text: The Overlook restaurant is adjacent to the excellent pool area of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and seemed like an ideal spot for lunch on a sunny afternoon Service was friendly and fairly efficient Our waitress suggested a ceviche appetizer which appealed but ended up disappointing all of us The mystery fish looked like pink chicken pieces and was tasteless Squeezing lime over the preparation gave a hint of citrus but the marinade was bland otherwise and the pieces of fish actually were frightening when examined closely Truly mystery meatnnI ordered Caesar Salad which turned out to be a very expensive bowl of romaine pieces and stale croutons tossed in a bitter dressing that tasted nothing like Caesar and was not a creative substitute My husbands fried clams tasted almost as good as Mrs Swansons frozen variety and our friends sandwich was stale All items we ordered are difficult to botch but this place succeeded brilliantly at thatnnIt would be easy for The Overlook to provide tasty simple food But their offerings are tasteless at best and overpriced We are happy to pay well for good food but the items we tried here were very disappointing Try the pizza on the second floor or any of the other dining choices at The Cosmopolitan but avoid The OverlooknnI suspect that the good reviews on Yelp came from folks who were enjoying the pool scene the attractive waitresses and their cocktails