Fearing's at the Ritz Carlton

• Cuisine(s): New American
  Hours: 6:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Sn-Fri, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun, 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Mon-Thurs, 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Fri & Sat, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Sun
  Price: $$$, $$$$
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
  Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: Full bar
  Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended
  Parking: Valet, Validation Available

Description

Perhaps more than any restaurant in recent memory, the setting of Fearing's-locked in the Ritz Carlton, honed by the Johnson studio of Atlanta into a set of distinct design chapters in the Fearing's drama-is as critical to the experience as the mopped rib eye on the plate. Question: Does the apricot barbecue-glazed bobwhite quail taste the same in the Rattlesnake Bar as it does in the Sendero? Or do the Rattlesnake's leathers, inky caramel mahogany, ranch-regal couches and chairs, and wild Cadillac ambiance add a raciness to the bird while the glassed glow and wicker of the terrarium-ish Sondero animate it with Gaian reverence? And would a honey/chili-lacquered duck breast (sunny side-up quail egg) smell as sweet in the outdoor Live Oak bar (shade trees included) as it would in the Oscaso with its water features purring bubbles to its putting-green manicured landscape? Or in the frosted-glass coddled Wine Cellar with its vaulted stone ceiling and dining table carved from a single, huggable oak? Say this for Fearing: his highly modular restaurant couples with his menu to make for a ravenous feast for the senses unlike any other.