Location
Dataw Island is a picturesque 870 acre gated residential community located just outside the antebellum town of Beaufort, SC. Selected by Southern Living Magazine as the “Best Small Southern Town,” Beaufort is approximately 1 hour away from Savannah and 2 hours from Charleston, SC. Additional information can be located on http://www.dataw.org, http://www.beaufort.com, http://www.beaufortsc.org, www.Savannah.com and www.Savannah-visit.com .
Facilities Overview
Dataw Island is a private, secluded sea island located 6 miles outside of historic Beaufort, SC. There are 1220 club members. A majority of the membership is retired. The elegant 42,000 square foot clubhouse contains formal and informal dining areas, a large ballroom, private event rooms and a golf pro shop. Additional facilities include practice facility and putting green, 8 Har-Tru Tennis Courts, tennis pro shop, snack facility, marina, swimming pool, croquet courts, pickleball courts, bocce courts, community center and miles of leisure trails.
Gross revenues for Dataw Island Club are $10 Million, food and beverage sales total $2.6M. Food sales comprise 1.7M dollars of that total, with beverage sales just under$1M. Of the $2.6M in gross sales, $700,000 is special events revenue. The club operates 12 months per year, 6 days per week. Please visit the Dataw website www.dataw.org. for additional information.
Food and Beverage Outlets
The Club has three dining outlets. There is a free standing deli operation near the pool, golf and tennis amenities and two other restaurant concepts inside the clubhouse; The Pub and The Tides Edge Grille. In 2012, the membership committed to a complete renovation of The Pub and The Dining Room with new dining concepts for both. There is a dining expansion in the planning stages. The busy and popular Pub is a 100-seat outlet with an upscale casual pub menu and service style and sometimes expands into the Tides Edge Grille for additional seating. The Grille is a 2-3 night per week outlet where reservations are often required for the 35 seats. This fine dining operation offers frequently changing, small and crafted menus focusing on locally sourced products. The service style is informative to the diner, elegant and deliberate. The dining outlets enjoy panoramic views of the golf course, croquet lawns and tidal marsh. There is an outdoor terrace with a fireplace that also services the membership’s dining needs. These dining areas represent as fine and comfortable dining ambiance as there is in the Lowcountry.
The 5,000 square –foot Carolina Ballroom accommodates up to 300 guests for large affairs while our more intimate Tabby Room can serve an occasion for 50. Other rooms can be used for smaller events. All venues overlook sweeping views of the marshes, golf courses and croquet lawns.