Gas lanterns flicker and guests pause to wonder what awaits on the other side of the wrought iron gate. Stroll along the hand-pointed brick alley that meanders through the Planters Inn courtyard. The resplendent and romantic sense of arrival is without peer in Charleston. When Peninsula Grill opened, the marriage of a handsomely appointed dining room with sophisticated interpretations of Southern cuisine became the pinnacle for dining in Charleston. Heralded by Esquire magazine among America’s Best New Restaurants, Peninsula Grill continues to earn recognition from esteemed publications, including The New York Times, Southern Living, Travel + Leisure, Wine Spectator and Food & Wine, which named it one of America’s Top 50 Hotel Restaurants.