School Grounds Coffee

We had coffee and treats from School Grounds Coffee every day during our July 20 vacation on the island and are looking forward to visiting them daily in an upcoming trip. Loved our morning chats with Brian almost as much as the wonderful drinks and treats!

School grounds is one of the must-do activities on Daufuskie. There is no better escape from the heat that a chat with Pam & Brian and a cold iced latte. The menu is reasonably priced, especially for Daufuskie.

COVID update: They have made the whole system walk-up, and have added shaded outdoor seating!

What a memorable experience! Today i stopped in to School Ground Coffee located in the historic Mary Fields Schoolhouse where famous author Pat Conroy taught. The shop and it’s owners have created a funky, fun and welcoming vibe. They made a perfect pour over, shared stories of the schoolhouse and made us feel right at home. I highly recommend!

My wife and I enjoyed talking with Brian and Pam and learned a lot about the island and what made them come all the way from Raleigh to Daufuskie. A great setting with a lot of history and a great place to get a coffee, tea and muffins. If you go to Daufuskie you have to go and meet Brian and Pam and their Great Dane Blue.

Definitely a must visit place at Daufuskie Island! It is a historic school house that they are using as a coffee shop in the back and a dye shop in the front. It also has a playground for any kids who are not yet coffee drinkers. The coffe was wonderful and strong! We will certainly be regulars here while we are on the island!

Unfortunately, this establishment was closed when I visited the island due to covid19. My wife and I took our first trip to daufuskie Island last weekend. I called school grounds to verify business hours so we could go get coffee our first morning there. The owner answered the phone to inform us they were currently closed. I expressed my disappointment that we had not brought any coffee for our trip and the owner personally brought us some delicious coffee grounds to our vacation rental home! It literally saved our trip. We will definitely be returning to vacation on the island and definitely visiting this establishment! Excellent service!

Felt like I made a friend with the owner operator Bryan after just a few minutes of chat. The coffee was so incredible too. I wasn’t expecting it to be good on the island where the supply chain is tough, but it was simply the best coffee, drinks, and cookies we had in months. Will now be a return customer when visiting.

One of the high points of my stay, I walked the three miles each way daily to enjoy a thoroughly relaxing and quality experience at School Grounds daily. The service, the beverages, the conversation, the atmosphere are all things that made this a coffee location I wish was available to me at home. I can't wait to go back to Daufuskie and to visit School Grounds again.

Definitely a great place to go get a nice cup of coffee and definitely has the awesome chill local vibe. Brian is very friendly and makes a great mocha frappe. Definitely will see them again!

Excellent espresso and very friendly service!