Fearing's — Menu Guide

Hours

Per the official fearingsrestaurant.com (accessed October 2026): breakfast Mon–Fri 7:00–11:00 AM, Sat–Sun 7:00–10:30 AM; weekend brunch 11:00 AM–2:00 PM; lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 AM–2:00 PM; dinner Mon–Sat 5:30–10:00 PM, Sunday 5:30–9:00 PM. The Rattlesnake Bar runs Sun–Thu 11:30 AM–midnight and Fri–Sat to 2:00 AM.

Dinner signatures

Prices below are from the official Ritz-Carlton dinner menu PDF (crawled around August 2026; the restaurant's menus are seasonal, so treat these as era-dated):

• Dean's Tortilla Soup — $17: the signature starter Fearing built his reputation on.
• Southwest Sampler — $29: crab cakes, a BBQ short rib enchilada, and crispy two-bite lobster tacos — the greatest-hits plate.
• 'MOTC' Lobster Taco — $28: a nod to his Mansion on Turtle Creek years.
• Texas Wagyu Beef Carpaccio — $26; seared Hudson Valley foie gras — $28; Barbequed Gulf Oysters 'Rockefearing' — $22.
• Maple/Black Peppercorn Soaked Buffalo Tenderloin — $61: the headline game-meat dish.
• BBQ Spiced Beef Filet & Chicken-Fried Maine Lobster — $63: the surf-and-turf showpiece.
• Achiote Glazed Broken Arrow Ranch Nilgai Antelope and Lamb Loin 'Au Poivre' round out the wild-game program; Pheasant/Bacon Roulade — $52.

Mesquite-grilled steaks

From an earlier 2026 revision of the official menu (crawled around May 2026):

• R-C Ranch Wagyu Tenderloin, 7 oz — $65; NY Strip, 10 oz — $79; Ribeye, 16 oz — $91, all mesquite fire-grilled.
• Add-ons: cognac peppercorn sauce $3; chicken-fried lobster (half tail $14, full $26); truffle lobster mac n' cheese $32.

Lunch

From the official lunch menu (crawled around April 2026): The 2121 Cobb Salad with Chicken Fried Lobster — $33 and Tortilla Soup — $17.

What we'd order

If we had one dinner here, this is how we'd play it:

• Start with: Dean's Tortilla Soup ($17) — skipping it at Fearing's would be like skipping the beignets at Café du Monde.
• The sampler play: the Southwest Sampler ($29) covers three signatures in one plate.
• The splurge: the Buffalo Tenderloin ($61) or the BBQ Filet & Chicken-Fried Lobster ($63).
• Steakhouse mode: the 16 oz mesquite-grilled ribeye ($91) with truffle lobster mac n' cheese ($32).
• After dinner: a nightcap at the Rattlesnake Bar, open late.

Planning your visit

• Book ahead — the restaurant itself says reservations are highly recommended (214-922-4848).
• Michelin nuance: Fearing's is Recommended in the Michelin Guide Texas, not starred — still a meaningful distinction in a state with very few starred rooms.
• Two restaurants, one chef lineage: Fearing ran The Mansion on Turtle Creek's kitchen for years before opening here — pairing this guide with our Mansion Restaurant guide makes a great Dallas dining weekend.
• Parking: valet is available at The Ritz-Carlton.

Official links

• Official restaurant site — Fearing's
• Reservations — OpenTable
• Official dinner menu (PDF) — Ritz-Carlton