obviously, the s’mores dessert was ooey, gooey, and delicious.
The only complaint is that the dinner menu is difficult to read. It would help if all the words lined up on the left side on both pages and if the meals were labeled more boldly. Besides being confused on what to order, this place is great and I will be back.

I am giving two stars because the food has generally been good; I am removing three stars because of the nonsensical age policy and the poor communication about it. Divvy is not a bar, but you can’t dine here unless you’re 21… unless you’re 18 AND with a parent, then sure. None of these policies are posted outside the restaurant.
Not realizing that only the person who gave birth to a young customer can vouch that he or she will be able to behave in a totally empty restaurant during the weekday lunch hour, I recently erred in taking a summer intern to Divvy for a congratulatory lunch. We were seated on the patio, then a moment later the same employee came back and decided to check IDs before quasi-​graciously offering us the opportunity to have lunch somewhere else. While I assume the idea here is to provide a place for nice meals where there are no screaming kids and high chairs, Divvy is certainly not so sophisticated that this type of policy about young adults of legal age is justified. I find it silly and distasteful, and I most likely will not be back.
And by the way, this whole situation arose when the intern asked to go to Divvy for her congratulatory lunch– because she had been served there in the past and had really enjoyed it (evidently with parents). That certainly won’t be what she remembers the next time someone suggests Divvy.

I love tapas bars and tiny-​plates restaurants, and Divvy is kind of like that: each plate you order is meant to be shared between two people. It’s a great date place for that reason! It gives you something to talk about because you’re experiencing a new dish at the same time.
We ordered the beef empanadas, corn crème brûlée, and the lobster quesadilla. It doesn’t sound like much, but each dish was super rich, so we ended up stopping after three plates. Our server was awesome and suggested that we order one or two things at a time, finish those, and if we want to order more then add it to the tab. That was a smart move because we probably would have ordered six or seven things, then regretted ordering so much food!
On a side note: The chairs on their patio are super comfortable! It’s like they want you to linger and talk and stay a while here.

Oh where do I start? What a horrible experience.
We had a group of about 16 people who went to Divvy on 7÷16÷2015 to celebrate a birthday. It seemed the waitress must’ve decided that since 20% gratuity is automatically added for large parties, she would not have to provide good service or even be polite for that matter.
They sat us at the back where the entire wall is a bench seat — they pushed several tables together in front of the bench seat. We immediately separated the tables ourselves so that we could get in and out during the meal. The waitress was outwardly enraged that we moved the tables. They expected us to all slide behind the tables so that we were eight people deep up against a wall — meaning there was only one entrance and exit. One person has to use the restroom — all 8 people have to move. We were not having that. This started off the evening badly and it never recovered from there.
Let me be clear, our waitress was very very rude to all of us all night long. She did not even attempt to be polite. She was angry and rude. Unacceptable!
It took me over 20 minutes to get my first alcoholic beverage. I had to order my second drink THREE times and that one took about 30 minutes to get to the table. She wrote it down but kept asking me — what did you order? Seriously. My friends all had the same issues — took forever to get drinks. She could’ve upsold our table by hundreds of dollars if she could have just served us some drinks.
The food was subpar at best. The «bruléed» brie was NOT bruléed (brulée means burnt from the verb bruler to burn) — not even warm — it was 4 pieces of brie on 4 pieces of bread with slices of apple and fig jam. BORING and overpriced at 9 $.
Then I had the Stonefruit Salmon which per the menu is BROILED… um, yeah, NO. It was maybe poached — no color to it at all. It was not good. Again BORING and overpriced at 13 $ for a few bites. So as far as the food goes — false advertisement.
Good notes: my friend really enjoyed the wine tasting — probably because she was all content with her three glasses of wine while we were all waiting for liquor drinks. The pimento puffs were the best thing I ate all night — the Fresno pepper sauce served with it was yummy. Yeah for 8 $ fried cheese!

The 3 stars I give are for the phenomenal dishes (there’s not a single one you won’t like) and the nice service from the front desk and our server.
The 2 stars I do not give are for the bad bar service, and on a springtime Saturday night. We waited far too long for drinks in which I could not seem to taste a drop of alcohol (making the drinks’ price seem steep). Perhaps it was just a one-​time occurrence; I hope so. If not, though… As a popular weekend spot, Divvy needs to get more bodies behind the bar to crank out stronger cocktails.
I still highly recommend going for the food and atmosphere, though! Great for a celebration in a group.

Always a great experience to visit here. The food is adventurous and creative. I started with some sort of brie and apple on a crusty bread. I liked the individual ingredients but altogether did not.
On the other hand, the mac n cheese was to die for even so I don’t usually like that dish. This made a believer out of me. Crusty cheesyness on top with gooey cheesy macaroni underneath. Omg
We sampled the Buffalo chicken, beet salad, steak bites, scallops, and pork egg rolls.
For dessert I devoured the crème Brule.. yes I licked the tiny bowl to make sure I get every bit of this yummy dessert.
I washed it all down with a divvy politan, a smooth but potent concoction with fruit juices and vodka, heavy on the vodka.
Service was impeccable as always.

We were visiting friends in Indianapolis when they suggested we go to Divvy for dinner. There were 6 of us. I like that there are no kids allowed– although if you have kids, you may not love that. But I think it gives it the ability to remain upscale and sometimes you just want an adult atmosphere… so sue me.
The cocktails were great– creative and delicious. The location is nice but parking is a little difficult– luckily, they have valet parking. The waiters/​waitresses are very well versed in the menu and the food so they were able to explain everything. I would say we got like 12 dishes? And I would say I would have ordered 11 of them again they were that good. And the only reason I didn’t say 12 is I believe that we ordered something that just ended up not being my style. Everything was delicious, well seasoned, well thought up… seriously… I was impressed that this restaurant was here in Carmel being that I have lived in New York City. I haven’t been to many restaurants that can successfully pull off this tapas style of eating without you either being hungry afterwards or feeling like you’ve paid a ton of money for not a lot of food. We were very happy with everything. I would definitely go back the next time I am in Indy.

Overall, I really enjoyed myself last night.
I’ll just point out a few things that stood out to me–
The menu is a little intimidating at first. I think just picking 2 or 3 items per person is just perfect. I was relatively full after 2 dips and 1 app which was split between 3 people but we still ordered 2 more dishes because we wanted to try more.
On Wednesday nights they have half off carafe cocktails for $ 7. I got the sassy sangria which was great. For dinner, we got the feta dip, olive tapenade, goat cheese truffles, smokey fries, shrimp dish, and a warm brownie for dessert. All were excellent and had a lot of different flavors.
Our server was super attentive. Maybe sometimes maybe a little too attentive. I know that sounds super picky but we constantly were getting interrupted so she could give us a new plate or see how the food was. On the other hand, she was really knowledgable about the menu and had a recommendation for every page which was super handy.
I also took notice that it was all women in the restaurant. It’s definitely a great place for a girls night out but I was a little surprised that more men in general weren’t there. Kind of funny.
Overall, I’d really recommend it for a more pricey dinner option. It was fun trying different dishes and splitting the plates.

Great place to go with a group of people to share food. If you’re not sure what to order talk to your server, he/​she will give you some recommendations.
Suggest starting with appetizers, then go to veggies and meat together. It’s more of a food experience and you should take your time, drink wine and enjoy the meal.
I normally am not a Brussels sprout fan, but those were the best I’ve ever had. Steak bites and Mac and cheese were very good as well. Not a big fan of the bacon dip but we ordered that at the end and were full.

We visited for the first time on a cold evening and the dining room was full already at 7:30pm. Good sign…
Pros:
Great service, friendly hostess, classy décor and ambience. Sports channels were on all tvs. It’s semi-​dark, so perfect for a romantic dinner date. They have a great outdoor patio on the side of the building.
The dessert trio was delicious! We chose the chocolate puff tarts, brownies, and key lime pie. We both basically came short of licking the plate.
Tuesday drink special was half carafes of wine for $ 10. I had the Reisling and it was sweetly delicious. They offer a small menu of local craft beers as well.
Their Divvy water is infused with cucumber and it was delicious. It’s complimentary upon being seated.
The calamari and pulled pork sliders (order of 3 each) were fantastic and worth every penny.
Cons:
Small plates = small portions for a high price.
Two of us shared three plates and a dessert trio and it was enough to make us full but at a high price.
Cocktails were not well blended. Very strong. I had the bourbon one and it was not good at all. I didn’t even finish it.
*3 local beer drafts + 1 half carafe of wine +1 cocktail + 3 small plates + 1 dessert trio = $ 90 before tip for 2 people.

I am a bit torn as to give 3.5 or 4 stars, but I’ll round up.
Reasons to like Divvy:
+ They have an expansive menu, even for Gluten Free dishes
+ The menu notes which items are Gluten Free, Lactose Free, and/​or Vegan
+ No kids allowed in the restaurant! You must be 21+
+ Small plates, so you can spend as little or as much as you want and easily try multiple dishes
+ Complimentary Valet Service offered at the Carmel City Center Tuesday– Saturday Evening
+ Modern and separate bar area
+ Personable bartender
Thoughts on some of their offerings:
— Dark Daquiri– smooth rum drink
— New-​Fashioned– very sweet and you really didn’t taste the bourbon, which can be a bad thing
–Apple Brie Salad– The ingredients were fresh and the dressing was good. It wasn’t overpowering. There was a lot of brie wedges on the salad if your a fan of cheese. Overall, it is a good mix of flavors; however, I would have preferred feta instead.
— Potato Hash– Hands down the best dish during my dining experience. The balsamic and bacon combo is hard to resist.
— Chorizo Balls– A surprisingly sweet and enjoyable dish that was hard to resist
— Grilled Strip Steak– Some what of a let down
–Dueling Devils– A interesting take on deviled eggs. The Thai chili pepper was a bit more understated in the taste when compared to the southwest jalapeño, which packed a mighty punch.

«Over 21» put a picture of a wine bar in my mind. Yet when I was finally able to shed my «under 21“s and check out Divvy for lunch I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the offering on all fronts: snacks, lunch combos, «fowl food», seafood, red meat, pork (all have at least a page on the menu)… and that is before you even start browsing through wine, cocktails (Ederflower looks like a spinach health drink yet is so much happier in reality!) and local brews (Sun King, Upland).
Corn crème brûlée has been praised by reviewers for a good reason (robust burned sugar over sweet and spicy creaminess). I am here to sing the praises to yogurt cucumber soup. Dill-​infused freshness on a hot day! Lemon-​cucumber water helps along the same lines.
Cherry cloud desert was good, but more standard than the rest of the meal. Solid quality coffee.
The patio space is well protected from the sun by multiple umbrellas and overlooks well groomed Carmel City center. Can not wait to come back for more extensive tour of the menu.