Cocktails lead the room here, not sit off to the side. The menu has house signatures, zero-proof drinks, classics, punch bowls and a deep spirit list, so a first visit can start at the bar and still turn into a full dinner.

Drinks are part of the plan across dayparts, with cocktails, wine, local beer, happy hour, and wine-night programming all in play. It suits diners who want the lounge side of Proof as much as the kitchen.

The cocktail list is not a side note: signature drinks such as Ingat Loloan Bali, Pegu Club, Straits Sling, and Butterfly Pea Flower Martini shape how the room should be used.

Trio is not only a wine room; the cocktail list gives the evening a bar-led route for diners who want to start with a mixed drink or keep the meal flexible across courses.

The bar is part of the restaurant's center of gravity. Cocktails, wine by the glass, and draught beer support a drink-led visit before or alongside share plates and comfort mains.