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| - Unless you're staying at the Cosmopolitan or making your way to their Boulevard Pool, you might completely overlook the Overlook Grill and that would be a shame.
We discovered the Overlook Grill on our way to the hotel's pool for an early morning swim and were pleased to see they were open at 8 am for breakfast. Breakfast options at the Cosmopolitan are limited to the Wicked Spoon buffet or The Henry, and we did not want to be too stuffed before our swim. So much for that plan when we were presented with their decadent menu.
It happened to be restaurant week during our visit late last month, and the Overlook Grill was offering an incredible $20.12 breakfast that was served in three courses. It included: a berry and melon fruit plate with a perfectly sweet yogurt Panna Cotta; a juicy flat iron steak and quail eggs with a spicy chorizo and fingerling potato hash; and house-made ricotta "munchkin" donuts with vanilla creme and raspberry jelly dipping sauces for a sweet end to breakfast. The missus had basically the same thing, but opted for the stuffed french toast with whipped mascarpone, strawberry jam and an almond maple butter as her second course.
Both meals pleased us tremendously, and while we would now have to wait at least an hour before swimming, it was a perfect start to our lazy day by the pool.
As breakfast signaled how the Overlook Grill can go beyond the basics while simply catering to hungry poolside revelers, we tried them a couple of days later for lunch. Their small plates menu was perfect for poolside snacking, was also quite tasty, and was fortunately a lot lighter than our overindulgence at breakfast. I would highly recommend the fried calamari served with an orange and basil aioli, and the divine pork belly lettuce wraps with pickled cucumbers and an harissa dressing.
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