Problem: What would be an example of an positive review?

Answer: I'm amazed to hear these negative reviews on TripAdvisor because the hostel is $12 per night. Come on people! Where else in the US have you found a $12 a night hostel that includes breakfast? - which by the way, is not just toast. It's toast and waffles, coffee, tea, sometimes fruit, and nutella, syrup butter and jam. They need to make some money! They also give out hot dog dinners - OK it's not gourmet but lets be real. As far as location -- it is closer to Downtown Vegas than anything, and Pawn Stars is right down the street. Prime Las Vegas Strip real estate is a bit expensive. I thought the staff was awesome, and they did like to party too! It's Vegas, not the Swiss Alps. Semi-private rooms are just that - semi private! If the bathrooms are out of TP - ask for it. Most hostels do this because people steal it. WiFi is shoddy, I'll admit that drove me a little nuts when trying to plan stuff. I stayed two weeks and I didn't run into bed bugs. I love when people get some form of bug bite and they assume it's bed bugs. First off, you can see bed bugs at night. They bite in threes, itch like hell, and leave blood stains on the mattresses. My entire house was infected with these once so I am very familiar with them. They suck, and I assure you if I came across them I wouldn't have stayed one night. As for the rude woman, I know who everyone is referring to and she no longer works there. The immediate area isn't amazing, but it's a 5-minute cab ride to Downtown and they organize limo tours to the Strip almost every night if there are enough people. There are no fancy decorations on the walls - it's bare bones but that is how hostels have been for ages. You are in Vegas, go party and quit whining. There are cheap hotels out there of course, but you won't get to meet people like you do when you stay in a hostel.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer: Service is meh-- the server was zoned out, grumpy, and unprofessional. The kimchi and radish side dish are MEH. I liked their side dish of jap chae (clear noodles marinated in soy sauce and oil) tho. I ordered dumpling soft tofu soup (medium spice). It was okay, not the best I had. The rice is cooked in a stone bowl, scooped out in a stainless steel bowl and served. water is poured into the stone bowl (some remains of the flaked rice is left) and is served. It appeared BROWN... like diarrhea the rice was okay but not spectacular. As for the stone bowl, DON'T even taste the contents. It left a bad burnt taste on my tongue. Gross. Totally ruined my meal.

Problem: What would be an example of an negative review?

Answer:
My wife and my best friend were both visiting me in Montreal at the same time and this was the place I knew we had to go. We'd all heard about it and it was going to be our 'special meal.' Unfortunately, Au Pied de Cochon was just blah. We started with cocktails. A Manhattan, Lemon Slush, and a Raspberry Mojito were ordered and tasted. The service was cool for the slush because they bring you the vodka in a little tea pot to add as you want. The Raspberry Mojito was refreshing and definitely the most attractive drink on the table. Cocktails = 4.5/5 Our appetizer was the "Salade de Croustillant de PDC" which we were sold on because of the 'crispy pork belly.' Unfortunately, it was pork belly in some sort of breading, which didn't have much taste to it. The salad itself was 'meh.' 2/5 We shared Duck in a Can (1/5) and Foie Gras Poutine (4/5) as the main courses for between the three of us. The presentation of the Duck in a Can was really cool, I like the art on the can and I like that they open it up in front of you. Unfortunately, the contents of the can didn't taste as good as the can looked. This was the worst dish of the night. The duck breast was just ok, the skin was chewy and not at all appetizing (and I love me some duck skin), the rest of the dish was extremely salty. If it had one more grain of salt on it, it would have clearly been too much and I'd have sent it back. Foie Gras Poutine somewhat lived up to its reputation and I would maybe recommend just grabbing a couple $5 beers and sharing a Poutine for those dead set on hitting this place up. The foie gras really tasted good on and the gravy had good flavor. We decided against dessert, not because we were full, but because the meal just wasn't that good and the dessert menu was full of boring stuff. I'm ready to pay for a good meal, but this wasn't even a mediocre meal. Au Pied didn't live up to its reputation at all and I wouldn't recommend that anyone go. The next night, we tried for round 2 on the nice meal and had much success at O'Thym (which is also Apportez Votre Vin). Take your APC dollars there.