The Restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

"With amenities like Dean Fearing's ballyhooed restaurant, a 12,000-square-foot spa, a rooftop pool and deck, a massive ballroom, and expansive views, it pretty much defines what a luxury hotel in Dallas should be"

"The hip restaurant and the sleek Rattlesnake Bar have a tech-boom feel but, this being the Ritz, still seem to attract mostly ladies who lunch"

"The Ritz-Carlton recruited Dallas celebrity chef Dean Fearing to open his namesake restaurant at the hotel; the restaurant and its bar is a popular draw for Dallas's young, trendy, and moneyed"

"Fearing’s leads the restaurant scene, but find great Tex-Mex at Avila’s or local favorite El Fenix"

"The great on-site restaurant, Fearing's, has an appealing outdoor dining pavilion"

"Celebrity chef Dean Fearing created Fearing’s Restaurant, which has seven different dining sections—from a glass-enclosed area to one by the kitchen—in which pan-American dishes like barbecue shrimp tacos or chicken-fried Maine lobster are served"

"The hotel also boasts the city's largest luxury ballroom and offers the highly-esteemed Fearing’s, a six-million-dollar contemporary Southwestern restaurant helmed by Dean Fearing, formerly of The Mansion on Turtle Creek"

"Enthusiasts "weep with joy" over this "top-of-the-line" Uptown haven sought out for luxurious accommodations, a "fantastic" staff, "extraordinary dining" (at much-lauded Fearing's Restaurant) and "quite possibly the planet's greatest bar"; all the "usual Ritz amenities" are there, but a 12,000-sq"

"The property also boasts a 12,000-square-foot luxury spa, a terraced pool area (which feels less Dallas and more Caribbean), and the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Fearing’s Restaurant"

"Granted, the rooms are a little trad, as is the restaurant, and lobby décor, but what else would you expect? It’s the impeccable service, kids activities on offer, days spent lounging by the pool, Bentleys on call to take you around the city, and sprawling spa complex, that makes the stay"