Lucas Confectionery - Troy

We enter Lucas Confectionery knowing our Friday night is winding down...

Possibly the best atmosphere in downtown Troy. BEST staff ordered one cheese, was given a mini board with all the different accoutrements. Our waitress saw how excited we were and brought us some baguette and butter on the house. The owner was there as well and we chatted with him for a long time he is THE nicest guy. Will be back here regularly.

Cozy wine bar with small bites. I have gone here for years.

I’m giving 3 stars cause if the atmosphere, it truly is beautiful! Like a little oasis in Troy. Great for a glass of wine. But, myself and the other two people I was enjoying with were surprised that all the fish was actually tinned. We checked out the menu and figured the salmon and octopus were made in house. Correct me if I’m wrong please! But 16 dollars for a tin of fish seems like a rip off. I can go to the grocery store and get it for like 2$. I wouldn’t go back for food, it was outrageously expensive. We had the octopus, salmon, ricotta, and a cheese board, and two drinks a piece. It was like 210 total for the three of us(with a 20% tip and we had to get our own food and drinks from the bar)… There wasn’t a lot of food between us and my boyfriend and I had to grab a snack like 2 hours later. The cocktails were okay. A little too strong, they weren’t well balanced. I know it’s a wine bar! But if you have only 2-3 cocktails on your list they should have perfected them. I was pretty let down with our experience. Wouldn’t recommend for food.

It pains me to not give this place 5 stars as the owner has created a truly one of a kind vibe here... and it is GOOD. Takeaways: Fresh oysters every Tuesday The space is incredible and varied Owner is friendly Food looks good (we are going to get charcuterie soon! Wine was NOT for us... The first glass had a bit too much sulfates and tasted a bit vinegary. They replaced it for us free of charge, but the next glasses we had weren't great either (we tried three wines in total . We didn't complain after the first round but I would not recommend the wine, personally. It had a hard cider kind of taste.