Best Contemporary French American Restaurants in Mechanicsville

We had a date at Can Can last night. We wanted to see if it had changed since the boathouse people bought it. It didn't. Our excellent waiter told us they make everything in house except butter and other dairy and ketchup. Their bread is fabulous. Husband the delicious French onion soup and I had potato leek soup. We split a salad. It was so enormous that even splitting, it was too much. It was disappointing/ salad with poached pears, blue cheese and dried cranberries and maybe pecans. The cheese and other add ons- not including the pears- were probably no more than a tablespoon for the whole huge salad. We split steak frites. Great steak. It's a beautiful restaurant and really feels French.

We got the mushroom soup which was good but not wonderful. They didn’t have the empanadas, but the appetizer we got was very good. The dessert crepe with Nutella, strawberries and bananas was delicious.

Absolutely wonderful meal. ❤️ Friend from out of town, wanted something eclectic foodie meets comfort. Serena our waitress was AMAZING. Great menu recommendations, subtle attentive service, highly recommend.

As always, the food, ambiance, and service were excellent. My husband and I have been talking about L'Opposum to my husband's brother, my brother, and their wives since our first meal there in 2018. We wanted to take my brother and his wife to L'opposom because he is a chef, and she is the best cocktail maker. They both have an amazing wine collection. They are foodies, and we knew they would appreciate this restaurant and its offerings. My brother and I grew up in France. Luckily for both of us, cooking was only done with high-quality fresh food in our family. Every Sunday, we all cooked together and sat at the table enjoying conversations and laughs, and adults dutifully paired wines with the dishes of the day (of course, while educating us children about the need to do so) I am sharing this because L'Opposom offers a colorful environment with a skilled staff, a witty and excellent menu, a tremendous thought-through music list, and a great cocktail and wine list. In some ways, each time I have been there, I am taken back to my Sunday meals, where food and drinks were always delicious, laughter was plentiful, and you could hear each other talk (I do not know how it's done, but you can actually have a conversation without having to raise your voice or ask someone to repeat). Enjoy!! PS: Our server Candle was amazing.