By Laura Hipshire
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

Anyone who enjoys a variety of restaurant styles will be happy to learn there’s  a place that houses three distinctly different places all wrapped up in one community—Fox Run in Novi.

One of those places is the Hunt Club Café. Located on the second floor of the community’s Ascot Clubhouse, the café is a quaint, charming, and welcoming  place  to sit down for an elegant meal or a gourmet burger and fries.

I recently visited the Hunt Club Café one evening to see what all the fuss was about, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised.

Endless options
The café features an open, casual atmosphere with green and yellow striped retro-style awnings over five stations: “Features,” “Grill,” “Deli,” “Desserts,” and “Drinks.”

Southern-fried chicken, baked potatoes, and hearty vegetable soup were on the menu—I chose all of the above. Other options include made-to-order burgers, grilled chicken, and three varieties of French fries: regular fries, steak fries, and curly fries.

A sprawling salad bar beckoned me to load up on fresh lettuce, veggies, cheddar cheese, purple onion, and bacon so crisp it looked like it had just come off the griddle.

A few desserts featured that evening included cheesecake, gigantic homemade cookies, fresh fruit, brownies, apple pie, pecan pie, and ice cream.

Happy endings
I enjoyed every bite of my meal. The the chicken was moist and tender; the potato was cooked to perfection; and the vegetable soup was chock-full of potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, corn, and carrots.

And the pecan pie—it was a little slice of heaven. The crust was buttery and flaky, and the smooth yet  crunchy brown-sugarpecan filling melted in my mouth.

I found the wait staff to be polite, friendly, and attentive.