"Big, bold and beautiful" from decor to dessert, chef-owner Bruce Auden's "consistently top-notch" "jewel" makes "inspiring" use of "local and regional ingredients" to create "original" "but not complicated" New American plates that please "the eye and palate"; with "exemplary" service and "urban modern" rooms overlooking a quiet stretch of the River Walk, it's a "premier" pick for business, romance or impressing "out-of-town guests" that's "unique in the state."