Dine In A Luxe Rainforest RestoGrill At Ferria KL [Review]

Ferria at The Westin Kuala Lumpur has chefs specialising in charcoal grilling and cutting-edge techniques to bring the best grill bar to fellow KL-lites.

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Right at the heart of the city at The Westin Kuala Lumpur, a new grill and bar restaurant named Ferria has opened its doors.

The luxe rainforest theme in the restaurant enhances the sensorial and gastronomic experience. Guests can choose to dine outdoors and enjoy designer drinks at the outdoor bar as well.

Ferria-KL — Ferria KL’s exterior decor. Image: Farahin Fadzil/TRP

Ferria’s forte is its grilling techniques with chefs specialising in charcoal grilling and cutting-edge techniques to bring the best grill bar to fellow KL-lites.

At Ferria, you can expect the freshest variety of meat, poultry, and seafood selection such as lobster, freshwater prawn, black cod, Wagyu, lamb, and chicken, that are grilled to perfection.

Here’s what we got to try:

Starters

Jungle Jewel
Untamed Seared Tuna Salad
Watermelon Poppers
Frittered Prawns with Wasabi Mayo

Mains

XL River Monster Roll
Rocky Wild Chicken
Lamb Crossie
Jungle Branches
Tarzan Arrabiata
Oceanic Olio
Wild-Spiced Lamb Pizza

Dessert

Grilled Crystal Pineapple
Tiramisu

Drinks

Pink Flamingo (Cocktail)
Amazing Green (Mocktail)
Wild Wild Passion (Mocktail)
Forest Asam (Mocktail)

The Taste Test

Clockwise from top right: Watermelon Poppers, Prawn Fritters, Untamed Seared Tuna Salad, and Jungle Jewel. Image: Adeline Leong/TRP & Ferria KL

The starters were excellent, especially the Jungle Jewel when it’s served hot from the stove. The Jungle Jewel is a tasty snack of sweet corn tossed in chicken lard for that delicious taste.

The Watermelon Poppers are topped with a tangy trio sauce which gives a fresh and thirst-quenching taste in the hot weather.

The Untamed Seared Tuna Salad also offered an excellent fresh snacking alternative while we waited for the mains to arrive.

If you don’t want the salad, the Prawn Fritters is another tasty snack as it comes with wasabi mayo for a slight spice kick.

Clockwise from the top left: Lamb Crossie, Jungle Branches, XL River Monster Roll, Wild-Spiced Lamb Pizza, Oceanic Olio, and Tarzan Arrabiata. Image: Ferria KL

For the mains, the XL Monster Roll was delicious with its soft homemade milk brioche and giant freshwater prawn with crispy French beans as the sides.

The Rocky Wild Chicken was roasted for 48 hours to bring out all the herb and spice flavours. However, I couldn’t really taste the chicken so I preferred the XL Monster Roll over this dish. It comes with a bed of crushed potatoes.

Up next was the Lamb Crossie which is literally a better lamb satay. The meat was cooked until it was soft so it was easy to eat and tasted good with the sour cream dip. You don’t need to play tug of war while eating this satay.

The Jungle Branches are French bean fries with wasabi mayo. While the others enjoyed the taste, I wasn’t fond of it after tasting the other flavourful food and drinks.

For spice lovers, they’ll love the Tarzan Arrabiata. The Tarzan Arrabiata has a nice spice kick and the soft-shell crab and clams were fried well. The crab was properly crispy and not soggy while the clams were juicy.

The Oceanic Olio is served with a huge fresh prawn and scallops, perfect for a simple dinner.

The final main dish for the night was the Wild-Spiced Lamb Pizza which consists of grilled lamb with a toum garlic spread. I find the flavours very mild so it’s not something to order if you’re looking for a savoury pizza.

Clockwise from left: Pink Flamingo (Cocktail), Amazing Green (Mocktail), Forest Asam (Mocktail), Wild Expedition Tiramisu, Grilled Crystal Pineapple. Image: Adeline Leong/TRP

For the desserts, the Grilled Crystal Pineapple is unique because it comes with coconut ice cream, a marshmallow, and vanilla butter crumble.

The ice cream was smooth with a mild coconut flavour and the grilled pineapple brought a sweet balance to the dessert.

Cake lovers will enjoy the Wild Expedition Tiramisu which is made of mascarpone, espresso, lemon zest and cocoa powder. The result was a cake with a zesty and creamy coffee flavour.