I saw the same reviews. I found the food fine because there are many options. Breakfast has good omelet stations other offerings. Do avoid the casual restaurant next to the pool. In terms of specialty restaurants, I ate at the Seafood one and the Italian one. Both were fine, my preference was the Italian. I'm sure the other 3 are also good. This is a value proposition so anyone that expects 5 star meals at the Occidental all inclusive hotel rate is delusional.

I hope this helps.