CHACH.  As in this place is full of them.  I don't know how the Great Dane ended up getting the way it is now, but it's really tiring everytime I go there and encounter the same idiocy.\n\nAs usual, I'll start out with what's good.  The Great Dane has a downstairs outside seating area that is enclosed from the nearby streets which is absolutely fantastic in the summertime.  If you do decide to make a visit to the Dane based on the reviews here, please sit down in the grotto.  The environment is very relaxing and I love how it's downtown yet sequestered away from the noise.  Some of the food choices on the menu will further your palate, and you may even find one you consider \"appealing.\"\n\nBut that's all the good news you'll hear from me about the Dane.  Onto the bleak.  First off, the clientele and staff couldn't be more annoying.  Generally on a weekend night the bar is packed, usually with a ton of frat or ex-frat looking college kids, dressed up preppy and filling the place with conversation that nobody wants to hear.  The beer is highly overrated; they might make their own but it's all the same thick, bland, overpriced garbage IMO.  The staff is generally inattentive and getting a spot at the shuffleboard or pool tables can sometimes require an arduously long wait. \n\nI'm not someone who's a one-and-done type, so trust me I've been to the Dane enough times to have a researched opinion of the place.  While my review might sound biased or close-minded, I can say there's at least 2-3 other friends of mine that share similar dislikes.  If your an ex-frat boy/girl or you happen to stumble across a dish you can't live without, then by all means go nuts.  Otherwise pass on this severely overrated restaurant.\n\nThe Fitchburg and Hilldale locations aren't any better IMO, but they at least have a slightly different clientele.