Skip to content
Polo Grounds cafe

Polo Grounds Cafe

A small cafe terrace overlooking an empty polo field at golden hour, hunter green awning, white linen tables
Today

Open · 7a, 3p

Brunch service all morning, espresso bar pours till close.

Tomorrow

USPA match · 2p

Cafe stays open till sundown. Boxed picnic on the lawn, order by Friday.

Sunday

Slow brunch · 9a

Madeleines on the bar, coffee on tap till four, no reservations needed.

A small cafe in downtown Aiken.

Espresso, breakfast through lunch, and a slow weekend brunch, in the heart of Aiken's old polo-town downtown. Coffee from a small regional roaster, eggs from a farm up the road, and pastry baked at the start of the week.

View the menu Hours & directions
  • Today

    Open · 8a, 3p

    Brunch service all morning · espresso bar pours till close.

  • Coffee

    Small-batch roaster

    Single-origin every Friday · cold-brew on tap (decaf available).

  • Pastry

    Madeleines Mondays

    Baked here in batches of 60. They sell out around 11a.

From the menu

A handful of house favourites to start.

The full card has 22 items, plus a daily soup. These four show up on most regulars' tables.

  1. - Egg -

    Stable-bench egg sandwich

    Two eggs, smoked cheddar, bacon, hot honey, brioche.

    $11

  2. - Bowl -

    Hunters' grain bowl

    Farro, soft egg, pickled chard, parmesan, lemon.

    $14

  3. - Plate -

    Tartine of seasonal fruit & ricotta

    Whipped ricotta, sourdough, honeycomb, sea salt.

    $12

  4. - Cup -

    House espresso & madeleine

    Double-shot espresso with a warm madeleine.

    $6

Read the full menu
A still life with espresso, leather riding glove, and an open vintage equestrian programme

About the cafe

Coffee & brunch in old Aiken's polo-town downtown.

Aiken's been a winter polo town since the 1890s. The cafe opened on Magnolia Avenue downtown, on the side of town where the polo crowd has always wintered, mostly because the regulars needed a better cup of coffee. The horses approve.

On match days the cafe stays open a touch later. Otherwise we close at three and the team goes home. We're closed Monday and Tuesday.

Read more about the cafe

The season

Polo & the cafe, spring 2026.

  • Sat · Mar 7

    Spring Charity Match · Linden Field

    Cafe open 8a, sundown. Brunch only, no lunch service. Reservations recommended.

  • Sun · Mar 22

    Spring Cup, opening match

    Cafe service from 9a. Boxed picnic available for pickup; order by Thu Mar 19.

  • Sat · Apr 11

    Pony Day, kids ride free

    Limited menu, hot chocolate is on the house. Closed by 1p so the team can ride.

Reserve a table

Saturdays book quickly. A note in advance helps.

☎ 555 · 010 · 0733

Walk-ins welcome whenever a stool is free at the bar.